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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1931

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Report September 2

Receipts: hogs 15 000 incl 2 000 direct. cattle 10 500. calves 2 500. sheep 10 000. Hogs mixed with tops 6.75. heavy sows 6.00–6.70. lights 5.85–6.25. Cattle sold steady to firm on shipper accounts with top around 19.00 for yearlings and steers. slaughter cattle and calves varied by weight and class. Sheep and lambs showed steady early trading. fat lambs mostly plain with prices around 7.50–7.75 for top lots.

Chicago Livestock Chicago Rangers

Masonic Lodges Meeting Schedule and Officers

Lodges Washington Chapter 98 regular meeting second Thursday monthly. Edda Methaniel W M Ernestine Denison secretary. Damascus Shrine No 10 regular meeting fourth Tuesday monthly at Masonic Temple. Mrs Chloa Bpies W P Hazel Haven Worthy Sere. Washington Lodge No 26 regular meeting first Friday monthly. Harry C Ward W M A W Yard Secretary. Cyrus Chapter No 13 regular meeting second Friday monthly. J W Enslie H P A W Yard secretary.

Washington C. E Edda Methaniel W. M Ernestine Denison Damascus Shrine No. 10 Masonic Temple Chloa Bpies W. P Hazel Haven Worthy Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Harry C. Ward A. W. Yard Cyrus R. A.M J. W. Enslie H. P

Railway Time Table Arrives Departs No 4 Golden State Limited

Rail timetable details appear with train numbers such as No 4 Golden State Limited No 50 Local Passenger and No 3 Local Freight. Entries list departure and arrival times including 8:35 a.m 6:10 p.m and 9:05 a.m. 11:50 a.m for various local passenger and freight services. some services run daily or except Sunday.

Golden State Limited Oweeds Mo. Ee Apache Aim J.C. McKay Agent Co MM FP. KR. Co S'west W. C. Bell

Mixed trains schedule details for California bound service

Daily and limited service listed with train numbers, times, and directions. California passenger and freight specifics, agent names L Goodlandte and W C Bell noted.

Des Moines Hog Prices Reported From Iowa and Minnesota Yards

Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 10 500 for the 24 hours to 8 00 am. Market was mostly strong to slightly higher with weighty butchers and packing sows up to 2.00 higher. Prices varied by weight class with ranges from 4.50 to 6.75 for light weights and down to 3.00 to 3.85 for the heaviest hogs, based on bulk transactions.

Des Moines Iowa Minnesota

Receipts and markets show steady activity across livestock and produce

Receipts list varied gains in poultry and dairy items with steady butter and tub sales. Poultry counts rise for fowls and turkeys while broilers and leghorns show modest gains. Market prices drift for potatoes, cheeses, and cobblers across Wisconsin Idaho Minnesota and Minnesota markets.

Chicago Grain Market Summary From Sept WTI Trading Screen

Chicago grain report lists open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye and lard futures across Sept and Dec contracts. Prices show mixed movement with some contracts posting gains while others dip slightly as traders weigh supply demand and seasonal factors.

Story City girl wins Iowa 4H health champion title

Clarice Torkelson of Story City, 17, is Iowa's 4H health girl champion after besting 906 county entrants at the Iowa State fair. Martha Ann Isaacs of Iowa City placed second and will represent Iowa at the national congress in Chicago. Clarice's score was 98.85 percent. Martha Ann 98.6 percent. The fair drew 32,490 attendees, down from 1930.

Des Moines Clarice Torkelson Story City Iowa Chicago Martha Ann Isaacs Iowa City Clarice Clarke Martha Ann

Notable visitors and long drives mark Washington visit notes

Mrs Edna Hoochman and Donnly Milligan from Hobart Oklahoma drove nearly 900 miles to Washington, planning to visit Dye family then travel to McConnellsville Ohio. Eva Todd Meiger of St Louis visits her parents, while Peckham returns from Arizona with Indian blankets and heads to Rapids City and Aberdeen SD. In town, Loa Fishburn and sister enjoy good health and reading their daily paper, followed by visits from Riley Fishburn and W M Tucker.

Edna Hoochman Harry Dye Donnly Milligan Hobart Okla Washington Donnly Eva Todd Meiger St. Louis Mrs. Oliver Todd Loa A. Fishburn

Local Gossip Notes On Visitors And Farm Talk

The town greets visitors from across the country including A B Swift Ralph Waggoner and Ted Givans. Discussion over corn crop plans follows recent heavy rain while neighbors like W F Gardner and Sands of Haskins visit. A. Farl Bowers from Brighton and Mac Williams from New York visit. Miss Helen V Preese and father vacation in California.

A. B. Swift Ralph Waggoner Ted Givans W.ff. Gardner Sands of Helen V Preese California Helen

Cash Grain Chicago Prices Mixed Across Wheat and Corn

UP Cash Grain Close shows varied readings for wheat with multiple red and hard classifications and mixed yellow, while corn ranges from 4444 to 454 and oats list several white grades. Barley Timothy and Clover show modest level shifts, indicating broad price movement in Chicago markets.

Chicago

Seed Prices and Dates at Toledo Seed Company

Toledo Seed lists Clover seed at 8.50 and Orteaber at 8.59, with December and February 400 Alsike cash at 7.75. Includes KA hay Timothy per cwt 1.51.

Clover Prime Orteaber Alsike Cash Hay Timothy

Grain Receipts Car Trade Details

A grain receipts report lists 38 car units for a Co 1 car Opal at $3 per car, outlining a small transfer or shipment record. The fragment notes pricing and car counts but lacks full context or parties.

Infectious Animal Disease Bulletin No 318 Highlights Outbreaks Across Iowa

Weekly bulletin reports multiple outbreaks and diseases in livestock and poultry. Hex chalera and other infections affect swine and cattle in numerous towns including Traer Tipton West Liberty Vinton and Dubuque. Necrotic enteritis in swine hemorrhagic septicemia in swine mange in swine pink eye in cattle and fowl diseases in chickens are noted with locations across Iowa.

Hex Chalera Traer Buckingham Tipton West Liberty West Branch Stanwood Mechanicsville New Hampton Nashua Cascade Farkey Dupre Ville Donahue Olin Anamoca Riverside Center Junction Wyomiie Toledo Marshall Town Conrad Eldora Independence Winthrop Grand Montc Washington Town City Janesville Waverly Vinton Ryan Marion Greene Clarksville Denver Hazleton Cadbrook Lowden Garrison Dysart Gladbrook Mange Elgin Dubuque Keota Wesley Anamosa Blackley North English Selon Woodhington Iowa City Williamstiurs

Local Social Notes Roundup From Tama and Surrounding Towns

Mr Clarence Sac kett of Tama visited the Donald Brown home while Mrs Caroline Tucker and daughter Mrs Bellis Keller from Marshalltown joined. Several locals attended the state fair in Des Moines and Kansas City visits occurred. A 5 P Hubbel birthday dinner brought together numerous friends and relatives. Edith Hubbell returns from California as the community looks forward to Lloyd Foster’s Des Moines State Fair trip and 4-H plans for Stanley.

Ruth Gideon Dutch Creek Myrtle Pearson Rennie Dawson Sunset Park Washington John Moore Keokuk George Reed Parker Wild Cat den Bethel Clarence Sackett Tama Donald Brown Caroline Tucker Bellis Keller Marshalltown Dawson Homer Richard Maud Heshel McCreedy James Maurice Lemery South English Jacob Hubbell Henry Wellman Jacob Hubell Hubbell Jake Schwab Oxford S. P Harry Dye Lambert Hazel Roy Mrs. Dye Lamberts Morrow Reed Illinois Old Settlers Edith California Lloyd Fosters Des Moines Boyd Fosters Billy Bobby Boyd Foster Stanley Lloyd's

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