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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1929
Page
2
Hogs receipts about 4 000 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower on better grades and numerous loads carried over fully 40 cents lower. Top hogs paid around 11 50 with 180 to 260 weights averaging 1085 to 1100. Cattle receipts about 200 with steady yearlings and mixed steer and heifer demand. butcher cows and heifers generally steady but some declines noted.
Livestock reports show week closing with steers 1200 to 1425, stockers 1115 to 1325, yearlings 1359 in Montana sells. sheep receipts 7,000 with sharp fat lamb price declines due to sluggish dressed trade and higher receipts. Wool prices steady 1425 to 1475. grain futures in Chicago show mixed wheat and corn with May and July contracts fluctuating. cash grain in Chicago ranges with wheat around 1.14 to 1.20, corn near 0.89 to 0.92, barley 54 to 62, timothy and clover values noted.
Market listing shows rates for chickens and other poultry with per pound prices for hens and roosters. Includes animal types such as ducks heavy breeds geese and horsehides as well as rental terms and no market for slick meat.
The married teachers of Washington schools held a potluck breakfast at the Bickel home on East Van Buren. Flowers from the Bickel garden decorated the tables and guests, including Dicky McCleery, enjoyed flower contests and social time. plans were made for another gathering before summer. The Miewee Fila and Sylvia Warren hosted a small informal birthday event for Mary Welch at 6221 South Second Street with Aprix flowers, dinner at six thirty, and entertainment. Baptist youths met at the church for a potluck supper with Rev A A Wing speaking on courage and introducing new officers Wilma Walker, Norman Sage, David Catlett, Irene Rush, Charlotte Campbell, and Mrs. Vine. games followed and cleanup ended the evening.
Regular meetings set for various lodges with dates and locations. Mentions Pearl Kennedy Irene Isiekford visiting members welcome. Includes Magonte Temple rooms Raith Pulvee W HLP Mazel Haven and Cyrus Chapter with secretaries and officers.
The fragment lists trains with arrival and departure times for multiple services including Nos 3 29 11 and 836, local passenger and freight trains, various agents and routes with daily operation notes. It mentions Southwest Limited and other named trains with times such as 2 06 am and 1 30 pm and notes Sunday exceptions.
April notes reveal local subscriptions and daily life details from Wellston to Washington. Mentions of Mr. Furst family, Lewis Smith and Hiram Johnson chimney work, onion crops, and farm routines plus a theater ad for The Terror thrills and a jazz concert by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians.
Three carpenters Charles Me Campbell Somes Banks and George Rickerd were injured while shingling the 8 K Leacox residence in Krota on May 4. The men were working when the incident occurred and authorities reported their conditions.
The report details injuries from a Friday incident. It mentions Mr Cherry and the Meyers family with neighbors Wes Meyer, a referenced teacher dialogue about macaroni, and a mobell with a fractured shoulder and broken arm. The passage is garbled and partially unreadable.
A message advertises a modern sanding machine for doors with free estimates. Contact Karl Simpson at phone 297 olue for details.
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