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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
5
For Sale WHAT'S THE USE OF DREAMing about California or Florida when you can get their delightful climates right at home with Sahara Coal. Wash. Lbr. & Fuel Co. will be glad to tell you about it. Phone 21.
Hogs receipts up 10 to 20 percent at big market centers. Closing Chicago top hogs 5.70 with 240 to 270 lb butchers 6.25 to 5.50. heavier butchers 5.00 to 5.30. Cattle: fat steers up 25 to 50 cents week, yearlings and light steers up to 25 cents. Heifers steady to 25 cents lower. beef cows 5.50 to 6.50. Sheep 38,500. lambs steady to strong with top 9.50, bulk 9.10 to 9.25. Slaughter ewes 3.75 to 4.50.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and rye listed by month and contract. Data shows May July and December values with inconsistencies and percent figures across wheat corn oats and rye contracts in Chicago trading notes.
Chicago prices show corn ranges with yellow and white samples cited. Oats and soybeans appear with mixed percentages and sample values, indicating bid levels and sample percentages across several lots.
Market in Chicago shows weakness as produce receipts total 5 753 cases with fresh graded firsts at 20 and extra firsts 19 while current arrivals stand at 15 percent and dirties at 14 percent. Poultry market remains unsettled with no clear activity.
The article notes telephone lines cannot carry wide frequency television programs. It suggests coaxial cable as a feasible alternative and microwaves via relay stations as another network option.
Nine Summers school pupils under instructor Glenn Miller staged a Tuesday evening program featuring songs, dialogues, and recitations. A lunch sold at the event raised funds for buying school supplies and attracted about twenty Washington friends.
South Hill notes Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Young travel daily to Iowa City this week to be with Farrel’s father after an operation Monday morning. Frank Sands buys a male hog from Clark Nelson. Virgil Krantz sells a calf to Silas Finke. Will Kos plans a California trip, returning in spring.
The outdoor theater at Mt Tamalpais, California has hosted plays every year for 26 years. Local organizers marked the milestone with a ceremony and urged continued support for the seasonal performances showcasing regional talent.
A 27 year old Des Moines man Walter K E Jones unemployed steel worker of the Hotel Wilson faced municipal court on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury for holding his three year old child’s hand over a flame to teach her not to play with matches. He pleaded not guilty and was jailed in lieu of 1500 bond pending a preliminary hearing after a humane society complaint by Mrs Jones.
Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction lists weekly sale days with Wednesday events. Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard alongside local listings.
Prices listed for various dairy and poultry items including No 1 No 2 sour cream Henery brown eye Henery white eye No 2 exes pullet eggs and dozen prices shown per dozen and per pound reflecting a vintage market flyer.
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