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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market roundup shows hogs receipts 14 0060 with direct 3 000 and mixed gains from 10 to 16 cents. Cattle receipts 11 000 with calves 3 500 and varied shifts across steers cows and heifers. Sheep receipts 15 000 with lambs steady to weak and feeding lambs priced 4.75 to 5.50.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ending 9 A.M. show 13 100 head sold versus 15 800 last week. Prices range from 5.85 to 7.15 per cwt for various weight classes with heavy variation and exclusions noted for shipping point weights and long haul shrinkage.
Market notes show July wheat at 59.38 with mixed daily moves and July corn near 57.1 as traders track high and low ranges. Dec contracts display varied percentages across wheat corn oats with unspecified firming or softening signals amid modest volumes.
Businessowners weigh closing shops at 5 PM with Edna Bridges and Harry Ward expressing mixed views. Spies from Graham Department Store notes initial step, while others suggest trying it out after vacations and noting holiday dates and earnings figures.
Nearly ninety club members, parents, and business people joined the Washington County 4H club tour Friday. Leaders Carl Keck, Paul Gorham, and Joe Wright organized twenty home stops as members showcased purebred and market livestock across breeds including Hereford, Shorthorn, Angus, and Duroc Jersey. The event stressed grade quality and marketing, with egg handling and poultry product quality emphasized for fall livestock shows.
Chicago market report shows firm butter and eggs with large receipts. Poultry prices steady across fowls ducks and turkeys while cheese ranges from 12% to 13%. Potatoes on track with weak market and varied regional deliveries and sacked shipments.
Grain prices listed for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley Timothy and Clover with various lots and price ranges. Wheat ranges include hard and red varieties at mixed percentages. corn shows yellow and white varieties with several price points. oats and timothy and clover also quoted.
In Toledo Ohio on July 15 Clover prices listed 13.50 for prime grade with October 13.5 and December 13.75. Alsike cash 9.25, August 9.25, December 9.50. Timothy hay per cwt 1.25.
Grain receipts show wheat 342 cars, corn 88 cars, and oats 18 cars recorded. The totals reflect transport activity and storage flow.
The quote from Bacon warns that falsehood sullies virtue like impure alloy in gold and silver. It argues truthfulness preserves the integrity of human nature, noting deception may temporarily seem to improve results but damages character.
A brief note from the San Antonio Express states fiction sells cheaply in the nook market while truth maintains its traditional value. The line frames a contrast between fiction and truth in economic terms.
The 4H club girls attend health exams led by Dr H J Frendricks and Miss Hilkea Jacobs with dentist Dr W J Masson assisting. The program is part of the 411 club work and top scorers represent Washington County at the state contest during the Town State fair. Washington County has historically performed well and is expected to again rank highly.
Six 4H club teams met with Miss Helen Swinney last Thursday to refine their canning demonstrations. Each team presented their work and received guidance to improve their demonstrations.
The Walnut 4H club and others showcase demonstrations for the Achievement Day Show on Aur West 11 and 12. Clubs including Northern Stars Fern Chiff and English River present canning and salad making topics while Miss Swinney praises the girls and the Iowa Southern Utilities Company lends a burner stove, boosting 4H county work.
Few producers attended the egg grading meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Attendees say the sessions were worthwhile with many facts on proper egg handling for better quality and safety.
Iowa State College fed heifer calves and steer calves from November purchases on the Sioux City market. Heifers reached market finish after five months and weighed 712 pounds, while steers remained on feed for eight months. Culbertson directed the tests with identical rations. Some animals will be slaughtered at the end of the trial for carcass comparisons.
Calendar notes list events from Farm Bureau and 4H clubs. July 21 date for Bee Man agement, August 11 for 4H achievement show, August 12 for 4H club show. Frequent local activities targeted at families and youth.
The article explains airplane noise stems not from the engine but from the propeller tip, vibrating bracing wires, and the rush of air past the wings. It notes the engine is effectively silenced, likening it to quieting on a car.
Former U S Commissioner Arthur G Fisk is sentenced in San Francisco to five years in federal prison and a 2000 dollar fine. Judge A F St Sure notes restitution as part of the sentence.
The article highlights the role of a subscription representative for the Journal, detailing duties in customer outreach, renewals, and service updates. It notes community engagement efforts and the importance of reliable delivery in local readership.
An unusually large crowd gathered at the Sherman funeral home on Tuesday for the funeral of Dave Boyer. The piece notes that Boyer favored morning activities and that the service was held earlier in the day. The column also records local readings, visits, and social notes from residents of Ainsworth and Washington Iowa, with many anecdotes about neighbors, crops, and travel.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel at Waikiki Beach serves as a base for Foxs The Black Camel with director Hamilton MacFadden using gardens and lobbies for scenes. Celebrities like Warner Oland Sally Kilers Dorothy Revier Bela Lugosi appear among guests who act as atmosphere in the Hawaii shoot. The film, a Karl Derr Biggers thriller, is said to surpass Charlie Chan Carries On in realism and suspense.
William S. Davis notes in A Day In Old Rome that Romans pioneered widespread concrete use, asserting they were the first great people to employ the material in general building. The remark highlights Roman engineering influence and practical urban construction.
The world’s deepest oil well and deepest hole are producing near Big Lake in Reagan County Texas. The bore reaches beyond a mile and a half below the surface with a reported depth of 8.52 percent feet.
In India a hard nut is found to ease toothache. locals chew the shell and kernel to relieve pain as a traditional remedy.
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