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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1937
Page
7
Whittaker & Son and Mrs Bruty organize a Friday sale starting at 12 o'clock featuring cattle hogs and sheep, plus milk cows in the yard. Auctioneers Babcock and Mrs. Berkhoff clerks list harness furniture baled hay and straw, inviting all to bring items to sell.
The passage recalls a January 12 1987 day described as perfect with sunny skies and smooth roads. It notes skating on a public road near Havre, compares weather to Minnesota and South Dakota, and mentions historical farming seasons and bicycle ownership. It also covers a New York Americans sale bid and a locally attended auction for Ira Owens with remarks on lunch and sale activity.
Dialogue notes car trouble with pig iron in the axles and humor about aging. Mentions Maudie Jimmie Louie Schroeder Ainsworth Reader and Don Darbyshire presence, with a family scene and journal reference.
In Washington early afternoon many Crawfordsville residents and others said the roads were in excellent condition. John Hindahl from Washington and others had visited Dougherty’s and placed orders for the county’s only daily publication.
In dialogue with Allen Schaeffer and Allen Hives residents recall Bingville before gas stations and describe traveling to Washington Tuesday. Billy Robertson of Dublin Iowa attends the gathering to support the home newspaper.
Woodford plans a Duroc sale to suit buyers Friday the 15th four miles west of Bighton with ad spots in today's Journal. J Marshall Gannon, known in Washington and Crawfordsville, is recovering at Broad Lawn Hospital in Des Moines. Ott Patterson is remembered by farmers and business people across the county for his long service in sales, insurance, and government work.
An International News Service checkup of 198 Iowa representatives and 50 senators in the 47th general assembly paints the average lawmaker as well-haired, family oriented, and a man who enjoys fishing and hunting. He is a farmer by trade, likes a drink, wears glasses, and may face future political aspirations.
Ruth Cessna of the Iowa State College Extension Service cautioned home makers in Ames Iowa on January 13 against sampling raw pork sausage or serving pork that is only partly cooked. She warned pork may harbor minute worms or trichinae.
Market report from Chicago shows hogs mostly 5 to 10 cents lower with 25 000 head on the day including 8 000 direct. Cattle and calves mixed to lower across classes, with steers 10.50 to 14.00 for high grade and cows 4.75 to 8.00. Sheep steady as lambs trade around 10.50 to 11.00, feeders 6.50 to 8.50. Produce markets show steady eggs butter and poultry with mixed lot prices and on track potato receipts.
Miss Cessna warns that trichinosis arises when pork is undercooked as the organism lodges in muscle tissue. She recommends center temperatures of 172 to 181 degrees for safety and notes cooking times of 45 to 60 minutes per pound for pork roasts.
Riverside January 13 George Waldschmidt starts as Riverside city assessor after winning the November election. The report notes his first term and his Monday start. A baby girl was born to Roy Tummerhart and his wife north of Riverside on Saturday January 9. Lucile Schneider returned to Chicago to resume nursing duties after visiting family here. In intracity basketball Riverside High beat St Mary's High 25 to 9, repeating a December 11 win after first game 25 to 15.
Italian painter Andrea del Sarto created a famed work for the monks of the Annunziata in Florence in exchange for a sack of corn. The note marks a rare historical trade linking art and sustenance in Renaissance patronage.
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