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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
2
Chicago livestock market report cites 16 000 hogs with varied classes and prices from 5.00 to 7.90 per hundredweight. Cattle and calves totals about 7 000 and 2 500 with government lots noted. prices span widely from 4.00 to 18.66 for different weights and grades. Stockers and feeders also show firm ranges around 6 to 8 per hundred.
Indications steady on straight good and choice lambs. Slaughter lambs show 90 lb down good and choice 8.15 to 9.10, common and medium 6.75 to 8.26. Owes 90 to 150 lb good and choice 3.75 to 5.25, common and medium 3.25 to 4.25. Freeding lambs feeding lambs 50 to 75 lbs good and choice 6.50 to 7.35.
Chicago on January 31 reports easy egg market with 3 908 cases receipts and mixed grade breakdowns. Butter market firm with 4 919 tubs receipts and high grade share. Poultry steady with varied receipts and price ranges for fowls turkeys ducks and other poultry. Potatoes on track with 297 arrivals and 840 shipments.
Chicago price list shows corn varieties mixed and yellow and white samples with moisture percentages. No. 4 mixed at 84% and No. 6 white at 89% are noted with No. 3 white 95 to 96 percent and No. 2 yellow 89 percent. receipts total 22 cars.
Ainsworth January 31 report lists A N McAlwain returning from Iowa City to visit relatives, G F Trotter visiting Des Moines, T H Riley calling on friends in Ainsworth, and Denton Simpson ill with pneumonia. Ammond Fullerton visited S D Ross and Orville Thoma. Ten D A P club members answered roll call with hints on curing meat, then held a meeting at Maizie Work's country home with needlework and a one course luncheon.
column by F. Macon reports on nearby towns and events as part of the Journal's subscription feature. discusses local news, civic notes, and community happenings in concise notes aimed at readers along the paper's distribution area.
A Washington visitor staying three north of Valley at Cave Temple near Keota arranged a daily newspaper subscription during the week. He plans multiple reads during his visit and will likely receive local updates from the paper.
Joe B. Snider from south of Titus observed similar conditions and said roads aren’t bad as long as the thaw isn’t rapid. James Poyd of Ainsworth was in town for business and shopping.
Frank Wood of Ainsworth departs to pursue fuller carpentry work building new structures. The move aims to keep him busier this year than ever in his trade.
Lester Macon prominent farmer and cattle raiser hosted a closing out sale 12 miles south of Mt Pleasant. Estimated attendance exceeded five thousand with over two thousand automobiles. Sale began at nine and extended past two with many visitors from Sona and other states including Alex Gillies Bill Sanders and Singmasters from Keota.
An Iowa audit condemns the State Liquor Commission for lax accounting and control systems with unclear responsibilities. It cites delayed audits, cash mismanagement, high premiums, and purchases from favored vendors, plus irregular store sales during the 1934 American Legion convention.
The report describes a large horse sale with a stallion weighing 2300 pounds fetching 455 dollars, followed by another lot at 205 dollars. Attendees included Van Syock and Chamey as auctioneers, plus Fred MekKee of Salem and multiple regional exhibitors from Crawfordsville Wayland Noble Keota Winfield and Mt Pleasant. The writer notes a stop at the Oxford cafe in Mt Pleasant run by Ace Olds.
A 1935 Spencer Iowa letter from H. D. Emry requests an address update for the Journal. He notes current location at 220 West Second Street and signs as a friend. Weather.txt mentions cloudy conditions with a south wind.
Bystanders remark on a large church and its chimes as bells ring loudly. One person asks for louder speech while noting the harmony and beauty of Sech’s music, but the racket drowns out dialogue.
The Evening Journal invites readers to collect three to five Hines from classified ads and create a new humorous ad. Paste the used advertisements on a sheet, underline each source line, and submit with name and address to the ad department. For every accepted entry, participants receive a free STATE THEATRE ticket in the next two weeks.
Notice warns readers that several Chuckle-Ads were discarded because they used only parts of lines. Ad team urges using complete lines as printed to avoid rejection.
A jumble of small ads mentions cash for used items and inquiries to Journal staff. Notes include contact hints for Mrs A H Twinam and Geo L McDaniel and a horse sale by H I Ward Co with Arnold Nicholson of Ainsworth offering prize tickets by mail.
Reverend Wenger and Reverend Hehner attended the county ministerial meeting in Washington on Monday. Mrs Hehner, Mrs Will Anwyl, Mrs Adda McFarland, and Mrs King accompanied Reverend Hehner. Chapter L of T T T met with fourteen present and bridge played. The Legion Auxiliary plans a bake sale next Saturday at 2 PM in Hagle Produce store.
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Peoria Wisconsin based M W Hyland Traey Iowa and John Harland from Booneville Missouri are listed among attendees or associates in a brief trade or business note. The fragment references multiple individuals and locations without additional context.
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