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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
15
Readable lines show assorted poultry types with prices and weights. Leghorn and turkey categories listed by item such as broilers capons ducks geese and young guineas. Eggs priced by hennery browns whites and selected graded, with cents per dozen shown in scattered figures.
New York stocks moved down to near autumn lows in a tight session with many declines around 1 to over 2 points. Turnover hovered near 600000 shares as trading picked up late with notable selling in Paramount and other major issues.
Atchison stockyards reported a large hog run with more than 300 head sold. Prices ran five to ten cents lower than nearby markets, top brokered at 200 dollars for 170 to 230 pound pigs. Hogs averaged 2.25 to 2.50 per head with boars steady at 62 to 64.
Kansas City market notes show wheat quotations with 866 ears and moisture near 2 percent. Various grades listed: No 1 dark hard at 48 percent, No 2 at 47, No 2 hard 42, No 4 41.5 to 42, No 2 red nominal around 41 to 47.4, No 3 42. Upcoming yields noted: corn 30 ears at 1 percent, No 2 white 23, No 3 22, No 2 yellow 33, No 3 22.9 to 22 percent, No 2 mixed 23, No 4 nominal 22 to 22.5. Outs six cars unchanged. No 2 white nominal 18 to 19, No 3 nominal 17 to 18.
Associated Press from Kansas City notes hogs 4,500 head with uneven demand and prices down to 10 cents below Thursday’s average, cattle and calves steady with varied weights and values, vealers 2.50 to 5.00, stockers 4.00 to 6.25, lambs and ewes showing mixed declines across weight classes. Declines appear narrow in the wholesale figures with targeting by weight and class.
Cattle receipts 700 quiet and generally steady with some beef steers and yearlings around 6.46 top in odd lots. hogs receipts 8,000 with prices 5 to 10 cents lower, top 3.10 lightly. bulk 2.95 to 3.05. sows steady to 10 cents lower, top 2.60, bulk 2.25 to 2.50. Sheep receipts 5,500, market slow with undertone weak to 10 cents lower, best western lambs up to 5.50, natives around 5.25, sheep scarce.
Butter listings show steady creamery specials 93 score at 24 percent extras 92 at 23 percent and other grade ranges. Eggs total 2 234 with weak extra firsts 31 and fresh graded firsts 30. Poultry live stock prices are given for hens, springs, Leghorn birds and turkeys with varied ranges. Potatoes noted 68 on track with total 0 shipments 536 dull trading slow at market.
In Kansas City on December 2 eggs quoted at 27 percent. Butter creamery 26 cents per pound, butterfat 10 and a half cents, packing butter 8 cents. Poultry prices listed as hens 6 to 8 cents, roosters 3 to 4 cents, springs 9 cents.
Washington December 2 National Guard officers and members of the National Guard Association rush to Washington to oppose proposed budget cuts that would trim about 6 million from state militia funds. Affects more than 190000 personnel across 3000 communities with drill reductions from 48 to 24 annually, risking readiness and financial hardship for many guardsmen reliant on Guard pay. Brigadier General Claude V. Birkhead leads the delegation from San Antonio.
Houston daily report states the county grand jury resumes its probe into vice among juveniles. It calls witnesses on alleged illegal activities tied to four high school girls, with plans to hear from more as ministers urge parental responsibility. Dispatch notes a 19 year old delivery boy indicted for running a resort frequented by youths and mentions drinking parties at a South Houston home attended by about 30 youths aged 14 to 19. Several girls report being attacked.
Fort Smith Arkansas December 2 There's no mail today for the Gypsies as Marie Cole the tribes only postmistress has died after twenty years of sorting and delivering letters to wanderers who visit Fort Smith She was Arkansas's first registered woman pharmacist and started a drug store in 1884 King Steve Costello of the Spanish Gypsies chose her two decades ago noting Gypsies would not stay in one place
Jules Rachman, veteran theater man, shot and killed Harry Goldberg and wounded Sam Goldberg in the amusement company office below a Omaha theater. Police say the shooting followed a business dispute. Sam was taken to hospital and believed dying. Rachman, who had worked with the Goldbergs, told officers he would shoot their heads off if they crossed him again.
In Baltimore on December 2, two boilermakers were killed and a third badly burned after being trapped in a tank while attempting to cut a gasoline line at the Continental Oil Co plant. The dead are Arthur L. Warnick aged 37 and Joseph Auberger aged 33. Joseph Sampson, 40, is not expected to live.
Archbishop Albert T. Daeger of the Santa Fe Catholic Archdiocese was seriously injured after falling into a pit at a Santa Fe garage. He was hospitalized in critical condition with a severe skull fracture on the right side, doctors said.
In Toledo on December 2 the article notes statisticians have calculated the city’s tallest building elevator travels 24 miles each day, with about half of that distance upward. The piece presents a light, urban statistic in a period voice, focusing on a local height statistic.
A group of nine women including social register figures declared their Hunger March petition to President Hoover would not be heard in person. Led by Mrs. William B. Osgood Field Jr of New York, they left the White House after a protracted exchange with Theodore Joslin who said the President could not be seen directly. They planned to return with the petition and intended to press Vice President Curtis, Speaker Garner, and other key lawmakers. Joslin stated petitions are judged on merit.
In Wichita Kansas on December 2 Mrs Myra McHenry an 84 year old dry crusader and ally of Carry Nation urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment She argues federal enforcement has failed and that enforcement should be returned to the states trusting Kansas to uphold liquor laws if federal agents withdraw.
Istanbul readers favor shifting the Moslem day of rest from Friday to Sunday in a plebiscite reported by Djum huret. Turkish merchants and bankers urge Angora parliament to enact the reform, linking Turkey to the Christian weekend and altering a long-standing practice. Tuesday superstition about bad luck due to 1453 fall persists among Turks and Byzantines.
In Wilmington Delaware a chancery court bill filed by stockholder Fannie B Libby seeks the appointment of a receiver for Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp The firm owns gas systems serving more than 50 towns in Oklahoma and Kansas It cannot meet first mortgage interest of 246000 due yesterday nor semi annual interest of 127000 on debentures due December 1 It shows accounts payable of 55000 and accrued liabilities of 510000
New York on December 2 the defense rested in the Eagles lottery trial at 12:33 p m in federal court before Judge Frank J Coleman. Defendants include Conrad H Mann Kansas City business leader and head of the Eagles Bazaar department Frank E Hering editor of the Eagles magazine and Bernard O McGuire and Raymond Walsh promoters. Prosecutor Louis Mead Treadwell called Robert E Proctor of Elkhart Indiana as rebuttal witness.
Missouri Pacific asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the branch from Fredonia Kansas to Peru Junction saying the cattle freight business that once supplied the line has moved elsewhere.
Coffeyville Kansas December 2 George Upton aged 22 a refinery worker died today from a fractured skull suffered yesterday in a automobile collision Mrs Upton had minor bruises Their six month old baby and Wayne Coy the other car driver were unhurt
Leon Trotzky, exiled Russian Bolshevik, lecturing in Copenhagen, departed today for exile on Prinkipo island, Turkey. He spoke on the Russian revolution and then traveled onward back to his place of exile.
A short ad notes price reduction to 25 cents for a product described by the slogan Every Bite Tastes Right, urging shoppers to buy for value and flavor.
Elmer Lister and Vernon Haase suffer flu and feverish discomfort while Dan Botkin recovers from illness. John Knowles and Mrs J T Hersey report tolerance to weather and grippe recovery. Central Branch corn piles and buyable ham shanks at 8c appear with local商 listings. Woods Brothers Construction shifts crews. L B Quigley funeral held in Concordia Catholic cathedral.
London dispatch notes George Bernard Shaw urges Britain to back a national theater and grant him a substantial pension after the withdrawal of his play Too True To Be Good. He says the public prefers cheaper musical fare, and he seeks at least 35000 dollars a year to continue his work.
In Brighton England December 3 Eamonn de Valera president of the Irish Free State will go to court to contest a 12500 legacy left by the late Miss Mary Fitzpatrick a 72 year old recluse who died in July Her brother in Dublin challenged the will after money found in a strong box by the bed and later the skirt revealed the document alleging Valera as beneficiary The suit aims to settle the contested legacy and property.
In London on December 2 Parliament discussed a rubber block pavement plan to protect Westminster Abbey from traffic vibration. Sir William Davison told ministers the shrine faces possible damage due to rising traffic after Lambeth Bridge opened. Abbey authorities’ report is awaited by the ministry and Westminster city before action.
Vienna reports a patriotic push urging citizens to "Eat Austrian cheese" led by farm groups under former president Michael Hainisch. During the opening speech he was helped from the hall as exposure to Limburger cheese is blamed for his indisposition.
Indio California December date crop estimates place domestic production around 5 million pounds this season, up from 2.262 million last year. National imports hover near 45 million pounds, meaning local output would total about 10 percent of consumption per Date Growers association figures.
Berlin December 2 President von Hindenburg asked General Kurt von Schleicher already defense minister to form a presidial cabinet for the republic If he succeeds he would become chancellor instead of remaining in the defense post Von Schleicher long viewed as the likely chancellor since Papen’s government fell Hitler declared his NS party would not tolerate a cabinet headed by Schleicher Two men die in a private railroad crossing crash near Cherryvale Kansas and Vic Murdock argues for tax relief to aid citizens during the crisis Mrs R D Thompson to read How a Yellow Coat Becomes Spotted and Miss Hull to present Christmas Sheaves and The Christmas Stocking at the public library Cedar chest offered at Intfen's
Miscellaneous for sale items including dressed rabbit, geese, ducks, chickens for frying, meats, sausages, cheeses, pickled goods, milk fed veal and more. Household items such as beds, tables, cupboards, kitchen and electrical equipment, a grand piano, and plumbing items. Also farm goods like stove wood baled alfalfa hay and clover, and a black horse hide coat. Contact details with phone numbers included.
Advertisement notes savings at Schappler's with a special on peanut clusters priced at 19 cents per pound. Also mentionsLewis-Wendling Drug Co at 627 Commerce and a nine month old Kansas City baby improving after a week in Bell Memorial hospital following four blood transfusions.
Numerous rental notices list 3 to 7 room cottages and modern houses across downtown addresses including 804 Henry, 424 Atchison, 425% Commercial, and 604 Atchison St. Furnished sleeping rooms, apartments with heat and janitor service, and single rooms with gas, electric lights, and water are offered at various rents. some include garages and proximity to businesses. Contact numbers such as 2167, 14823, 1018, and 2388w appear for inquiries.
Classified loan and sale ads seek cash for used furniture, housework, furnished homes, livestock including heifers and pigs, family laundry work, home repairs and services, small loans on furniture, second hand pool tables, shoe repair, tree trimming, and bulk wood donations. Listings include contact names and addresses in Atchison area and Doniphan.
A fragment shows various notices including lost items a glove reward and a few business ads. Names like Wm Gl Mann Jr and Walter Kennig appear with phone numbers and addresses. Items include $1000 loan offer, car windshields and mirrors, and services for radio tubes repair graphophones and locks.
Real estate ad details a nearly new walnut finished Colonial style home in a prime city area. Features include built in garage, modern fixtures, three or more rooms, and access to light water and sewer. Contact F J Dagenais at 614 Lara mie for details and pricing. Nov 29 to Dec 4 sale window.
Pure white Plymouth Rock roosters for sale at 750 each. Also female pullets and black birds available. Contact Foland and Adwe Bros for details about stock and pricing.
Classified note lists a 1932 Plymouth sedan with eager price cut of 150 dollars and a 1931 Dodge four door sedan. Mentions UTS Motor Co Plymouth Sales and Service and Arvin Water Heaters at 111 South eta.
Wanted responsible man for supervisor duties in Atchison district. Special contact work in Manhattan Kansas area. Apply WMS, 7 N Bream Union National Building.
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