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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 18 000 head, 7 000 directs, market slow to steady. Cattle 8 000 with calves 2 100, generally steady. steers and yearlings mixed. slaughter cattle and feeders and stockers show varied price ranges by weight. Sheep 6 000, generally steady. spring lambs top 9.25, slaughter lambs and ewes priced across weight classes.
Eggs market steady with receipts 11 341 cases and 13 percent current receipts for firsts and dirties. Butter market steady with 9 306 tubs and high extras and firsts. Poultry market unsettled with truck receipts 38 and diverse bird counts. Potatoes on track with 1 928 shipments and market dull.
Chicago June 21 W P Corn reports No 2 yellow 59 1 2 percent No 3 yellow 59 percent No 6 white 59 percent receipts 56 cars.
Funeral services for Walter Q. Hays were held yesterday at L. A. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. A A. Vine officiating. Pallbearers included Joe Lobberger, Charles Long, Charles Hennon, Frank Broadgate, P J. Wallace and Howard Sitter. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Will McConnell and family of Washington and Mr and Mrs Ralph Morris and Jo Ann spent Sunday at parental J E Adams home. Mrs G L Arnold and Mary Ruth of Therma New Mexico visit J K Beal. Kathleen Coffey wed Edmund Morrison at Wellman Monday evening. families gathered at the ceremony.
Chicago close and open prices for grain futures across Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with July September and December contracts shown. The table lists daily highs lows closes and year-ago figures alongside percent changes for the session.
June reports from Wellman and area share updates from Lloyd Phillips and neighbors. Farmers including A C Gingerich expand turkey farming while Knotek Bros. prepare cattle and alfalfa. Wayne Wayland band concert draws crowd. local pendants comment on rain and market activity.
D. F. Macon reports on the latest local business and civic happenings from nearby towns. The column highlights community initiatives, merchant news, and public notices affecting residents.
Crawfordsville and surrounding area residents share social visits. Vera Sands, Miss Ethel Mae Northey, and Miss Baith Reaney traveled with Roger Colthurst family. many others visited relatives in Montrose, Washington, and Medhanolis. 4-H Rally Day and Presbyterial Missionary secretary election noted. local families moved for work and visited friends across towns.
In Pleasant Hill on June 19 the young married people class met at Fred Kephart's home. Ice cream and cake were served late in the evening. About twenty five neighbors visited Friday evening and surprised Mrs Edd Chalupa.
Mrs. Howard Caldwell and others celebrated birthdays on Saturday June 16 with ice cream and cake. Asa Johnson and Hazel of Burlington Wyoming were honored at the Baker-Hoxworth picnic at Sunset Park Sunday. Miss Clara Witting is ill with tonsillitis. Father’s Day drew 98 in Sunday School and about 130 for dinner at Pleasant Hill where Rev Vernon H Carter, formerly there, spoke and joined the program.
Local families spent Sunday and Monday visiting relatives in New Haven and nearby towns. Several households hosted gatherings at Lloyd Dickinson, S J Statler, and Howard Hotle residences. A birthday dinner honored Mrs Merle Statler. visits included the Dickin son and Statler families, plus extended kin from Salem and Richland.
Mr Ray Reeves reports a busy period in Pleasant Ridge with visits from Leslie Ross and family Vera Messer at Hert Ross home and Mrs J E Linder and others. Nearby tales include a horse loss by Lewis Pacini and a surprise visit to Mrs Chalupa and Mrs Howard Caldwell.
The document lists multiple train numbers and schedules including No 4430 mixed train daily except Sunday at 6 45 p m. It notes special stop details for Nos 3 4 11 1 and lists agents Goodlander J G McKay and W C Bell with assorted departure times from Washington and connections to the Southwest Limited and freight services.
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