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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1932
Page
2
Local brief highlights from nearby towns feature civic updates, school events, and community notices. Reports mention council actions, sports results, and forthcoming public meetings, with names of residents and organizations involved.
Chicago sources report hogs at 4.30 top with most mediums 4.00 to 4.25 as 25 000 supply persists. Cattle receipts reach 12 000 with calves steady and beef steers 4.00 to 11.00, cows 3.00 to 5.25, yearlings 6.00 to 10.50, and sheep 13 000 with lambs 5.50 to 6.25, stockers 4.25 to 4.75.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 a m totaled 21 600, down from last week and last year. Prices ranged from 3 15 to 3 85 per pound across weight classes with light through heavy categories and packing sows listed.
Chicago market report lists butter, eggs, cheese, poultry and potatoes with varied price ranges and lot quantities. Entries cover tubs of butter, creamery extras, eggs by cases, cheese varieties, live poultry figures, ducks and geese, and potatoes including U S shipments and state grades with noted price spreads.
Chicago seed market lists red clover prices from 11 to 16.76 with grades fair to fancy and Alsike from 11 to 14.50. Timothy ranges 3.50 to 4.26 with good to fancy grades. Market notes reflect typical seasonal price spreads for buyers and farmers.
Grain receipts list six cars of wheat, one hundred four cars of corn, and twenty six cars of oats recorded. The summary compiles total railcar counts by grain type for the period.
Chicago grain prices show mixed futures on Jan 18 with wheat Mar at 4.55, May 4.64, and July 4.56. Corn Mar 3.8, May 4.0, July 4.1, with Sept around 4.29. Oats Mar 2.5, July 2.5, Rye Mar 4.4, May 4.6, July 4.6. several months display modest changes.
Chicago cash grain closes show mixed bids across wheat corn and oats with multiple grade and class labels. Wheat ranges include hard red and northern spring around mid 60s, while corn and oats display broad spreads and several percentage figures across categories and colors with barley cited at 62 to 65.
Mr and Mrs George Bash hosted a Sunday dinner in Wellman on January 10 to honor their daughter Mary who wed Earl Fair of Cedar Rapids on January 3. The ceremony occurred in Silvis Illinois and guests included numerous Bash Bender Swartz and Yoder families from Wellman and nearby towns.
Rural Washington observations describe muddy roads and changing weather as residents go about daily tasks. Mentions Rock Island depot traffic on 29, local road conditions on 161 near Haskins and Ainsworth, and residents including Ed Sullivan and Milburn McCreedy. Quips from local chatter and a Dublin Opinion reference conclude the rural vignette.
Par ne l and Wellman residents hosted visiting guests for a daylong gathering with dinner and best wishes. A sausage supper entertained friends of Al Miller and two sons Ward and Kohl. Multiple couples and families attended weekend events including anniversaries and Sunday dinners. Community members faced minor illnesses and hospital treatments with updates on teachers and clergy.
Crawfordsville report notes the death of Carson Buffington at his home from heart trouble. He was the father of Mrs. Will Hinton. Local school resumes after a two week vacation with examinations this week. Several residents were visitors in Washington Monday.
Riverside report notes a joint installation by the Eastern Star and the Masonic lodge A. F. and A. M. for 1932. Mrs. George Maresh of Iowa City was the installing officer with Mrs. Ethel Flynn as marshal. Officers installed include Worthy Matron Mrs. Cora Flynn, Worthy Patron Claire Flynn, Associate Matron.
The piece lists a large slate of officers installed in the Masonic lodge with Omar Younkin as Worshipful master and Claude Flynn as secretary among others. It also describes an oyster supper for about sixty attendees and mentions visits from out of town guests and corresponding WRC activities in Kalona plus social visits around the area.
June Sheetz Correspondent records social calls in Talleyrand and nearby Keota. Multiple residents including Charlie Cobl, Petie Tinnes, Laurence Sieren, Mike Griener, Robert Sheetz, August Tinnes, Albert Sieren, Will Crawford, Jake Kiefer, John Griener, Mary Engle, Ralph Tinnes, and Cy ril Griener are mentioned visiting, calling, or spending time Tuesday through Sunday.
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