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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1929

Page

2

Livestock Market Report With Broad Demand and Mixed Prices

Hogs total six thousand with mostly direct sales and mixed loads of receipts. Cattle week totals show strong higher bidding for prime steers and steady yearlings while lower grades and grassers decline. dressed beef trade improves. Sheep receipts around two thousand with lamb prices sliding versus week prior and yearlings steady. native lambs and fat ewes priced in specific ranges as feeding lambs hold steady.

Rangers

Widmer Family Social Round in STRINGTOWN Community

STRINGTOWN residents and relatives gathered for visits and dinners over the week. Mr and Mrs Dai G Widmer and children enjoyed ice cream with Noah Widmer Wednesday evening. Multiple families from Washington Wayland and Oregon joined in church and social events including reunions and a Crawford Marian district Sunday school convention.

Dai G. Widmer Widmer Noah Widmer Boshart Edith Wayland Mary Roch Oregon Ed Widmer Bessie Wenger Washington Wilbur Schantz Elmer Froenberger Kenneth Goff Joe Widmer Pete Widmer John Widmer Pete Graber Pete Roth Paul Mast Ch Dren Maynard Dale Gott Hthan Brook Edd Widmer Irvin Roshart John Dave Kaber Crawford Marian

Chicago Grain Wheat and Oils Futures Snapshot

Market notes show July wheat opening around 115 with highs near 115 and lows around 114, closing near 115. September at about 120 opening with intraday up to 121 and close near 120. Dee contract opens 126 with varied intraday moves, July at 93 pattern, Sep at 95, and Open High Low Close figures across multiple days. Oilseeds and lard prices list July through December with openings, highs, lows, and closes, including lard around 11.87 to 12.47 per hundredweight.

Dee

Chicago Sask Grain Prices Snapshot

Grain market notes show mixed bids across crops with corn and soy including futures and fractions. Wheat ranges cited as hard 10519, mixed 94 to 947, and various yellow white oat entries with percentage valuations. barley, rye, timothy and clover figures listed in scattered figures and ranges.

Miss Elizabeth McConabay's seventy third birthday tribute

Crawfordsville June 25 Miss Elizabeth McConabay celebrated her seventy third birthday joined by twenty six women and children at her home. Hostess Miss McConahay greeted guests with bouquets a delicious cafeteria style luncheon and a display of a handmade quilt. Guests include Miss Margaret Davidson and Mrs Harold Waters who visited Willingon yesterday. The Standard Bearers of the Methodist church enjoyed a picnic south of town and Rev and Mrs G W Pool spent the day in Burlington yesterday.

Crawfords Vale Elizabeth McConabay Miss McConlan Miss McC Harold Waters Willington Methodist Church G. W. Pool Burlington

Outing Recap Highlights Brighton Keokuk Trip and Local Visits

A Brighton page notes families visiting Keokuk with Mr and Mrs Robert Langridge and others enjoying Craps Park in Burlington. The Krony Krew hosted a group including E Cappe Willis Horton Leland Horton Verle Koch and more on a Sunday outing. Numerous relatives travel, hospital notes, visits to Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Mt Pleasant are recorded alongside a new sidewalk at the Enterprise office and a proposed meat market project. Frank Ingham’s Chicago death is reported with burial in Chicago.

Keokuk Sun The Tetres Robert Langridge IF. Kramer W. W. Jameson Barbara Lee Raymond Kessel R. W. ‘Henson Rex Gladys Mable Robison Koch Harold Robb Hoskins Krony Krew Craps Park Burlington E. C. Cappe Willis Horton Leland Horton Verle Koch Cleo Jones Mildred Horton Blanche Meturts Edith Koch Winona Crile Theodore Horton Merle Fletcher Hubert Bealgene Mc Anna Karlen Rana Rile Cora Prin Washington Ames Extension Lewis Duke Des Moines Jeanette Lemley Lemley John 1 Mt. Sterling B.C Cedar Rapid Dorothy Rodison Moline Marshalltown McParland Newsvile Ira Shater Evalyn Helwie Dorothy Evetone Mt Pleasant H.W. Helmies Robert Piwards Nat Birt Fairfield B.C. Rudolphy Enterprise Golda Randolph Merle Slee Ft. Mat Dan Peters Coys Winesia Crile Janle Mann Preida Waners Dorothy Leiving Robert Lotsten Mediapolis Jeff Des Moi Dorothy Helmick Lews City Carrie Lemley Zoe Japan Milton Heidel Warrington Barnes Griswood Brighton Lynch Harry Grant Merte Thompson Davenport Dick Cain Warren, Penna Ralph Mortimore Groyhall Wyo Frank Ing|sham Chicago Colorado Sanitarium Ingham Wayne Robham Crile Baxter Mus

Local notes reveal weather, farming pace, and village life

Miss Bessie Jones and Mar balance books as two hundred plus transfers are expected in June while linseed, corn planting and fence repairs fill days. Farm families report hay, cattle, and new machinery losses from a barn fire. Social visits span Winfield Keokuk Des Moines with relatives. hometown chatter covers phonographs, radios, and love letters.

Bessie Jones Mar- 1

Community Visitors and Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend

Local residents including Mr and Mrs Art Stoutner and Harve Banks families visited Curtis Snyder. A D Moody and Howard Snyder households hosted Sunday guests at Paul Sparks and Anna Springer homes. John Robertson and daughters stopped by Anna Springer’s home, while Matt Wehr and children joined the Hammes family for Sunday calls.

Fl Art Stoutner Harve Banks Curtis Snyder A. D. Moody Howard Snyder Danter Paul Sparks John Robertson Anna Springer Matt Wehr M. L. Hammes Hammes

Grain Market Notes and Market Observations From Boston Transcript

Hazel and Ivan Little and Lee discuss domestic old and new Timothy and Alsike hay stocks at 270 to 1600 units. Implications touch on the Hard-1 Toledo Grain Market and Clover trends. The remark about better days hints at declining fortunes among farmers and traders in this era, with old stock and imports noted.

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