Market Hog Receipts and Quotations at Des Moines Buyers
Des Moines market report shows 16 100 hogs receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants for 24 hours ending 8 am. Prices firm to up 10 cents with bulk 150 to 220 lb hogs at 3.00 to 3.25, heavier hogs 2.85 to 3.15, sows 2.25 to 2.60. Includes weights and packing details, light weights 2.60 to 3.10, 200 to 220 lb 3.00 to 3.25, 290 to 350 lb 2.65 to 3.00, with long-haul weight shrinkage noted. Also lists live poultry, eggs, and potato prices and U S shipper notes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Towa
Minnesota
Chicago Livestock Market Report June 14
Hogs sell mostly 3.45 to 3.70 with top at 3.75 and steady to firm tone. Cattle scarce at 7,000 head with active beef steers and slower grass cows and heifers. Calves steady to higher, stockers unchanged. lambs 6.75 to 7.25 with sweep receipts 8,000.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Prices Report
Chicago June market report lists butter at 15.176 tubs with extras and standards 1615, firsts 15 to 15.4 percent, eggs at 18.937 cases with current 11 percent and fresh firsts 12 to 14, dirties 10 percent, checks 9 percent, plus cheese notes on young Americas.
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Chicago
Market summary for grains on Chicago board
Open highs and lows listed for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye across July September and December contracts. Prices show fractional percentages with seeds and dates, indicating mixed moves in July and September, with Dec figures reflecting volatility.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Close Report Reads Odd Market Data
Chicago market highlights cash grain close with Wheat and Rye figures unclear. Corn shows mixed color codes and percentage ranges while Oats list several varieties with varied percentages. Barley not reported.
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Chicago
Grain Receipts Reported for Wheat Corn and Oats
Four cars of wheat twelve cars of corn and sixteen cars of oats are recorded as grain receipts. The tally reflects a mixed load for the period with a heavy emphasis on corn. No additional details accompany the shipment figures.
Misleading Lady at State Theatre Thrills With Romance
Paramount's talking adaptation of Mis leading Lady brings Sergeants Quirt and Edmond Lowe to the stage with Claudette Colbert in a fast paced romance. Stuart Walker directs as the play promises romance thrills action mystery and comedy in a lively stage presentation.
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Quirt
Edmond Lowe
Claudette Colbert
State Theatre
Wed
Paramount
Paul Dickey
Charles Goddard
Musk Oxen Form Protective Circle Against Predators
When danger threatens a musk ox herd the adults gather in a protective ring with calves inside. The older animals face outward, horns lowered and aligned, ready to charge if a wolf or other threat breaches the circle.
Local Dentists and Addresses Listed
The excerpt lists multiple dentists with their offices. Dr W Dwyer Bailey Building is at the northeast corner square on the third floor. Dr T J Pease is opposite the courthouse on West Main Street with phone 354. Dr O F Boller is on West Washington Street near the Bank corner.
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W. Db
Dwydr Bailey Building
Northeast Corner Square
T. J. Pease
Court House
Penney Store
West Main St
O. F. Boller
Nee Ee Bank
West Washington St
Ralph W. Thompson Insurance
Bailey Ridg
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Washington National Bank
Hall
East Main St
Provident Mutual Use Ins. Co
Philadelphia
H. W. Hyde
Dist
Attorneys Livingstona and Eicher Abstract Dept
Abstract department listing with address 204 West Main block east of Court House and phone number 147. Names present are LIVINGSTON and EICHER with initials and location details.
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Livingston & Eicher
W. Livingston
E. C. Ficher
West Main &J
Court House
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities by Journal Rep
Brief local notes compiled by D F Macon covering happenings in nearby towns. Includes short items on residents, events, and community updates drawn from the Journal’s subscription network.
June Weather and Local Happenings in Washington
June reports calm warm days with heat and rain. Floyd Bowers paint their Washington home with son of Brighton handyman. John son of Brighton drove to Iowa City for his fifteenth birthday airplane ride. Everett Vincent of Keota visits Washington for business after weeks in hospital with rheumatism. The note mentions Ainsworth Iowa and local letters and a community poem urging newspaper support. Mr and Mrs Frank Kephart of Fairfield visit Norton home. Kephart is Norton kin.
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Floyd Bowers
Washington
Inlaw
Mr. Johnson
Brighton
Bowers
Iowa City
Everett Vincent
Keota
Frank Kephart
Fairfield
Ernie Norton
Rural Letter Carriers Meet Delegates Chosen for Shenandoah
Washington county rural carriers elected delegates to the state convention at Shenandoah August 4 5 and 6 Isiah P Yoder Kalona delegate at large Frank D Clark Wayland William Sims Riverside and J E Wolf Washington named at a meeting in Ainsworth The gathering drew over forty members from Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside Washington and Wayland with Isiah P Yoder presiding Ainsworth O R Thoma gave welcome Prody A Borkoski Brghton replied Crandall Clark and Dautremont spoke and Crandall Sims chaired the resolutions committee The next meeting will be at Brighton July 9 for the Washington bi centennial program refreshments followed.
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Washington County
Riverside
Washington
Wayland
Isiah P. Yoder
Kalona
O. R. Thoma
Ainsworth
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
Harry H. Clark
J. C Dautremont
Mell P Crandall
Frank D. Clark
Convention amusement and political quips in Chicago
A Chicago stage door scene captures a humorous view of a political convention with a self described democratic white child contrasting travel chaos in Kansas City and Chicago. The narrator derides an alternate delegate as a spare tire and a parachute for a plane that never leaves the ground.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Pope Mark, Early 4th Century Pontificate
Only one pope named Mark existed, serving in the early 4th century. Details about his pontificate are scarce and largely unknown.
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Mark
Leafhopper Threat to Potatoes Warned by Farm Bureau
Washington County Farm Bureau notes potato crops look average but warn about potato leafhoppers causing damage. They describe the pest and recommend a Bordeaux mixture with calcium arsenate or lead arsenate as a control, plus blight prevention. Potato extension specialist C J Fehl cautions modern potato growing requires proper methods.
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C. J. F¢ch
Ames
Soil erosion tour to show cropping and terrace methods in Washington County
Farmers invited to a June 15 tour covering soil erosion control at three demonstrations farms Mark Campbell Schaf er and Anderson Glenn Dutton. Agricultural engineer W S Peterson and soils specialist Watkins will discuss terrace dam and cropping systems to combat soil loss and protect farms.
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W. S. Peterson
Watkins
Mark Campbell
Schafer
Glenn Dutton
Keota
Washington County
Soil Erosion Tour Highlights Modern Control Methods
Farmers invited to join a tour demonstrating effective soil conservation techniques. The program emphasizes practical methods to prevent erosion as large areas of farmland risk ongoing loss each year.
4H Club Girls Rally Day Set for June 16
4H club girls rally day scheduled Thursday June 16 at Washington city hall. Nine clubs with about 110 girls participate in community singing officer reports officer elections music memory contest and pageant practice. Martha and George Washington pageant to be staged later as a special event with a picnic dinner at Sunset Park.
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Martha and Geo. Washington
Washington City Hall
Sunset Park
4H Club Feeds Show Animals Highlighting Training and Participants
Last Tuesday and Wednesday club members and families toured members homes to study livestock feed for the 4H club show this fall. The report lists boys and girls and the specific calves and pigs they feed including Herefords Shorthorns Angus Jerseys Duroc and Chester White breeds and market pigs.
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Seth Carris
Herefords
James Birney
Hereford
Richard Birney
Stanley Foster
Angus
Ardell Fierot
Guy Gerot
Clair Gerot
Robert Cress
Med Telford
Ruth Ish
Ezra Smith
Wayne Williams
Richard Pieffer
Edith Pieffer
Merle Warner
Donald Rinner
Edith Rinner
Maurine Walker
Junior McConnell
Phyllis Flenner
Local 4-H Club Leaders Named in Breeding and Farm Work
Chine Oldfield and Everet Hayes lead Poland China and Chester White stock with Dale Booth and Robert Gates. Char les and Louis Anderson with Alvin Ernest Jones and Alvin Hor ak feed sheep. Hayes also feeds and fits a draft colt for fall show. Eight boys participate in the corn club with a tour planned later.
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Chine
Leo Oldfield
Poland
China
Everet Hayes
Dale Booth
Duroes
Robert Gates
Chester
Charles
Louis Anderson
Alvin
Ernest Jones
Alvin Horak
Corn Club
Darnell Dairy Herd May Output Omission Corrected
County or region notes an error in May records omitting 12 grade Holstein cows owned by Delbert Darnell from herd averages. The Darnell herd produced about 1043 pounds of milk and 40.7 pounds of butterfat, with previous averaging around 40 pounds.
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Delbert Darnell
Darnell
Lamb Grading Demonstrations Held in Three Iowa Towns
Lamb grading demonstrations led by C. W. McDonald will take place in Mt. Pleasant Town City and Washington on June 21 22 and 25. Lambs will be graded to standard market grades by McDonald and a commission firm representative and sold on those grades. Farmers are urged to pair breeding to align ages and weights and adopt good feeding and parasite control practices for the June market.
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Iowa
C. W. McDonald
Iowa State College
Mt. Pleasant
Town City
Washington
McDonald
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
The
Journal
John W. Applegate
City Hall
Chiropractors
Chas
Preston L.etter
D. O
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Rec
Plumbing Beam & Carson Plumbing and Heating
North
Iowa Ave
Jones Funeral Home
Sherman's Funeral Home
E. Bassler
D. F. Macon
Frank Macon
Milton Birka
Prairie State Tribune
Labor
C. S. Skinner
Shenandoah
McNaughs
West Jefferson
Inquire Journal
E. Wash
Esther Elgar
Eod
G. H. Garrett
Washington County Farm Bureau
W. S. Reister & Sons
Dick’s
Lytle
Washington International Co
John Hays
Cas
Chevrolet
Harold Fisher
Ramseyer Hatcheries
Donna Clow
Farm Bureau
Longfellow
Friedrich von Logan
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