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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1933
Page
2
Market notes hogs 6000 with 5500 direct and light supply. top around 4.50, odd sows 3.00 to 3.15, shippers 3.00. Cattle active with fed steers 7.40 early, most 5.50 to 6.75, grassers 5.00 to 3.50. light heifers and yearlings down 25c. Sheep 4000. week sales 15,500 direct, fat lambs 50 to 70 lower, week top 8.25 natives and westerns, closing 7.50 to 8.00.
Chicago market update lists eggs with steady demand and receipts of 7 554 cases showing range for extra firsts and firsts. Butter market firm with receipts 11 342 pounds and varied pricing for specials extras and standard grades. Poultry market steady with receipts of 9 trucks and price ranges for fowls springers leghorns ducks and geese.
The notice lists train numbers and timings for morning and evening passenger runs, local freight, and miscellaneous schedules. Westbound trains depart at 9 46 a m and 6 20 p m with specific local and Southwest services, while Eastbound trains include 1 38 p m and 6 10 p m departures.
Turkeys 10 to 11 pounds and roosters 7 pounds lead live poultry figures with leghorn broilers at 11 to 131 percent. Potatoes on track with arrivals 66 and shipments 482. market described as about steady to weak amid available stock and limited demand.
Chicago market notes corn No 2 mixed 52 cents No 2 yellow 52 53 cents No 2 yellow 61 No 6 yellow 48 cents. Sample grade 44 to 4 percent. Receipts 69 cars.
Chicago open prices show wheat mostly steady with shifts into September and December contracts. Corn and oats exhibit narrow trading ranges across nearby and deferred months with small percent changes and fluctuating values.
The Dunbar reunion is planned for Sunday August 20 in Sunset Park. The Daughters of Union Veterans will meet weekly on Monday evenings at 7 30.
The Past Noble Grand circle will meet with Mrs Oral Mayo Monday evening at 7 30.
The Alma Hearned Holland Missionary society meeting, postponed two weeks, will be held next Tuesday evening August 22 at 4 15 past at the home of Dr and Mrs F C Witeieman. Mrs Caroline Yaw of Sitka Alaska will speak.
The Sunshine Community club meets Wednesday August 25 with Weeba Weerman. The Rural Woman's club and families hold a picnic at Sunset Park next Wednesday. Members are asked to bring sandwiches two dishes to pass and own table service. Country club women golfers to breakfast at 7:30 Wednesday at the clubhouse. notify Mrs. Claude Tucker. The Kolah club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Native An gus Hereford and Shorthorn cattle listed including 14 white face steers 500 to 700 lbs 12 white face heifers 500 to 700 lbs 6 white face calves 600 lbs 2 Hereford pull calves 20 Shorthorn cattle 700 to 900 lbs corn fed and fat 4 fresh cows extra good stock cows with calves at side One 3 year old jack good breeder
The American Pearls defeated CCC 8 to 0 at Junkinfield before a large crowd. Art Edmondson pitched a four-hit gem with many strikeouts for the Pearls, while Parisha struggled for Iowa City. The game featured early Pearls scoring and a return meeting arranged in Iowa City.
The Havre Social club will hold a picnic at Sunset Park on Thursday August 24. All former members and their families are invited to attend.
The Harmony Community club invites members to its annual pot luck dinner at Sunset Park at 12 o clock noon on Friday August 25.
Cornelius Sackely of Budapest drew medical notice for lifelong insomnia after a head wound in the war. Despite potent sleeping powders, sleep remained elusive for years, ending only with his death.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was born January 17, 1859 and became ruler in 1888 at age 29. He reigned until November 1918, succeeding his father Frederick VII.
Dated column by D F Macon provides brief заметки from nearby towns. Mentions local people, gatherings, weather, and community events with concise notes reflecting the era’s small town focus.
Robert Adams visits Washington and locals report haying on farms along Route 4. Neighbors and visitors named include Helen Wolf, Lester Lease, John Zieglowsky, Nim Clark, Frank and Farrel Young, S. C. Curtis, Edward Richard Thomas, Will C. Wooley, W. H. Nicholson, Russell Zickefoose, Bob Howells, Howell Davis, Fletcher sisters, Wilbert Stose, Morris and Marshall, Walter Keiper, and Jf M Whiting. Observations cover crops, new barn, tractors, hay loads, and thanks for Evening Journal support.
Letters recount a Pleasant Hill ice cream social a Friday night with ten cent treats and thanks to Billy Robertson. The note to Frank Macon includes a long diary from Nebraska and South Dakota farmers detailing extreme drought, grasshoppers, and crop loss, urging readers to compare hardships and stay grateful.
Sabbath school at 10 A. M. and preaching at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. by Rev. E. B. Greer D. of Philadelphia. Friends are cordially invited.
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