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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1939

Page

7

Market Summary Chicago Livestock Trades Dec 12

Chicago livestock market opened slow and mostly steady with hogs 5 to 10 cents lower then active and fully steady top at 5.40 for 160 to 240 pounds. Cattle: 7,000 with steady to up and down by grade. best yearling steers around 11.00 and 1,298 pound averages 10.75. Sheep: 11,000 with early tone weak to 15 cents lower. best lambs 9.00 to 9.15, native slaughter cows 3.75 to 4.26 as buyers eye tomorrow’s receipts.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table Reports Mixed Market for Wheat Corn and Soybeans

Chicago grain pages show open highs and lows for wheat corn oats ry e and cash grain mixed values. May and July contracts vary with several percent moves across wheat corn oats and rye while soybeans show modest gains and declines in different lots.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Report Cages Steady Record

Chicago based market notes a steady produce tone with 205 cases of fresh graded firsts CO and extra firsts 20, current receipts detailed in the cage market summary. The report reflects standard shipment levels and pricing indications for the day.

Chicago

For Sale Four Head Open Guernsey Heifers

For sale four head open Guernsey heifers advertised by Jay Brewer. Described as quality breeding stock available to buyers seeking proven genetics.

Angus Bull Jay Brewer

Market Report Notes Mixed Poultry Receipts and Prices

Market report shows receipts at 53 trucks with broilers 16 to 16 percent and poultry overall steady. Dirties furnished 14 percent and receipts overall at 16 percent, while other categories remained unchanged.

Gracehill Social Notes and Visits Roundout Week

Gracehill community reports a holiday visit from Jerrie Janda of Chicago to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Woodford. Local families share weekend gatherings visiting Iowa City Kalona Brighton Wellston and Grandview. An entertainment committee organized a Friday social with homemade candy and trip mentions to California.

Anna Williams Gracehill Nelson Woodford Jerrie Janda Chicago Lester Small Iowa City Sadie Ayres Dan Boone Kalona Frank Knight Clyde Brighton Cloyee Hayes Lloyd Hayes Clarence Beitel Miss Bartein Muscatine A. Strohm Charley Harvey Ralph Ollie Hartman Grandview Harley Cherwinker M. B. Horaks Washington Cherwinker

Local News Briefs Highlight Moves and Visitors

Mr and Mrs E R Lewis plan to move January first from the Simpsonartment at 3821 West Washington street to property beyond the city limits on East Washington Street. Grace Hoysal and her son Tommy vacated the Young property. Mrs Tom Davis Grace Stone and others were shoppers in town. A 1938 survey notes that a working girl living alone spends about 100 dollars more yearly for adequate maintenance than if she lived at home.

E. R. Lewis Vivre Lewis Grace Hoysal Tommy Hoysal A. L. Young East Washington Street Simpsonpartment West Washington Street Lerter Krabiil Young

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction Weekly Auction Row

The notice lists a weekly sale column for Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction with sales every Wednesday and Friday at various sites including Journal Sale Date Column and Farmers Implement Store. It mentions Horse and Cow Sale and Town events. The listing names the venues City Feed Varad and Coommurits Sle.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction Coommurits Varad Dee Farmers Implement

D Munro Brings Airplane Home Visit Parents

Westmin ster residents recount a plane landing in a side yard as David Munro, Ames student, visits home. The piece notes other local activities including Thanksgiving observations, shopping trips, church solos, class party details, and community social life with names and places across Iowa.

Trap Drummer Leaves Fort Madison Prison Follies Cast

Phillip Hagerman known as Swede, a trap drummer for the Hill top Follies at Fort Madison prison, refused to stay for the remaining show dates after completing his burglary sentence in Cedar Rapids.

Fort Madison Phillip

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