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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1932
Page
2
Hog receipts 16 000 with top 4 90 and bulk 4 30 to 4 60. Cattle receipts 7 700 with beef steers 7 - 8 75 and yearlings 5 50 to 8 50. Lambs 7 - 7 50 and sheep 13 000 with steady to strong prices, a busy market in Chicago.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ended 8:60 a.m. show 16 500 head, up from last week and down from a year ago. Prices ranged from 3.65 to 4.30 per hundredweight with varied weights and sows also quoted.
Chicago market report lists butter and creamery products with percentage changes across grades and pack types. It also covers eggs with case totals and grade shifts, cheese varieties with varied percentages, live poultry including turkeys hens and toms, ducks and geese, and potatoes with car counts and regional shipments.
Market report from Chicago shows Red Clover and Timothy prices ranging from fair to fancy grades. Red clover bids span 9.50 to 14.50 with various quality coins. Timothy ranges from 3.15 to 8.75, including choices and fancy grades. Trade described as fair.
Fragmentary report shows Wheat prices with 2 red 59% 4 red 5 58 3 mixed 58%4 and Corn mixed and yellow pricing ranges. Several digits and colors appear incomplete.
Market notes show oats advancing from 24% to 25 percent for white oats and from 24% to 4% for another grade. Barley prices move from 45 to 58. Age No. 1 and No. 2 oats listed at 604% and 244% respectively.
Chicago grain prices and tables show wheat corn and oats with mixed Mar May July and Sept contracts. The Columbus Junction report records farm sales totals and community notices including local election tickets and church group meetings.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 A FP A M regular meetings first Friday monthly. Glenn Mace W M A W Yard secretary. Damascus Shrite No. 10 W S of J regular meetings fourth Tuesday monthly at Mason ic Temple rooms. Mrs Grace E Twinam W H P Mrs Hazel Haven W Scribe.
A rail timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple trains including Golden State No 4 Apache No 12 Local Passengers No 50 daily No 30 local service and freight trains No 80 No 3 Golden State No 11 Apache No 29 No 49 No 83 freight and Knoxville branch services with notes on daily or Sunday exceptions and agent signatures J C McKay Goodlander and J McKay are identified as agents
Several clubs and societies announce meetings for Thursday and Friday in the town. Methodist church hosts Family Night at 6 30 with Unit No 1 in charge supper includes meat potatoes and coffee. OES Washington chapter No 45 meets Thursday March 10 at 8 p m with Dr RB A Bentzinger present. Linger Longer club visits Miss Mabel Dill. Heights PTA gathers at 3 45 p m. Prairie Flower Mission Circle meets at church Thursday afternoon with committees named. WCTU meets March 10 at 2 20 p m with Mrs A Anderson. Walnut Women's club discusses garden hints and seed exchange. Presbyterian Ladies Bible class hosts quarterly social and officer installation at Maggie Foster’s home. Kolahecub joins Mrs Spencer Reed Thursday afternoon.
The Methodist Ladies Aid units numbered 1 through 9 will gather Friday at 2 30 at each listed address for meetings including quilting and a 2 30 business session. The U Pictured Ladies Aid holds an all day meeting with a 1 o clock pot luck luncheon and a 2 30 officers election. The Baptist Missionary Society meets at Mrs Will Sickles home Friday afternoon at 2 30 with a book review by Mrs Grayes.
Local items report A J Nichols candidacy for county auditor. Dorothy Marguerite Adams and Maynard Ayers wed in Iowa City with Dale Ayers and Lucille Raymond present. Ora Stead family fire in Moline Illinois claims two children. Community notes include a $33 World Service chicken supper and hospital treatment for Marjorie Knowlton in Iowa City. Several local residents mentioned in travels and church events.
WEO March 8 report notes Russell Pardons recovering from illness at home. Mrs Ruth William and Mrs Esther Mullikin visited Mrs Anna Gowey Wednesday while men attended the Russell Smith sale four miles south of Fairfield. Carlos Watson lost a work horse last Tuesday morning. Byron Hamilton of Anes visited Thursday at his mother Eva Black and E N Hosier homes. The Charley Dodes family suffer from colds or flu.
Public sale notice for the George Park estate located southwest of Washington. March 11 date set for the administrator led transaction.
Classified notice lists farm animals for sale Cannon ranch J E Wright two black mares three years old last fall one team roans three years old contact 182 lack mornings or evenings 1713 eod 1913 cod
Richmon d residents viewed a fire sale Saturday featuring goods damaged by smoke and water from the prior week. Local notes include family moves from Kalona to the Spevacek house, dance plans for St Patrick's night with Al Benda’s orchestra, and upcoming events at Holy Trinity school and English River township spelling contest.
Mildred Kurtz reports in Egypt that neighbors gathered Friday to surprise Mr. and Mrs. Ed Prebyl for their wedding anniversary. High banco scores were won by Mrs. John Shalla and Mr. Charles Shalla. refreshments were served cafeteria style. Several local families and visitors attended and some members were ill with flu. Local parents welcomed a baby boy born Wednesday at the county hospital.
NIRA notes from Mrs J B Hanley indicate March hardships for movers as roads remained blocked. Delegates named for the county convention include Eli Yader Bill Hadek Jim Hanley and Jim Morrison while a Webster Sunday Register carrier failed to complete his route due to the deplorable road conditions.
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