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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1937
Page
7
A column by D. F. Macon, journal subscription representative, surveys neighboring communities. He notes market conditions, reader interests, and subscription trends across towns, highlighting small-town life and local business, with a call for broader readership support.
Chicago markets report hog receipts 6 000 with 1 500 direct and prices 11 60 to 12 00 for 150 to 199 pounds. top 12.00 for 200 to 3800 pounds. Cattle steady with beef steer high 13.00 to 16.75 and calves 7.00 to 10.50. Sheep 9 000 and lambs 10.00 to 10.75, yearlings 9.50 to 11.50, ewes 3.00 to 6.50. feeders 4 00 to 11 50. Estimated tomorrow cattle 800 hogs 2 000 sheep 8 000.
A group including Mr and Mrs Flynn Mr and Mrs Nicholson Mr and Mrs Davis and others visit near White Hawk to view a Brinton farm area. They tour a well kept schoolhouse and playground while discussing local farming, corn planting by Kurtz and machinery, hogs on C P Grogseup’s farm and Rhode Island Red hens.
Earl Morgan operates 80 acres east of Ru bio with easy car access. Levi Van Dyke and wife work at the O. W. Smitters farm using a tractor for rapid farm tasks. A saddle horse is kept on the property.
Two road outfits pulling two cars referred to as being at work along two lanes about a mile apart on each side of the McCain bridge from Keith Barnes to White Oak.
Homer Mayer watched corn planted over a week ago when an old sow and her pigs appeared in the field. He urged a retreat upon seeing the pigs and warned the corn was coming out, prompting a hasty departure.
C H Brinning west of Wellston praises growing feed and pasture gains. He notes more cattle and livestock than last year and that his holdings show a larger portion ready for market.
Readers get a snapshot of events this week in Winfield with brief notes on community happenings and local interests featured in the Beacon and Hews pages.
Listing of poultry items and dairy goods with vague labels. Mentions Leghorn hens roosters ducks geese and eggs with price hints per dozen or per pound, plus assorted dairy items and weights. Details are fragmented and partially unreadable.
A home paper motto from Tingley Iowa stresses public good funded by many and read by all. The Beacon historically carried that legend at its masthead as a community publisher.
Chicago market notes mixed. Eggs receipts 33 961 cases with 20 percent extras and 19 percent firsts. butter market steady with 16 341 tabs receipts and high extras. poultry varies from broilers 23 to 24 cents per pound to turkeys 13 to 16 and roosters 11 to 12. Potatoes on track at 188 per cwt with rivals around $2 and shipments 102.
Chicago market notes show mixed samples with No 3 mixed at 135 to 136 percent and No 2 yellow 136 to 137, No 3 yellow 135 to 137, No 2 white 137 to 137 and No 3 white 136 to 137 with sample grade 129 to 120.
Stock data snippet lists May values with opening and closing figures. July figures show 1.72 and a 1.72 percent change, along with 1.58 and 1.72 percent. The fragment implies market movement details for two periods.
Local farmer’s cows escape onto a highway near Dubuque prompting a multi vehicle crash as four cars strike four cows. A driver loses teeth in the collision while others reflect on tail lights for cows and drivers. Beacon notes Minnesota lakes count and a moving elevator project in Mediapolis. Howell Davis visits Crawfordsville this morning.
Grain table from Chicago dated May 21 shows futures and prices for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE with May July Sept and Dec maturities. Data include price quotes and percentage changes across several contracts and months.
Readable fragments show weekly sales at Keota and Columbus Junction with May 22 and nearby addresses. John V. Mayer organizes a household goods sale near 76 Center four miles northeast at 1 30.
Eighth grade graduates numbered twelve with Rev. Chas Fix delivering the address. The article notes family and local visits, poppy day plans for May 29, and assorted teaching assignments for next year. Also mentioned are obituaries for Ad Sassene and updates on local residents and events.
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