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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1934
Page
2
The Chicago livestock market shows hogs at 5 to 10 cents lower with top at 3.95 while cattle and calves remain active with steers and heifers trading across weight classes. Slaughter cattle, cows, bulls, stockers and feeders, plus sheep and lambs, appear in extended price ranges and weight descriptions reflecting broad market demand.
A May entry lists rye grain price ranges with mixed figures 52 percent, 3 percent, and 5 percent noted in the daily market summary. The report cites shifts in trader expectations and regional pricing.
Chicago reports unsettled market across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Egg receipts reach 48 823 cases with 16 percent extra firsts and 15 percent dirties. butter market steady with 7 846 pounds and mixed class percentages. poultry shows steady trade with 31 trucks and 1 car, varied stock including turkeys 29 and broilers 21. potatoes on track with 389 arrivals and 898 shipments.
Chicago on April 23 reports U P corn prices with No 2 mixed 46 percent No 2 yellow old 48 No 3 yellow 4745 No 4 yellow 45 No 2 white 50 No 4 white 481 percent. Receipts 98 cars.
National League standings show Chicago New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia and others with records and percentages. Yesterday results include Brooklyn 7 over Philadelphia 5 and Chicago 25 to St Louis 6 amid a messy line of scores from various matchups.
Mrs Ruth Norris reports Ace Hi bridge at Mrs Myrtle Thoma s home with Vera O Connor taking high score. Luncheon served by the hostess with Mrs Father Trotter. Guests include Muscatine visitors the S Sands and J A Marsh families, and Riverside's Mabel Keiper family. United Presbyterian circle met at Mrs N K Deal s country home with Mrs Beal presiding.
Local column by subscription representative D F Macon compiles brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover community events, small achievements, and civic updates, reflecting daily life and local interests in a concise format.
Ed Miksch returns from Kansas to Wellston and plans a Saturday sale at one o clock selling household foods. The sale ad will appear in the Evening Journal. The column jokes about its write up and thanks readers for support from Ira Waterhouse and others in Ottumwa.
Residents report orders for eggs and farm activity while neighbors help with plowing 48 acres in two hours. Sam Marsh of Shiloh voices no complaints but seeks rain. Several locals including Albert Simpson, Otto Walton's family, Paul Gray, Clive Gray, H M Shellabarger, O R Thoma, and Maude McCarty are noted visiting or returning from Des Moines as rural routes and roads are described.
A fragmentary local column mixes biblical imagery with everyday notices. It recalls an editor at a printing plant, a gate to fate, and a strange tale of admission to the fold. The piece drifts through townite mentions of residents visiting Washington and local sales panics amid prohibition eve chatter.
The society forms three divisions with leaders and assistants for service in April and months through January. Committees for kitchen and membership are named, alumni banquet groups listed, and the senior class will perform Amy from Arizona on May 3 and 4 with a large cast including Lester Hemmeway Laurette Hemineway Erma Wreesly Martha Wood and others.
Mr and Mrs T J Gipple celebrate golden wedding anniversary with Tuesday open house while Jack Huston hosts sixteen friends Saturday. Wy man high school seniors present Safety First Friday. Standard Bearers entertained Wednesday evening by Miss Louis Ayers. Novelty Manufacturing reports 2000 trellises and 12000 bird houses sold in 18 states this spring. Salem Missionary Society April meeting hosted by Mrs Roll Davis Elsie Evang led Japan and The Foreigner in America topics. May meeting at Mrs Robert Evans. Mrs S J Lewis elected Louisa county Legion auxiliary chairman with Mrs J C Richie vice chairman and Mrs George Oaks secretary treasurer. Convention planned at Wapello next year. Columbus high school seniors and staff visited Muscatine junior college to view Broadway Bound.
The May schedule includes baccalaureate on May 16 at the Methodist church with Rev. F B Shook delivering, commencement on May 19 in the high school auditorium, and a May 12 alumni banquet. Class roll lists Freda Pearson, Maizie Pressly, Lois Sands, Helen Gardner, Francia Jolly, Velda McFarland, Wade Scranton, Kathryn Olinger, Leo Carson, Jean Quinn, Lyle Kelsey, Dolores Hazen, Harold Cesling, Martha Wood, Lawrence Trotter, and others.
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