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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
2
Chicago market reports 2000 cattle 700 calves and 9000 hogs with prices by weight. Hogs top 3.65, sows 2.50 to 3.20, slaughter pigs 2.00 to 2.90. Cattle and calves show broad ranges with steers 5.75 to 9.60 and cows 2.50 to 5.00. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 10.59 to 11.09 and lambs 8.25 to 8.65 in thinly reported ranges.
Chicago market notes show eggs steady with 29 029 cases receipts 1314 current receipts dirties 12 percent firsts 14 percent. Butter market easy with 6265 receipts specials 23 percent to 23 percent extras 2245 extra firsts 11 to 22 percent firsts 204 to 21 percent seconds 26 standards 22 percent. Poultry market steady with continued receipts and activity.
Regular weekly sale listing cattle by weight including native calves Shorthorn and Whiteface steers and heifers plus milk cows springers veal calves and mixed lots. Hog offering 85 head with feeders thin sows and litters. Market notes say strong demand, hog prices track Chicago, and extensive advertising to attract buyers.
Local sale notice lists Midway Sale Co with K F P Smylif as manager and agents Klotz and Duncan. Contact number 120 is shown for inquiries.
Receipts include 30 trucks of fowls 13 springers 23 broilers 21 leg horns 10 percent ducks 12 geese 6 turkeys 15 roosters 7 leg horn broilers 20. Potatoes on track 220 with rivals 52 shipments 941 market steady.
Chicago buyers posted corn price quotes with No 2 yellow at 64 14 to 65 4, No 2 yellow old late at 53 , No 3 yellow 56 4 to 54 , No 2 white 69 , No 2 white late 59, sample grade 48. Receipts totaled 23 cars.
Committees to visit Washington S schools to explain Memorial Day significance began this afternoon with a high school session at 1 pm. Members Dr. J. C. Boice A J Dawson Mrs J O Elder and Mrs R S Warfel lead the effort with multiple visits planned to Heights Wallace St James Lincoln Centennial from Monday to Tuesday.
Valley May 24 reports a large Sunday school turnout as eight youths face confirmation at St Pauls Evangelical church Myrtle Maxine Churchill Myrtle Eloise Black Omer LeRoy Black Maurice Nicholas Tines Charles Henry Churchill Richard Franklin Sheetz Carl Duane Doering and Lee Junior Henry receive American Beauty rosebuds Rev Carl Klein congratulates them and invites fellowship The day included church work by women and a Shields orchestra concert and a Richland high school graduation for Marie Hartnell.
Grain prices listed for wheat corn oats and rye with bid and ask figures for May July and September contracts. Includes open high low and close values alongside year ago and yesterday benchmarks.
Local brief highlights from surrounding towns compiled by subscription representative D F Macon. Items cover community events, announcements, and happenings of regional interest with concise notes for readers.
May weather brings better crops after near inch of rain. Indiana to Illinois reports of crops look promising. Washington rooster day draws guests from Crawfordsville Wellman and Owasso with many locals and new subscribers to the Evening Journal. Local gardens improve while chatter notes politics and weather.
Ralph Livingston described his car running intensely on Thursday as he could hardly hold it or stop it. He said once he stopped, he patted the engine and scratched the tail, after which the vehicle quieted and behaved itself. We know not whether the issue was resolved.
Bonnie Parker killed that day evening. Marie was a member of the cast. Zeno Times spent several days at his brother Nick’s home near Dublin helping LeRoy plant corn. Nick and son Cloyce were at Myron’s helping with corn. We are glad to hear Myron is slowly improving.
Marie G Johnson Crawford reports neighbors and families sharing weekends and Sundays visiting relatives in Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Mr Pete Richard and children visited Schlatter home. Sandzburg family and Lindeen family visited Rudolph Lindeen. Noah Richardland and daughters Ruby Mae and Clysta visited Mrs Curi Richard and Ida. Clark Swanson family visited Anderson in West Burlington. Miller Swanson and Doris Mac attend Swedesboro vacation Bible School. Carl Nelson Axel Swanson visited John Alvine Sr family. Eve lyn Graber spent Sunday with relatives. Lyman Johnson called in Olds.
Mrs Ezra Wittmer of Wayland is listed in society notes with Mr and Mrs, highlighting local social events and connections for the community page.
The May meeting of the Methodist church Mens club featured Rev. Fred Miller of Kalona speaking on "The Ideal Layman." He urged frank constructive criticism and ministerial support with role modeling for youth. Emil Hesselschwerdt gave a warm, near impromptu reply. about fifty men attended. dinner by Chas. W. Davis and crew. Roy Finch led singing. Annual officers elected: Ralph Shannon president, O. E. Schmitt and Dr. E. F. State man vice presidents, Chas W. Jackson secretary and treasurer.
Milton Roth and other relatives welcomed visitors across towns including Mt. Pleasant and Milwaukee over the weekend. A funeral for Charles Allender, who died by gunshot, drew relatives from Chicago and nearby areas to Richwoods, with services planned Tuesday afternoon.
Four members of a camp near Salisbury Missouri were electrocuted when a truck carrying them struck a car, veered off the highway, and broke a column supplying a power line. The wire carrier fell among the youths in the truck body. Five others suffered burns and one was listed as serious.
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