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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
7
Hogs salable 8,500 with market down about 250 tents overall. Early trade slow but later active. top bids around 21.50 for 170–240 lb hogs, 20.25–21.00 for 250–280 lb, 19.50–20.25 for 290–320 lb, and 17.75–19.00 for 340–425 lb butchers. Sows under 400 lb quoted 17.00–18.25, some 18.50 for 425–475 lb, 14.75–16.50 for 500–600 lb.
Grain figures for July 1961 show mixed futures for Corn Oats and Soybeans with July and September quotes. Soybeans trade around 221 to 224 on July contracts and near 199 to 200 for November and December options amidst market fluctuations.
Charlie Ward of Ollie and Clarene Bond of near Hopewell visited Sunday afternoon at the George Bond home. Mrs. Bales is improving slowly. Families including Waldo Miller, Crawford, and several children attended the rural eighth grade commencement on May 26 in Washington. Bernard Greiner called at the Clarence Weber home Sunday afternoon.
Dennis Miller helped Val Crawford celebrate his birthday Saturday. June and May visits abound as Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Farrier spent Sunday at the Arthur Long home. Omar Crawford and Mrs Crawford visited cemeteries in Richland and called on Harold Allen and Kermit Ward with Mrs Crawford's father Pete Bond. Peggy Crawford stayed with grandparents George and Peggy Crawford. Tim es children LeRoy and Dennis, ages nine and ten, boast near perfect attendance in five years since kindergarten. A Oklahoma trip took Ernest VanSickle, Bill Vansickle and families to relatives. Robert Sheets visited with sister-in-law George Wright. Duane Crawford, son of Omer Crawford, graduated among SY rural eighth-graders at Washington May 26 with Pat Penwy, Billie Crawford and Dennis Miller singing in the choir. The Crawford family later visited George Bond. Cl oyce Tinnes and children called on Waldo Miller. Mrs Waldo Miller and Dennis spent time with Dale Dunbar and children, and Mrs Dunbar shopped in Washington. Joel and Jerome Sheets stayed with Ed Welscher near Keota Monday to Thursday. Dale Dunbar and family joined Waldo Miller and Bernard Greiner family Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Denny, Lyle, Judy and Linda visited Mrs Henry Sheets as the Sheets couple drives a brand new Chrysler.
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