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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
7
A church reception honors a former vicar and his wife with the present vicar greeting warmly. The piece preserves seasonal reflections on joy, charity, and holiday good will, weaving brief passages about Christmas wishes and moral checks.
The Snowball school pupils and teacher Marie Rodgers hosted a large Christmas program with a three act play featuring Florence Kyle, Eunice Kyle, Virginia Wiley, Dale Woodburn, Raymond Landau, Dwight Hoyle, and Guy Hoyle. Recitations songs dialogues carols piano duet and Helen Knapp solo were performed. Virginia Wiley won a cake and Raymond Laudan received candy for bashfulness. A hot lunch followed.
The Julius Walf sale drew buyers from Davenport to Washington and nearby towns despite light snow. Advertised in multiple papers, the auction was praised as a success with specific bidders named including Cal Keith and Paul Klotz. Community notices and holiday verses close the item.
Advertisement listing prices for cream sour cream and eggs with No. 2 Beggs and pullet Beggs per dozen, plus a paid Friday delivery offer to plant. Includes notes on poultry acceptance and condemnation of culls and defective birds for value.
Journal Subscription Representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notes highlight local events, arrivals, and community happenings with concise, period-voice updates.
Chicago market notes show steady to firm movement in produce with receipts totaling 5 745 cages and 2 234 current lots. Butter demand remains steady with high standard extras and firsts around 26 percent, while poultry markets are listed as unsettled.
Hogs 15 000 head with 6 000 direct demand higher 250 lb and down. Cattle steady with beef steers 11.00 13.50, calves 5.00 10.00, feeders 7.00 9.75. Sheep 7 000 and lambs 9.00 9.25, yearlings 7.00 8.00, ewes 2.50 4.50. Estimated tomorrow cattle 3 000 hogs 5 000 sheep 2 000. Prices shown for various weights and classes.
Chicago dispatch lists mixed and yellow color ratings across several categories with No. 2 through No. 5 positions showing percentages. It notes No. 1 yellow at 53 and No. 2 white at 55 while estimated earlots reach 90.
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