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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1932
Page
2
Combined receipts at 25 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ended today reached 33 300 head, up from 19 300 a week ago and 48 200 a year ago. Prices ranged from 1 85 to 2 90 a pound for various hog categories with declines noted and bulk quotations based on shipper weights.
The report lists Washington Lodge No. 26 F and A M meeting on the first Friday each month with Glenn Mace as W M and AW. Yara as secretary. Damascus Shrine No 10 regular meetings are fourth Tuesday monthly at Masonic Temple rooms with Grace E Twinam as W H and Low Bidwell as Scribe.
Railway timetable listing eastbound and westbound trains with numbers names like No 80 Local Freight No 60 Motor Car and No 30 Pass Train Apache and Golden State Limited. Includes notes on stops for California passengers and county state lines and highlights agent signatures L Goodlander and J C McKay with additional arrivals and daily trains.
Chicago reports mixed livestock activity with hogs down 5 to 10 cents, top at 3.30 and bulk 2.85 to 3.25, cattle steady though calves and feeders show weakness, and lambs steady to firm with best at 6.50. Receipts: hogs 21,000, cattle 6,500, lambs 10,000.
Butter totals 5 790 tubs steady with grade shifts from ex tras to firsts and specials. eggs 1 766 cases steady with fresh extra firsts and dirties up to 23 percent. Live poultry updates include turkeys hens toms and ducks with mixed No 2 counts. potatoes 44 cars on track and U S shipments 355 with russets and sacked rounds in several price ranges.
Deere seed table lists Clover Alsike and Timothy alfalfa with ranges from 700 to 1750. Describes prices for fair good choice and fancy grades and notes Grimm Wave good trade.
In Chicago cash grain reports for December, wheat prices range around 49 to 45 with various hard and soft grades. Corn ranges mid 20s for new and mixed lots, oats show mixed bids, rye and barley also quoted with broad spreads across futures and cash grades.
Crawfordsville notes list weekend visitors Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCleary and daughter Lorna of Adella with Mrs. St C McCleary. Rev A M Porter and wife returned from Media Hl where he preached. Pinney family from Ainsworth and Mary Finney of Monmouth college attended union services at United Presbyterian church. Mrs Alice Williams and son Jurdette are ill with the flu. Mrs James Kelsey of Washington is reported quite ill and hoped to recover quickly.
Local brief summaries from the Journal's subscription representative D. F. Macon report community happenings and notable events across nearby towns with concise notes on people places and activities.
Chronicle of local events includes a charity sale in Ainsworth with buyers from Wayland and Keota, a fall from a hay mow injuring Henry TeBoeckhurst, a Presbyterians oyster supper and program, and thanks to Wellman’s postmaster and Rev Klein for community support. Also mentions Crawfordsville sales visit, S. S. Smwarth manager, and local postmaster Joe McClelland.
The 4H groups reported 44 members showing 112 head valued around 3014.87 with 550 premium money at the state fair. Everett Hayes earned the Iowa Pic Club Champion title and trip to Chicago, Donald Rinner won meat prize and Chicago trip, and Junior McConnell won a trip to Ames.
Mr Noel visited town Tuesday leaving an advertisement for a closing out sale on the Trier farm seven miles southeast of Keota Dee. The notice appears in the Evening Journal for readers to see later.
Three Washington County club boys attended the Chicago International with Swift & Co and Rock Island Railroad. Merle Warner showed Hereford calves and discussed finishing beef animals for top honors. The notes cover poultry housing space ventilation and disease treatment strategies from the Chicago Livestock show and farm visits.
Kay Baldosiers and Mrs Doss Van Wink spent Monday afternoon with Mrs A N Amrine and Mrs Carl Amrine. Chris Pohren was a business caller in Fairfield Wednesday.
Multiple inquiries note contral methods for roup in chickens. Winter crowding and poor ventilation cause cold, watery eyes and nasal discharge. Sudden temperature changes trigger early roup symptoms and deadly outbreaks. practical control emphasizes ventilation and avoiding crowding to prevent diphtheritic roup.
Richt advises monitoring erosions in swine with poor appetite and sexual conditions. A clean well ventilated sleeping area reduces issues. Use blue vitriol diluted to 40 gallons of water to aid in control. dissolve in a glass container and dilute to four gallons. Do not use metal containers. Maintain sanitary conditions and careful handling to prevent disease in boars.
December dates show township meetings at Living Lake school and Pieasart Valley sessions. Community events include Ruth Coesna Nutrition Work December 12-16, annual Farm Bureau meeting December 17, and a short course December 27 at Ames. Range of meetings spans Ky clish River, Washington Two, Pleasant Main school, and Taylor School No. 9 locations.
The brief item lists Merrimac residents visiting neighbors on a Monday and Tuesday. Mentions Mrs Jake Wietz, Mrs Will Brannon, Mrs Joe Graber, Mrs Dosa Van Witik, and Waldo with social calls around Brighton and related travel activity.
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