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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1934
Page
2
Hog numbers reach 10000 with direct slaughter near 000. Hog prices range from .25 to 3.40 with top at 3.50, steady to 10 cents lower. Cattle runs around 400 with varied gains and losses across weight classes, yearlings up, steers and heifers mixed. Sheep 2000 with gains on aged sheep and feeding lambs, week top 8.40 closing near 8.30.
Chicago eggs steady with 8 008 cases received and 19 to 19 percent current receipts. Butter market unsettled with 7 739 tubs received and mixed percentages for extras and firsts. Poultry market about steady with 5 trucks received including springers and leghorns.
Midway Sale Co holds a general sale at Columbus Junction on Tuesday January 16 at 10 30 AM with all items to be sold by 3 30 PM Horses include one Suelland pony child broke. Cattle feature 5 Jersey Guernsey cows 1 outstanding Holstein 2 more Holsteins 4 Hereford cows 20 whiteface Shorthorn steers 15 spring calves and 65 head total. 10 sows 3 boars 35 shoaty calves mix. Household goods bench tools harness and new merchandise for sale plus 50 bags of Red River Early Ohio potatoes. RK F Smylie.
Chicago January 13 40 R Corn quotes show No 2 mixed at 49 to 49 1/4 percent No 4 mixed 48 to 48 1/4 percent No 2 yellow 50 1/4 to 50 1/2 percent No 3 yellow 49 to 49 1/4 percent No 4 yellow 48 percent No 3 white 48 1/2 to 50 percent No 4 white 48 1/4 to 50 percent Old corn No 2 yellow 51 1/4 No 2 white 61 1/4 percent
The annual Louisa County high school declamatory contest will be held in Columbus Junction on March 6 with sub county contests on February 27. Also report: Keith Stapp, two year old son of Mr and Mrs David Stapp northwest of Columbus Junction, is recovering from surgery at the Children’s Hospital in Iowa City after a peanut was removed from his larynx and a tube inserted.
Joyce, daughter of Buffalo, visits at Alex Pine home this week. Ladies' Aid elects officers: J O Kemp president, F C Johnston vice president, J H Gipple secretary, H H English treasurer. Miss Bernice Pratt, Muscatine nurse, visits Columbus City parents. Mrs L B Spicer of Modesto visits sister P A Hillyard. Old Clifton club met with John Schlichling. plan February community party at Old Clifton school. Hilda Marsden, surgical patient at Bellevue Muscatine. G C Neiswander, former resident, opens cafe in Ottumwa. Presbyterian women plan a hyrage sale January 20 in Mulhern building. Carl Weber, Cornell freshman, pledged to Purple Maskers. Miss Easther Hay of Burlington.
January notices show Ira Rathwel at 644 miles northwest of Washington closing out sale on January 16 and Dujuan vod Harrikon holding a closing out sale on January 30 in Aldsworth.
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby locales including civic events, school activities, and local announcements. Short notes cover community happenings, meetings, and upcoming dates of interest to residents.
January 13 reports worsening town roads as frost rain and heavy snow impair travel. Mr Buenneke of Ainsworth is credited for sending the clip ping via Dave Elder.
Irving Mike Stewart of Maynard sails from Norfolk on January 25 with 140 Holstein heifers aged under two years destined for Cochabamba Bolivia. Assisted by Herbert Lehmkule and James Horricide, the voyage exceeds sixty days. Fayette county breeders contributing to the consignment include Paul I. Stewart George Alderson W H Turner Otto Rummel H W Gross and Elmer Meyer. Other local notes cover farm sales, club meetings, and payroll figures.
Jesse Marr and Frank Chihak are home from the hospital and improving. Residents report travel into town despite bad roads while several local families are mentioned for gifts subscriptions and visits. People like A E Sands Milburn Spessard and others in Washington Crawfordsville and Coppock are noted as present or staying connected.
The passage thanks Oral Clapper for funding Washington news sent to Mr Knupps in Riverside California. It notes Richard Stewart's law office occupying former W H Keeley space before Keeley moved to Chicago. The writer visited Sawyer Stewart's office about twenty minutes and spoke of Dick, a well known local figure. Ernie N Hole and R 4 residents say they enjoy their Evening Journal nightly.
A new University of Vermont project examines puppet shows their construction and manipulation. In Lake Preston South Dakota a coffee bottle exploded in Sam Olson's hands cutting his throat and face as he heated the stoppered bottle over a fire.
For sale eight children’s overcoats in sizes two four and thirty five. Slightly soiled, priced at one dollar. Klein Klothing Ko located at 2gate er.
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