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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1931
Page
2
Chicago receipts show hogs 13 000 with direct 2 000 and cattle 7 000. Hogs mostly up 10 cents with prices 6 75 to 7 55, heavier weights up to 7 65. Cattle ranges include steers 7 00 to 8 75 for good and choice, cows 3 25 to 6 50, vealers up to 8 50, with stockers 5 50 to 7 00. Sheep and lambs show slight gains in places. Slaughter sheep details incomplete.
Market notes list lamb categories with weight ranges and prices from 91 to 150 pounds. Medium to good quality lambs command 7.25 to 8.00 per hundredweight, common grades 5.50 to 7.25, ewes 90 to 150 pounds priced 4.00 to 5.50. Feeding lambs 50 to 75 pounds bring 1.50 to 3.25 per unit.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 7 plants in Interior Town and southern Minnesota totaled 13 800 for the 24 hours ending 8 a m today, down from 15 400 last week. Prices ranged by weight with good and choice hogs quoted from 5 15 to 6 90, sows stronger, lights and pigs also noted, bulk trade based on shipper weights with typical shipping point exclusions.
Open high low and close values for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and Lard futures across July September and December contracts. The data shows mixed moves with July and September positions for Wheat and Corn, oats and rye fluctuating within narrow bands and lard showing cross contracts with notable price points.
Chicago cash grain closes show wheat mixed with slight gains and assorted corn prices across grades. Prices include wheat at 6514 to 654, corn ranges from 6114 to 67 in various yellow grades, reflecting modest shifts in bid prices.
The notes show corn prices at 2 white 62 with several fractions and percentages, oats at 2 white 2814 and 3 white 28, barley 38 to 52, rye none, timothy 500 to 650, clover 1250 to 2000, and other figures varying widely across items.
The Toledo market reports Clover domestic prime old 13.50 prime new 13.75 prime choice new 14.00 prime choice old 13.75 with October 13.75 and December 14.00. Alsike cash 13.00 and timothy hay per cwt 1.25.
Grain receipts totaled 95 cars of wheat 78 cars of corn and 6 cars of oats reported in a brief market update.
Chicago markets show steady receipts across items with varied weights. Butter prices ease as receipts reach 19 328 pounds with 22 to 23 percent firsts. Poultry demand remains strong with multiple categories listed and broiler weights tracked.
Mrs Emily B McConaughey 96, of 977 West Fifth Street Winona died from the intense heat last night after illness began Monday. Survived by son F B McConaughey and daughter Mrs H A Risser with two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 4 pm at the home conducted by Rev N A Risser. Burial Woodlawn cemetery. The heat wave that hit 106 degrees caused sixteen deaths in two days and many local elderly residents were affected.
Crawfordsville July 7 reports the birth of a daughter at Washington county hospital to Mr and Mrs Walden Smith. Relatives announce the marriage of Elizabeth J Manners to Lester D Lewis in Chicago on July 3 at Fourth Presbyterian church. The bride previously worked as a stenographer in Chicago. Also noted are local visits by Bert Orris and Mary White and the 2nd anniversary of the Kossuth church attended by George Yeager and D B Twinam.
Mrs Minnie Cushman found a giant moose on her back porch in Newcastle Maine nibbling from a garbage pail. The visitor lounged for several minutes before strolling away.
A cavein in a pipeline ditch near Oskaloosa yesterday trapped three men for 90 minutes. They were recovered and taken to a local hospital where recovery is expected. Injured were Eli Cikaia Nick Sazie and Ross Betito.
Des Moines July 8 report notes Iowa has 217 sewage treatment plants, second only to Pennsylvania in total plants. Most Iowa facilities serve small towns, yielding low per capita coverage though the state leads in plant count. Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota have far fewer plants but different per capita rankings.
Advocates of the Use More Butter program say local butter consumption will boost farmer revenue. Led by the National Dairy Council in Chicago and Harold Hayes of Reister Creamery, the campaign urges buying locally produced butter to effect regional gains.
Griggs and Ilo Eyestone visited relatives in Cedar Falls over the weekend. Many neighbors attended family gatherings at various homes including the Fuhr, Knapp, Shebeck, and McBeth households. Oats in shock saving noted, and a Stewhall social club ice cream social drew 46 attendees amid Fourth of July events.
Mrs Ruth McElroy and Verle head to Yellowstone for vacation. Mrs Josephine Sommer Stock of Ft Gibson Oklahoma attends funeral of Peter Sommer. Locals Worrest McNeill and Junior Hamil visit camp Tecumseh near Riverside. Wo Ho McCall improves after illness. Mrs W G Robertson and son Henry visit from Columbine City and return Mrs Hull and Miss Van Worn. Mr Noonan of Washington and Mr McCoy of Waterloo visit relatives. Miss Alice Sweet returns from Mt Pleasant. Mrs Reaney of Ainsworth was a visitor yesterday.
The Journal highlights community updates from its subscription representative detailing local activities, reader outreach, and service changes. Readers learn about delivery areas, subscription options, and upcoming events shaping neighborhood connectedness.
Alvin C. Hasty of the Eve ning Journal visits town while Karl Nasty and Mrs. Hasty recover from recent misfortunes. Miss Mable Livingston travels via California with friendly rests, Lyle Spencer and mother return to Rock Island, and T. J. Easter shows a 19th century Elgin watch. R. M. Anderson sale in Crawfordsville draws buyers from multiple towns amid hard times.
The report lists buyers including Mr. and Mrs. Noonan of Washington and Rev. and Mrs. Porter among others in Crawfordsville during a sale day. It notes Charley Rogers harvesting on Monday July 6 and Bill Henss aiding on the Ahrens farm, with a Kentucky man praised for town farming. A colored woman jokes about fitting a collar, and local figures Bob Gordon and R. C. McCleery are mentioned with their health and shopping notes. The piece cites strong town commerce, ice cream sales, and a subscription gift linked to Iowa and Illinois households.
A Greyhound bus overturned in a deep roadside ditch near Leon late yesterday injuring eight people who were all expected to recover. The victims include Mrs. OM Shroever of Minneapolis and several others from Des Moines Kansas City and Onaga. The driver B. Bogard reportedly swerved to avoid two cattle on the highway.
Moscow reports Stalin backed reforms to boost profits and efficiency including credit reform, higher wages for skilled workers, expanded initiative for peasants, centralized management, and a shift from a five day week. Officials stressed no change in core plan but a push to rationalize production.
The city council of Washington Iowa will meet August 1 1931 at 7 30 p m in Council Chamber. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate at the hearing.
In Des Moines a jury verdict holds near beer does not violate state law. John B. Hammond announces an appeal after 1 271 cases are returned to Charles Stewitt and Sons. Prohibitionists rally opposition as county officials note Hammond bears his own fight costs.
Miss Wilma Sehrier and Miss Dorothy Demery, customers and employee respectively, were in a third floor beauty parlor room surrounded by permanent wave apparatus. They feared permanent confinement until the fire department responded with ladders and rescuers, ending the incident.
Mary Brown of Mt Pleas ant visits sister Mrs J W Hubbard. Pearl Kremer from Monmouth weekend at Fred M Cutcomb home Concord township. Concord charity circle meets with Mrs Walter Thompson. RoeL Clark family visiting Robert Reaney and Charles Clark homes. Mr Clark spent weekend here. Paul Scott family and George Anderson family visit J Carson Duanean home. W M B class to meet with Miss Anta Donean and Mrs Nevada Acheson. Annual heart and chest clinic in Wapello High School Thursday at 1 pm funded by Longina county medical association health seal sales. Clinic free to county residents via physician referral. led by Dr John Peck, Iowa Tuberculosis Association president. Fire escape at rear of building. residents rescued themselves.
A bull snake measuring two and a half feet crawled through a feeder hole at the Southern Hatchery in Phoenix and devoured a week old chicken. The snake could not retreat due to a large bulge in its belly and died as a result.
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