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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1928
Page
2
The report lists bids for pork cuts ranging from 8.25 to 9.45 per pound with weights from 136 to 350 pounds and sows at 8.25 to 8.75. Cattle receipts total 25 000 cattle and 3 000 calves with fed steers and yearlings at 17.50 to 17.40 for various weight classes and heifers cows and stockers showing varied values.
Directory listing shows Dr. T. J. Pease a dentist at 602 508 Washington National Bank Building with phone 254 Blue and Dr. W. J. Masson at Over Corbin Parrett Shoe Store with office 187 residence 807 Blue.
Prices listed for cattle and calves show varied ranges from common to high quality beef stocker and feeder grades. Sheep receipts reach about 2,000 with natives and westerns, feeder lambs priced high and ewes midrange, reflecting a steady market.
Grain trading notes show mixed opens in Chicago with Wheat showing gains in May and Dec positions, while Oats list declines for Dec and Mar contracts. Lard prices hold near 11.6 to 12.7, with various subcontracts reflecting fluctuating futures in a narrow trading range.
The report lists mixed grain prices across commodities with fluctuating figures for wheat corn oats rye and barley. It notes several percentage changes and price levels including white oats and clover values, indicating a volatile market.
Seed market figures show prices for Clover and Timothy with cash and implied values across dates from Oct 1890 to Jan 1890. Noted items include old and new cash values for Clover and Timothy and Alsike cash and date references.
Chicago reports tomorrow's estimated receipts with cattle at 8000 hogs 29000 and sheep 11000. A Journal note signals ongoing sale and lost and want ads amid a large daily audience.
Edwin Walrus sustains bruises to face chest and left arm when an old ice box toppled in a building behind the meat market. Three men lift the load off his arm. no bones are broken. The incident occurred Wednesday morning in Brighton.
Mrs. Carl Zieglowsky attended the Benson school box supper with eleven of her grandchildren in the program led by teacher Mrs. Faye Jones. The event drew the whole community despite a dark misty night as H. S. Busby conducted a successful sale and many items were moved to Des Moines. John Pehler works with a railroad crew east of town but keeps a positive outlook amid the bustle. The note ends with a pointed club about a man who enjoys watching well dressed women but resists his wife investing in quality scenery.
A Windsor family auction item sparks chatter as Mrs. Simpkins seeks the seller. Darlene Myrtle Simmins arrives in Tipton to join her son’s home in Iowa. Grandmother remains with a young relative while he longs for Journal comfort. Gosport and Roscoe residents visit, Crawfordsville farm life is praised, and Pleas ant Hill church gains fourteen new members baptized by Rev. Carter in Des Moines. Dr Fulton delivers a Psalm 116 sermon at United Presbyterian. A convention at Eicher church is planned for next Sunday inviting regional folks.
In and around Concordia Kansas residents report a bumper corn crop this year as locals discuss timber, fireplace coal, and farm duties. The column notes social visits, church gatherings, a move from Tipton to the Roy Edwards property, a Methodist meeting, illnesses, and the death of Mr George Brasher in Fairfield.
A longtime editor shaped the Brighton News for many years, guiding coverage and newsroom standards. His tenure influenced local reporting style and community trust, leaving a lasting imprint on the paper and its readers.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 6f O E S holds regular meetings on the second Thursday monthly. Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J meets third Tuesday at Masonic Temple with officers Mrs L A Jones and Sara Walker listed. Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M meets first Friday monthly led by D L Carbaugh with secretary A W Yard.
Train timetables show multiple local passenger freight and sleeping trains with daily and weekly patterns. Westbound and eastbound services include No 3 Local Passenger at 9 09 a m and No 25 Southwest Limited at 12 68 a m. </s>
The Rebekah club invites members and their families to the hall Monday evening at seven for a hard time Hallowe en party.
A typographical error misstated the Busby sale average for 10 head of males as 50.50 instead of 60.50. The top average on males in this section this fall is 60.50, while the Gamon average of 50.00 is correct.
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