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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1938
Page
8
Chicago cash corn prices show several mixed grades with No 2 at 52 to 52 percent and No 4 around 4 TM percent. yellow and white soybeans also listed with fluctuating bids. Des Moines soybeans quoted at .69 percent.
Chicago markets report 18 000 hogs including 5000 direct with mixed gains, top hogs at 7.65. Cattle futures rise 15 to 25 cents with good beef ranges 7.00 to 18.25 for steers and 65.00 to 7.00 for cows. Sheep demand strong with lambs 8.50 to 9.25 and feeders 7.50 to 8.50.
Chicago dispatch notes eggs market easy with 3 603 cases receipts and various quality splits including extra firsts 26 and firsts 25 percent. Butter market easy with 8 316 tubs receipts and similar quality breakdowns. Poultry market steady to strong with broilers 15 to 16 cents, ducks and turkeys up 18 to 26 percent, roosters 11 to 12.
Chicago grain table lists wheat corn oats with open high and close figures for May July Mar and Dec contracts. Data includes percentages around 66 for wheat and 56 for corn with mixed readings across months. The fragmentary table reflects typical exchange price notation from the period.
The Mason and Dixon line between Pennsylvania and Maryland marks the boundary created by surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon from 1736 to 1767. Stopped 244 miles from the Delaware River, others completed the survey. Its latitude is 39 degrees 43 minutes 26.3 seconds and it became the famed divider between slave and free soil, the North and South.
December 15 reports crowded Washington with visitors from Keota and nearby areas. Friends and neighbors from Keota R2 and Pleasant Plains joined church dinners, trading at Phillips and Hebners, and plans to keep up with the Evening Journal as Christmas approaches.
Robert Vincent and Wayne Mangold were cutting wood in the timber Saturday morning when Robert struck his foot with an ax. He received six stitches to close the wound at Dr. Mc Laughlin's office. Parents Mr and Mrs RR Vincent from Keota R2 were present.
Leslie Beenblossom and neighbors Wilbur Lauder mans and John Gamon with families visited Havre area life in R 1. Ralph Zeck R 2 assisted with home daily news. James Havel Jr and family from Ainsworth R 2 were in town. Claude Havel stayed at the hospital and hoped to go home soon.
Mrs Laura McBride, who summers in Havre, will winter with her daughter in Cedar Rapids while keeping her Havre home. The arrangement lets her stay connected to both places and maintain her residence.
Ernest Strum appeared on Route 3 protesting during a town visit and hinted at future returns. The message also thanks a family for evening journal subscriptions in the community.
Frank J. Horn and his family reside in a comfortable home position north of Washington. The daily routine keeps the Horns in good spirits and steady health, maintaining stable morale and a positive outlook.
Weather remains near perfect for the time of year and good sale days. Tuesday is I D Quinns four miles northwest of Washington. Other sales during the week will appear at the proper time in the home daily. Mrs Golia Miller R 4 said we want the Journal a year including magazines we think proper for our youngsters to read. This family's home news business appreciated.
A gruesome object displayed in Bolton is a man trap once used at a bleaching plant to catch cloth thieves. The piece sparks debate on private credit and public honor with a stray quote about the royal bird and its plumage.
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