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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1936
Page
7
A clipped market listing shows weights and prices for poultry items. Heavy Springs weighing 4 to 5 pounds and 180 Leghorn Springs are noted with unit prices. Old Roosters are listed with a per unit price and related small-market figures.
Kalona August 12 The Ka lona fire department was called to the D G Yoder farm five miles northwest of town where men were burning brush. The fire spread from a pasture into an oats stubble field before firefighters arrived and they quickly gained control.
For sale screen wire made to order by Eclipse Lumber Company phone 71. Local social and visiting notes report Mr and Mrs Lew Bemis and daughter visiting Kalona. Elza Rowe and family in Omaha. Ray Ehrenfelt of Washington weekend at M B Ehrenfelt. Omar Marner’s son Gordon Dent born Saturday. John J Yoder vacationing in Colorado. J D Brenneman improving in Iowa City. Racine’s kittenball team defeated Kalona firemen 8 5. funeral services for Joseph Chabal held at Chabal home. numerous neighbors visiting and traveling in the community.
Local residents share funeral attendance for Mrs. France Swift and Mr. Frank Muorang’s visit from Ainsworth R2. Frugal times spark talk of Riverside celebration, rising food prices, and planned family visits to Brownstown Illinois. Neighbors recount farm updates, hog breeding success, and livestock care near Keota with extended families visiting.
The Coreshing crew held a dinner today a Wednesday at the barks in Iowa City. Mr Radamakers Ainsworth visited Tuesday with Mr Johnson of Emden Indiana and stopped by the Journal Office to meet John Timmerman.
C E Morgan and his father Charlie Morgan of near Kubio visited Tuesday. Charlie Morgan is an old friend of the late Martin Swift Sr. Dave Temple and son Sikka of Keota were also here. Dave has an infection in his right hand at present.
Chabal passed away Sunday at his home south of Kalona after illness of several months. Born in the community, he was a longtime farmer. Survived by wife, one son Lloyd, one grandchild, one sister Mrs. Anna Ritz of Kalona, and four brothers Will Iowa City Ameal Riverside Frank Nebraska and Charles Missouri.
In James I's reign, over a century ago, innkeepers held a monopoly as laws barred travelers from staying at friends' houses or private homes, restricting lodging to public hostels.
Chicago market report shows hogs around 10 to 12 cents higher with top price 11.40 for 210 to 230 lb hogs and strong demand for sorted carloads. Cattle steady with beef steers 7.50 to 9.75 and feeders 4.50 to 7.50. Sheep steady with lambs 9.50 to 10.00 and yearlings 6.00 to 8.25.
Eggs steady with receipts 10 891 trucks. extra firsts 23e and 23c. butter market firm with 8 572 tubs in stock and various extras and firsts. Poultry steady with limited trucks and mixed prices for fowls, springers, broilers, leghorns, ducks, geese, turkeys and roosters. Potatoes on track with 22 dollar cars, 72 arrivals, 459 shipments. market weaker.
Chicago cash corn prices August 12 list No. 4 mixed at 1.09 percent, No. 1 yellow 1.10, No. 2 yellow 1.10, No. 3 yellow 1.10, No. 4 yellow 1.091 percent, No. 5 yellow 1.09, No. 1 white 1.21 percent, No. 2 white 1.22, No. 4 white 1.20, No. 5 white 1.14, sample grade 1.01 to 1.10.
No. 2 yellow soy beans listed at 1.40 per bushel with Des Moines area pricing at 1.06.
The report lists 47 carlots of wheat, 168 carlots of corn, and 41 carlots of oats. This summary records the quantities by commodity and notes a larger volume for corn.
Harry Bannister paid 2900 dollars to a racketeer named Ben to save his life from two Broadway gunmen, Humbert Fugazy testified at the trial of three men accused in the case. The former husband of film star Ann Harding testified in New York court on August 12.
J E Young longtime Keota grocer moved his stock to Mt. Pleasant over the weekend and opened Monday morning as Thompson and Young became Young’s Grocery at a location near Iowa Wesleyan College. Glen Hitchcock will move his shoe store and harness repair shop into the vacated space next Monday.
The transcript indicates extradition related extortion claims, with Fugazy stating Bannister paid $2,000 to Broadway gunmen and another $2,000 to unnamed defendants, suggesting separate payments. The statements imply a scheme beyond the initial extortion charges.
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