Wholesale Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices From Chicago Sale
In Chicago on December 21 the hogs totaled 22 000 with strong to steady trade. Prices ranged 4.35 to 6.40 for good and choice weights across hogs and sows, with lighter weights and slaughter pigs cited. Cattle volumes included 2 000 head and calves 1 000, with fed steers and yearlings firm and various weights showing mixed grading from common to good and choice. Slaughter lambs were in broad demand at 7.15 to 8.00 for 96 lb and lighter, with feeding lambs 5.00 to 6.00 for 5 to 75 lb.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Roundup Prices and Receipts
Chicago reports mixed produce markets with eggs steady at 2,201 cases received and varied quality grades. butter steady with large tub receipts and wide price ranges. poultry supplies light with mixed live bird figures. potatoes on track with market weak and notable shipment totals.
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Chicago
U.P
County school leaders attend Des Moines education conference
County education officials led by Lester B Krabill and W W Twinam joined statewide figures in Des Moines for the Citizens Conference on Education called by Agnes Samuelson. Supts J H Peet of Washington and H Snodgrass of Kalona spoke as Ven Hettines and Muscatine board member joined the gathering. The meeting urged using new tax funds to support schools.
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Des Moines
Citizens’ Conference On Education
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lester B. Krabill
W. W. Twinam
Crawfordsville
County Board of Education
J. H. Peet
Washington
H. ¥. Snodgrass
Kalona
H. Ven Hettines
Muscatine
Peet
McCleery Opens Aliber & Company Office in Bailey Building
Howard Wl. McCleery announces the opening of a local office in the Bailey building as the Washington headquarters of Aliber & Company of Des Moines a large Iowa finance firm. He will oversee this loan business tied to the Producers Credit Association under government supervision. The office occupies the north room on the third floor, previously used by the Orr Land Company, in the Bailey building.
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Howard Wl. McCleery
Bailey Building
Washington
Aliber & Company of
Des Moines
McCleery
Producers Credit Association
Aliber Company
Iowa
Orr Land Company
Fairfield Hotel Clerk is Robbed
Fairfield December 21. An 18 months record was broken when a poorly dressed bandit robbed Paul Phillips night clerk at the Fairfield hotel and took $65 from the cash drawer. It was the first holdup in Fairfield in a year and a half.
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Fairfield
Paul Phillips
Grain prices and receipts roundup from Chicago market
Chicago cash corn prices show No 6 mixed 81 cents per bushel No 3 yellow 9 dollars per unit No 2 yellow 88 percent No 4 yellow 84 to 87 cents No 5 yellow 84 percent Old corn No 6 yellow 6 dollars No 3 white 95 percent No 4 white 93 percent Sample grade 85 Receipts totaled 34 cars.
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Chicago
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D F Macor reports on local happenings from nearby towns including civic events, school notes, and community updates. The column highlights small-town activities, meetings, and public notices affecting residents of the region.
Community letter and sale notes from Keota and Ainsworth
Readers share Christmas greetings and memories as a large Angus cattle sale unfolds in Keota and nearby Ainsworth. Attendees include Frank Magda fray, Martin Whittaker, Ness W. Sheets, and others from Wayland and Washington, with local church fundraising and snowbound roads noted.
Owl and Englishman Debate Nocturnal Owl Calls
A humorous exchange where an Englishman questions a late night sound and the American identifies it as an owl. The Englishman asks if the owl is 'owling' while the night air carries the characteristic call.
Story Fragment Reveals Harsh Alleyway Quarrel
A terse dialogue shows Mrs Gubbins challenging a woman’s manners and keeps slipping into a punchline about two negatives implying an infirmary. The exchange ends with the woman being knocked down and consigned to the hospital.
Farm Census Offices Open Here for 1934 Survey
Officials announce the farm census schedule covering 1934 with eight sections and 100 questions. Farmers may obtain copies from the district supervisor and answer only questions relevant to their activity while enumerators inquire about land, crops, livestock, and population.
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Austin
Local News From Haskins and Surrounding Areas
Dec. 19 in 20 Guinn and Harry Hartsoek shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago Sunday. Ralph Jeffler family moved to Washington to begin a new business. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Embree and Lysle of near Washington visited Codleye home. Davis Bros. shipped two car loads of hogs to Chicago. Ralph Boyd family visited Delbert Drumfield family.
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Sam Murphy
Iowa City
Davis Bros
Haskins
Chicago
Ralph Boyd
Delbert Drumfield
Iowa Pig Crop Reduced Sixty Percent
Des Moines reports the Iowa pig crop fell this fall by 60 percent. Government estimates today show a 60 percent reduction from prior figures, reflecting a sharp decline in pork production across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Des
Department of Agriculture
Foreign languages heard in 1038 New York village
A fragment notes that in 1038 a village of under 1000 inhabitants heard eighteen different languages spoken, illustrating early multicultural ties in New York.
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New York
Langernages
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