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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1940
Page
8
A candidate files to seek the office of County Auditor at the June Primary Election, running as a Republican option subject to voter will.
Local residents engage in farm tasks repairs and visits. Families move, host gatherings attend plays and services while noting illnesses and new births and marriages across Washington county area.
Prairie Flower school hosted a birthday party for four students, including Mildred Thatcher and pupils Turner Turnipseed, Leonard Krooth, and Jean Campbell, with refreshments by Mrs. Donald Cave and a special cake for Miss Thatcher. Guests included Janice Booth, Dick Fuhr, and Bobby Cave.
Westchester March 8 The Father and Son banquet scheduled at the Methodist church on March 13 has been postponed by the group led by Mrs. R. C. Ferguson.
Markets report steady to higher tones with 8,000 hogs at Chicago bids. Heaviest butchers weak. top 5.50. Hogs 180-240 lb 6.20-6.50. 240-270 lb 4.90-5.25. 400-500 lb sows 4.10-4.45. Cattle 1,000. calves 200. Medium grades 8.00-9.00. yearlings to 10.00. cows 4.00-6.40. vealers 10.00-11.50. Sheep 400. fat lambs 9.00-10.50. western ewes to 6.00. Estimated tomorrow cattle 800 hogs 300 sheep 1,000.
Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye futures for May July Sept contracts with small percentage changes. Prices indicate slight gains in some months and small losses in others as traders track open highs and lows across wheat corn oats and rye markets.
UP dispatch notes cash grain quotes with corn varying from 57 to 60 percent and yellow 59 to 60 percent. Oats show mixed 43 percent, soybeans around 115 percent with several yellow and white samples cited.
Kees market stays steady with receipts at 18 234 cases and fresh graded firsts 1644 while extra firsts hold 16 percent and current receipts 15 percent. Dirties 14 percent checks 13 percent. Poultry market also steady with receipts of 24 trucks and geese 10, hens 12 to 16, lechorn hens 14. other prices unchanged.
Auction near Ainsworth features milk cows selling 55 to 67 dollars, purebred Poland China sows with litters at 58, horses 50 and 60, two hog houses 26, tractors and implements priced, corn 50 cents a bushel, oats 48 cents. Paul Klotz and H M Duncan as auctioneers. K Coates acts as clerk.
The M. Smith family moved to Walton farm near Havre with help from Harold Disney John Van Syce Henry Underwood and Leonard Worrell. Mrs Cora Long visits Niota and Ft Keen Illinois. An election is planned March 11 from 3 to 6 PM.
A list of sale dates at Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction and Community Sale at City Feed Yard. The annual horse sale is on March 11 by Jan Hendrickson of Richland, followed by a closing out sale starting at 11 a.m. seven miles southwest of Riverside and 1014 miles north of KE of Washington, near Ka lona. Joseph V. Beranek is also listed for a March 11 sale.
Local Camp Fire girls begin a March observance of the national Camp Fire birthday program. A SBC broadcast airs tomorrow at 2 45 pm CST. Sunday morning all girls attend the Methodist church in uniform. An Easter breakfast is planned for the Saturday before Easter with all girls participating.
Richland expects about five thousand people for the Hendrickson annual sale on Monday. Four auctioneers assist owner J Hendrickson as roughly sixty head of horses go through the ropes. Iowa's notable horses will be present with wide media cover from newspapers farm magazines and a moving picture company. Hendrickson has twelve years in Cheverlet and implement business.
Durban South Africa angler H Robson is believed to have set a world record when he landed a 700 pound sliway gray shark after a five hour struggle off the coast. The huge catch tops existing records and showcases local big game fishing prowess.
Mr and Mrs Anton Kauf man and Helen Edwards were guests of Chris Ernsts Thursday night honoring Mr and Mrs Donald Holmes. Mrs Holmes was formerly Ina Ernst.
The county auditor of Washington County Iowa announces the view and report favoring vacation of part of road No 8 in Clay Township from the SW corner of Sec 21 to the NW corner of Sec 21. Objections or claims for damages must be filed by May 8 1940. the road will be vacated without references after that date. The notice names J E Bovee trustee L C Horning James Rice and others.
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Virgil Smith Washington are parents of a son born this morning at 7 46 weighing eight pounds six and one half ounces Mr and Mrs Leslie Blick Washington have a son born at 10 45 last night weighing eight pounds twelve ounces A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Criss Pleasant Plain yesterday at 2 10 pm weighing seven pounds three and one half ounces Mrs Earl Atwood and infant daughter Judith Erlene were dismissed yesterday afternoon for their home at West Chester
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