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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1934
Page
2
Chicago market report shows 16 000 hogs with gains to 250 higher and top 5 15 while fat cattle and calves move with steady or varied changes. Slaughter cattle and weaners range from 4 00 to 10 25 for various weight classes with buyers active across hog, cattle, and sheep sections.
Produce prices and receipts across departments show a steady market for begets and unsettled butter terms. Begets receipts total 12 864 and current shipments 13 percent while dirties hold 12 percent. Butter sees 11 660 receipts with extras around 24 percent and firsts near 22 percent. Poultry remains steady with mixed truck and car arrivals and varied fowl categories. Potatoes on track with 351 cars arrival and 948 shipments as market remains dull.
Chicago June 21 cash corn prices show No 2 mixed 69 4 percent No 2 yellow 61 No 3 yellow 60 42 No 2 white 63 No 3 white 63 with receipts at 72 cars.
Mrs Pat Swift reports Walnut club Guest Day at Mrs Ralph Corpnings with Ruth and Vera Tucker present. Margaret Rotzinger aided Peck-Drish wedding dinner near Brighton. Rotzinger longtime Burr Oak resident. Miss Peck taught the girls. Ruth and Ruba Rotzinger attend vacation school at P P Consolidated. Ottumwa sisters and Father Siedel join Jefferson County teachers and Supt Messer in manual training work. Mrs Frank U Hensseltine and four youngest sons enjoyed dinner.
In Ames Iowa on June 20 a report from Iowa State College reveals how chinch bugs rapidly multiply. Madam Highproducer laid 909 eggs, averaging 22 daily after 4 days of emergence, with life spans and temperatures affecting totals. Under favorable conditions one overwinter pair could yield up to 125 000 progeny, or more.
Sunday at Sam Hesseltine home drew 38 visitors who examined Charley Farrier's chined bug barrier. Farmers warn lack of bug control threatens work. townsfolk urged to view from solid ground, not the roadside barriers, to avoid danger.
Local items from the Journal's subscription representative D F Macon report on community happenings. Brief notices cover residents, small events, and everyday neighborhood updates across nearby towns.
Letters from West Chester on June 17 1924 include subscription to the Journal for a three month period and thanks to longtime subscribers. A weather update mentions rain delays and crops with corn oats and wheat looking well. Local social items cover visits and church events plus farm work and family news across neighbors and farms in Kalona Wellman and Keota.
Farmers and helpers battle deep dust and pest damage as a single car track ruins a tar line. Indian Creek club families enjoyed a Brighton park picnic with roast chicken and ice cream, highlighting community relief amid crop strain.
Forty six people attended as Glen Dunbar lost Prince the stallion once owned by Howard Hopping. The absence will affect many farmers in Washington and Jefferson counties where he was well known. Sylvester Minert, 22, recalls heavy rains on his sixteenth anniversary of living by Indian Creek. Donald Tucker injured by chinch bug killer in his eye. doctor treated and bandaged.
Butler correspondent reports Daniel S. Dwinell, 38, died at the Louisa county home after a long illness. Funeral services at Richie chapel, Wednesday 2 PM. burial in Columbus City cemetery. Miss Betty Bennett to pursue work in New York. Reformed church moved 60 feet east 20 feet north to clear route for highway No. 2. Farmers battling corn-damaging bugs. 611 hitch at the railway station used as received. Mr and Mrs Howard Oaklown City visit, Lester Orr and son Richie of Waukon visiting Richie home. Misses Naomi and Aileen Wil ...
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