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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market notes for hogs and cattle with mixed prices. Hogs receipts 42,000 and gains of 10 to 15 cents. best packers resisting advance. Cattle receipts 18,000 with beef steers steady to higher. top steer price 14.40, vealers firm around 12.50 to 13.00. Fat lambs active, native lambs 14.00 to 14.25, Idaho lambs about 15.00, ewes 4.60 to 6.75.
Local residents visit relatives and attend reunions in Muscatine Sigourney Ottumwa and Decatur Ill. The group includes Mr and Mrs L W Arnold Harold Mangold Darrel Ross and others with travel to attend the Baker reunion and a rodeo. Several staff change jobs with Raymond Buckley moving to Kansas City to join Oakland Pontiac after Ford work. Feed prices for lambs range stock are listed 11.25 to 13.59 per hundredweight.
Market notes show Chicago cash grain bids with Wheat 3 red around 1.44 percent and 1.47 to 1.48 for hard. Corn ranges from 1.01 to 1.0544 for yellow grades and mixes from 90 to 99 cents. Oats around 47 to 48 cents white, Barley 71 to 75 cents, Rye No 2 at 1.13, Timothy 4.75 to 5.00, Clover 20.00 to 35.00.
The Ainsworth Consolidated School board in Oregon Township Washington County Iowa will meet on July 15 1927 at 8 p m in the school building Taxpayers may be heard for or against the proposed expenditure estimates Alice Pearson district secretary
Obituary for Master Sergeant Isaac Neal of Fort MacArthur detailing his death after leg amputation from a street accident in San Pedro and services in San Pedro and San Francisco. The piece also lists a long roster of local visitors, relatives, and neighbors visiting Crawfordsville for the Fourth of July and mentions local residents arriving home from Cedar Falls, Burlington, and Chicago for the holiday.
On a Saturday morning locals mention Andy Peterson with a young rooster for the fourth, a new Klaxton door bell, and a Journal subscription earned by bravery. The community notes haying, farm moves, town visitors, and a Plum Creek area trip to see Lindbergh Day in St. Louis.
Russell Dennison and son Earl came from Waterloo to spend the Fourth at home with Mrs. Nettie Hahn and Leon. Criz returned to Code Rapids Monday evening. Mrs. Hugh Hanson and daughters Mary and Florence visited Davenport with Miss Alice Spillane, returning Friday. Elizabeth Mellecker and Miss Mary Galhaus visited sister Mary Bernarda in Dubuque. Norbert Dautremont of Cedar Rapids visited relatives from Saturday to Monday. Clement Hanson and Paul Hunt of Davenport stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hanson.
Miss Helen Breese spent the week end at Iowa City with relatives and friends. Sam Elwood of Ames and others visited the area for the Fourth. Dave Livingston, tied to Meridith publications, moves from Des Moines to Chicago with his family and assists from his brother Bill who travels from Harvard to help.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell and family and Miss Ella Dautremont of Burlington visited at the home of Mrs. Mary J. Dautremont this weekend. Mrs. Mary Yeggy of Fort Madison is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Yeggy and others.
Community residents and families from Chicago and area visited homes in Palestine and nearby Kalona. Couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vecha, Mr. and Mrs. C Vondrasek, and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Novy with children called at multiple homes including the Marek Kron and Soukup households.
Ohio State Journal notes a reformer’s belief that the unpardonable sin is clinging to a fixed view. true reform requires readiness to change one’s mind when new evidence warrants it.
Abe Martin reports the Triv County croquet tournament at Skunk Ridge yesterday proved tame. Constable Plum comments on Colonel Lindberg’s youth and a Democrat future as he works to eliminate Smith and McAdoo.
The mirror the crystal and the sword are the three symbols of Japan s imperial house. They are borne before the emperor on all state occasions reflecting ancient tradition and ceremonial protocol.
The memory of past favors fades, while injuries linger and mark the heart.
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