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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1932
Page
2
Chicago market shows hogs steady to strong with top at 4.20 and bulk 3.50 to 4.10. Cattle receipts 7,000 with beef steers 7.00 to 8.40 and cows 3.00 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 12,000 with choice lambs 6.50 to 7.50 and springs 8.00 to 10.00.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M totaled 10 400, down from 16 200 last week and 10 490 year ago. Prices ranged from 2.80 to 3.55 per hundredweight across weight classes with lighter and heavier categories showing varying gains.
Market brief listing butter tubs eggs cheese and poultry prices and grades for Chicago markets in 1914. Includes butter 5,944 tubs, eggs 21,618 cases with current and extras, cheese varieties with percentages, live poultry by type and grade, and potatoes with U.S. shipments and regional lots.
Wheat receipts reach 26 cars while corn totals 121 cars and oats total 44 cars. The figures document a day of grain shipments to regional markets.
Seed market notes in Chicago on April 24 show red clover grades fair to good selling 9.50 to 12.50 with choice 13.00 to 14.00 and fancy 14.25 to 14.50 sweet clover 4.25 to 4.50. Alsike 9.00 to 12.50. Timothy listed at 3.19 to 3.20 for good to fancy 3.60. Quiet.
Chicago April 20 INS reports mixed grain futures with May and July positions across Wheat Corn Oats and Rye showing small gains and losses. Cash grain closes list Wheat at 58 1/2 to 58 1/4 cents, Corn around 81 to 82 cents, with assorted quality grades and mixes in the 58 to 82 cent range.
Local column noted by D F Macon. brief items from nearby towns, including civic updates, social happenings, and quick notices affecting residents. Highlights vary by issue, with names and places typical of community news.
Washington April 26 The effort to legalize beer falters in both chambers as the house wet bloc fails to reach 145 signatures for a vote on 2.75 percent beer and the senate rejects the Bingham beer bill seven to four. House anti prohibition leaders still seek signatures for a showdown before fall elections while a 187 vote for a referendum on the eighteenth amendment fails to sway proponents of 2.75 percent beer.
Elissa Landi stars in Devil's Lottery a human side of vast riches presented at the Vox theater. The piece references Henry Ford and a recent morning after prosperity interview drawing public interest and anticipation.
The piece argues that sudden wealth from betting brings hardship and moral consequences. It compares the film Devil's Lottery to political economy theory, showing how money won rather than earned disrupts happiness, love, and social standing.
Based on a New York stage hit The Church Mouse the film stars Marian Marsh as a plain secretary who wins Warren William through love methods. Charles Butterworth provides wit while Mary Doran Lilian Bond Polly Walters Yola DAvril Barbara Leonard join the cast.
Crawfordsville residents hosted weekend guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCoy and children from Stanwood Iowa and Walden Smith of Moravia Iowa. Marjorie Hanna and William Hink came from Waterloo for a weekend visit. A large group from Crawfordsville spent Saturday in Washington visiting BE Riley's family and other friends.
Monday in Washington Bruce Hanna and Trevor Davies visited Mt. Pleasant as guests of Iowa Wesleyan. The Sloan family from Monmouth attended the funeral of their uncle Dr. Cowden in Washington with other locals. Dave Blankenhorn and family returned from California to spend the weekend with Floyd Blankenhorn. W I Davidson and daughter joined Mary Manners and Rev A N Porter at the funeral of Dr. A W Cowden in Washington Monday forenoon.
The rapid growth of California after the gold find led to the formation of the Society of California Pioneers in 1850. The milestone reflects a surge of settlers and organized effort to preserve the era’s history and honor early arrivals.
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