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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 8 500 head including 8 000 direct with top at 4 ¼ and a steady overall tone. Cattle and calves 700 head with weighty steers steady to firm and most light weights 6 ½ to 7.00. Cows and heifers stronger with scarce top quality stock. Sheep and lamb prices mixed with best lambs around 9.40 to packers. late bulk near 9.25.
Market reports show eggs butter and poultry with receipts and firsts percentages in Chicago. Corn futures and spot quotes list No 2 mixed No 3 mixed old No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow
Amusements music page reports George White's Scandals casting with five comedy stars and nine numbers featuring 150 chorus girls. Rudy Vallée leads the male cast. Colleen Moore, Genevieve Tobin, and Claudette Colbert star in related screenings. Fox Film unit showcases rivalry between comedy and music camps under George White and Joe Durante.
City notes regular session chaired by Mayor R L Lytle with six councilors present. Bills across funds including salaries for officials and staff, boiler work, utilities, and various town services were read and approved for payment. A LIBRIAN report and community notes followed with local business, weather, and social updates.
D. F. Macon files a column from neighboring communities detailing local happenings, reader service efforts, and community notes. The piece highlights municipal updates, social events, and subscription outreach across nearby towns.
City reports from Clerk Treasurer and Supt water and light were read and accepted or left to committees. Council moved to defer water rent talks, adjourned to April 1 1994, and planned appointments for city offices at the next session.
Mrs Delbert Maxwell formerly of Crawfordsville and now in Wellman was re elected county chairman of the Legion Auxiliary at a Wellman meeting. Edna Bushek and Carroll Durian were also re elected in roles of vice chairwoman and secretary treasurer. Installations planned for Des Moines in August. District and county unit reports noted, with four units represented Brigton Crawfordsville Well and Washington.
POR COUNTY ATTORNEY will be a candidate for the nomination for county attorney subject to the will of the republican voters at the primary election in June. GEO. FL MORRISON 45F UE FOR STATE SENATOR Hob nomination for state senator subject to the will of the democratic voters at the primary election in June. HOWARD A. BAXTER 45T-F K April 21 FOR COUNTY CLERK I will be a candidate for the office of clerk of the district court subject to the will of the republican voters at the primary election in June. Mary Cherry Stewart will be a delegate John F. Zion has announced his candidacy for the office of assessor of Columbus City township on the democratic ticket. Mr. and Mrs. Gladwin Morgan Chicago visited friends here and attended the funeral of Mrs. Helena McCurley. Miss Lola Lewis has been elected to teach the primary room of the Fredonia school Miss Margaret Barker has been re-elected to teach the advanced room. Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Moore and Miss Elsie M. Freeman were called to Iowa City this week by the illness of Robert Moore a senior at the University of Iowa. J. WE Shipton superintendent of Columbus schools eight years has been re-elected superintendent of the Marenge books where he has taught leh years. During that time a fine building has been erected and the high school enrollment life increased from V85 to 257. Keith Robertson has returned to Chillicothe Mo where he attends business college after a short vacation at his home here.
Mrs Cora McCoy of Crawfords ville took yesterday's meeting minutes with Mrs Maxwell presiding. The report notes attendance and decisions discussed, including unnamed motions and committee updates. The itemized actions remain partially described in the fragment.
Miss Meredith Bateoff won first in the district declamatory contest at Marengo and will compete in Eldora on April 26. Local airport improvements receive a $5,000 federal appropriation led by Mayor F. J. Pine. Columbus schools appoint committees for athletics, schoolhouse, texts, and finance. United Presbyterian church elects officers for three years and reports satisfactory church divisions.
A report notes a government monopoly on salt across seven countries including Italy Spain Greece and Japan, with taxation in six others such as India France the Netherlands and Brazil. It highlights salt tax as a major revenue source in China and mentions men Wieome.
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