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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
7
A festive New Haven chicken pie supper drew residents from several towns, with locals like Jay Evans praised for farming, hogs, and Guernsey cows. In town, Corwin Crawford and Sam A. Marsh were seen at Sands store amid holiday preparations as Santa visited.
The Dionne family rejects a plan to exhibit the quintuplets next year calling it exploitation. Officials hoped the girls would be major attractions but father and guardian Oliva Dionne opposes. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe had supported the plan only with full guardian consent which the board has not considered. Numerous offers to exhibit have been refused.
Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon reports local happenings from neighboring communities including small events, meetings, and social notices that reflect town life. This compact column shares brief items of interest and echoes community connections.
A fragmentary message references eleven brothers connected to a family, noting thanks and acknowledgments to local businesses in Illinois and nearby areas. The text is incomplete but indicates kinship ties and public appreciation.
Eleven Bee siblings jointly run a 135 acre farm near Lebanon Indiana. The brothers and sisters, aged 44 to 62, manage outside labor and household duties without a written contract, practicing cooperation and unity as a family system.
The article notes that the bees in Clinton and St. Clair Counties have remained single and focused on farm work. They own their farms, plan to stay, and emphasize family ties with father Albert having 12 children. Twins Emeline and Emil stand out among the family.
Chicago soybeans show steady prices with December and May contracts trading around 76 to 78 percent figures. Traders monitor open high low and close values for May and July deliveries amid stable market activity.
South Hill news notes visitors and family gatherings. Owen Riley family and Dick and Donald of Burlington shared a Sunday dinner at the Edd Curtis home. Charles Curtis and children Claire and Janet visit Burl ington relatives this week. Farrel Young butchered a hog Monday. Wapley family shopped in Burlington. Joe Conrad family visited Willis Conrad home Sunday. Bertha Riley from Oskaloosa visited Edd Curtis. Virgil Krantz on sick list this week with Walter assisting. Dwight Messenger family of Brighton also mentioned.
M. J. Gabriel and his partner from Clinton, owners of Washington Lumber & Fuel Co, conducted a rapid four day invoicing tour. They visited Wayland Lockridge Peru Marengo Keota Harper Washington Bennett and returned to Clinton. Gabriel stays closely connected with Washington affairs through daily reading of the Journal.
Chicago markets show cattle and hogs received in the hundreds to thousands with a standstill due to labor trouble. Estimated receipts for tomorrow include 1,000 cattle, 5,000 hogs, and 2,000 sheep across direct markets.
Chicago produce markets show a steady tone with receipts and varied quality lots. Butter and poultry markets hold firm as receipts and item counts range across firsts extras standards and live birds with mixed percentages for quality grades.
Grain table from Chicago lists Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye quotes for May July December across positions. Data shows varied percentages: Wheat around mid sixties, Corn mostly around fifty to sixty, Oats near twenty seven, Rye in low forties to mid forties.
Chicago reports mixed grain results with several corn grades holding at 51 to 51 percent and 48 to 49 percent ranges. Yellow varieties show narrow changes with No 1 white at 52 percent and No 2 white around 56 percent, while several other yellow and white lots fluctuate within small margins.
Mr and Mrs D J Messenger of Wayland were dinner guests Sunday at the Joe Conrad home detailing a social visit with the local family.
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