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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1938
Page
7
Prices paid Wednesday for dairy and poultry entries from local markets list cream 26 cents per pound sour cream 22 to 26 cents per pound eggs 14 cents per dozen. Poultry includes Leghorn hens and roosters with varying weights and delivery rates. damaged birds and undersized stock valued at reduced rates.
A dated column lists weekly livestock auctions and sale sites. Entries include Mrs Zoe Carter near South 4th Avenue Washington and the Busby building near Milkee yards with weekly sales on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays at multiple locations.
Des Moines report states WPA administrator George Keller was advised that salaries of supervisory and administrative WPA employees must not be increased until further notice. The order came from Harry L.
Robert M. Murray, 93, Cass county's last Civil War veterans, died after a long illness in Atlantic. Murray served nine years as Cass County auditor and four years as Massena mayor. He fought in battles with Union forces under Major General John A Logan. survived by widow and six children.
London dispatches say Viscount Runciman, famed in shipping and banking, could mediate the Czech Sudeten question as Britain seeks a quiet path before Prague debates the minorities statute. Sudeten leader Konrad Henlein opposes the statute. Runciman’s wife was Katherine Garrison of New York.
July update from E L Breitenbach and family on Washington Route 3 details varied fruit trees some dying others thriving. Neighbor Roy Havel and family reside on the former Stryker Place as D H Kleese reports threshing complete and Walter Harras tends fine potatoes. New Haven church ladies serve dinners daily while A A Richardson and Lee Gordon move hay as a storm approaches.
Journal Subscription Representative D F Macon reports brief items from nearby communities. Reads as a column of short notes on local happenings, people and events across towns.
W E Page reports large noisy geese on the place while Hol Vittitee has just gathered a grain field and moved on. Margaret Keyser and helper report their R4 crop looking fine.
The Riches plan a stylish residence described as a fine house on the R. E. property. Ralph Wag coners is noted as preparing for the project with expectations of an attractive dwelling.
Ames Iowa July 27 Extension Service publishes Buying and Feeding Lambs a bulletin sharing feeder experiences and feeding experiment results from Iowa Illinois and other stations. It covers success factors in fattening lambs including buying judgment feeding methods and rations and tips to reduce death losses. Iowa ranks third in lamb feeding behind Nebraska and Colorado.
Marion Smith reports a combine and oats in use at Lester Macon s farm, which has been sold to Orville Griggs turning it into a fine farm home. J L Banks west of Dublin notes about eight bushels of apricots from one tree but apples are poor this year with many fruit dropping early.
On Curt Wells place near Dublin a machine is threshing and turning out good quality oats and mixed oats and wheat. Nick Tinnes helps at the Wells place and sends in his Evening Journal subscription.
Local columnist L. A. Guy delivers ongoing home news updates from Brighton with thanks to Glen for support and input.
A generation of women at a farm event adopts swimwear inspired by Mother Hubbard and past eras. Now their daughters wear outfits resembling the Jade’s cupboard style, reflecting playful fashion echoes through generations.
Eight year old Donald Brecklehurst visiting the Jay Budlong farm near Titonka attempted to milk a calf. Laughter gave way to alarm when he was found on his back beneath a cow inspecting its underbelly to learn where milk comes from.
Market unevenly steady to 15 cents lower than yesterday with hogs 8,000 direct and 14,000 total. Top hogs 10.15 for 180 to 230 pounds, 9.25 to 9.90 for 240 to 270, 8.50 to 9.00 for 280 to 325, lighter sows 7.75 to 8.15. Cattle receipts 9,000 with calves and beef steers shown, and sheep 6,000 with lambs 9.00 to 9.50 and yearlings 6.50 to 7.75.
Market steady for eggs butter and poultry in Chicago with receipts reported. Eggs show 9,138 cases with extra firsts 21 and firsts 20 percent. butter receipts 19,477 tubes with specials 25 to 26 percent and extra firsts 25 percent. poultry ranges include springers 14 to 18 percent and turkeys 12 to 16 percent.
The report lists mixed corn quality grades for No 1 No 2 No 3 and No 4 categories ranging from 56 to 58 percent, with No 1 yellow and No 3 yellow grades also in the high fifties to near sixty percent. White corn grades No 1 and No 2 run from 58 to 69 percent. A sample carrot estimate cites 226 units.
A writ of execution directs the sale in Washington County Iowa of the life estate held by Mrs Minnie Jarrard McMullen in 28 acres of the SE quarter of Section 36 Township 74 North Range 8 West. The auction is set for August on the courthouse steps with terms cash and proceeds to satisfy the judgment of Mrs J S McElhinney. Sheriff H M Putnam notes the sale in Washington Iowa with Deputy 5 G Kiesey.
Ainsworth men led by Huab Hall and S. G. Sands toured Van Horn Keota and Harper on Friday to study street surfacing prospects for Ainsworth. Local residents and visitors travel during July to attend reunions and visit relatives in Iowa and nearby states.
The term Lent traces to the Anglo Saxon leynte meaning spring as days lengthen. Scholars suggest a connection to old words for lengthening time, reflecting the season of growth and renewal.
Whittaker and Son managers announce a community sale featuring cattle hogs ponies sheep and fresh cows plus heifers steers and boars. Buyers from Davenport expected for fat lambs other items include posts furniture and miscellaneous farm goods.
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