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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1932
Page
2
Hogs 22 000 head, 10 cents lower, top 6.10, bulk 4.65 to 6.06. Cattle 6 000 steady, calves 2 000 steady, beef steers 4.00 to 9.75, yearlings 7.00 to 9.50, cows 2.75 to 5.25, bulls 2.76 to 4.00, stockers 4.00 to 5.50. Sheep 11 000 steady, lambs 6.00 to 6.75, ewes 1.50 to 2.60. Demand weakened by heat. hogs slow trade. slaughter supply about 6 000 stockers and feeders. calves steady at 60 to tie.
U S D A reports 28 400 hogs received across 21 concentration yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 5 00 A M. Prices mostly 15 to 20 cents lower with various weight classes quoted from about 3 00 to 4 60 per hundredweight and noted shrinkage on long haul shipments.
Chicago reports produce prices with butter at 10 082 tubs creamery and extras 18 to 19 percent, eggs 12 419 cases with fresh graded firsts 33 percent, cheese varied including young Americas 11 percent and brick 11 percent, live poultry and ducks with mixed weights, potatoes 219 cars on track 409, U S shipments from Missouri and Kansas cobblers, and seedwark values for red clover and timothy hay with ranges from 7.50 to 12.59.
Grain receipts list 41 cars of wheat 57 cars of corn and 2 cars of oats. This brief market note records shipment totals by grain type and color.
Grain table lists open high low and percent figures for wheat and rye. Sept and Dec values appear alongside July and other coded entries. Data dense with percentages and month marks, reflecting a historic futures or commodity table.
I Rothschild writes from Deadwood South Dakota about a family trip with the Margolin group. He describes the journey from Rapid City, rail and road views, weather, and areas like Rushmore Mountain Silvian Lake and Needles. He details visits to graves of Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane and others, local rodeos near Belle Fourche and a Kloepfer cavalry display, and a visit to Lead and the Homestake mine with labor conditions and miner benefits.
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat across multiple mix grades around 49 percent, corn mixed large and small lots near 33 percent, oats with white and mixed samples near 19 to 26 percent, rye absent, barley around 38 percent and new at 30. The report lists sample grades and color descriptors for several lots.
In Crawfordsville on Tuesday forty eight ladies attended a Willing Workers meeting at the Presbyterian church. A patriotic pageant America Befriend featured characters such as Humanity, America, Light, Liberty and Pioneer Spirit with Mrs Lee Walker in charge of the business meeting. A children’s group wore costumes and Uncle Sam’s children appeared. A luncheon followed served by local women.
Journal’s subscription representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Snippets cover local events, arrivals, visits, and community happenings with concise notes and names of residents and organizations involved.
A Wednesday in Washington sees A J Johnson Lem Guy of Brighton Henry Sheets of Keota Clyde Huston of Crawford Wilke and Sam Schulty in town with small purchases and chatter. Odd Fellows officers install and dance, with Zeck and Ruebsam briefly shirtless. Miss Esther Wenger near Washington aids sisters and eyes the Worlds Fair in Chicago beginning January first. Nearby Kalona hosts cattle sales at 1:30 with V E Doyle noting the brisk but unsatisfied market.
The letter mentions Kalona ice cream enjoyed on a hot day and reports Ivon Grady with Malta fever, plus road improvements by J E Glick in Washington. It also records a Kalona R4 home visit by Mildred Paul Shada and a travel diary from Amarillo, noting red soil in Red River valley and Oklahoma City sightseeing.
Berkshire and Mrs Orr and Mrs Wells led devotionals with a reading A Ghost of a Gobbler by Jane Berkshire and two vocal solos by Neva Long with piano accompaniment. The committee served chicken salad sandwiches coffee and mints. Thirty four people attended a good crowd for this bury time.
A concise saying notes that proverbs distill wisdom from extensive life lessons. The quote by Cervantes underscores how brief maxims crystallize deep understanding earned over time.
Jean recounts travel by camp life and hitchhiking through Oklahoma City Williams Arizona and New Mexico. She notes a watermelon snack Indian reservations horse riding green grass irrigation and local hospitality. The letter ends with a coda about a camp called Cabin in the Pines and a planned update for readers.
Nye Stephen correspondent reports Edith May Henderson visited at her sister Mrs John Gammon's home last week. James Quinn suffered burns removing a tractor radiator cap Thursday last week and received first aid at D D Stephens home before being taken to Dr Mahin in Ainsworth where he is recovering well. John McFarland worked for Mrs Ella Thompson Monday.
Mr and Mrs Joe Kas returned from Sterling Colorado visiting relatives at the home of Mrs Kas parents Mr and Mrs Harry McCombs. A W Dunn underwent appendicitis operation at home performed by Dr Whitus with nurse Mise Kempf. Artys Flynn of Washington visiting relatives. Mission Sunday school drew a good crowd despite muddy roads. four classes met with Vera Pribyl, Mrs Joe Nayadley, Frank Patterson, and Mrs Adolph Votruba teaching. Pastor Coggeshall to attend next Sunday at 2 pm. Virgil Lintz ill and hospitalized in Iowa City awaiting improvement. Paul Dreekman visiting from Iowa City. Richmond Foresters won the first game of a tournament in Washington and lost the final to Iowa City. Harvesting underway with oats tangled after storms.
Kalona July 15 ladies gathered at Mrs. G. W Beck's home for an all day meeting. They passed the time with fancy work and shared a cafeteria dinner at noon. Visitors included Misses Delia and Desse Louek in Wellman and L. G. Shaver of Iowa City.Mrs Teets of Wellman stayed with her son Gerald.
Mrs Everett Allen and three children of Birmingham Michigan visit at I F Allen home with other relatives from Council Bluffs and Hastings. Frank Prybil and son Wilbur spend Sunday with Joe Kolesick. Elmer Michel family and C G Tilden guests for dinner, plus trips to Washington and Mt Pleasant. Florence Mulligan and Georgia McCleery, former Kalona teachers, join Jennie Britton for a Wednesday evening gathering.
John McMarold, a 36 year old World War II veteran from Edinburgh, Scotland, arrived in Lynn Massachusetts with his fox terrier Jock after a 52000 mile walking journey. In eleven years he has trod all six continents and visited sixty six countries.
Snow cover appears on the Forbidden plateau and Vancouver Island in British Columbia due to numerous micro-scale plants. The report notes widespread white accumulation and links it to local flora.
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