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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
2
Chicago dated May 18 reports estimated today receipts of hogs 27 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 11 11 00 holdover 6 498 and market strengths with beef steers veal calves lambs and stockers detailed by weight and grade. Prices scale from common to prime with highs near 11.00 for hogs and 14.75 for spring lambs, with steady to higher tone noted for many categories.
West Chester May 18 There will be no meeting tonight at the United Presbyterian church due to graduation exercises Tomorrow Friday at 2 30 p m the last of the Progressive Life talks will be given The subject tomorrow evening will be An essential of Christian Life Fine music A bright brief beautiful service will be held Saturday night Great interest is shown in the mass meeting for men Sunday at 3 00 p m Subject Will a Moral Life Save At the same hour a meeting for women will be held at the Methodist church in charge of Mesdames McConnell and Henderson Auto parties are urged for these events Read the Evening Journal.
Official yesterday hogs cattle sheep and calves receipts show figures for medium to choice ewes and culls and common stock. Shipments break down across hogs cattle sheep and calves with notable totals in each category.
G Whistler of Marshall Township revived a failing 25-tree orchard by spraying after Farm Bureau guidance. After spraying and pruning, trees showed no scurfy scale or blister canker, yielded 100 bushels of quality apples, and benefited from hillside air drainage.
On May 10 15 representative swine breeders met at the Farm Bureau office to back a purebred swine club and form a Louisa County breeders association. Officers elected include H B Jones president and County Agent Pickford secretary. Directors represent each breed with J M Brockway Duvoc Jersey David McElhinney Spotted Poland China J D Helmick Chester White John Foster Poland China J J Robertson Hampshire. The sow and litter club will show four pigs per entry at Columbus Junction Fair with prizes by breed. Gilt club chairmen were named for each township. Rules for gilt club contestants outlined.
Davenport May 18 second district supporters of Charles B Pickett Waterloo candidate for Republican nomination to US senate plan a Saturday conference at the Blackhawk hotel Davenport with campaign manager E H Hoyt Des Moines and other prominent Iowa Republicans attending leading district Republicans from Scott Clinton Muscatine Jackson Iowa and Johnson counties including several active women will participate The Navy has closed naval radio stations to public use for non official speeches lectures or communications except for musical programs via radio telephone following recent use of the naval radio service.
Report notes that beggars in New York City theatres collect thousands of dollars nightly with earnings reportedly reaching up to sixty dollars an hour as Congress members address constituents on political topics.
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