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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1935
Page
2
Feb 25 market notes show hog receipts around 14 900 and cattle 11 009 with calves 2. Prices steady to higher across hogs and cattle. Top hogs 9 20. steer prices up to 13 50. lambs 8 75 to 8 75. Estimated Tuesday receipts 6 000 cattle and 8 000 sheep.
Market notes show a weak overall Chicago produce market with 10 378 cases and 12 205 tubs reported. Poultry remains steady with truck shipments, while potatoes stay on track with 1428 shipments and steady market conditions.
Chicago Feb 25 U P roundup shows No 2 yellow at 9 No 3 white at 86 to 87 percent No 4 yellow at 85 to 86 percent No 2 white at 93 percent No 4 white at 1 TM percent No 5 white at 82 percent receipts total 36 cars.
A vintage ad claims Adlerika clears dull muddy skin by removing poisons and wastes from the bowels. It markets the product to readers with pimples and blotchy complexions and lists Sherman Bros as the distributor in Ainsworth via a druggist.
The Washington Community Sale invites residents to bring household items for sale every Saturday. It seeks livestock including veal calves and lambs, offering money in return and encouraging turnout from town residents.
Frank Priebe cautions readers about feed shortages and poor chick quality across the Midwest. He cites letters from Kansas Missouri Iowa and Indiana noting low hatch rates and non laying pullets due to inadequate feeding. He urges buying high producing strains from well fed blood tested flocks and advises raising a few good chickens rather than many poor ones.
The United States retail sector for candy shows annual purchases ranging from 750 million to 1 billion dollars. This reflects consumer demand across major brands and outlets nationwide.
Journal lists sale dates with a community sale every Saturday at City Feed Yard. March 4 sale of Texington church parsonage at 2 00.
Brief items from nearby towns collected by Macon’s Journal subscription representative. Short, factual blurbs describe local happenings, updates, and notices across communities in a concise regional roundup.
Mr. Al Cockley of Washington Route 3 visited Saturday and arranged for the Evening Journal to join a special club at a very low price for a year of good reading.
Matt McGuire is reported very ill near Cotter. His parents Mr and Mrs Jim McGuire formerly of East Washington now reside in Cotter.
P F Whislers northeast of Washington left here about eleven o'clock Saturday for the funeral service of Dr Whisler at Tingley Iowa at 2 o'clock. The doctor was Percys father whom we knew when we lived at Tingley 1901.
Frank Courtney from Crawfordsville Bill Schantz of Noble Jas McCaleb and Charley Mayer from Dublin were among Washington business figures seen on Saturday.
J W Dunbar of Brighton praised daily support received in town. Dale Woodburn of Washington area noted for hard work this year. Joe Amrine of R 2 values the Journal and confirms receipt. Amlines live on the late Willis Wagner farm. Warren Bishop and son with H E Pants of Lexington discuss selling the Lexington Methodist parsonage on March 4. Requests continue for 3 months of Evening Journal. Richland Iowa references.
Chester locals flocked to a busy community sale on Saturday with livestock and various articles selling from 12 29 to 4 50 pm. Cattle and hogs commanded strong prices while hedge posts especially enjoyed demand. Miscellaneous notes report a speaking canary named Dickie Boy and travelers Irene Whittaker and Henrietta Whittaker heading to Florida for a month. Delays and slick roads followed in a wintry mix as Archie Metcalf faced a police misperception over a rope tied horse and wagon, with a court holdover to Monday.
Allen Lauderdale sawed wood for Karl Sherman this week. The measles list includes Virginia Davison and Lois Nelson, daughters of Davison and Nelson families, with Junior Dunbar ill but not contagious. Most local schoolchildren have already had the disease.
Cordelle H Braden reports eight tables of bridge at the Legion room with Mrs Wes Webster and Keith Wilson earning high scores. March 6 is next party. Several residents plan moves including John Sehlabaugh to Rickey property, Calvin Griffith to Iowa City for work, and Jim Cameron family relocating to Vernon Sigler house. Washington program by students and chalk talk featured. letter from John Amrine noted. social visits mentioned.
Mrs. James Potsander’s daughter is mentioned. John Winegarden returns from Mercy hospital in Iowa City. Burrell Foster Jr. is ill at home. Darrell Wilson from Mt Pleasant visits his uncle Charles O Brown. Eastern Star holds a school of instruction led by Mrs. Sandrock in Cedar Rapids. Sandrock attends a luncheon and a Star meeting. Snavely family and Virginia Snavely visit Iowa City for weekend with Joyce Miller while a University orchestra practice proceeds. Music officials Cook and brother attend state meetings in Iowa City. Mrs. L B Gardner shows some improvement after illness. Ernest Ferguson visits Wad Ferguson home.
Ray Davidson born in Riverside and now residing in Pawnee Oklahoma sat as a juror in the Philip Kinnamer murder trial in Pawnee. Davidson is father of Franklin Davidson who runs an oil filling station in town. Also in local news Richard Schnoebel sold twenty head of white face cattle for profit, John Foley of Nichols bought them and shipped to Chicago. John Shebek returned to duties at the post office after flu layoff. Dorothy Young of Muscatine visited the O’Loughlin home. St Mary’s high school teams split a doubleheader with Lone Tree. first team lost 25 to 24 while the second won 32 to 15.
In Crawfordsville on Friday the Cyclonettes lost 26 to 25 to Olds after overtime. The Olds boys routed a reserve heavy boys team 54 to 12. A deferred game with Wayland remains to close the league season. Weekend visitors include Mrs Velma Twinam Kempfer of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Everette Mitchell of Waterloo.
A Soviet administrative center in Kharkov is described as Europe’s largest office building. The report notes the structure’s scale and significance within the region.
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