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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
7
Jan 27 column from L. E. Griffith collects road conditions and neighborly news from Pleasant Hill and Ainsworth. Mentions Bo and Ethel Sitler in California, Carroll County updates, and clippings from Crawfordsville Imprint and Washington Gazette. Includes reflections on travel, home improvements, and a 1898 snippet about trains and poultry prices.
The Washington area hosts regular livestock auctions every Tuesday at Negus Livestock and midweek sales at Busby building near Milwaukee yards. Columbus Junction hosts Midway Sale on Wednesdays, with Community Sale Fridays at City Feed Yard. Various closing out sales run Feb 1 3 7 10 23 across multiple nearby towns including Wayland West Chester Washington Riverside Ainsworth and Washington Farmers Implement Store John Deere Day event noted.
Hog and cattle prices slip slightly as totals reach 24 000 hogs and 6 000 cattle with calves and feeders showing varied ranges. Hogs top at 8.75 with bulk 150 to 200 pounds 8.60 to 8.75, while cattle offer beef steers 8.00 to 11.40 and cows 4.75 to 7.00. Sheep run 17 000 with lambs 7.50 to 8.90 and yearlings 6.50 to 7.50 as demand shifts.
Local social and commercial briefs compiled by D. F. Macon. Included are society happenings, business notices, and upcoming events across area towns, with emphasis on residents and merchants.
Ames January 27 41 The Iowa state highway commission under legislative authority designates primary highway sections where a 35 mph limit will be enforced for the second time Eastern stretchs begin and end signs warn drivers of the limit The zones vary from 500 feet to more than a mile In Henry county one section is on No 34 one mile west of Mt Pleasant and another one and a half miles northwest of Mt Pleasant
Prices posted for Thursday by W. S. Keister & Sons include sweet cream at 33 cents per pound, Sour Cream No 1 at 31 cents, No 2 at 28 cents, various egg weights and poultry classes with cents per pound and per dozen rates. Delivery to plant paid, cull poultry rejected, and special notes on undergrade birds and size categories.
Rising Mississippi waters breached a coffer dam at dam No 17 near New Boston Illinois. Maxon Construction Co machinery was submerged and other dam sections damaged while workers escaped the inrushing water.
Chicago market report shows mixed movements with eggs and butter steady to firm. Egg receipts reach 6,474 cases with varying quality levels and butter receipts total 6,644 tubes with multiple price brackets. Poultry markets hold steady to firm with broilers, ducks, geese, turkeys and roosters listed in specific price ranges.
Chicago market notes list mixed grade results for several carrots and yellow produce. Entries include No 3 mixed at 58 percent and No 4 mixed at 55 to 56 percent, with yellow varieties No 8 and No 4 quoted around 58 percent and 1644 to 58. Estimated carrot grade 64 and other sample grades noted.
Market figures show May and July soybean futures up about 1.04 percent. Open, high, low, and close prices were all reported at 1.04 for May and 1.03/1.02 ranges for July indicating small but uniform gains in the session.
Grain table from Chicago lists Wheat May 93 percent, July 89, Sept 88. Corn May 60, July 60, Sept 60. Oats May 31, July 29, Sept 0? Rye Jan. Minor figures show highs lows closes around 93 and 60s with several percent figures and percentages scattered.
Doorn Netherlands January 27 Former Emperor Wilhelm of Germany today quietly celebrated his 79th birthday at his palace in Doorn as crowds gathered outside the gates to wish him well.
DES MOINES reports 174 arrests by game wardens in December. Of those, 102 involved hunting law violations, 20 for fishing, and others for various regulations. Courts convicted 170 defendants, with $5,461 in fines and 2,182 days of jail time. 32 firearms were ordered confiscated.
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