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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1938
Page
5
For sale Northern EU rope seed at 99.3 pure with noxious weed-free claim and inoculation. One peck double X hybrid seed corn offered with freight paid and price $25 per hundred. Delivery 45 hours. Roy H Maple contact. Also ad copy for printing services and shirts. Coroner candidate listing for Republican primary June 6 appears in the mix.
Local Produce UC announces poultry and dairy price list for Tuesday from W. S. Rester & Sons. Rates cover sweet cream Henry White products various poultry types including Leghorn hens ducks geese and misc. cull birds rejected at lower rates with penalties for deformities and poor condition.
Journal Subscription Representative reports brief community items from nearby towns. Short notices include local meetings, civic happenings, and social happenings with names of residents and organizations.
Mrs Havel visited Saturday and thanked the Havel Jr subscription. Roads improved on Ainsworth R. R. T. Knoterus and sons called. Farmers stayed home. James Boyd said his Journal will be up soon. Mrs Simpson died, news reported in the afternoon.
The writer notes a man weighing 140 pounds contains fat for seven cakes of soap carbon to make 1900 pencils phosphorus for 2200 match heads magnesium for a dose of salts iron for one nail lime for whitewashing a chicken coop sulfur to rid a flea infested dag and water to fill a ten gallon barrel. Ralph Stewarts of north of Washington were here and we.
A collection of hometown notes on neighbors and visitors. Loa A Fishburn remarks on a pleasant first day of spring while James Bickford, 88, plans tomatoes. Bert Dickinson near Washington tends his farm. Mrs. W. A. Harper sends a California check. Tom Evans and wife visit Des Moines relatives. Evans, a Rock Island trainman for 48 years, remains young in memory. Wayne Barnes turns four. relatives plan gifts. Otto Sheets and family visit Tyrone area. Eloise from Chicago visits home folks. G W Black of Brighton R1 near White Oak trades in Washington. Charley Horak predicts April warmth. Asa Jeffrey of Ainsworth in town. previously ill in Iowa City hospital but now improved.
The Mortgage Bankers Association says a national survey shows new construction this year will drop from 1937 levels despite more government activity. Key reasons are high costs and a slowing economy, with 72 percent of 68 U S members expecting a residential decline across 41 states.
Charlotte announces national Air Mail Week May 15 to 21 1938 with state and district chairmen named to organize committees. Objectives include commemorating the twentieth anniversary of air mail service started May 16 1918 educating the public on air mail progress reliability and value and boosting use to expand this essential service.
Chicago market report shows hogs 10 to 15 cents lower with top at 9.50 and cattle and sheep values mixed. Hogs ranged 9.00 to 9.40 for various weights while packing sows moved 7.85 to 8.15. cattle and calves posted softer to steady quotes across several classes. sheep also steady with lambs 8.50 to 8.85 and feeders 7.00 to 8.00.
Chicago notes a steady produce market with eggs showing strong receipts of 34 805 cases and extra firsts at 18 percent. Butter receipts reach 9 148 tubs with high specials and extras. poultry remains mostly steady with broilers, ducks, geese, and turkeys trading within mid range prices.
Chicago market reports mixed corn values with numbers for No. 3 to No. 5 grades in mixed and yellow categories, including white varieties. Price ranges cited span from 51% to 59% for various grades, with sample and estimated carrot notes in the fragment.
Chicago March 21 grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May July and Sept contracts. Prices show mixed activity across wheat corn oats and rye with small gains and declines noted in each contract column.
Negus Bros announce weekly livestock auctions at Washington on Tuesdays near Mil waukee yards and Midway Junction on Wednesdays. A Friday sale at City Feed Yard, March 24, features horse and mule offerings.
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