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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
2
Department of Agriculture hog prices listed for 21 000 head including 4000 sired stock, with early steady to strong open then weak to 1c. Top hogs at 11.80, bulk 150 to 240 lbs 10.65 to 11.20, 260 to 320 lbs 10.09 to 10.60. Cattle 6000 and calves 3000, market very slow overall, with prices per weight ranges noted.
Slaughter classes and feeders show broad price ranges with common to good six to thirteen hundred pound steers selling around 13.00 to 15.50 for fed yearlings and heifers. Cows, cutters and low grades down to four dollars per hundredweight, lambs steady near 10.50 to 11.40 with fat sheep around 6.00. Feeder stockers and mix show varied bids as market remains slow.
Construction begins on a large plant in the city of Trasitahanek, Ukraine. Soviet officials say it will be a world leading facility and cost about 25 million rubles to complete, with production slated to start in 1932.
Farm Bureau notes describe a Friday board meeting with sixteen attendees and plans for the annual member drive. Frederick Copes aided in farm chip drive planning, and county organization efforts progress in the first district with upcoming events and demonstrations. English River Township hosts a Farm Bureau meeting with sixty five attendees and a program on farming topics.
In Washington County events, attendees from Havre to Wayland visit for meetings and the Tracey funeral. County agents discuss livestock club programs for 4H members, detailing a yearlong schedule from May gatherings to November calves feeding, with plans for boys and girls to join livestock and home furnishing clubs across Ames, English River, and surrounding townships.
In Wellston Mrs Charley McKinstry returned home after her niece underwent appendicitis surgery. Oliver Furst cut wood for J W Melelland, with Charley Harvey George Brinning Tom Port David Mikseh and Ralph Brin nig assisting. Art Mayers shipped a carload of lime as farmers prepare soils. Mr Wondford of Clay visits his daughter Mrs Carly Orpman. At Monday's school election Charley Harvey was re elected director. Oliver Furst was appointed treasurer to succeed In Miksh.
Local students Myra Harvey Lucile and Loyd Robertson spent the weekend at home in Washington. Esther Hanley has accepted a Beara ianeete, John Hanley has a severe cold, Acel Robertson’s family at Ed Stourner’s, Mrs. Ed Singleton visiting Brighton, Levi Shidler helped with Brighton work, Charles Griffith visited Katona, Oliver Furst drove to Farson to set up new machinery on Watts farm, Mrs. Frank Andrews of Farson rode through, local boys show basketball interest with Wellston recruits Grace Hill Hershel Corpman Dale Robertson Stanley Lemley, Floyd Lawrence Miksch transferred from Wellston Pleasant to Steel division, Vera Harvey now teaches, Milwaukee railroad laying steel through Wells ton, James Chorpening assisted wood sawing at Tom Porter’s, Miksch and Josh Sherlock helped with work.
A gas well at No 5 Kinter of Sinclair Oil and Amoco Parolew company near South City, Oklahoma City, has burned for 48 hours, shooting a 150 foot Met flame after coming in at 0 mile cubic feet. Thousands of sightseers gathered as crews planned to extinguish the blaze from below the 6,000 foot level.
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