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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 13 000 with top at 16 90 and light weights 8 75 to 10 40. Cattle receipts 10 000 with best medium weight fed steers around 14 50 and yearlings 13 75. slaughter cattle and calves with steers up to 14 65 and heifers 8 75 to 12 50. sheep receipts 20 000 with native lambs around 12 75 to 13 50 and fat ewes 6 50.
Chicago markets show mixed futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with various contract ticks. Lard ribs and rye futures list opening highs lows and settlement ranges across Sept Oct and Dec maturities.
Chicago cash grain markets show several wheat grades trading around 1.34 to 1.45 dollars per bushel and corn mostly in the 1.01 to 1.07 dollar range for yellow and mixed lots, with variations by grade and freshness. Prices listed reflect hard and yellow corn segments with multiple quality tiers.
The report lists pricing changes across oats barley and rye with mixed and white varieties showing modest gains and stable rye at No 2. Timothy climbs from 2.85 to 5.60 while clover rises to 26.75. Mrs Gilbert Goff of Rock Island visits relatives in Rock Island.
A large Oswalt family reunion was held at Victor Oswalt’s Brighton Iowa home with a basket dinner and musical readings. The group announced plans for the annual event on the first Sunday in August 1928 at Fairfield Chautauqua park, with many attendees listed from Iowa communities including Washington Muscatine Albia Ollie West Liberty Richland Keota and Dainsville Missouri.
The School Sisters arrived for the new term at Holy Trinity School with eight grades taught this year. Sister Alber tina returns, Sister Disma not back. Local residents and visitors include Miss Josephine Escher, Collette Te Bockhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wingler and daughter Betty, Miss Viola Wingler, and many others visiting relatives in Iowa City, Denver, Riverside, and Washington.
Community newspaper item recounts Brady sale crowd and profits, residents in town for the Junction Fair, and nearby visits by Luther Williams and Ehen Davis. It mentions Miss Shaffer and Mrs. Harrison Dodder in California, sales by McChesney and McCoy, and local chatter about horses and prices. Continuous anecdotes reflect small town life and upcoming events.
Local residents including Joel Crotz and family from Ainsworth visit Wellman. Plans noted for Catholic Foresters meeting at Casino Hall this Thursday night. Names such as Vern Lintz Luella McCombs Myrtle McCombs and Alvin Hasty appear in neighborly exchanges. Richmond public school to open September 5.
Miss Nellie Manners reports visiting guests Ed Ruppert and family from Grundy Center Iowa. Alice and Velma Twinam return from Des Moines and Iowa City. Paul Hultquist heads to Stanwood to teach. Ferguson reunion draws sixty with talks and music and next year’s plans set for Mt. Pleasant.
A dinner inclusive of the Elgar girls and guests from Brighton Washington and Ainsworth preceded lively dancing and chivari events. Area families including the Hunts Rowan Thompson and Cook families visited as students returned for the new school term with Miss Scyle Edwards teaching locally and Lois Edgar heading to Phoenix for the year.
Laura La Plante, star of Beware of Widows at Fox Theatre, wins the Studio Staff ballot as Hollywood's sweetest gal. Her charm and helpful nature earn the top honor from studio electricians who pick the most popular screen personality in a yearly ball.
Iowa Methodist church conference opens its annual six day convention in Burlington la with Bishop Charles Wesley Burns of San Francisco presiding as host leaders set agenda and worship schedule for the start of proceedings.
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