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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1933
Page
2
Hogs totaling 25 000 head with 12 000 direct sales reported. Active trading with most quotes 15 cents higher. Prices ranged by weight from 140 to 550 pounds with various grades from light to heavy weights and packing sows to slaughter pigs listed with good to choice prices.
The market shows demand for better grade fed steers and yearlings with active buying from shippers. Slaughter cattle and vealers range from good and choice 4.75 to 7.50 per hundredweight across several weight classes, with common and medium and cutters at lower levels. Sheep trade weaker with lambs 6.75 to 7.50 for 96 lb and down, and older lambs and sheep at lower bids.
Chicago Province CHICAGO June Produce notes firm eggs with receipts and 647 cases plus various firsts and percentages. Butter stays firm with large receipts and mixed quality grades. Poultry supplies steady with trucks, fowls, leghorns, ducks, and turkeys noted, while potatoes show arrivals and shipments with a weak to firm market.
Open high low and close figures for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE appear with July September December contracts. Data includes percent readings and minor price marks, but many cells are garbled and inconsistent.
Cash corn prices from Chicago on June 28 show No 2 mix at 49 to 54 cents, No 4 mixed at 44, No 3 yellow at 51 to 54, No 1 white at 54, and No 2 white at 52. Receipts total 254 cars.
Dr and Mrs A S Smith of Fairfield entertained guests for their first wedding anniversary at a one o clock luncheon. Attendees included Mrs Homer Stephen and Betty, Mrs A Anderson and Mrs Emma J Anderson and daughter, Mrs T L Brookhart and others.
Star players and standout moments fill Tuesday's Kittenballers action with praise for Art Donovan and Meredith Chance. Kiesey, Kiesey and Jones receive mentions for hitting and fielding, while Ray Whitehead and Elmer McFadden earn nods for batting and scoring duties.
The text notes a total of 47 000 miles for Canada's principal rivers, plus hundreds of small rivers and streams. It states 78 60 miles of known lake surface exclusive of the Great Lakes and mentions thousands of seal lakes not chartered.
Mrs. Fred L. Stewart and Mrs. Edith Miller hosted a cordial gathering at the Livingston home with guests enjoying the hospitality. The next meeting is planned for the last Tuesday in July at the church.
Journal subscription representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Updates include local happenings, community events, small moves by residents and organizations, with emphasis on civic notices and upcoming activities.
Local column reports Geo Miller R 3 cows and hay season heat. Mentions a chick massacre blamed on a civil cat. Describes John R. Williams Howard Crawfordsville visit and Sam Sands Ainsworth trip. Recounts Don P story about Dave Solomon and Helen Pierce Solomon opening Hasty Tasty bakery and Allegy cafe in Minneapolis with menu focus and sign design.
FOR RENT MODERN cottage in Manitou Colorado Call Geo W Stewart estate 11414 June 27 28 90 Jul 3 FOR RENT TWO SECOND floor three room modern apts One block from square J B Crail Tel 152 91tf Wed FOR RENT MY MODERN home with garage 621 North Second Ave Possession at once Mrs M E Canier Phone 471 115tteot
The article notes crowds at the 1933 Century of Progress Fair, with a four part city tour, guidance needed for visitors, hotel plans at Sheridan Plaza, and Beacon Organization services. It says admission covers main exhibits, with many concessions under ten cents to twenty-five cents and daily spending often under a dollar.
A passage describes farm transfers and land ownership along Maple Lane toward West Chester and Keota. Names such as Griggs Fishburne Urinning Gillies Schmitts Ringmaster Klein Anderson Hook and Smith appear with references to hundred acre tracts and plentiful crops observed during a return trip on a numbered route.
Yesterday saw Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 11 to 1 while St Louis shutout Chicago rain washed out Pittsburgh at New York. Today schedule includes Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn plus St Louis at Boston. In the American League standings Washington leads with a 42 24 mark followed by New York and Philadelphia.
The United States first marine biological laboratory was housed in a colonial structure built in 1662 at Annisquam Massachusetts. The property belonged to Prof. Alpheus Hyatt, a noted scientist of the era.
Humboldt Iowa June 28 Mrs Sarah Colby Dickey brought dandelion greens to northwest Iowa prompting rumors she started the lawn nuisance. Cadett 94 recalls Mrs Dickey who arrived in 1864 and with her husband Judge Dickey introduced the greens. Botanist L H Pammel notes wild dandelions existed in Iowa by 1846.
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