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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1934
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs 35 000 head with 8 000 direct trades and prices easing about 10 cents. Cattle and calves totals around 13 000 and 2 000 respectively with varied bids by weight class. Slaughter cattle and wealers show mixed gains and losses across steers heifers cows and bulls while sheep activity remains weak with lambs and sheep priced by weight category.
Chicago on January 24 reports eggs market easy with receipts 6 084 and high quality firsts 20 percent. Butter market steady with varied butterfat classes and 4 69 receipts. Poultry market firm with receipts 39 trucks including springers 13 4 percent and turkeys 10 to 14 percent. Potatoes on track with shipments 915 and market slightly weaker.
Chicago on January 24 reports mixed grain quotes across grades with No 2 mixed at 61 and No 3 mixed at 49 to 59 while No 2 yellow reached 50 percent. Receipts totaled 72 cars.
Jan 24 reductions in automobile license fees for older cars take effect Thursday, announced Lew Wallace of the state motor vehicle bureau. The bill was passed by the Senate and signed by Governor Herring, applying only to cars registered more than three times and only on the portion of the license fee based on purchase price.
Journal sale date column shows estate and closing out sales. Matt McGraw estate sale occurs 2% miles northwest of Keota on Jan 29. Duncan and Harri son closing out sale at Ainsworth on Jan 30. Frank Vicka closing out sale 11% miles southwest of Washington on Feb 8.
This document outlines how to determine corn acreage reductions per farm by using the average of 1982 and 1983 planted acres, with adjustments for farms where corn was planted in only one of those years. It covers hog baselines, average yields, and procedures for corrections, multiple farms, and special cases including new farmers and late signers.
D. F. Macon reports from the Journal’s subscription representative vantage with brief notes on local happenings. Mentions community updates, common concerns, and upcoming events across area towns.
The Brighton Enterprise reports the A. J. Waggoner sale in Brighton, with wide bidding and record prices for property. The note highlights community attendance, advertising channels, and local figures involved, plus a hospital update for Mrs. Kraemer and a golden wedding celebration at Fitzgeralds in Ainsworth.
The Board of Supervisors of Washington County Iowa designates banks to hold county funds in specified amounts. The county treasurer deposits include National Bank of Washington Kalona Savings Bank and others with totals listed. Cash balances for the Treasurer Auditor Recorder Clerk of the District Court and Sheriff are reported and the board adjourns.
Minnesota extends farther north than any state as Lake of the Woods county lies north of the forty ninth parallel marking the northern bounds of several western states. Maine and New Hampshire are the northernmost New England states.
Canton Missouri authorities once used a comic system to clear clogged sewers by attaching 350 feet of rope to a snapping turtle’s tail and guiding the animal through the sewer to pull debris loose.
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