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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1936
Page
7
Hogs at 26 000 head with 5 000 direct receipts. prices 15 to 25 cents above Friday. Top 10.50 at 200 to 300 pounds, 9.90 to 10.20 for 159 to 180 pounds, 9.25 to 9.80 for lighter stock. Cattle and calves steady. beef steers 10.00 to 12.50, cows 4.25 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 10.50. Sheep 10 000 head, lambs 8.50 to 9.00, yearlings 6.00 to 18.00.
Town residents and visitors crowded the downtown parade headed to the State show on December 7. Uncle Owen Samson and Clint Shulle from Crawfordsville praised the Evening Journal. Cattle from a Statler sale and snowbound roads were noted as the day unfolded.
Chicago market notes show steady to firm pricing across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Egg receipts total 3387 cases with mix of extra firsts and firsts. butter demand strong with plentiful receipts. poultry values range with springers, broilers, ducks, geese and turkeys varying by quality. potatoes on track with shipments and arrivals reported.
Readers share holiday wishes for Miss Emma Heek and Frank Heek Sr. as Ollie visitors from H. D. Snyder and Dutch friend with a smile stop by. Walter Bowers of Keota notes parade sighting and Old Hutch at the State. Sigafoose family from rural route 1 shopped and window shopped with others. Frank Horn says the Journal will be up soon and recalls school days with a joke about a noon whistle. Ed Beranek from Riverside reports similar sentiments and hopes for no harsh winter this year.
Residents across California Florida and Washington faced icy roads and heavy packed snow that froze on pavement. Drivers reported slips while parking and cautious travel plans as travelers like Mr and Mrs Chris Kauffman and Mr and Mrs Pear Bidding visited and praised a new road and river bridge near Columbus Junction. Lee Burham also appeared from north of Fredonia.
The soybeans show December and May futures trading near 1.37 and 1.40 with modest percentage changes. July futures quote around 1.38 to 1.39, reflecting slight shifts in the commodity market.
Chicago quotation summary reports mixed corn prices across grades with No 2 mixed at 169, No 3 mixed 104 to 107, No 4 mixed 107, No 5 mixed 99, No 2 yellow old 113 to 113, No 3 yellow 107 to 108, No 4 yellow 101 to 108. Estimated carrots 2654.
The text discusses a Greek belief of a direct blood channel from the ring finger to the heart. It posits a peculiar intimacy between the finger and the seat of affection stemming from this imagined vein.
University of Chicago psychology Prof. Louis L. Thurstone outlines seven abilities to weigh mental endowment: number facility, word fluency, visualizing memory, perceptual speed, induction, and verbal reasoning. The list highlights diverse cognitive skills used to assess intelligence.
The column lists closing out sale events in the Washington Kalona and Kalona area, with dates from December 9 to December 23. Sellers include Harve Wilson Daniel Glick McCaulley and Harvey Fred L Stewart W P Moore J W Bishops William C Buch Orville Caldwell and others, all on gravel roads near Washington and Kalona.
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