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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 10 000 head with 9 600 direct sales nominally steady. occasional sales 8.90 lower. shippers 2.00. holdover 2 000. Cattle 400 head calf at 4.00. medium and heavy steers 500+ higher. yearlings and light steers up to 25c. Sheep 7 000. week 29 doubles from feeders 6 100 direct. wooled lambs steady to 15c higher.
Eggs show firm market with receipts 83 595 cases and varied quality grades. Butter remains firm with large receipts and multiple grade percentages. Poultry markets steady with diverse item receipts and volumes. Potatoes on track with arrivals 113 and market slow.
The Columbus Junction segment reports grain prices in Chicago with mixed corn and yellow varieties, plus local community notes on meetings, clubs, school representations, church activities, and a proposed H. A. Baking Company incorporation in Washington County Iowa.
News notes from Our Neighboring Communities compiled by D F Macon recount playful poems and local anecdotes. Readers recall a bygone rural era, praise local dairy farmers G M Hui ble and W W Cherry, and share lighthearted quips about potatoes and daily life in Keota and nearby areas.
Mrs Sam Baker reports visitors and callers around Sunset including Mire Loren Horton and Aletha returning home after a visit at the Jake Schrader home. Mary Jones stopped by Pee Berdo’s home on Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bob Wells and son Charles dined with Frank Taylor on Sunday. Mrs Sam Baker and Ernest visited Mrs Merie Twinam. Mrs Will Mitcheist repapered her kitchen this week.
Mrs. Jim Schrader and son Tom of Washington visited the Jake Schrader home. Sunday callers included Griff Davis, John May, Earl Kephart and Bertha, plus Bessie Baker who injured her arm at school. Berlin House works for Sam Baker this week. Roads were maintained today. Frank Taylor and family visited G. W. Mast Monday evening. Frank Sickles called Wednesday at Sam Baker’s. Isaac Hutchison of Ft. Madison dined with the Bakers on Tuesday.
Notices outline that stockholders may amend articles at annual or special meetings with two thirds of all common stock in interest voting for the amendment. Dated January 8 1934. Incorporators listed as E T Hansen Henrietta E Hansen and Della Humphreys in Washington Iowa with a noted date Apr 7 14 21.
John Boles, Spencer Tracy, and Pat Paterson head the cast of Bottoms Up a charming romantic comedy with several songs. Buddy DeSylva limits songs to fit the story and four numbers including Waiting at the Gate for Katy Turn on the Moon Little Did I Dream and I’m Throwing My Love Away become potential hits. The film features comical support from Herbert Mundin Sid Silvers Mary Green Thelma Todd and others as it opens Sunday at the theater.
A First National picture titled Mandalay presents a thrilling Orient set romance. The screening runs Sunday through Monday at the Fox Theater, featuring the Burmese backdrop where whites encounter local life.
A film plot centers on a beautiful Russian girl sold into slavery by her lover. Pursued across waters to Mandalay, the tale features Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland and Lyle Talbot with a strong supporting cast including Ruth Donnelly and Reginald Owen amid tense action and exotic locales.
Mrs Neal Whisler hosted a Friday evening gathering with three members absent due to illness. Special guests included Mrs Stevens Mrs Bomberger and Mrs Rudolph. The report recounts visits by Mary Gowey Nell Lindauer and family to Center Junction Fairfield and Columbus Junction as well as Muscatine and other local stops.
Relatives travel to Waterloo and Estherville while Fairfield and Washington visits are noted. Teachers miss school for the Southeastern Teachers' meeting in Fairfield. Families move into new homes and bank work continues in Winfield. The Laughlinnes’ grandson Bobbie Joe Laughrnge recovers from an intestinal illness.
Cold spell hits West Chester as Miss Ruth Coon and Miss Ruth Pulver shop in Cedar Rapids. West Chester girl Bernice Gardner and James Stan eer married in Moline, plan to live in Moline. Families visit, band rehearsals begin, and local youths miss school for whooping cough.
The Black Forest in Germany stretches roughly 100 miles, with a width ranging from zero to one hundred miles, indicating a broad, varied landscape across the region.
Tyrone residents list Sunday visits and family gatherings including Mr and Mrs LeRoy Penuninger and daughters Mrs Howard Snyder and Jitelson guests at Charles Lenninser home. Attendees travel between Ottumwa Washington and Keaty with mentions of Walter Pa and Johan Luers hospital trip and a telephone meeting attended by mean folks.
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