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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1939
Page
9
Local column records multiple gatherings and visits in Shiloh and nearby towns. Families including Caldwells, Landau, Van Nostran, Sigafoose, Blair, Walker, Simmons, and Schoonover welcomed relatives and friends for anniversaries, fish fries, and weekend visits. Names and places frequent the narrative.
Richard Schoebelen, a Washington county stockman near River side, sold 17 head averaging 1272 pounds at 10.15 per cwt at the Chicago Stock Yards. The midweek high was 7.50 per cwt, the top price since April. Mr and Mrs Lester Blick and baby visited Joe Amline on her birthday.
A weekly sale event at the Mer Negus Sale barn near Columbus Junction features Shorthorn breeders. The Journal notes a sale date column listing every Wednesday with prices and participating breeders in South Fasctern Iowa.
Reader letters from Warren Watkins in Canada describe cool nights and rain, while Washington Iowa receives attention for its Whisker and Bonnet Club events. The column mentions locals sending journals, farm activities, harvests, and social visits, with several names and places including Keota, Brighton, Dublin, and Washington.
Wellman notes list visits from L W Blackwell Darwin Hicks Floyd Griffith Henry Berger Frank Frity to Des Moines. Washington visitors Wetrich Eckhardt. Mt Vernon trip for Mrs Russell Winegarden and children. Flem ing and Herr families weekend in Renwick and parental homes. Wirtz relatives visit. Detroit visitors Lyall Smith and family. North English and Iowa City day trips. Cedar Falls ties. Mexico Missouri traveler Will fuish attends funeral of Fred Rush in Ainsworth via Keith Adame family.
Grave side services were held at Riverside cemetery for Harvey Holtz 64 born 1875 Solon Iowa later Riverside resident. He died Tuesday at his son Dr H Everett Holtzs home in Dallas Texas. Rev R B Meckvoy of Trinity Episcopal Church officiated. He married Mine Winfred Hunter about 35 years ago.
Market totals for the week show hogs steady to modestly higher with 160 to 240 lb pigs up 16 to 25 cents. Heavier hogs mainly steady to 15 cents higher. Cattle values mix with steers and yearlings mostly steady. good 1100 lb plus down 26 cents, other classes weaker. Vealers top at 10.00, slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep nominal with spring lambs weaker to 28 cents lower, springers up to 16.40, old crop clipped lambs near 8.99.
Chicago market update shows mixed corn and oats quotes with ranges for white oats. The text lists several classes of oats with varying percentages and notes general price movements across specified lots.
Chicago July 1 4 UP Produce: Begs Market steady receipts 19 997 cases.
Joseph Rak Jr 14 of Pxline Iowa died in a Riverside hospital after a bicycle crash two days earlier. He was struck in the abdomen by the handlebar when he hit a rock, an internal injury causing his death. He is survived by his father John Rak and a sister, and was visiting Riverside at the time of the accident. Casket bearers included Cummings Lima Younkin and others.
Crawfordsville July 1 Chapter L TTT held its annual breakfast at 6 30 Thursday morning at Saunders Park Mt Pleasant. Attendees included Gladys Paisley Kahoka Isadore Bogle Lucile DeVarman Maxine Miller Rosamond Shellman Doris Cherryholmes Arlene Fletcher Henrietta Howell Florence White Isabelle Piper Helen Huston Grace Robe Hildreth Coates and Lillian Maxwell.
Ambo y reports a death in the Adams family prompts Mrs John Adams to Colorado. Social rounds include Brock reunion at Sunset Park Washington, Elizabeth Dea class picnic at Iowa City park, Emmet Frame family dinner at Sunset Park, and visits among Frame, Berry, Cooper, McConahey, Smith, Witting, Stirling, Dowell, Whiteman, Townsend, Stewart, White families. Rodger Colturat attended Tom Reaney funeral in Waterloo. Marilyn Mouser visits sister Will Roberts.
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