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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1927

Page

2

Market News Hog and Cattle Prices Mixed in Chicago Auction

Chicago auction reports show hog receipts near 42 000 with weights from 130 to 350 pounds and varied demand. top hogs at 10 75 and many sales around 9 50 to 10 75. Cattle receipts about 20 000 with steady to slow demand. best yearlings around 14 40 and steers 12 00 to 14 55. Sheep receipts 12 000 with fat lambs 12 75 to 13 25 and ewes 5 50 to 6 50, feeding lambs 11 50 to 15 75.

Chicago California Idaho A. H Harry) Herbold Pritchard Commission CO. Union Stock Yards Washington County

Chicago Cash Grain Opens With Momentum on Market

Chicago cash grain markets open with mixed bids as traders weigh futures guidance. Prices for corn and wheat show narrow ranges while barley and oats hold steady amid light trading and regional demand signals.

Reunion of War ner Pence and Carr families at Crapo Park

A Burlington gathering for the War ner Pence and Carr families drew about forty members last Sunday August 21 1927. The annual reunion featured visits and a bountiful picnic at Crapo Park with plans to repeat next year on the first Sunday in August.

Warner, Pence Carr Crape Park Burlington Crapo Park A. B. Carr Theo Edith Arnold Minnie Washington Fannie Warner Norman Warner Rozetta Daniel Warner Neil Warner Little Rock Ed Marble Dexter Pence Oquawka Samuel Pence Charlie Pence Rome Iowa Arnold Pence Gladys Marion James West Chester Clarence Mickey Oltha Alice Lockridge Mabel Walker Pearl da Mae Robert Charles Fairfield George Duke Brighton J. F. Abdill Joe Tagerson H. L. Shirley Clay Abingdon Hll Floss Abdill Chicago Illinois

Commodity Prices In Chicago Grain Market Report

Wheat figures show varieties from 1.34 to 1.38 in Chicago trading, with several hard and red grades noted. Corn ranges include yellow and white categories from roughly 1.01 to 1.11, mixed lots around 1.04 to 1.07, and oats, barley, rye, timothy, and clover prices listed across multiple lines.

Population Increase Across the World

The text argues world population grows about 600 percent, doubling roughly every 150 years, predicting 10 000 years hence a figure 22 184 followed by 46 zeros, and suggests either faster past growth or major catastrophes reducing numbers at various times.

Whittemore High School to Welcome Miss Bertha Schneider

Riverside reports Miss Bertha Schneider will again teach at Whittemore high school and will leave Saturday to resume her duties. A group including Lawrence Yeggy and several Miss Yergys plans an auto trip west visiting Winter South Dakota Yellowstone Park and Butte Montana. A baby boy named Robert LeRoy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Soukup on August 19.

Riverside Bertha Schneider Whittemore Lawrence Yeggy Alex Yergy Bernadine Anna Yergy Louis Armbruster Winter South Dakota Yellowstone Park Mary Bernadette Alex Yeggy Butte Montana John Soukup Robert LeRoy Magdalene Schillig Richmond Wisconsin Catherine Wieland Ella Dautremont Burlington Mary J. Dautremont Dorothy Schneider Hobson Grace Truxan Chicago M. W. Truxan Henry Knebel Fort Madison

Many Readers Attend County Fair and Farm News in Washington

This Sacramento style rural note recounts a busy Washington area Saturday with travelers to the State Fair and Columbus Junction fair. It mentions Henry Leffler's State Fair visit, a Berkley student relative, farm chores, corn stalks, a dog guarding a home, Journal subscriptions, a family reunion in Sunset Park, and local shop activity including Grady furniture sale the next day.

Washington Ainsworth Columbus Junction Henry Leffler Haskins Leffler Richard Berkley Cal Stanford University International Harvesting Co J.P. Colton Sherman War Jim Martin Allbaugh Martin Frank Saladay Timothy Lee Nicholson Lee Nicholson Wilbur Chalupa Wilbur Anna Krotz Davis Columbus City Cotter Sunset Park H. R. Brinning Homer Scott and Hardin Rollie Optenberg Arthur Ruebsam Idaho Carl Roeder Harry Macon Cedar Falls Chauncey Stripp Price Davis Grady Furniture Sells

Return of Pele as Kilauea lava lights up the sky

Lava returned to Kilauea on Hawaii National Park slopes drawing natives to perform sacrifices at Halemaumau firepit. The July event lit the countryside and attracted visitors as four lava fountains rose two hundred feet high and the crater brimmed with glowing magma.

Hawaii National Park Kilauea Kiwalis Mauna Loa Pe le Volcano House Halemaumau

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