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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1937
Page
7
Iowa Southern Utilities Company advertises good used electric refrigerators available at a bargain price. Potential buyers are urged to inquire for details and conditions.
An advertisement offers high quality Tractor Oil in 15 gallon half-barrel and barrel lots at special prices. It also promotes discounts on Supro Mite Killer Usol Wood pre server Egg-o-Day Black Leaf 40 and Ramseyer's Hatchery. Children’s sleepwear from Montgomery Ward & Co includes flannel sleepers size 2 priced at 64 cents value now 1 cent.
Wayland report notes Prof Orie Miller, high school faculty, skated home from town on honey combed ice and fell head first, suffering about a dozen cuts and scratches to head and face though no deep wounds. Also mentions new baby girl Carol Louise Widmer born Jan 22 to Mr and Mrs Paul Widmer and local visits and community news.
Prairie Flower notes a Kolah club annual dinner at the Neill Trotman home with Mrs. Clayde Knupp chairing the menu. Nearby, Ed Jackson prepares for a Tot Springs Ark trip, and soil conservation meetings draw attendance.
Prices paid Saturday at the local produce market courtesy of W S Reister Sons include Sweet Cream No 1 and No 2 Sour Cream per pound Hennery Brown Eggs and White Eggs per dozen No 3 Eggs hens of various weights Leghorn roosters heavy and light ducks poultry prices per pound and per dozen vary by weight All No 2 poultry discounted by weight to 4e per pound or less
Market was steady to slightly lower with 3 000 head cattle and sheep trading. Cattle calves and beef steers showed ranges from 4.85 to 14.25 with tops near 14.25, while sheep held 7.00 to 10.35 for lambs and 3.00 to 5.75 for ewes and 8.50 to 9.50 for feeders.
Chicago report shows steady markets across Eggs Butter Poultry and Potatoes. Egg receipts 10 145 cases with 22 percent extras firsts 22 percent, Butter mixed with 5701 titbs and 32 percent extras, Poultry steady with varied prices for springers broilers ducks geese turkeys roosters and leghorn broilers, Potatoes on track arrivals 64 shipments 186.
Chicago market notes list corn prices by grade and color with ranges for yellow and white varieties. Sample grade and carrot estimates appear, showing price ranges and inquiries as of January 30.
The Chicago grain table lists soybeans, wheat, corn, oats, and rye with small percentage changes and price ranges for May July and September contracts. Grain entries for soybeans and corn hover around 1.0 to 1.6 percent, with wheat showing similar modest moves and oats and rye reflecting tiny shifts.
NINA January 23 reports Mr and Mrs Ralph Ruby visiting the home folk this week. John Flaunder shelled corn for Chas Green Tuesday. Miss Powell the Fair View teacher has the flu thus no school for a short time. Maxine Hanley ill with a cold. Farmers receive soil conservation checks at Wellman, Ralph Bull assessors busy. Some farmers putting up ice.
A wealthy man constructs a full kitchen with dummy cooks and food to be burned after his death, so the reincarnated spirit finds it ready for the journey to the next world.
Monday afternoon callers visited the Robert Roberts home. Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Krupp spent Monday with Mrs. Wiley. Tuesday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Finke and daughters Clara and Lucille, and Martha Thrasher in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Wulf were Sunday guests at the Harry Donaldson home. Neighbors attended the McCormick mane machine meeting Tuesday.
Journal sale date column shows weekly community sales at City Feed Yard and Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Listings include buyers such as Corbett Implement Co and Walter Gardner with multiple February closing dates across Winfield Washington Keota Ainsworth Hills and West Chester for estates and household goods including Ed Duvall and Baumgartner Luithly auctions.
Everette Stewart of Ainsworth set a sale date for Mrs. Tillie Townsend for her household goods on Thursday February 1. Numerous local residents from Washington, Keota, Brighton, Havre, and surrounding areas were mentioned visiting, attending, or sending regards. The column recalls historic sales and local life, including an old Birney family reference and remarks on Ohio flood relief.
Gilbert describes farm operations on icy ground while noting 51 cattle stand ready at feed banks. Leo C Mangold of Ainsworth and his wife visit daily, with Larry Colton of Columbus Junction praising the newspaper. D G Beenblossom from Ainsworth stores pork, renders lard, and is noted as an expert. Clarence Jackson requests three months more of magazines.
Aton Kauffman and partner run a neat for rent ad while Alva Beenblossom visits Des Moines. After being stalled without chains, Jake Minick and Walter Hartman provided a kind list and spoke warmly, bringing tears to some listeners.
The City feed yard hosts a weekly community sale attracting about 500 attendees from twelve towns. Buyers came from Bonaparte Iowa and Burlington Illinois. total receipts reached 3300 dollars as participants from Burlington Wellman Keota Muscatine and other communities bid actively.
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