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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1929
Page
2
Receipts reach 47 000 with slow trading and prices 15 to lower for hogs. Large packers top 975 while lighter weights bring 945 to 960. Cattle receipts around 3 000 with steers and yearlings steady but demand narrows. Good and choice fed yearlings quoted around 1300 to 1500 pounds with other weights bidding 1300 to 1590.
Market listings show receipts and price ranges for cattle heifers cows and bulls with milk fed and stocker feeder segments. Sheep notes include fat lambs ewes and feeder lambs with varied weights and prices plus reports from Chicago and local sales crowds and weather related road conditions.
Washington markets list poultry and eggs prices including cream fat tests per pound eggs fresh lids hens and pullets leghorn roosters and hatch counts per pound and butter fat payments. No market for sick crippled poultry. pricing notes for hides and horse hides and powered payments.
A sequence of closing out sale notices lists bidders and locations around Washington and surrounding towns. Items mention dates from Jan 29 through Feb 15 including properties near Havre Ainsworth Letts West Chester and surrounding farms with names such as Clarence Rathmet Dale M Darbyshire Mrs James V Edmon Chas March Joe Wolfe Johnny Nickerson Earnest Carson and W H Buckler.
Mrs. and Mrs. Laban Johnson moved Wednesday to a new home near Richland. Mrs. Duke and Mrs. Homer Hammond visited Dot Meacham's and the Ladies club. An all day meeting took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Robin, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stannard, Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Woodford, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Woodford and daughter Shirley, and Mr. and Mrs. George Pond.
White Oak brief by Mrs Pinh reports ongoing local happenings with brief notes on residents and community events. unreadable lines limit details but imply school and social activities in the town.
The late board of control announced the reappointment of two superintendents. Dr. M. N. Wolding is named head of the epileptic colony at Woodward and Dr. George Donahue continues as superintendent of the state hospital.
Local notices recount routine visits and illnesses. Mrs. Scranton and Mrs. Hotle are mentioned as ill, with Mrs. Hotle now recovering at home. Several residents travel for business, dental work, or family moves, including plans to relocate February 1.
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