Market News at Chicago Livestock Action Mixed as Hogs and Cattle Turn
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 19 000 with prices 9 to 10 per cwt. light packing sows stronger early but overall slow. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steady to 25c lower for many classes. top weight steers around 14 to 15 per cwt, calves and feeders mixed. Sheep receipts 17 006 with fat lambs weak early, western and native lambs mainly 13 to 14 per cwt. feeding lambs steady to 13 75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Anality
Montana
Ster
A. H
Harry) Herbold
Pritchard Commission CO. Union Stock Yards
Washington County
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report
Wheat futures move slightly higher with mixed grain bids and varying red and hard classifications. Corn prices show limited activity as markets digest delayed trade data and regional demand signals.
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Chicago
Calf and Pig Show Planned at Washington August 28
Washington County Farm Bureau notes outline plans for the annual Calf and Pig Show to be held August 28 at the Piper Garage two blocks north of the square. Enrollment is strong in pix clubs with 14 market pig club members 9 pure bred litter 7 market litter and 5 baby beef club. Station WOI Ames will broadcast show announcements and Mrs. Richardson will share a timely message.
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Washington
Piper Garage
Market Pig Club
WOI
Ames
Mrs. Richardson
Iowa 73 County Scholarships Offered to Farm Boys
Donation funded program offers one $100 scholarship per Iowa county for agricultural study at Iowa State College. Eligible is any farm boy 17 or older, regardless of high school completion. Applications via County Agent, County Superintendent, or Dean of Agriculture at Ames. selections by farmer, county superintendent, and county agent.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Farm Bureau
Surplus Pyrotol Explosive Available in Iowa For Land Clearing
A new supply of pyrotol surplus war explosive is distributed in Iowa for land clearing such as stump and rock blasting. Orders through the Farm Bureau to A. W. Clyde in Ames. price 8.30 dollars per 100 pounds, 50 to 1000 pounds per order. Pyrotol is a high explosive similar to dynamite, packed in 6 ounce cartridges, with safety and strength comparable to dynamite, and effective for stump blasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Farm Bureau
A. W. Clyde
Ames
Mrs Ellsworth Richardson to Broadcast on August 15
Mrs Ellsworth Richardson heads the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation women’s department and will broadcast an on air program in the evening of August 15.
Grain Price Report From Prices and Yields
The document lists futures style quotes for oats barley rye timothy and clover with color grades and percentages. It shows varied figures like oats 141 percent to 1.1415 and 4 yellow 1.11 percent to 1.12, no clear date or location.
Wellman Couple Wed In Iowa City Ceremony
Miss Sylvia Schwartz daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Schwartz Wellman Iowa and Max McCrabb son of Mr and Mrs John McCrabb Wellman Iowa were married Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage in Iowa City Rev Keeley officiated. The couple planned an extended auto tour of the west then resided in Kinross where Max would be cashier of the Kinross Savings Bank.
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Wellman
Methodist
Iowa City
Sylvia Schwartz
Frank Schwartz
Iowa
Max McCrabb
John McCrabb
Keeley
M. EK
Wellman Hig School
Des Moines
Security Savings Bank
Kinross
Wellman High School
Washington County
Max
Miss Erma Schwartz
Harley Rugg
Erma Schwartz
West
Denver
Colorado
Springs
Calvin Griffith
the Security Savings Bank
Burrell Berry
Yellowstone Park
E. C. Hambright
Gardner and Hambright Co
Saturda
Brighton visit sketch ends with Journal subscription plea
On August 10 in Brighton the writer recounts visiting households from Will Leeper to Mrs Hendrick and Mr Barnes, noting meals, property schemes, and cash exchanges. Neighbors like W F Waltman and Vic Oswalt appear with farms, hay barns, and praise for the Journal, ending with a push to subscribe for the Washington Daily Evening Journal.
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Brighton
Will Leeper
John Leeper
W. Hendrick
Faith Parcell
Fairfield
Mechain Bridge
L. Barnes
Wes Hendrick
Mr. Barnes
Ben Brinton
Dickerson Brothers
C. L. Brown
Fiverett
T. Gowey
Neel
Journal
Washington Daily Evening Journal
Iowa
Grand Junction fruit rancher visits Colorado Springs on trip
Mr Hambright of Grand Junction runs a fruit ranch growing apples and pears. He plans a brief stop at Colorado Springs on the way home.
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Grand Junction
Colorado
Hambright
Colorado Springs
F. C. Schroeder
Eardley Bell, Jr
Iowa City
Justice of Peace Court of Justice
Carter
Erine Karr
Tom Karr
Daytonville
Abner Yoder
Green Center
Wassonville
Miss Karr
Lawton Karr
Princeton
Irine Karr
Orlo Green
Iowa
Orlo
Mercy Hospital
Charles Green
Indicated departures and local church event noted
The article notes two individuals leaving to return to Indian work and a Miss Irene DeLong visiting from Washington with relatives. Lucille and Pauline Kongable returned to Winfield after a visit with the McCleary family. An Methodist Sabbath school class plans an ice cream supper on the church lawn next Thursday August 11 during the band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene DeLong
Washington
Lucille
Pauline Kongable
Winfield
J. S. McCleary
Methodist
Springfield Doctor Removes Eraser From Girl’s Ear
A Springfield doctor recently removed a rubber eraser from the ear of a school girl who was likely trying to relieve annoyance or distract herself. The incident appears in the Boston Transcript.
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Springfield
Boston Transcript
Second Puncture Free From a Tallows Act
The Hoston Transcript reports a guarantee offering a second puncture free if the smallest hole appears after six months of wear. The policy promises a free replacement or repair upon verification of wear beginning six months from purchase.
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Hoston
Detroit visitor Harlan Strain eyes Crawfordsville traditions
Harlan Strain of Detroit visits his parents in Crawfordsville. Robert McElhinney from Hollywood California spends a day with old friends, returning yearly. Mr and Mrs C C Millson depart for Chicago and New York on a return trip from Gujranwala India where Mr Millson teaches.
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Crawfordsville
Harlan Strain
Detroit
Michigan
John Strain
Robert McElhinney
Hollywood
California
McElhinney
C. C. Millson
Chicago
New York
Gujranwala
India
Millson
Milton Davidson
Columbus Junction
Clarence Moorhead
Milton
Ruth Marshall
W. G. Barr
Keokuk
Muscatine
Davenport
Forrest Davidson
Elwyn Davidson
Agnes Oakley
Oskaloosa
George Yeager
Oakley
Lois Edgar
Cedar Falls
Joe H. Jones
Sioux Falls, N. D
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C. C. Watson
West Chester
Lowa
Washington CO
Farm Bureau Notes
Wash CO
Floyd Erickson
M. KE. Miller
Guernsey
Fred Palmer
Harold White
Oscar George
Wasington
E. Hayes
E. P. Hayes
Fr. C. Finney
Will McGinnis
EN Miller
Joel Yoder
D. FB. Swartzendtuber
Mos Gingesich
M. W. Miller
Sanitary Dairy
Towa
Dairy Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa Farmen
Cowtest Association
Timothy
Clover
Wayne A. Limerman
Ben
Mr. Wagoner
Vic Oswalt
Abe Martin
Nellie Manners
Nobuddy
Evening Journal
H. P. Stover
Junk
John A. Stewart
Fred Reid
Henry
Royal
Dodd Printing Con
Madison
Walter Little
John EF. Griffith
Peters
A. D Rathmell
Scott & Hardin
Hilltop Holstein Dairy
T. B
Evergreen Farms
Gray and Pierce
S. W
Old White Way
Bryan Swift
Clegg Bros
Iainsworth
Thos
R. Gillespie
Washington Produce Markets
Penney
W. W. McFarland
C. Haven
R. A. Beauchamp
Washington Rendering Works
PAUL
Ft. Wayne
Midwest Noweqh CO
W. Third Street
Davenport, Lowa
Pritchard Com. CO
Iowa Livestock Commission Company
Union Stock Yards
John A. Babcock
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