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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1923
Page
2
Estimated livestock receipts today include cattle 16 000 to 18 000 and sheep 18 000 with uneven markets. Fat steers weak to 25 lower while hogs and lambs show mixed gains. top cattle prices reach 11.00 for matured steers and 10.50 for yearlings. Grain futures show mixed open and close, with corn around 69 to 74 and rye near 66 to 68.
Public Payroll records show 3,400,000 persons on the national payroll earning about 3.8 billion dollars annually. Averaged, this suggests a tax of 91 dollars per employed person over ten years. Excluding pensioners, 2,700,000 public servants are on national state and municipal payrolls. In Durango Mexico wealthy Americans fund defense units opposing the revolution.
December 27 at Luckey stock yards in Ainsworth hosts a milk cow sale. December 28 features a closing out sale by Howard Hopping in Washington. January 1 or 15 includes multiple auctions by John Koehler near Washington and Elias William Trust Lee at Crawfordsville. January 16 marks another closing out sale by B Myall four miles southwest of Washington.
In Friday games Grandview girls won 33 to 5 against Wyman, while Wyman boys edged Grandview 11 to 10 in an exciting finish. Local events include a two day vaccination class, beef and pork butchering workshop by Prof. Roy Snyder, and community notes on births, travel, and a Christmas visit.
Leota Adams marries Elwyn Davidson at Olds home with a double ring ceremony. Reverend Myron Hayes officiates as Myrtle Dorris and Doris Fletcher sing. Guests include the Davidson family and local notables. The Methodist and United Presbyterian churches hosted Christmas programs with student performances and church decorations.
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