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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1932
Page
2
At Chicago on April 26, light weight dogs sold at 3.90 to 4.00, heavy weights 3.25 to 3.50, with a slow, down market and 23 000 receipts. Cattle and calves saw weak bids. stockers steady. Lambs traded 6.50 to 7.00 with 12 000 sheep on hand and calves steady. Hog futures shown weak with 23 000 head. top 4.00, medium 3.85, sows 2.50 to 3.00. Beef steers Good to Choice 7.00 to 8.00, lower grades 4.50 to ?
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Glenn Mace W M and A W Yard Secretary provide details of the schedule and officers.
Timetables detail passenger and mixed train arrivals and departures for the Washington and Oskaloosa branch with notes on stops for California passengers and county seats. Officials L Goodlander and J C McKay list station stops and train numbers, including freight services and local stops along the route.
Geneva reports the general disarmament commission adjourned for a two week recess while land naval and air panels tackle technical issues including weapon bans. The pause aims to allow big powers private talks to outline future disarmament lines as French elections approach.
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, up from a week ago though below last year. Prices span from 2 70 to 3 60 per pound across weight classes with sow and pig values shown. market described as slightly uneven and slow in most sections.
Local column reports on events from nearby towns. Mentions residents, clubs, and school happenings with brief notices and social items. No single breaking story. a snapshot of community life reflecting regional participation and social calendars.
In an Iowa and Washington cluster of items readers share news about hibiscus blooms and family moves, plus a puzzle confusion solution involving train crew roles. The note mentions Mrs E G Bowman assisting with a tea at Memorial Continental Hall and roses from the White House, with 72 guests including wives of Iowa congressmen.
The report lists U S shipments and varied potato prices across regions. Wisconsin round whites No 1 80 to 85 cents per cwt and Idaho russets No 1 125 to 125. Texas 100 lb sacks Bliss Triumphs No 1 365. The figures reflect market quotes for new crop and other varieties.
In Chicago on April 26 a seed market report lists prices for red clover ranges from fair to good 9.50 to 12.50 for various grades up to 14.25 for fancy, sweet clover 4.00 to 4.25, alsike 9.00 to 12.50, Timothy rough 3.00, choice 3.10 and fancy 3.40. Dull trade overall.
Chicago grain table reports May June and July prices with open high low close figures for wheat corn oats and rye. Several contracts edge higher while others hold or slip prompting modest market movement notes from the session.
Wheat 47 cars, Corn 96 cars, Oats 36 cars reported. The figures summarize railcar shipments by commodity.
Chicago market update lists butter eggs cheese live poultry and potatoes with varied wholesale ranges. Butter and creamery products show 18 19 percent spreads while eggs total 29 274 cases with multiple quality grades.
Chicago market report lists grain closing bids on April 26 with multiple wheat types at 58% ranges and corn mixed bids from 331% to 334% for various color grades. Oats show mixed and white bids around 21% to 24% while rye is 42% to 44% and barley 51% to 53% in inexact quotes.
MGM reports a blondes only casting for the four female leads in Are You Listening. Madge Evans Anita Page Karen Morley and Joan Marsh star opposite William Haines at the Fox. Evans Page and Marsh play sisters with hair matched for visual similarity while Morley chosen for a demanding neurotic wife role.
Ernst Lubitsch delivers a hit in One Hour With You with Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. George Cukor coaches the ensemble as Lubitsch’s expert touch guides the comedy. Paramount promotions promise another box office success.
A new negotiator linked to Colonel Lindbergh friend seeks contact with the kidnapers as Norfolk group activities continue. John H. Curtis leads the trio with Rear Admiral Burrage and Dean Dobson-Peacock aboard the Yacht Maroon on an unclear trip amid cryptic newspaper messages and a five language New York ad offering ransom exchange. Condon continues work as media reports touch on film industry personnel changes. For sale cabbage plants advertised locally.
Henry Wallace of Des Moines addressed the seventh district farm bureau convention in Fairfield outlining pending legislation on monetary stabilization. Other speakers included George W. Leffler Stockport Warren Walrod DeWitt and Mrs. O K Milner Mount Pleasant.
Investigators questioned Albert Lacher and Edith Crebbe in Downingtown as possible links to the Lindbergh case while Col. Schwarzkopf reported no connection. Lindbergh was said to have searched a baby farm near Downingtown and a film showing a nursery child was found not to be theirs. Major Schoeffel was returning from Europe amid secrecy surrounding his mission.
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