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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1931
Page
2
J A Conyers changes address from 435 West Highth Street Long Beach to 1818 Puasa Claremont California. The notice notes relocation within the state and preserves the new residence details for official records.
Combined hog receipts for 24 hours ended 8:00 A M totaled 17 200 at interior Iowa and southern Minnesota yards with prices mostly steady to higher. Hog prices span light to heavy weights with ranges from 5.15 to 6.75 for various classes, while sheep and lambs sold fully steady with good and choice lambs at 8.00 to 9.00 and ewes 0.76 to 2.50. Receipts included 12 000 sheep and lambs with outlook indicating long haul shipments and weight shrinkage effects on quoted prices.
Chicago cattle and hog markets opened weak with later trade active and steady. Hog receipts 18 000 include 4 000 direct, top 6.60 for 260 380 lb pigs 6.00 to 6.25. sows 4.90 to 6.60. Cattle receipts 11 000 calves 3 000. slaughter steers 7.10 to 9.00, heifers 5.50 to 7.25, yearlings steady to slightly weaker.
Chicago notes up turn in receipts and market strength for potatoes and butter with mixed changes across poultry cheese and fruit. Beef and seafood remain steady as shipments and arrivals adjust, with regional price shifts highlighted in celery and Irish cobblers.
Open high low and close values for wheat corn oats rye and lard listed by month and contract. Prices show July and September spreads with fractional percentages and nominal lard figures.
Cash grain markets in Chicago on July 10 show wheat at 1 hard 80 and 2 hard 78 while corn bids range from 56% to 66 15 for mixed lots and yellow varieties. Oats climb to 28 29 with white grades and rye shows no sales. Timothy and clover values rise seasonally.
Toledo market report lists crop and feed values for June including Clo vey and Alsike hay with futures around 13.50 to 14.00 per unit. Prices show prime old and prime new grades for clovey near 13.75 to 14.00 and hay timothy at 1.25 per ewt.
Grain receipts list Wheat at 35 cars and Corn in ears at 16 cars. Miss Dorothy Dowell returns home for a two week vacation from nurse training at Frances Willard hospital in Chicago.
Community notes from The Journal focus on D F Macon, the subscription representative, with updates on local outreach, subscriber inquiries, delivery routes, and service adjustments affecting residents and businesses. The item emphasizes reader engagement and department coordination.
Journal notes from Washington Tuesday mention the Robertson twins who are hard to tell apart. The column highlights local happenings including Miss Alice Stephens and her mother, sheep farming near the Brighton road, Rock Island trainsman Tom Evans, and a humorous tale about paying for talking.
Burroughs helps care for Earl's father known as Tim Burroughs who is not well. Roy Miller's vicinity reports a brood coop accident killing several chickens. Mrs Miller faces big trials as Roy plows corn nearby with Lloyd Hays guiding three field teams. West Chester hosts free picture shows on Tuesday nights. Foriash fixed to care for trade taking five daily papers to stay informed. Lem Logans team maintains streets with a four horse load while remaining stout. Lem's son Lawrence pursues schooling next year at higher pay. Fred Foriash raises varied chickens west of West Chester. Each child breeds different colors to avoid mixups. At Ralph Robertson’s, brother John helps pick strawberries and enjoys early harvest. Ralph works the fields as strawberries are picked, John shows a fine cattle bunch in the feed lot. Floyd Banks runs a large truck most days and had to turn down business, yet praise for good commerce.
Artford Richardson lives near the Senft home where they pick strawberries on the farm. The big farm shows livestock, growing crops, and a calm scene with Matt Wehr and his family at work. Glenn Martins appears to be fishing though no fish are seen. he stays silent. The narrator notes sighting the sea yesterday and a waving greet.
Washington County 4H members plan two bus tours on June 12 and 17 visiting 47 homes and farms to inspect livestock feed programs for the fall day show. Participants will meet at the farm bureau office at 7 45 a.m. with picnic dinners at New Haven church grounds and McCartney home.
Specialist Ben Stephenson will visit the county June 16 and 16 to talk with farmers who keep farm records. Schedules are being arranged for Monday and Tuesday visits to record keepers including J. A. Spenner Joe Martin H. L Walker KR L Stephens Ralph Zeck Fay Goodwin Carl T Anderson Morton H Emde Charles William Jackson G. L. Dutton and Mrs W C Penningroth to review mid year summaries of farm accounts.
New York society debutante June Collyer leads Jack Oakle in Paramount comedy western Dude Ranch now playing at the Fox theater. It marks her first home studio picture since The Man From Wyoming, after a period under exclusive contracts with other producers. Collyer, granddaughter of Dan Collyer, is a noted figure in Hollywood with her early role in East Side West Side selected by Allen Dwan during a New York visit.
The fragment lists numerous individuals including Ray Sojka K L Stewart Dan Dean Johnson F L Longer F B Klopfenstein Roy Turnip seed A C Larson Peter Jessen R Oldfield W Ltes Clark Bauer Clarence Jackson Milford McCreedy Delbert Maxwell Theodore Meyer I H Feldman and sons B foster Joe Knotek Willard Hlunter James Combs Belle Me Creedy Walter A. Anderson Earl Erb Marvin Matthes Karl Galloway Delbert Darnell Mel ford Anderson Fred Palmer Tappan Johnson W H Jess Ray Cummings Norval Vlynn Walter Longer and Hollis Whiting.
W R Whitfield of Iowa State College extension service reports that pullets raised under summer shelters grow better, stay healthier and resist disease more than those kept in brooder houses. He notes the shelter is a light skid mounted frame with two sides and front, easy to clean. If shelters are unavailable, he advises nailing brooders shut and allowing birds to roost in trees after feathering.
Iowa State College poultry specialist RR. L Coeman warns that body lice multiply rapidly on chickens as temperatures rise causing slowed growth reduced egg production and lower vitality in flocks. He urges farmers to take control measures to protect poultry health and productivity.
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