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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 21 000 head with varied weights and grades. top 4.45, year-ago 4.05. Cattle 6 000, calves 2 800. feeder and slaughter ratings listed across weight ranges. Sheep 11 000. lambs opening slow, indicting steady. Prices shown for hogs cattle calves and sheep by weight grade and quality.
Chicago reports a steady market across eggs butter and poultry with strong receipts. Egg totals reach 28605 cases while butter sees 8975 items and poultry receipts total 47 trucks and 2 cars. Potatoes show arrivals 406 and shipments 677 with a barely steady market.
Chicago March 29 No 2 mixed 47% receipts 114 cars reported for cash corn with bid and offer ranges showing No 2 mixed around 44 to 47 percent and No 2 yellow near 4614 to 4814 with No 3 yellow at 46 to 47 percent across 114 car receipts.
Miss Nellie Manners reports from Crawfordsville that Mrs. William White returned home Saturday after a visit in Ainsworth with Mrs. Woodside. Alfred Borders and family of Yarmouth and Simpson family of Winfield spent the weekend with Marion Borders and Ernest Beauchamp families.
Chicago price range for grain was reported with market activity in March 99. The UP wire notes daily fluctuations and general trend craft, indicating buy and sell interest across major grain categories.
D F Macon reports brief items of local interest including subscriber updates, service changes, and notices from the newspaper office. This compact column highlights community happenings and reader services.
Fr Glenn Schwartz from northwest Washington visits, delivers renewal and chats with locals about weather and daily life. Various residents from Route 1 to Brighton stop by, pledging support with subscriptions and money. The article notes dinners, neighborhood greetings, and a community event with music and a lecture at W. S. Reister and Sons produce house.
Mr and Mrs Beauchamp drove to Peoria Alabama to spend the day with Merle Beauchamp who is working and attending college there. Ernest Beauchamp is ill with flu and unable to beat his shop. Cleo Vletcher Lele Lowe Lisle Anwyl Gerald Moothart Carlton White and Clarence Pietcher vielted for a time with.
Kenneth Rhea reports Miss May Graves sister of Walter Graves of Granville Illinois died in Sunnyside Sanitarium Otterwa. Max Mitchell and Hland Christner were recent visitors in Chicago.
County Superintendent Lester B. Krabill announces the town spelling contestants for the county contest to be held Saturday at 1 30 at the courthouse. Winners from both town and rural groups will compete in a final spell down to select the county champion for Des Moines April 28.
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