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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1938
Page
7
An advertisement urges calm driving with Goodrich Silvertown Life-Saver tread to stop skids on wet roads. It touts a development unseen before and directs readers to Washington Oil Company for the tires.
Hogs 11,000 head with 15 to 25 cents higher than yesterday. top 8.75, 160 to 240 lb 8.60 to 8.75, 250 to 290 lb 8.50 to 8.65, 8300 to 350 lb 8.25 to 8.50. Packing sows 7.50. Tomorrow’s receipts: cattle 5,000 hogs 11,000 sheep 7,000. Cattle steady with beef steers 9.50 to 10.65, heifers 7.00 to 9.50, cows 6.00 to 8.00. calves 5.50 to 10.00. Sheep 10,000 steady. lambs 8.00 to 8.50, yearlings 6.50 to 7.50, ewes 4.00 to 4.50.
May 18 Mrs E G Rabenold of Ainsworth sent in several months of subscription money for future use. Billy Hutton of Davenport, born in Fred Palmer’s house, visited Washington Tuesday and stopped at Dougherty Bros. Cloyce Dougherty shares a clipping from his daughter Harriet that was clipped from a California newspaper.
Southland Y s Men clubs converge in Pasadena for a dinner at the Y M C A with international president Lewis A Warren of Washington Iowa as guest speaker. Warren tours Pacific Coast chapters en route to Han ford San Francisco and Olympia where a new club will be chartered.
Chicago market update shows steady to easy conditions across commodities. Produce receipts total 23 771 cases with varying percentages for extra firsts firsts and dirties. Butter receipts 14 911 titbs with 25 26 percent specials and 24 percent extras. Poultry markets mostly steady with broilers ducks geese turkeys and roosters priced in a wide range.
Chicago cash corn prices listed with various grades and moisture levels. Mixed grades range from 56 to 69 percent moisture, with yellows and whites showing 54 to 59 percent moisture, and sample grades 49 to 57 percent.
The text discusses Negrito groups as small aboriginal people in the Philippines and elsewhere, noting height around 4 feet 6 inches, dark coppery skin, and thick hair, with biased language about intelligence. It also mentions the Sargasso Sea and ends with local business ads for Arnold’s Barber Shop and feed products.
A resident states he lives as near Kalona as possible and desires to be on R. 3 Washington. The brief note references location preference and route proximity for future consideration.
A four year old girl Juanita Barnes almost perished when her father steered his car into a freight train near Scotland Canada. The vehicle was hurled fifty yards and turned upside down. Five passengers escaped but Juanita remained missing until trainmen found her beneath the locomotive. She suffered only minor scratches. Dow Witterman notes a fine potato patch in town. He claims he cut the seed and his wife tends the crop.
Soybean market activity lists May July and October futures with open high low and close figures 99 91 amid modest trading. Traders watch weather and demand signals as prices drift within narrow ranges impacting producers and buyers.
A local community sale lists 30 head white face steers several milk cows and heifers buyers for light cattle horses piggy sows Hampshire boars ewes and lambs veal calves and a Brighton resident Mr Brown brings a full household of furniture bedding and walnut furniture buyers seek wood and hides for the event.
Chicago grain table dated May 18 shows Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye for May July and Sept contracts with mixed percentage quotes. Entries list various bid offers and closing values across wheat corn oats rye in multiple months.
Negus Livestock auction in Washington runs Tuesdays at Busby building near Milwaukee yards. Midway Sale in Columbus Junction is on Wednesdays. Community Sale occurs every Friday at City Feed Yard. May 21 sale includes household goods at 202 Fast Sth Street.
Ducks published through courtesy to these prices paid Thursday. Sweet cream 2 ec 2 he. No 2 sour cream 3 hens Brown eggs 18¢ doz. Leghorn hens 10¢ per lb. We pay 6¢ per lb for delivery to plant. All No 2 poultry with defects bought at 4¢ less than quoted prices.
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