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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
2
Hog sale totals reach 19 000 with gains up to 25 cents and top hogs at 4.50. Cattle and calves show steady to higher undertone with steer and heifer values mostly rising across weight classes. Lambs and sheep open lower, with tops around 9.00 for select lambs.
Chicago market reports unsettled conditions across eggs and butter with fluctuating receipts and percentages. Poultry shows market about steady with receipts of 48 trucks and 12 fowls in stock.
Springers 26 broilers 20 ducks 15 geese 14 percent turkeys 13 roosters 8. Potatoes On track 265 ar rivals 51 shipments 1 019 market dull.
Chicago cash corn prices show No 2 yellow at 61 cents and No 4 yellow at 60 percent with receipts of 34 cars.
The Republican Judicial Convention for the Sixth Judicial District of Iowa will meet in Oskaloosa at 11:00 A M on the 65th day of July 195, to nominate three district judges. Delegates are apportioned by 400 votes for Dan W Turner in 1932, with Jasper 16 Keokuk 10 Mahaska 13 Washington 11 Poweshiek 11. Dated June 11 1954 in Oskaloosa.
June visits unfold at Chas Kephart home with Mrs Daisy Simmering and Mr and Mrs J E Linder joining. Muscatine and Moline relatives, including Mrs John McCall and the Jugenheimers, spend time with local families before returning home. Elmer Kephart also joins Frank Kephart’s household for a few days.
Chicago on June 13 reports grain price ranges across wheat corn oats and rye with July and Sept futures. Notable figures include wheat July at 99 percent with Sept at 1.01 and corn July around 58 percent with Sept near 61 percent and rye July at 67 percent with September at 69 percent.
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including local elections, school news, and community events. Short notices mention council actions, sports scores, upcoming gatherings, and notable residents in concise paragraphs.
June farming updates report Lyle Wilcox and Geo Foster at Mr Foster farm northeast of Washington preparing straw and beans thriving on H M Richards R3. Emil Stalder resides on Shaw farm northeast of Washington with oats and corn, while John Jacob Simmering tends hog houses and turkey-like areas.
A large crowd attended the children’s day program at Pleasant Hill church on Sunday evening indicating strong community turnout. Ed Simmering was noted among attendees for supporting the event.
The column surveys local farming activity and social happenings around Ainsworth. It mentions Geo F Baird replanting corn with sturdy draft animals, Ralph Boyd drilling beans, and Bill and family labor in the fields. It notes C C Raymond’s improvement and Jesse overseeing poultry, plus a village Tuesday night picture show drawing about 500 people.
Brighton society items recap visits and travel among Moline Centerville Osceola Valley Junction and Washington residents. Names include Altha Robison Frank Gibson Evalyn Helmick Clyde Coffin Edna Crile J F Frain Adell Stone Mart Stone and others.
The article notes moths reaching nearly a foot in wingspan in the American tropics, describing their impressive size and distribution across tropical regions.
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