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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
7
Classified rates spell out 2c per word for the first insertion, 1 4c per word for the second, 14c per word for the third, and 1c per word for each consecutive insertion with a 25c minimum. The note claims 50c want ads reach more people in one day than a personal representative in six months.
For sale a handsome fountain pen and pencil set with life time guarantee. Worth at least $2.00, priced at 89 cents. Sold by Widmer & Busby. 19312 available.
Chicago markets show hogs at 9.00 to 9.20 top for 170 to 270 lb, with 4,500 direct. Cattle receipts for tomorrow at 8,000 beef steers 9.75 to 11.00, cows 5.50 to 8.00, calves 5.50 to 9.50. Sheep offer 7,000 with lambs 6.50 to 7.00 and spring lambs 8.00 to 9.60.
Marshalltown resident Cunningham almost loses his billfold when a youth about 20 offers work on his uncle’s farm and, after the two walk down an alley, grabs the pocketbook. Cunningham wrestles the thief and retrieves the billfold as the suspect flees.
Chicago June 15 reports firm egg market with receipts 13 294 cases and current 19. dirties 17 percent. Putters Market shows receipts 16 858 with specials 25 26 percent and extras 25 24 25 percent. firsts 23 25 percent and standards 25 percent. Poultry remains steady with springers 14 18 percent, broilers 15 18 percent, ducks 10 14 percent, geese up to 11 percent, turkeys 14 18 percent, roosters 1 13 percent.
Chicago grain table for June 15 shows Wheat Corn Rye futures with multiple delivery months. Prices list open, high, low and close figures for July September and December contracts across Wheat Corn and Rye with varied percentages and a few inconsistencies in the OCR.
Local brief items relay happenings from nearby towns compiled by the Journal Subscription Representative. Short notices cover events, meetings, and community happenings with concise summaries.
June 15 report recalls visits by Don Rabenold settling into a new home and Frank Wood reroofing his home. Fr K Barber, long time Rock Island agent, recalled 35 years ago delivering water to workers on Burlington tracks. L Severance, retired Rock Island freight agent, and J Cunningham, current division freight agent for much of western Iowa, attended at the Ainsworth depot as Mr. Severance spoke and greeted locals. The event was described as very engaging.
Gladys and Donna Boyd and Ralph Boyd discuss Dad's Evening Journal gift for Dad's Day. Farmers Fred Merrifield and Tommy Todd report strong alfalfa yields and Oats crops. Colton farm on Columbus Junction R with 8 teams plowing corn and new woven fencing highlights improvements.
Frank Podaril, Ainsworth R 1, tills corn a second time and notes two fine mares with colts. Frank Sallady rents farming land and runs a garden. has 7 foot pens and real fence. The note lists vegetables and fruit including potatoes cabbage lettuce huckleberries and a Buffalo berry tree from South Dakota. Mrs Mary Thompson of Monmouth IL visits and discusses wild grapes. Gary Murphy two and a half is mentioned as the son of Sam and Mrs Murphy.
Sunday and weekend gatherings feature guests at multiple homes across Franklin District. Attendees include the Oakleys, Monros, Gilberts, Gillespies, Schantzes, Thompsons, and Hoyles with visits from families in Lexington Illinois Good Hope and Washington. Several dinners and a Sunset Park picnic are noted.
A Chicago market summary lists mixed sample grades and colors with percent ranges for No. 2 mixed No. 1 yellow No. 2 yellow No. 3 yellow No. 54 yellow No. 1 white No. 3 white and an estimated carrot yield of 255.
The fragment shows July SS BS 87 percent, Oct 84 percent, with Sel 84 and Dec 80 percent. Limited context prevents full interpretation of the market item or dates.
Prices paid Thursday for poultry and eggs include no 1 and no 2 sour cream at 28 and 18 cents per dozen for hens eggs with brown and white varieties. Leghorn hens and roosters listed with varying prices, ducks at a per pound rate, and delivery paid to plant. Poultry with defects bought at four cents less than quoted. all cull poultry rejected.
In Pana Si Mrs Amy Adams moved a bronze coffin containing her pet dog from the town cemetery after protests by cemetery officials and residents. Authorities ruled cemetery burial of a dog for humans is illegal prompting removal to her farm. Nearby J W Dimbars filling station and lunch room at Haskins reports solid trade.
Question about why only married women wear rings and whether men should wear something to distinguish their status. The dialogue suggests concern and social scrutiny with worried looks.
Neighbor asks about hens stopping layings as Farmer Goober cites too much summer company. The brief rural exchange notes a temporary drop linked to visitors.
Ralph Kelsey near Harmony school on the Bailey farm traded Yesterday and thanks to Ralph and Mrs Rene Dawson who left money at Phillips and Hebner’s for the writer.
A terse note from Mel Donaldson of Washington R.2 mentions Sunday as Dad's day and that dad and mom can use the home daily at Mel's expense. The writer notes Mel as the only single family member not easily bossed and hints a coming time.
Dale Jones exits Washington KR as station notes keep the Byve ning Journal on air. Thank you Dale for your contribution and support to the program.
Mrs. Herbert Gibson bakes about 50000 cookies each year for charity in Pittsburgh. She keeps over 2000 recipes and 500 cutters and donates to groups including the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America. She began nine years ago after a neighbor inspired her passion for giving.
N. L. Black brother of Helen Stephens sends her Journal renewal today in Indianapolis Indiana. He reports being in Wayland this morning and weather claims 2 percent inches of rain Tuesday evening.
A man who escaped from jail on May 14 and was in solitary confinement for a crime holiday to mull over faces charges of assault with attempt to murder after sapping Jailer Jess Harris during an escape attempt with Glenn Clark. Black, reportedly married with a wife and two children at Red Oak, was returned from Aberdeen South Carolina and waived extradition. He was captured in South Dakota while free and made a wedding trip to Lake before returning to the home of his bride at Leola South Dakota.
Crone spent Sunday afternoon and evening at the Merle Sheetz home during a quiet weekend gathering.
A large sale week drew buyers from across the state with expectations for another strong week. The auction lists fat cattle feeders stock cattle and milk cows plus lambs ewes hogs sows boars and breeding bulls sought. Also hay furniture vacuum cleaners oyster shells for chickens and other goods featured.
A state audit shows Marshalltown's Iowa Soldiers Home per capita net operating cost rose to 570.92 dollars for the year ending June 80, 19387 due to population decline from 487 in 1938 to 347 in 1937. Total net operating costs fell to 198,109.22 dollars while reductions in provisions fuel salaries and clothing offset gains in machinery and building repairs.
The Chinatown sage Hi Ho criticizes empty forms of respect saying they produce no practical results. He states that worship of ancestors is used to disguise a failure to obey them and urges genuine adherence over ritual.
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