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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1935
Page
7
Chicago markets show hogs active and higher with 13 000 head noted of which 3 000 direct and cattle receipts estimated at 11 000 Wednesday. Better grade fed steers and yearlings dominate the run with prices firm and vealers strong. Sheep and lambs mixed with fat lambs slow while eggs butter and produce print steady and corn futures quoted.
Prices paid for dairy and poultry items at local markets through Co W and Reister include buttercream sour cream and various egg and poultry products. Listings show per pound and per dozen rates for hens springs roosters and eggs with multiple weight and size categories.
Iowa State College committee on rural electrification reports farmers hesitate to buy electrical equipment, hindering rural power expansion. Lighting is the primary use, with pumping, farm motors, and other uses following. A $4 million state share from the federal works program could fund broader access, if Iowa qualifies. Plans consider federal, state, cooperatives, and utility administration options.
The writer recalls a wish to simplify life and return to playing the old banjo rather than having people constantly pick on one another.
The note reports July 9 visits and farm activity including W. R. Gamon selling ad space, neighbors Ode and Ferguson at the Henshaw home in Winfield, Mrs. Norton’s health, Charley Breitenbach’s tomatoes, hay baling by John Miller, and tractor plowing on the Bell farm with several locals noted. It mentions Charley’s family, Elmer Guenther’s greeting, and shorthorn cows calving on pasture.
A rambling home scene notes a missing journal book and lack of receipts but things go on. Fred Coakley haying faces accusations of endangering chickens. Charley Coffman is shown tied to a garden plow and restless. Helen Swanson, aged eight, looks older than her years. The piece thanks the Chester R.1 family for a subscription amid chatter about reading and schooling.
John Nickerson milks eight cows and plows corn late into the evening. Howard McCall cuts rye and alfalfa yields near three loads per acre as harvest approaches. Charley Johnson and others north of West Chester busy with cows while neighbors grind through hay and corn. Ranchers report good crops, family gatherings in Valley Junction, and incidents from fieldwork including a boy injured by rope and a garden thriving with beans and roses.
Bids for construction of the dam across the Mississippi at Eagle Point in Dubuque Iowa will close on July 24. The project will be built with government locks and is expected to start about September 1. Estimated dam cost is 6 000 000 dollars and the locks are nearing completion at about 1 500 000 dollars.
The advertisement offers a simple model with various fabrics including cravat prints and gingham plaids. It lists Style No 968 in sizes 16 to 44 bust, requires 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch material for size. The Summer Fashion Book is 10 cents and pattern stamps or coins are accepted. Pattern Mail Address Mohawk Building New York City.
The League of the Sacred Heart at St Marys church will hold a social next Thursday evening on the church grounds. Committees include Refreshment stand led by Griffin Green Schmidt Knebel Kueneman, Bingo led by Heitzman Rose Dautremont Kiefer Vonard, Buneco games led by Heitz man Pogge. Entertainment features card games bingo and banco starting at 6 pm.
The Iowa motor vehicle department plans to select 60 highway patrolmen from about 70 candidates at Camp Dodge with the date undisclosed. Training and equipment purchases including 39 cars and 19 motorcycles proceed, with radio equipment tests and five broadcasting stations planned for the bureau. The patrol will focus on traffic control and may pursue bank robbers across Council Bluffs, Omaha, and southward.
In Council Bluffs Iowa a U S Army engineers project deflects the Missouri River beneath the South Omaha to Council Bluffs span. The lengthened bend shifts Old Muddy about a quarter mile toward the west, aided by dikes and pilings. The bridge opens for traffic aiding Southwest Iowa farmers and truckers.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M meets first Friday monthly. Officers Bey and Yard listed. Train timetable shows Golden State Limited at 3:13 AM, Apache at 4:28 PM, No 1 at 11:56 PM, No 11 local at 11:35 AM, No 81 local freight 12:30 PM, No 430 mixed 7:15 PM, and other daily or Sunday exceptions. Notes explain stops for California passengers and county seats and Brighton Fairfield Eldon Belknap Centerville Seymour Allerton Princeton Spickards and Liberty. Local agents Goodlander and McKay listed with daily services and additional trains westbound and southwest limited with times.
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