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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
7
A single vaccinated Black Poland China male hog is for sale. Contact Keith Parnes at 177 Brighton for details. Listing includes approximate birth dates and farm location.
A Washington Rural Letter Carriers association meeting at the Christin e church in Washington included a retirement party for William Henry Harrison of Washington. About fifty attendees from Brighton Crawfordsville Montrose Kalona Riverside Washington Wayland Wellman and Richmond heard talks by local officials and the Iowa State Rural Letter Carriers vice president Thomas Kobbs. The next gathering is set for Wayland on June 7.
Dusty Rhodes a wife slayer from Town City Ta. leaves death row at Fort Madison State Penitentiary on Tuesday morning. He walks toward the deputy warden’s office to swap prison denim for “civics.” Deputy Warden Eugene Mahoney and guard George Harry are pictured nearby.
Chicago markets show hogs up ten cents at open with some gains pared by close as top hogs reach 6.10 for 180 to 270 lb. cattle receipts total about 8,000 with steer trade steady to strong and best fed steers 11.90. cows and bulls softer with last week's weaker tone. Sheep slate includes 1,500 head with fed lambs steady and woolskin types firm as fat sheep remain scarce. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 5,000 hogs 11,000 sheep 2,000.
Chicago grains notes show May wheat around 1.05 to 1.06, July near 1.03 to 1.05, and September near 1.03 to 1.05, with corn at about 64 to 67 cents for May through September. Oats and rye quotes run around 41 to 42 cents for May and 34 to 37 cents for September rye.
Chicago reports mixed gains with market steady and receipts totaling 41,985 cases for extra firsts 17 percent fresh graded firsts 16 percent current receipts 15 percent dirties 14. Poultry market remains steady to firm with 42 trucks and springs at 25 percent while other prices stay unchanged.
A Louisville church lawn sign warned “No Christian Endeavor until November 15” signaling a temporary lay-off not a drop in faith. Galen Edward Elser, a graduate music student in Kent, Ohio, flies daily from Youngstown to Kent to attend classes, covering about 2,500 miles yearly.
A closing out sale hosted by the late Mrs Mary Deuel is listed for 1:30 PM at 615 South Marton Washington. The notice notes sale dates Wednesdays at Midway Sale Co Column and Fridays at Journal Sale Date Column.
A community sale lists about 100 head of cattle including fat steers and heifers, fresh cows, stock animals, two Short Horn bulls, hogs of all kinds, and sheep. A calf market is strong with over 60 head sold last week. Also offered are horses, hedge line posts, lumber, used corn planters, and various furniture and tools with a lunch room featured.
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