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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1934

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Prices Mixed as Markets Open

Hogs total 13 000 with strong raises to 10 cents or more. Top hogs 4.85 for 160 to 210 pounds. Cattle calves and sheep show varied ranges by weight and grade with steers 6.00 to 7.75 for 855 to 900 pounds and slaughter lambs around 8.85 to 9.35 for 90 pounds, while feeders and cows also quoted across multiple classes.

Chicago Midway Sale CO Seal Columbus Junction Fe O Peoria Hampshire Louisa County Ohio Midway Sale CO. K. PF. Smylie Mer. Klotz & Duncan Ancts

Chicago Produce Market Roundup April 6

Chicago reports weak egg market with receipts totaling 2 951 cases and varied grade splits. Butter market soft with 8 512 tubs received and multiple grade ranges. Poultry market near steady with 15 trucks and 2 cars delivering fowls springers and other birds with fluctuating price ranges.

Chicago U.P

Unclear Reading Of Sports Scorecard

Fragmentary OCR note reports ers 22 stags 20 and rivals 63 with shipments 804 and market weak while potatoes and on track 299 appear. No clear event, team names, location, or date discernible for a full card headline.

Cash Corn Prices in Chicago Market Report

Chicago April 6 mixed four eight corn No 2 481 No 8 white 48 receipts 36 cars.

Chicago U.P

News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities

D. F. Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including civic events, school updates, and local happenings. Highlights cover community meetings, athletic results, and small-town announcements shaping the region’s daily life.

Washington Iowa Ordinance fixes city official salaries

Ordinance No. 208 establishes monthly compensation for city officials including City Marshal 90 dollars City Night Marshal 99 dollars Street Commissioner 90 dollars and City Cemetery Sexton 70 dollars plus annual retainers for the City Solicitor 260 dollars with expenses. Fire Department pay scales include Chief 75 dollars per year and firefighters 10 dollars per call with hourly overtime rates. Repeals conflicting ordinances.

Washington Iowa Fire Department City Fire Department

Roads Remain Muddy as Residents Travel for Prayers

April reports from near New Haven describe muddy roads delaying travel to prayer services. Washington visitors include Clyde Huston and Latimer Davis party, while local residents such as Bob Keyser and Fred Shaffer work on repairs and trade in West Chester.

T. H. Lowry New Haven Clyde Huston Latimer Davis Jack King Harry Paschal Clint Shulls Mina Putman Crawfordsville Washington

Ordinance Repeals Sections of City Ordinance 198

The ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 24 sections 2 3 4 6 and 7 and restores all conflicting ordinances only as not in conflict It becomes effective after passage and publication by law W H Fulton City Clerk attests this 3rd day of April 1924.

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Community Sale Date Notice at City Feed Yard

A public sale is announced for April 7 at the City Feed Yard located 4 miles north of Washington on travel road. The notice cites a journal sale date column and directs interested parties to attend.

Journal Joneg Fextate N. W Washington

Success At Any Price in RKO Film Prompts Gangster Debate

Amusements page reviews the Douglas Fairbanks Jr film Success At Any Price a spotlight on crime versus legitimate business tactics. It centers on Fairbanks as a gangster brother felled by machine gun fire amid a society clash and questions whether criminal rule or briberies and deceit drive wealth and power.

Local notes and brief greetings from the Homn Daily

Community chatter from West Chester to Washington mentions weather woes, visits by Mrs. Harry Ritenhouse, Elmer Roth, and neighbors. Sales talk includes Lester Raymond sale in Washington at 1 30. Cloyce Dougherty recovering after Iowa City operation. Mayor Sands and wife visit Keota with daughter.

W. Hope Lester Raymond Washington Cloyce Dougherty Iowa City

Success at Any Price at Fox Theater Sunday and Monday

Edward Everett Horton and Nydia Kolker star in the drama where ruthlessness in pursuit of wealth and power clashes with romantic ambition. Miss Moore and Miss Tobin contend over guiding Fairbanks to fame in a sensational tale of trampling rights and rising influence at the Fox theater.

Miss Moore Miss Tobin Fairbanks Frank Morgan Edward Everett Horton Nyria Kolker Fox Theatre

McCoy Stars in Speed Wings at the Fox Theater

Colonel Tim McCoy leads the aviation themed film Speed Wings opening at the Fox theater in Columbia. The plot follows aviators racing toward a U S speed record, with six pilots dying in the attempt. McCoy, an ace and motor inventor, drives the dramatic aviation sequences and performance.

McCoy ALBEF Tim McCoy Columbia Fox Theater United States Miss Knapp William Bakewell Vincent Sherman

Fern Diller and Howard Van Auken Marriage in Rock Island

Miss Fern Diller and Howard Van Auken wed Sunday at Rock Island in the presence of relatives from Muscatine and Columbus Junction. F J Pine named mayor with officers including Green as marshal and Newell as city attorney. Community notices honor infant death, club meetings, and residents planning visits.

Columbus Junction Fern Diller Mattie Diller Fredonia Howard van Auken Fred van Auken Rock Island A. J. Hollingsworth Memorial Christian Church Verne Humpleby Muscatine F. J. Pine J A. Green J. D. Darrow E. O. Newell Charles Billings W. H Hull W. G. Roberts J. Ho Wskert W. A Norris Lewis Pugh Pugh Norris Roberts Wykert Pine Hull Melbourne Frye Jordan Roger Christie Chicago Noah Wilson Janice Jean Indian Creek Bryce J. B. Wilson Orren Lee Ela Milo Arthur United States Guam Lewis Foss Hawaii J. D. Helmick Alaska Lawrence Estle Arian Lowe Norman Brook Jai Wykert W. H. Langenhbere Helen Los Angeles H. & May Mra Elton Louisiana Coloumba Junction Burdette Lewis and Son S. J. Lewis Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Carl Stephens Fruth George T. M. Balcoff

Hull House in Chicago social settlement founded by Addams and Starr

Hull House at Halsted and Poly streets in Chicago was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. It promotes educational and philanthropic efforts to advance social and club life in the city’s industrial centers and includes a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a theater, nursery, kindergarten, cafe, crafts shop and playgrounds.

Hull House Halsted and Poly Streets Chicago Jane Addams Ellen Gates Starr Rogme Chicago Public Library

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Chicago Livestock Lindy K. A. Mathers D. F. Macon W. L. Bible East Polk St County Hospital Schiller Treams Cash W.H. Sperr B. Macon Chas, Lemley W. J. Boyd James Hoyd Norman Bean Near Haskins Roy Vinke Prairie Flower Ray Blankenhorn Ainsworth Our Town Bob Keyser West Chester Ben Holt Lloyd Phillips Holts Fred Shaffer Olds Glen Gordon Fred Hoover and Porters General Stor Griggs and Son Walter Bauer Herman Luers W. H. Fulton Bisis Succes Dave Elder The By the Way Harry Ritten House Wellman Route 4 Clifford Reeves Finois Elmer Roth Wayland Elmer Mayor Sands Keota Fritz Fields Wilbur South Tom Tyler Philip Strabala Richmond Kalona McLauchlin Goon Dave Vincent Hatchery Ramseyer Watcheries South Marion Son Produce Company Sargents Wolfe Hatchery Davenport Kalamazoo Martha Butler Othis Department Fordson Tractor GANG Journal Office Francis Hoth Tom Haron Alex McCreedy Haskins the Evening Journal Thomas E. Martin R&24 Call Breitenbach Dayton MOD Coupe Robert Stephens North Westphal Frank Wells Wilbur Richardson Busby Miz. Co Nale Eclipse Limber Company Harry Miller Gar Ume Herman’s Juneral Home Telephone
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