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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
7
Market activity remains varied as cattle and hog prices range across weights. Receipts around 12 000 with hogs 4 000 and calves modest. fed steers and yearlings show weakness despite some strength in heavier cattle.
A community sale is scheduled every Saturday at City Feed Yard as advertised in the journal column. Proceeds and event details are to be announced locally.
Local market notes show W R Reister & Sons delivering goods including brown and white eggs and cream. Prices posted for cream and dairy items list per dozen and per pound rates for various poultry cuts and birds.
Farm sale features about 100 head including cows with calves and yearling steers. 125 shoats and sows with pigs, many vaccinated, plus livestock equipment and farm items. Sale starts promptly at 12 00 with buyers expected. F Macon as auctioneer and Eyestone as clerk.
Livestock prices listed by weight and grade for cattle and sheep. Cattle ranges include good and choice, common, and medium across various weights. vealers, bulls, and stocker grades noted. Estimated receipts: cattle 1,000. sheep 6,000. lambs by weight bands with price ranges.
Chicago notes firm markets across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Eggs receipts 24 091 cases with 24 percent extras firsts 24 percent, dirties 22 percent. butter receipts 11 796 with 26 26 25 percent splits and firsts 24 14 seconds 23 54 standards 25. Poultry steady to strong receipts 32 trucks with distributions across fowls springers broilers leghorns ducks geese turkeys roosters and leghorn broilers. Potatoes on track 29 percent arrivals 57 shipments 6 market steady. Also mixed corn and yellow No 1 89 percent receipts 113 cars.
The Paramount film Rocky Mountain Mystery arrives at the Fox theater for Friday and Saturday showings. Randolph Scott and Ann Sheridan star in the romance with supporting players including Chic Sale and Mrs. Leslie Carter. directed by Charles Barton from Zane Grey’s Golden Dreams.
Local field notes compiled by subscription rep F Macon report brief items from nearby towns. Short notices include community happenings, civic updates, and small events with minimal detail.
On Wednesday in Crawfordsville and nearby areas residents described market highs with hog prices at 160.05 top while Harold Miller and R T Williams frequent the Fletcher Motor Co and local shops. The United Presbyterian church proceeds with interior painting as Tep Riley and an assistant prepare the space amid community chatter.
Personal greetings and small town life blurbs dated May 21 1985. Mentions Mrs Waller Kelper granddaughter Miss Marie Clark Crawfordsville High School John McCileery family improvements wood supply Bert Orris and garden work John Anwyl in good spirits despite confinement Macon Enclosed is a dollar Viease re new olr Journal K W Goff Kenneth Harve Wilson and 60 acres of corn planted Mr and Mrs Edwin Ries attend funeral for Dr Allen at Wayland reported as one of the largest crowds
Bethel holds May social on Monday May 27 with three smaller Sunday school classes organizing refreshments. Bethel C E meets at Betty and David Mc Cartney’s. Ernest Meyer reports on a mission book chapter and leads next meeting with Ruth Gideon in charge. Local notes include farm chores, poultry, visits, and school news. Hazel Dell closes Thursday with a field trip planned for students.
The New York Times notes avicets and groshbeaks as highly loyal, with parent avicets rotating egg duty every 15 minutes. It describes a humming bird mother fiercely guarding her brood and a female magpie constructing a thorn-covered nest with no visible opening to deter intruders.
M Kay plans summer instrumental music classes at the high school gym starting Monday June 3 under Director Milburn McKay. Sessions end August 16, with three bands and three orchestras for beginners to advanced players. Enrollment open to fourth grade up. meet Mr. McKay in room 207 after noon for details and sign up.
Maurice Chevalier from humble jobs rose to join Mistinguette as a dancing partner in Paris. Now he stars in the State theater and in a screen adaptation of Follies Bergere released by United Artists.
Frank McCoy of Springdale Iowa visits his mother Mrs Mary McCoy in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. Mrs McCoy has been quite poorly again drawing many relatives to the home including Elizabeth Augusta Williams Hugh J Davis and family and others.
County relief office faces delays as new emergency relief blanks arrive. Welfare workers cannot keep regular hours. all time devoted to added duties. Clients must file by dates in letters or be stricken from relief rolls. Emergency interviews by appointment. requests may be left at the desk.
State agents took over the case for Attorney General Ea O'Connor. Floyd Page of Denison testified to a racket and implicated Walter Maley, assistant attorney general. Maley was out of his office and gathering affidavits to deny involvement. several affidavits were not ready by noon in Polk county.
Attendees Maxwell Scott Welch Ed Rees Mr and Mrs Griff Davis Mr and Mrs John DD Jones Mr and Mrs John Williams and Hugh Jones gathered Tuesday afternoon for Richard Peters of Columbus Junction's funeral at the Salem Church in the Welsh neighborhood. Also present were Mr and Mrs Charles Martin and daughters Carrie and Joan visiting Lippert home in Oelwein Iowa. Rev E L Lewis of Chicago visited friends and preached at Salem Presbyterian church. Maude Barnes returned home Tuesday after visiting sister Ruth in Monmouth.
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