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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1931
Page
2
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants for 48 hours ended today totaled 29 700, down from 36 800 a week earlier. Prices ranged by weight from 140 to 350 pounds with light weights cited at 6.15 to 6.65 dollars and heavier categories up to 6.80 dollars for good and choice. pigs and sows included with separate brackets.
Chicago Livestock market update shows hog receipts 30,000 with direct 8,000. Hog prices mostly 7.40 to 7.55 for 170 to 220 lbs. sows 4.50 to 5.00. Cattle receipts 19,000 with varied steer and yearling pricing. slaughter steers 6.76 to 8.75 for 1100-1500 lbs. Sheep receipts 18,000 with native lambs 7.00 to 7.35 and feeding lambs 1.25 to 2.75 per pound.
Chicago television update notes market steadiness with continued receipts and stable prices. Bees referenced as a note in market summaries without further details.
The report lists 28 591 cases with extra firsts and percentages for meats and dairy. Butter receipts reach 22 176 tubs with extras and varying firsts and seconds. Poultry markets are firm with diverse counts for fowls ducks geese and birds including turkeys and broilers. Potatoes show arrivals 182 and shipments 141 with regional notes Alabama Oklahoma Virginia North Carolina and Virginia cobblers cited.
Grain receipts listed 512 cars of wheat 208 cars of corn and 15 cars of oats. The totals reflect yard stock and movement through the railroad freight common carrier. No further context provided.
Grain market report from Chicago shows mixed moves across wheat corn rye oats and rye futures. July contracts edge around mid range with September and December futures reflecting small gains and losses as traders weigh supply demand and weather factors.
Cash grain summary for Chicago on July 6 shows Wheat at 53 to 58 with several grades listed, Corn mixed ranges from 58% to 69%, Oats at 27 to 28, Rye none, Barley from 58 to 63, Timothy 5.50 to 6.75, Clover 12.00 to 19.00.
Toledo market notes list seed prices for Clover domestic prime, prime old, prime new, and prime choice with monthly figures from July through December. Alsike cash and Timothy hay prices per hundredweight are also shown, including a hay rate of 1.25 per cwt.
A Richmond area note lists Fayette County Ohio emigrants to Richmond from 1838 to 1855. Included are Levi Arnold and family and John, among others, documented in a late Record Republican issue via I W Arnold.
The article notes many English River two pioneers buried in Richmond cemetery with an 1841 earliest grave, praises Frank McCombs for cemetery upkeep, and mentions long-time residents Wenzel Belka and Frank Neydiley in frail health. It also lists upcoming social club events at Sunset Park and meetings of local garden and women’s groups.
There will be no meeting of the Walnut Women’s Club during July. The text mentions an upcoming meeting on July 1 and references names John Winga and K. of, as well as a work in second rank phrase, but the readable portion confirms the July cancellation.
The regular meeting of the Py thian Sisters will be held Tuesday evening at the K P hall. By order of M E C.
Eureka Ladies Aid and MBE church Ladies will meet Wednesday afternoon July 8 at the homes of Mrs. Charlie McKay and Mrs. W. Chester. Kolah Club gathers with Mrs. Kennedy. Jus Us club picnic at Sunset Park. Serving committee named with Mrs. Rittenhouse Grinstead Smith and Coffey. Sunshine Community Club led by Mrs. Wolfe with roll call on My Pet Peeve.
Local items from the Journal’s subscription representative highlight brief notes about nearby towns. Short sketches mention community happenings, small events, and civic updates with a regional flavor.
Fr M Anderson locals auction set for Tuesday July 7 at 1 30 in Crawfordsville hay. West of Washington and now west of Brighton residents mentioned. Townsfolk recall Fourth of July travel and community news with farm products and local buyers heading to markets. obituaries Pete Sommers and hospital updates included.
West Chester residents gathered at Sunset Park on July 4 with groups including Ola Brumback Harold Griggs Ben Holt Theo Poore and families. The American Maids of West Chester hosted a picnic at Sunset Park with Luers Ferguson Coffey Forinach Craig Nevins and Roger families plus Miss Green. Local families and visitors enjoyed park amusements while stores and barbershops closed for the holiday.
A community note highlights Joseph McClelland Wellman's P M 11 years of Methodist S 8 attendance and sickness absence. Mrs Frank Neydley 73 cooks gardens tends 500 chickens milks cows and sells 72 quarts of gooseberries this season. Charley Neydley 78 oversees 450 young turkeys.
Report from Brighton describes Dr M McCreedy taking over as the new local physician. He has offices in the A J Johnson building and a residence at the Lem Guy home, one of Brighton's finest. Two youths from west Brighton, Everett Genkinger and Junior Curtis, were found preparing for the Fourth of July. Everett is John Genkinger’s son.
Reader guidance from the American Red Cross on sunstroke and heat exhaustion. Distinguishes sunstroke as a dangerous, whole body condition requiring rapid cooling and professional care, from heat exhaustion treated with rest, cooling, and fluids. Key advice covers prevention, signs such as red face, dry skin, and rapid pulse, plus step by step cooling methods and when to seek medical help.
Pueblo's Mineral Palace Menagerie acquired a family of five monkeys from a Philadelphia zoological firm in a swap that sent two deer to the Pueblo parks and services office. The exchange was arranged by the city’s zoological commissioner.
Columubus Junction announces a July 11 picnic at Columbus Hautauqua Park for Oneida county Four H boys clubs members with planned afternoon talks sports and recreation. W M A class meets with Miss Anna Duncan. Community visits and family travel noted in local society items.
The Louisa county Four-H girls clubs closed their annual camp at Columbus chautauqua park with a guest day program titled Home Stakers of History written by Mrs. Roscoe Hlinson Letts. Harriet Lieberknecht led as reader with fifty club girls in scenes. Officers were elected and a music memory contest awarded victrolas to top clubs.
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