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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
2
Hoe receipts reach 40 000 with 25 000 direct to packers as hogs see higher bids and most good hogs sell 3.35 to 3.50. Cattle volume 15 000 with slow dull demand for steers despite steady beef rates. Calves stockers and feeders show little change while sheep prices stay steady with lambs and yearlings trading firm.
Combined hog receipts for 48 hours ending 8:00 A M show 69 000 head at Des Moines area yards and plants, down from last week and up from a year ago. Quotes cover light to heavy weights from 140 to 550 pounds with varied ranges. buyers note bulk transactions and extra weight shrinkage can shift prices.
Chicago market note lists butter at 6 616 pounds steady with various grade spreads, eggs at 1 419 cases steady and varied pricing, live poultry and turkeys with hens and toms priced, ducks and geese showing multiple values, potatoes on track 243 U S shipments 594 with round white and russet varieties quoted along with regional price ranges for Minnesota Idaho and Dakota origins.
The market shows scattered closes for Wheat Corn and Oats with mixed percentages across Dec May and July contracts. Prices swing in narrow ranges with grains like Wheat and Corn posting varied highs and lows while Oats hold steady in single digits and Rye displays modest gains in several months.
Chicago cash grain closes show mixed results across cereals with Wheat listed as none and Corn mixed from 21% to 25% in various classes. Barley ranges 28 to 37, Rye unavailable, while several yellow and white varieties of corn and other grains appear in diverse price bands.
Grain estimates show wheat at 140, corn at 170, oats at 13 with dew point implied in Chicago market notes. The figures reflect early trading estimates for the day, indicating prices or yields anticipated by traders.
Chicago market notes seed prices with Cloverfair Laney Alsike and Timothy figures. Grain and forage varieties show price ranges from 700 to 2700 with Alfalfa and Grimm listings reflecting typical wholesale levels.
Social Pender alerts for Daughters of Union Veterans regular meeting at 7 30 with officer elections. Dr Eastwood's Sunday school class holds its monthly social at Mrs Briley's home 114 South 2nd with a 6 30 covered dish supper. Fortnightly Club Music Department meets at Mrs Ream's home 7 45 with Carolyn Hamilton noted.
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian church will meet Ruth Miner and Frances Hicher Tuesday evening at 6 30. The Royal Neighbors meet Tuesday Dec 6 at Woodman hall for officer elections. Pythian Sisters of Washington temple hold regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 at the K P hall. Friendly Social club meets Mrs Lloyd Easter Tuesday afternoon with officer elections and Christmas exchange. D A R meets with Mrs AL OG Cherry Tuesday Dec 6 at 2 40 Velock. Mrs Hesselschwerdt will lead the program.
Sunshine Community club and others announce meetings with hostesses names and addresses. Activities include Christmas suggestions, bringing thimbles and needles, dime for donations, and officer elections. Fort nightly Childs Study Dept meets December 7 at 2:30 with Mrs Patterson. Harmony club plans Christmas gift exchange with a 25 cent limit.
D F Macon reports notes from nearby towns including civic events, school activities, and local business openings. Highlights mention community meetings, market days, and small-town developments with emphasis on residents and places.
A crowded Washington scene features Miss Singleton and O M Cuddy delivering gifts at a teachers meeting, prizes won by attendees, and visits from residents of Wellman Noble Crawfordsville Ha vre and Washington. Fans attend sales, funerals, and social events while clubs plan meetings and officers are elected.
Friday afternoon the friendship club holds its annual Christmas exchange at Mrs. Alvin Shaw's home. The Rural Womans club plans a December 9 meeting with Mrs. Will Maurie Fet featuring a Christmas program and exchange. Members will bring a passable dish and a comfort knotting project while a favorite candy recipe is shared and a note rhymes day.
Fertilizer added to water supplies nutrients for aquatic plants, promoting plankton growth. This increases food for microscopic life and ultimately leads to more fish in the lake or pond.
Brighton observers attended the Pheasant Plate event to hear the Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods School Mississippi. A long list of local residents attended. several families moved to new properties. figures from nearby towns attended the funeral of Marjorie Punston and other community news filled the page.
Nine years with Coleson Bakers in Fairfield culminates in plans to open Brighton Bakery within one to two weeks. Kirchner family to reside above the shop while repairs and new equipment are completed. Eyestone relatives visit from Washington. Barker party from Chicago joins Coffman family after a fall. Marehugh returns from Omaha City after Thanksgiving. McClain and Emily back from Hebron where work was done. Brinton family visits then heads to Chicago for winter with son Eugene and kin. Diller improves at Henry home after recent illness and returns home.
Washington residents gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson to aid Lawrence Mottet with corn husking. A group of men including Harry Dusenberry William Carr Elmer Harlan Clarence Johnson Wu Embree Glenn McCall Deet Williams Clarence Timmons Harold Timmons Lyle Oldfield William Anderson Milt Dayton Ted Anderson Bart Gregory Homer Porter John Hough Hilton Gregory and Charles Harlan assisted. Mrs Knotts helped serve a late lunch. Mr and Mrs Lyle Oldfield and son Leo were dinner guests Sunday.
Community notes report Mr Sam Wittmer and family visiting the Frey home while Edith Wenger visits Washington. Ida Landers, Mrs Ruth Mitchel, Mrs Joseph Mast, and Mrs Mary Schaad shop in Mt Pleasant. The Emanuel Mennonite church youth prepare a Christmas pageant as Amelia Marhart notes six hundred women save there are six toun dred women now flying.
The death of Mrs. KR. Lt. Funston of Brighton is reported with funeral at the Christian church in Brighton led by Rev. A B Cornell of New Sharon. Family members, including Elmer Harlan, Sylvester Moothart, Ralph Moot hart, and Willard Deal, hosted gatherings and Thanksgiving supper for relatives and friends.
Household goods from the late Mrs. Mary M aptenberg Washington Dew listed for sale. Shorthorn sale at lege roe with Jom kin Boia. Farm at Ainsworth to Dec. & Community sale at Crawfordsville on Dec. 14. Buswell Needham & vel. 7 miles northeast of mevta.
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