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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
7
Journal Subscription Representative reports brief items from nearby towns, noting community happenings, local events, and forthcoming meetings. Highlights include civic updates and social activities shaping daily life across the region.
March report from Kalona notes Alvin Hasty and son Earl visiting Washington to collect starlings bounty. A crowded sale of C. J. Brown household goods drew buyers from Riverside Ainsworth Wayland Brighton and Dublin with bids from Dick Hays Joe Barnes and others despite rain. Preparations for continued sales promise a bright drying day Thursday.
New York dispatch describes Miss Jean Colwell of Fort Worth Texas planning a blonde brigade to join soldiers in future trenches. She argues thousands of beautiful blondes with no arms or ammunition could halt enemies and even deter Hitler, asserting it would end all wars.
Cash corn bids in Chicago on March 1 show No 3 mixed 58 to 58 percent No 4 mixed 55 to 56 percent No 6 mixed 53 to 56 percent No 2 yellow 60 to 61 percent No 3 yellow 57 to 60 percent No 4 yellow 54 to 57 percent No 5 yellow 51 to 64 percent No 1 white 61 percent No 2 white 60 percent to 60 percent No 2 white 57 to 59 percent No 4 white 55 to 56 percent No white 56 to 56 44 percent sample grade 42 to 53 percent estimated earlots 271 Willis Jones a student in St Louis embalmers school visited his parents Mr and Mrs L A Jones in Chicago before returning Sunday to St Louis.
Chicago market report lists hogs at 10,000 head with 2,500 direct. cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts projected for tomorrow. Beef steers 9.00 to 10.50. calves 6.50 to 10.00. stocker and feeder rates shown. lambs 8.0 to 8.50. ewes 3.50 to 5.25. and packing sows 7.60 to 7.90 with butcher hogs up to 10.00.
Chicago produce market shows steady trends for eggs and butter on March 31. Eggs receipts total 35,448 cases with various grades including extra firsts and firsts. butter receipts 7,897 pounds with specials extras and standards listed.
Negus Livestock auction in Washington runs every Tuesday at the Busby building near Milwaukee yard. Midway Sale at Columb Junction every Wednesday. Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. W Bishop estate sale of household goods at 1163 N Iowa Ave starts at 1 o clock April 2.
Market reports show broilers at 28, ducks 12 to 22, geese 11 to 13, turkeys 15 to 25, roosters 14 to 15. Chicago grain tables list Wheat Corn Oats Rye Soybean futures with May July and Sept quotes across Chicago as of March 31.
The article notes Michigan has 4 187 named lakes while Minnesota is said to have over 10 000 lakes. It highlights a vast inland water system and contrasts the two states' lake counts.
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