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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1933
Page
2
Hogs total 32 000 including 10 000 direct. Light to heavy weights steady to higher with top at 4.66 for good and choice. Cattle calves 1 000 fed steers and yearlings dull. Slaughter cattle and feeders mostly 5.50 to 7.25 for several weight classes. cows 3.50 to 4.54. bulls 3.25 to 4.00. Sheep 15 000 with undertone weak to 25 cents lower. lambs 6.25 to 7.50 for 90 lb and light weights. feeding lambs 5.85 to 6.35.
Rail timetable snippets show multiple passenger and freight trains with regional stops, including Apache Golden State Limited and local freight services. League baseball standings and results recap give American and National League team records and upcoming games.
Chicago daily market snapshot shows eggs steady with receipts 9 236 cars and first grade prices rising to 15 to 16 cents for extras and 14 to 18 cents for firsts. Butter bids hold with 14 914 tubs moved and varied price bands. Poultry supplies include fowls 10 to 11 45 cents and turkeys 10 to 11 cents. potatoes on track with steady market at 143 cents.
Chicago grain desk reports on wheat with updates from the grain table. Market notes include price moves and trading activity for wheat futures and cash Wheat prices cited by market sources.
Chicago August 25 cash corn prices list No 2 mixed 51 to 51 5 percent No 3 mixed 59 No 2 yellow 51 to 51 No 3 yellow 50 to 51 No 4 yellow 50 to 57 No 6 yellow 49 No 1 white 34 No 2 white 54 to 54 Sample grade 40 to 44 Receipts 108 cars.
Howard Miller and sons joined a Miller McBride reunion at Columbus Junction. The Herring and Gates families held gatherings at Leslie Gates home and Hesseltine and Dunbar families also attended picnics or reunions Sunday.
Community sale notices list a Saturday sale at City Feed Yard with date column details. The item notes a local journal style sale event occurring at the yard and invites participation.
Alma Teeter and son plan a California return this week. Mr and Mrs Fred Longer hosted a dinner at the James Longer home honoring Mr and Mrs Frank Longer from Oshkosh Nebraska. Mrs Leslie Gates and sons with father-in-law Dan Gates attend the West Liberty fair. Fred Longer family visited E Gent mire home in Iowa City on Wednesday.
Riverside defeated Sharon Center 20 to 6 as Adrian Dautermont hit a home run and a three base hit in the same inning. The Iowa Electric team from Muscatine fell 9 to 5 to Riverside firemen. Weathered by injuries, Riverside shifted players as Charles Rose was struck in the eye and Hubert Doud sprained a knee, replaced by Arnold Shrader and H. Gringer. The Riverside midget girls beat Hills 3 to 0 in the curtain raiser.
A busy Sunday at Haskins includes Sei verts and wife Twila and Neva Hendricks visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, Crane family reunion at Keola, and dinner guests at Ralph Leffler’s. Cattle shipments to Chicago and visits to Washington and Crawfordville round out a week of community events.
Mr and Mrs J A Green and their son Clinton joined relatives at the Green family reunion held Sunday in Lone Tree, with Martha Butler reporting from Columbus Junction.
The article explains that chiggers do not bury into skin. they attach to the outer skin using their mouthparts. It clarifies common myths about how chiggers feed and where bites occur.
Local summary by subscription representative D F Macon highlights happenings in nearby towns. Brief items cover community events, notable visits, and civic updates across the region with an emphasis on local color and practical details.
Unit 9 M E Ladies Aid hosts a social in the church social hall Friday evening August 25. Rebekah Degree staff to practice Friday night. Christian church holds congregational supper Friday at 6 30 p m. Royal Builders Sunday wheel class picnic at Sunset Park Friday 6 30 p m rain backup in church.
Honoring Miss Helen Livingst on, Mr and Mrs David Livingst on and Mr William Livingst on, Mr and Mrs H W Livingston and Margaret will be at home Saturday evening after eight o'clock. Friends are cordially invited to call.
July 20 1843 Mt Vernon Ohio merchants sign a pledge to stop paying shin plasters after the Fourth of July and to demand at least five dollars for sending them home declaring shin plasters a public nuisance. Iowa Capitol Reporter. California and Oregon July 2 1845 report notes beauty of California and annexation talk with Oregon already part of the U S Harry Davidson west of Washington has his buildings painted up in Al condition making a beautiful farm.
Officers urged to attend inspection on Tuesday August 29 at 2 pm. The Quarterly social of the W R C of West Chester will be at Mrs. C F Laubach's home Tuesday August 29. Everyone invited to attend.
Frankn J. Patterson reports a boy burned while his older brother used gasoline to start a fire for roasting wethers near the English river. The child was rescued by water immersion and is recovering. Local diamonds games drew crowds with teams from Wellman, West Chester, Washington, and a Davis Creek girls squad. The Richmond boys lost 11 to 4 to Red's Giants at Kalona on Tuesday. Visitors Jesse Satorek and family, and Verton Chez of Anaheim, arrived for a weeks’ stay. another party, Victor Malichky and Verton Chez, departed for Chicago after a lengthy roadside trip.
The annual coal barrel for Holy Trinity church and school arrived at Kalona and members began hauling and storing it for winter use. Wm. Kern, a cavalry troop member from Washington, left for four weeks of camp at Camp Dods near Des Moines. Miss Carrie Kern and friends from Town City visited A W Kern, while Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Kern and their family from Muscatine were callers at the Kern home Sunday.
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