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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
2
Hogs sold 190 to 300 lb 3.50 to 4.60 top 4.60. light weights 3.65 to 4.60. sows 3.60 to 4.25. slaughter pigs 4.15 to 3.75. Cattle calves 2,500 steady. slaughter cattle and cows 2.00 to 7.25. bulls and wealers 2.50 to 5.50. Stocker steers 4.00 to 6.50. sheep 7,000 with steady trend. lambs 90 and down.
Local and long distance passenger and freight trains listed with daily or weekly schedules. Routes include Golden State Limited Apache and additional No. trains, with stop details for California passengers and county seats. Agents L Goodlander and J McKay noted in Washington schedules.
MLB standings show Washington at .636 and Cleveland at .62 with losses and wins. Yesterday results include Boston 13 New York 5 and St Louis 14 Chicago 1, with scheduled games New York at Boston and Cleveland at Detroit. In the National League Pittsburgh leads at .853, Philadelphia and New York also winning while Brooklyn and Chicago play, with only scheduled games listed.
The quote lists grade ranges and price spreads for beef cuts. It shows 400d and 7.25 to 8.00 for common and medium 5.00 to 7.25, owes 906 to 150 lb. Good and choice 1.75 to 3.00 with all weights common and medium 1.25 to 2.25. Prices vary by weight and grade.
Chicago Prodance Chicago June 15 market reports steady for eggs and butter with receipts and varying percent changes. Poultry deliveries show trucks and fowl prices while potatoes stay on track with strong market activity and higher arrivals.
Chicago grain prices show Wheat July 74 1 4 percent high and 74 close Sept 76 Dec 79 with gains, Corn July 41 46 44 45 Sept through Dec 49 48 51, Oats 28 29 30, Rye July and Sept mixed around 61 67 with nearby shifts, cash corn receipts 221 cars and assorted grain quotes across No 2 and No 5 yellows.
Keota crops and homestead talk note plowing on June 7 as Rome fields wait for planting while Skunk River bottoms cry for relief. A New By-the-Way item praises local banks. It cites Iowa’s 1932 potato crop yielding well yet producers got 35 cents per bushel while consumers paid 45 to 65 cents, highlighting price gouging.
Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution closed the year with a flag day program and picnic at Sunset park cabin. Regent-elect Mrs. Orville Elder and regent Mrs. R S Warfel led the event. A tulip tree memorial certificate for George Washington was framed for display.
The fragment describes a dubious diet restricting meals by weight and a Washington lady driver apologizing after backing into a young man’s car. She offers to cover damages, insisting she will provide her name address and car number to ensure full restitution.
Mr and Mrs Russell Parson and children spent Sunday at Geo Parsons home near Parsonsville. Mrs Martin Evans returned from Cedar Rapids with her children Lloyd and Alta. Wesley Watson died Saturday June 10 at age 83. Funeral held at Howard Grove church June 12. Linton Johnson of Rubio led the service. Henry Williams and John Mullikin leave for pheage with fat cattle and hogs. A children day program will be at McDowell church Sunday night June 18. William and Phyllis Trail celebrated Ester Trails birthday on Tuesday June 6 with friends.
D F Macon reports briefs from nearby towns including civic updates, school events, social notices, and local happenings. Highlights mention community meetings, small-town decisions, and intermittent portraits of residents and organizations.
In mid June farmers report ongoing plowing corn and harvesting alfalfa and clover. Henry Kiene returns home to fields near Washington while Dan Schantz near Noble maintains a thriving homestead. Local families, church ties, and memories animate orchards and pastures as neighbors share farm routines and farmyard anecdotes.
The item records numerous visits and social events in Fairfield area households. Names include the Trails and Phyllis, Anderson, Statler family, Heston, Hawthorn, Mullik, Nichols, Kendall, Dick inson, Balderson, Hadley, Staats, Wallerick, Hosier, Heeler, and Fatinger. Activities include gatherings at Grays and Reighard homes, Busy Bee club meetings, and relatives from Keota Locke Ridge and California visiting over weekends.
June 13 letter from Brighton Iowa mentions Chris Letehty boys rebuilding fence and owning about half of surrounding land, estimated six hundred acres. Correspondent thanks J W Emry and J K for Evening Journal support. Mr and Mrs Paul Leisure of Phoenix spent time with Myrtle Macon. Leisure formerly Mable Weidrich of Wapello where Myrtle taught.
Bethel correspondent reports Kenneth Anderson Myrtle Anderson Helene Brewer and two children visited Adolph Larson Tuesday evening for Mrs Larson's birthday. A birthday dinner and homemade ice cream followed. Carol Brewer stayed on visiting Arylis for the week. H P Wilson and wife drove to Iowa City for treatment updates with positive doctor notes.
The report notes she was progressing well and would not require further treatments for five months. Del Walker and children visited at the Lloyd Walker home as Maud and Ethel Me... are mentioned among friends and relatives.
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