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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
2
Combined hog receipts at 23 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totalled 92 300 for the 24 hours to 8:00 a m today up from 16 200 a week ago. Market mostly weak to 100 lower than Friday with heavy marketing. prices for various weight classes ranged from 4 60 to 6 90 per cwt and up to 6 15 for selected heavy hogs.
May 25 market roundup shows hogs around steady with 6,500 direct trades and heavier weights scarce. Cattle trading weaker across most grades with steers and yearlings down about 58 to 75 cents, top fat steers near 9.00, vealers steady. Sheep activity nominal at 6,000 head with fat lambs and clips easing. late shorn ewes 2.00 to 2.75.
Chicago May 23 market report shows wheat corn and oats price ranges with May old and new figures for wheat, corn, oats, and rye. Wheat futures shift between May July and Sept with varied highs and lows while corn and oats display multiple contract values and daily car counts noted.
Chicago May 23 market report shows eggs receipts 1,641 cases with various quality grades, butter steady with 21,358 pounds received and 22% standard, poultry mostly steady with limited car movement and range prices for fowls ducks and turkeys, cheese prices for twins and Americas, potatoes on track with arrivals 101 and shipments 89S and regional price trends across Alabama Louisiana Texas Wisconsin Idaho.
Cash grain close reports mixed bids across cereals with Wheat red 83 and 1 hard 92. Corn values range from 56 to 63 percent across yellow and white samples with 2 and 3 yellow at 65 to 56. Oats 28 to 29 with 2 white at 28.5 to 29. Barley 37 to 61. Timothy 82.5 to 87.5. Clover 1025 to 1725.
Market brief lists seed prices for Clover, Alsike, and Timothy hay. Prices shown include domestic prime 18.74, prime new 14.00, prime choice 14.25, October and December futures at 14.25 and 14.50, plus timothy hay at 1.25 per cwt. Local traders note no changes beyond stated figures.
May 20 visitors join the Marek grandparents and Ed Kallous home hosts. Bernadine Sokup visits. Roy Kallous family from Richmond, and Roy Kron with son visit John Horak. Joe Sokup calls at Marek residence. Anna Novy visits Marek household. Further notes include Ray Sojka and family.
The document outlines Iowa State College extension guidance on egg grading. It explains standardization by weight interior and exterior quality, with eggs sorted into standards and grades. It notes a shift from straight run sales to grade based pricing due to market competition and consumer expectations.
The Sojka family spent Sunday afternoon at Mrs. George Sojka’s home. Charley Kallous and family were at Ed Beranek’s home. Joe Sokup family visited Riverside Saturday. A family group gathered at Frank Kron’s home and another at Charley Vondrasek’s. Mildred Kurtz assists Mrs. Embree with housework in Keota. The Kern and Kurtz families joined a Sunday evening visit, and Ed Beranek’s family attended a Salem school picnic Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Will Marek and family spent Friday evening at the Joe Sokup home, sharing time with neighbors.
Correspondent TALLEYRAND reports a flurry of friendly calls and social visits. Families including Crawford, Kiefer, Ott, Redlinger, Carris, Van Arkee, Goeldner and Tinnes stopped by homes in the area. The Farmers Union held its monthly meeting in the Community hall with a short program and business session.
Prairie Center reports weekend visits from the Frame and Zieglowsky families and a hospital mastoid operation for Cloyce Zieglowsky. Alumni events and graduation medals mark the close of the school year with the class of 1931 led by Dorothy Ruebsam. Des Moines visitors call on O D Spencer kin. Dorothy Ruebsam visits W C Brown wife in Des Moines.
A long Homestead Farm column blends anecdotes on rural life with reflections on wages and language. It recalls a fatal farm accident from 72 years ago, a Muscatine riverfront shooting tale, cautions about automobile safety, and lists local social visits and events from the community.
The Journal's subscription representative highlights nearby towns and their charm, inviting readers to explore local events, services, and offerings. The note emphasizes community connections and the value of residential outreach.
Residents attend church events in Ainsworth as corn crops prosper across Havre Crawfordsville. Local figures like Jake Shrader, Herman Mayer, Phyllis and families including Whitemans, Hinton, Martin and Beal are mentioned with farm progress, dinners, and visits to journals and farms amid everyday county life.
The fragment recounts neighbors like T. H. Riley with a large garden and promising strawberry patch, Nim Clark fixing up a farm, Clarence Lowe plowing deeper on one field, and Ed Rees expanding his home. Mentions of Fletcher Motor Co and Bob Shafter’s cushioned seat appear alongside school events at Grant West of Washington. Paul Scott and Harry Maron journey to Columbia University after visiting home, with casual remarks about politics and community life.
Residents report visits and arrivals in Clay and nearby towns. Bert Meachem and family rented a vacant North Meachem corner house for an indefinite stay. Mrs Lida Bowers, formerly Gilbert Woodford, died in Upland California. Karl Woodford, known for short courses at Clay in 1915 16, was well remembered. Farm Bureau ladies met May 13 to discuss home time use with Stunts and prizes. next meeting June 10. Miss Mahel and Lois Mc Clintie concluded school year with a Black Hawk Greenvale picnic. An oil field worker note and county road projects include culverts bridges on No 61 route and Wapello Winfield road. Construction work on Louisa county trunk road D and R J Ryan grading contracts underway.
May 21 Brighton notes Miss Keegan closed her school year at Clay with a Saturday picnic. the school board engaged her for another year. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McCaleb and sons visited Belle Davis near Bloomfield, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodford spent the weekend with son Ray Chairton.
In Columbus Junction on May 21, Mr. and Mrs. George Boulton welcomed a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Felgar welcomed a son named George Arlo. Mrs. J A Chambers of Ainsworth visited Millard Chambers and Mrs. G C Neiswanger this week. Today's club picnic marks the last meeting until fall. Des Moines carrier Lloyd Tisor and his parents are invited to a carriers’ convention and frolic in Des Moines on June 15. The final report of L A Andrew receiver of Conesville Savings Bank and Clyde Yount examiner was approved in Muscatine County District Court on Tuesday.
The poem recounts General Philip Henry Sheridan's ride to Winchester and the famed reception by his troops. It highlights his success in turning a disastrous rout into a brilliant history during the Civil War era.
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