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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
2
Hogs totals reach 19 000 with steady to strong demand across weights from 140 to 350 pounds. Cattle and calves see full steady action with varied price bands across steers cows bulls and heifers. Sheep and lambs numbered around 5 000 with steady tone and range of prices for lambs and feeder types.
Daily passenger and freight trains listed with arrival, departure, and stop details. Includes Nos 429 436 mixed trains with Sunday exceptions, No 11 through California and county seats, and local passenger services with multiple stations and agents noted.
Chicago August 18 market report shows firmer overall tone in produce and butter with varied receipts. Poultry prices ease slightly as deliveries reach trucks and flocks including fowls and turkeys show modest gains, while potatoes remain on track with arrivals and shipments steady to weaker.
Grain table shows open high low and close for wheat corn and oats with Sept and May futures. Wheat ranges around 84 to 90 percent with declines and small gains noted. Corn trades near mid fiftys to sixty two percent, oats in the high thirties to forty four percent range.
Chicago market notes U P corn prices with No. 2 mixed at 57 13, No. 3 mixed 514%4, No. 6 mixed 48, No. 2 yellow 51% to 52%, No. 2 white 44 to 60 56, No. 6 white 48, sample grade 44 to 46. Resipis 50 cars.
Edith and Leola Zihlman spent time with grandparents Mr and Mrs George Diers. Neighbors and relatives visited and attended events in Brighton and Washington. Aunt Mary Hilderbrand suffered a stroke and remains under care. age estimated around 90. The community also mentions trips to Chicago for the Century of Progress and local visits among families and friends.
American Pearls, led by Walt Kiesey, routed the Orioles 10 to 3 at Junkin Field. Brighton beat Troop F 6–4 as Schulty homered, while Ramblers fell to Easy Aces 12–6. two other games featured Aces, Aces pitcher John Little allowed only two hits.
Local brief compiled by D F Macon covers community happenings, upcoming events, and notable notices from nearby towns, including civic updates and social announcements.
A letter from Mrs Wesley Hendricks of Brighton Iowa dated August 16 1938 requests continuation of the Washington Journal subscription and sends one dollar to renew. She notes she hasn’t seen Mr Macon recently and asks him to continue sending copies.
Mrs Harold Pearsons Evening Journal welcomes a newly married couple as daily subscribers. They settle northeast of Ainsworth on a good farm in a fine neighborhood, joining the community through steady reading.
Residents across Nira Kalona and Little Creek enjoyed a big day with many attending events. The Kalona gatherings drew notable crowds while others joined in at nearby locales Thure day.
In Kalona just before noon Marion Anderson accompanied a group as many people gathered for meals at the Way Side Inn and at Deans, awaiting lunchtime service.
The Kalona park and school grounds hosted a festive gathering with shade trees, tables, and clean water. Attendees enjoyed stalls and rides as youngsters rode ponies and took in the attractions.
An oblique account notes a congressman speaking against Democrats and Republicans as separate groups. Fred Skola is described as a Democrat in the audience, while Geo. Eglin is praised for having the best seat. A female speaker mutters about eats if needed, proposing polecats as a remark.
A Kalona businessman held his wife in his arms for a crowd photo. She wore a frown with a grin, yet the snapshot showed him as a diamond in the rough.
Attendees describe a festive Kalona event with Jacob Eicher as speaker and Waldo Boller plus Mr Hixson singing. Don Hayes heads a cake walk while Frank Magdafrau provides peanuts and drinks. Reflections include a Richmond circus fight and remarks about speed and waves.
Mr Figgins recalls where girls played kittenball in a pond years ago noting a past playing spot and local memory of the game.
E E Swank of Brighton Pollock Wallace and Ode Ferguson from Washington waited their turn to ride ponies. Kalona hosts a large crowd with friendly people old and young. Lloyd Stagner and family sent daily support to Washington over the years. Fred Skola arrived with a five dollars but was repaid a dollar. Rain dampened events but a big crowd enjoyed a fine Kalona celebration. Harry Hagziett and Cal Pearson came from Ainsworth and Albert Taylor’s sale was nearby east of the high school.
The note records Dave Eichelberger oo Washington, aged one year two months and eleven days, surpassing Iowa’s age at ten e, amid a Kalona celebration honoring the child’s date.
A brief tribute thanks F G Davis of Crawfordville for steadfast faithfulness to home and its supporters.
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