Hog receipts and price quotations move in Iowa Minnesota
Des Moines reports combined hog receipts at 21 yards and plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 17 000 for the 24 hours ending 8:00 a m up from 16 000 a week ago and 8 800 a year earlier Prices vary by weight from 3 60 to 4 30 for various light to heavy categories with pigs and packing sows also listed Quoted prices exclude shipping point weight and reflect bulk transactions
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Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Minnesota
Chicago Livestock Markets Steady to Strong on July 20
Hog bids eased with light weights at 4.65 to 4.75, 18 000 hogs on offer. Cattle receipts around 6 000, market steady to strong as cows and heifers firmed. Feeder prices held, good lambs quoted 6.09 to 6.50 with beef steer options near 90 dollars.
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Chicago
Barly P
Market Prices For Livestock Category Reported
9.50 for cattle and sheep market figures. butchers ranges show heifers 5.00 to 6.00, cows 2.76 to 6.00, bulk 2.75 to 4.00, calves 4.00 to 6.00, feeders 4.25 to 6.00. Stockers list steers 4.00 to 6.60, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.00. Sheep section notes 11,000 head steady with lambs 5.50 to 6.50, common 4.00 to 5.00, yearlings 4.00 to 4.75, feeders 3.25 to 3.75, ewee 1.00 to 2.50.
Chicago dairy and poultry pricing and lots data in 1939 report
The item lists butter production and packaging ranges, creamery extras, firsts and specials, cases on beg and current stocks, and fresh vs dirty categories. It then details cheese varieties with percentages, live poultry figures including turkeys hens and roosters, ducks and geese pricing, and potatoes shipments and conditions across Missouri Kansas Virginia regions.
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Chicago
Tl S
Missouri Cobblers
Kansas Cobblers
Virginia
Chicago Seed Market Prices Displayed
Seed market report from Chicago dated July 20 shows red clover priced from fair to good 7.50 to 9.50. choice 10.00 to 11.66. fancy 12.00 to 13.00. sweet clover 3 percent. Alsike 6.50 to 8.66. Timothy listed as good 2.75. choice 2.85. fancy 3.09.
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Chicago
Timothy Good
Grain Receipts Report Mixed Wheat Ear Counts
Grain receipts show Wheat 171 ears, Corn 123 ears, and Oats 195 ears recorded. The figures indicate a small harvest tally with cereal types listed in order.
Chicago Grain Market Summary
Grain table from Chicago shows wheat July values at 45 to 46 percent with close around 45 percent. Sept contracts display 48 percent highs and 47 percent lows with a close near 47 percent.
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Chicago
Owen High
Grain Futures Summary From Mixed July to December Quotes
The notes list corn oats and rye futures with varied percentages across months including July September December and December. There are multiple figures like 81 percent 130 percent 317 percent and 84 percent. Dee figures appear but lack clear context or prices.
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report July Market Update
Chicago price report shows bid quotes for wheat at 1 red 48 and 2 red 48 percent, with 1 hard 49 and 2 hard 48. Corn at 1 yellow 33 and 2 yellow 33, oats mixed through 19 with white 17 to 19, rye none, barley at 37.
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Chicago
Death of Devoner Enoch at 80 and threshing explosion report
Devoner Enoch, age 80, resident of this area for ten years, died Monday night at his home near Gladwin after a short illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at the Gladwin Methodist Episcopal church, with burial in Boston cemetery. Surviving are his widow Kate, a daughter, a grandson, and a sister in Davenport. An explosion wrecked a threshing machine on the L. H. Hildebrand farm between Columbus Junction and Letts, injuring none as workers escaped just before the blast. The cause remains undetermined.
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Columbus Junction
Devoner Enoch
Gladwin
Gladwin Methodist Church
W. A. Lamp
Boston
Enoch
Davenport
Iowa State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Lome
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Kate Devore Enoch
W. W. Dalby
Enoch Daly
Margaret Harmen
William Furnas
L. H. Hildebrand
Here
Letts
Messrs
Furnas
Hildebrand
Ralph McCleary
Howard Green
Cubs Gain Half Game On Pirates In Tight National League Race
Baseball roundup from New York on July 20 notes the Pirates led the league but are damaged by injuries as the Cubs win key games. Swift earns his tenth win as Chicago defeats New York 6 4 aided by a double play and sharp defense. Ferrell tallies a 17th win for Cleveland with a shutout against Boston. Dazzy Vance stifles St Louis as the Reds struggle to score.
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Chicago Cubs
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Phillies
Chicago
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Corsairs
Hornsby
Swift
Bill Swift
Philadelphia
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Woody English
Len Warneke
New York Giants
Jimmy Foxx
Homer
Grove
Mr. Farnshaw
Athletics
St. Louis Brownies
Oiney Reds
Ed Brandt
Boston
Local Social Notes and Area Activities in Columbus Junction
Sunday gathering at W. H. Foster home near Muscatine marked Mr Foster’s fifth birthday. Mrs Blanche McBride of Chicago visited the Van Vliets. Underground cable work underway in north Columbus Junction by Iowa Illinois Telephone. Eldred Hoben, former University of Oklahoma student, visits near Gladwin. Peter Hascher and son Paul visit relatives in Concord township. Mrs Ronald Hurr of Chicago returned home after visiting her Lewis parents. Rev. Richmond of Des Moines spoke on the Iowa Anti Saloon League at the Methodist church. Miss Wilma Masonholder of Davenport visited her parents Masonholders. Mrs Ora Wilton of Garden City Kansas returned home after visiting W E Diller. Mr and Mrs James Wier and Bertha Cole of Beloit visited Mrs A H Parsons and Roy. Columbus Junction band gave a park concert at Grandview Tuesday. Miss Veda Gipple to entertain L M Pour-Hi girl club July 22 in Columbus City township. Ice cream social at W Fullerton home. A kittenball game played between Shellbark and Tennessee teams.
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Muscatine
Foster
Blanche McBride
Chicago
M van Vliet
Columbus Junction
Iowa-Illinois Telephone
Eldred Hoben
University of Oklahoma
Gladwin
Peter Hascher
Paul
Mapleton
Minn
Concord Township
Ronald Hurr
J Lewis
Richmond
Des Moines
Iowa Anti Saloon League
Wilma Masonholder
Davenport
George Masonholder
Ora Wilton
Garden City
Kansas
W. E. Diller
Fredonia
James Wier
Bertha Cole
Beloit
A Hi Parsons
Roy
Grandview
Veda Gipple
Columbus City Township
the & W. Fullerton
Shellbark
Tennessee
Westminster Hall Roof Beams Replaced After Long Life
The article notes wood endures longer than iron and steel under suitable conditions as rust harms metal more than rot harms wood. It mentions Westminster Hall in London replacing its wood roof beams after about a thousand years of service.
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Westminster Hall
London
Coal Designations and Carbon Content Terms
A historic note defines coal varieties by carbon content describing rock slate bone and coal. It classifies pieces with under 40 percent carbon as slate from 40 to 65 percent as bone and over 65 percent as coal noting commercially pure coal burns to light white ash and remains light and bulky.
News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities
Local brief highlights from nearby towns compiled by the Journal’s Subscription Representative include civic updates, upcoming events, and small notices about community groups, schools, and public happenings from surrounding districts.
Washington area notes bustle over corn and pageant plans
July 20 reports show Tom Simpson shelled five hundred bushels near Washington for Dougherty farm. A large turnout attended Marion Denison's funeral. George Washington pageant promos boost booster trip to Wellman Kalona Riverside and Ainsworth with many visitors from Bright on Ames and other towns. Local residents swap updates as preparations for the pageant continue.
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Tom Simpson
Washington
Dougherty Farm
Wellman, Kalona
Riverside
Ainsworth
Warden Lawes Views Spark Controversy at Prisons
The warden has voiced unpopular opinions that have gained traction due to his perceived sincerity and intelligence. Critics argue his stance influences policy and staff attitudes within the prison system.
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Warden Lawes
New Books at Library Lone New Fiction Bundles
A Washington public library list outlines dozens of new books across genres. Fiction by Jane Abbott and Gilbert Collins sits beside histories, travel guides, and studies, including works by Cronin, Deeping, Kerr, and Kaye-Smith, plus guides on bulbs, chrysanthemums, and contract bridge.
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Washington Public Library
Jane Abbott
Gerry August
Buck
Gilbert Collins
Brambles
A. J. Cronin
Elmer Davis
Whiie Warwick Deeping
G. L. Hit
Happiness Hill
G. M Johnson
Trouble
Kaneh
Sophia Kerr
S. Kaye-Smith
Summer Holi
Iowa Republicans Nominate and Adopt Platform at State Convention
The Iowa Republican convention elected Homer Stephens as state chairman and named new committee members. Delegates praised Governor Hoover, praised the president’s leadership, and adopted a platform backing farm relief plans and expecting a Republican victory in November.
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Homer
America
Turner
Hoover
John Crose
Newton
Dickinson
Field
Feder
Republican Iowa Convention Sets Platform and Electors
The Iowa Republican convention endorses tariff goals for farm commodity costs, tax cuts, and prohibition enforcement. It approves 11 presidential electors led by Col. Wilson and names party officers including a treasurer and secretary to be chosen later.
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Prohibition
Republican Party of
Iowa
Keynoter Cross
American Musings on Shirt Design and Craftsmanship
A brief exchange notes contrasts between American and English habits in clothing and carpentry. It asks who started the shirt worn as a coat and observes varying handling of garments, planes, and bodies, concluding with a claim that Americans know how to do things better.
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Oliver Herford
Nasby term tied to postmaster origins in 19th century satire
The name Nasby used for postmasters likely derives from David Ross Locke who wrote as Petroleum V. Nasby. Between 1860 and 1880 his political satires critiqued political appointments including postmasters.
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David Ross Locke
Petroleum V. Nasby
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