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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1931
Page
2
Chicago livestock market reports hogs and cattle prices with demand trends and weight classes. Includes sections on hogs 4,000 head with price ranges, cows and sows declines, cattle and beef cuts, sheep trends, and town market notes with commodity prices for eggs butter and poultry.
An agricultural conference in Chicago urged an intensive drive to build county farm bureaus and appoint more federal agents. Leaders included James C. Stone and L. J. Taber guiding a push for cooperative principles and farmer support amid reports on farm prices and shipments.
The fragment lists several Masonic lodges with meeting schedules and officers. It mentions Washington Chapter No 98, Damascus Shrine No 10, Washington Tedge No 20, and coms Chapter No 42 with regular meetings on specified monthly dates and rooms. Names of officers are given for some chapters.
Railway timetable lists trains in Knoxville including daily and Sunday services with arrival and departure times. It notes mixed train No 4 discharges California passengers, local trains No 3 No 2 No 8 and No 25 limited schedules, and agents Goodlander McKay Bell with stated daily operations and exceptions.
Sale notice lists consignments including cows calves and stock cattle for sale soon. Hampshire sows good quality hogs and litters described along with Shropshire breeding ewes and bucks. Several Hampshire shoals and other stock to be fed or ferried to market.
September 19 report from Crawfordsville area sketches local life. Mentions Fa Schowalter near Ainsworth threshing thirty-two bushels of clover and Ed and family displaying farm products. Describes Charley Wolf, Will Darbyshire, volunteers downtown, road work by W. N. Nicholson, Rex Lane family at Passion play, and nearby residents visiting. Also notes Hal Huston, Berkshire corn, Mrs Williams building a warm chick house, and a log accident involving Paddy Magdefran and Everette Magdefran. Wheat and corn prices and grain market recap included.
An educational session for Livestock breeders is set for Monday September 1 at 7 p m at the American Legion community building in Iowa City Iowa. Dr John M Evvard formerly of Iowa State College now with Allied Mills Inc will address topics of timely interest to livestock men. He is renowned for nutrition expertise and has been a longtime faculty member at Iowa State and Missouri universities. The event aims to share practical insights on feeding breeding and housing.
Lost anid found column lists multiple fall sales and public auctions near Washington Kalona and Mediapolis. Entries include vendors Frank Bruty W C Brenneman Knotek Bros Oak and Sons John Wagner Geo W Watt Underwood Allen Walker Paul G Peterson and Son with dates in September October and varying locations such as 2 miles south of Washington miles northeast of Kalona and 114 miles southwest of Washington.
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