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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1931
Page
2
The Chicago market shows hogs at 56 900 head with dull demand and prices down about 25. Packers report 170 to 219 lb cattle at 7.35 to 7.90 for best, with lighter weights and sows down. Cattle and sheep see mixed shifts with grain fed steers up to 9 35 and fat lambs steady to higher, demand uneven through the week.
Chicago market notes for eggs butter poultry cheese and potatoes with receipts and price ranges. Eggs firsts and extras vary from 18 to 20 cents. butter receipts about 12 020 with assorted grade prices. poultry markets steady with fowls ducks and turkeys price bands. potatoes on track with Idaho and Missouri Kansas sacks and mild weakness in some items.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M today totaled 15,300, down from 15,600 a week earlier. Prices generally 15 to 25 cents lower than Friday, spots off more.
Hog quotations reflect a broad spread as buyers note declines in demand and shrinkage. Light and medium hogs priced mainly from 4.01 to 7.40 per hundredweight depending on weight and grade, with heavy weights lagging. Bulk basis for quotes, lone shipments and shipping point weights excluded.
The nude body of Geraldine Foster is found near Peddler's Road House with pine-scented fluid in the grave and bottles resembling those from Dr Humphrey Maskell's office. two women seen leaving his office with similar bottles. Colt notes a blond hair at the scene as Bruce Foster and Harry Armstrong enter the suspect list.
Chapter XXIV shows Doctor Maskell challenged on belief in justice and a higher power. Thatcher Colt accuses him of arrogance as Maskell's popularity wanes. The Commissioner taunts him, proposing Betty Canfield reveal whether he killed the girl with an axe.
Dougherty berates Doctor Maskell with vivid predictions of conviction and execution. He vows to attend the death row moment at Sing Sing, asserting a guaranteed death sentence if Maskell resists or delays.
The reminiscence recalls George Maskell as a bright, wealthy lawyer known for radical causes and notable forgery cases. He was praised as a Robin Hood figure who aided the poor while serving corporate clients, with Natalie Maskell noted for her beauty and sharp legal mind.
The narrator describes a tall pale woman with dark red hair and striking features as she enters a scene with Thatcher Colt present. George Maskell insists he will wait beside his brother during questioning, seeking access to the Police Commissioner and District Attorney. The passage ends with a note to continue Monday.
Washington dispatch reports about 15 million dollars from the last agricultural rehabilitation appropriation will fund relief efforts in drought and grasshopper stricken areas. The plan includes feed purchases, loans, and a survey by the Department of Agriculture with regional and county officials, while the Red Cross and other agencies assist.
Grain receipts list 596 car wheat and corn shipments with tallies and station codes. The brief item notes cereal movements and related handling figures for the period, reflecting the volume of grain traffic and storage implications.
Closing cash grain values show Wheat at 2 red 49 and 3 hard 48 to 49 percent, Corn with several grades from 58 to 63 in mixed to yellow classifications, and Oats at 22 to 30 percent for new and old. Timothy ranges 350 to 400, Clover 1250 to 1959.
Toledo prices show clover primed futures at 13.49 for October, 13.59 for December and 13.75. Alsike cash at 8.65 with August at 8.65 and December at 8.90. Timothy hay priced at 1.25 per unit.
Howard A. Pierce, Shell Rock's first rural mail carrier, retires after more than 29 years on the Shell Rock post office route. He estimates traveling 200000 miles on bicycles, wagons, autos, and on foot. his transport evolved from horses to modern conveyances.
A coroner's jury exonerated promoters of a boxing match that killed Wilfred Hudspeth. Autopsy showed a brain hemorrhage with preexisting disorders likely hastening death. In Des Moines, inheritance taxes for July totaled $82,309.55, down from prior months.
Des Moines police report an Ames pair were lightly injured when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Robert Rondewyn of Des Moines late last night. Luva Bateman aged 15 and Kenneth Smith aged 19 were treated at the scene or local hospital.
Des Moines reports congressional efforts to equalize agricultural freight failed as railroads raise rates on coarse grains like corn oats barley and rye while reducing wheat rates. William P Parsons chief rate clerk for the state railroad board notes the overall shift burdens Iowa shippers.
Hollywood California July 29 1931 letter from the Anderson and Borman families describes a long trip from Kansas through Colorado New Mexico and Arizona to the Grand Canyon San Diego Los Angeles Long Beach and Universal City Then a return route via Salt Lake City and Denver The writers report 3000 miles driven no car trouble and mention encounters with friends in Keota and West Chester Danielle Coffman and family observations on roads weather and local hospitality.
A report states the Iowa grain outlook will average about 6.9 percent and highlights that coarse grain output greatly exceeds wheat in the state.
Joan Bennett born February 27 1911 is described as the screen’s youngest leading lady. By age 19 she had appeared in a dozen major films alongside stars like Barrrymore Colman and Arliss. Her Fox film Hush Money with Hardie Albright opens Monday and Tuesday at the Fox theater. The cast includes Owen Moore Myrna Loy C Henry Gordon Douglas Cosgrove George Raft Hughie White Louise Mackintosh and Ronald Cosby.
Sioux City report says Delmer Westlund, 19, remains unconscious after a July 18 automobile accident. Doctors hold to hope for recovery as state of consciousness is monitored days after the crash.
Night Marshal Virgil United was killed during opposition to the ban of dits at Minburn. Arrested men identify themselves as John Shell George Weeks C F Sparks CC T West and George Roper.
Police detained five men today amid efforts to connect them to Minburn Iowa stores robbed July 23 through merchandise in their possession. Investigators pursue leads to establish involvement and recover stolen goods.
Police fired six shots on Cedar Rapids streets before capturing Earl Norris, 39, of Toledo, Ohio. He was charged with breaking into the Wisconsin Lumber Company office in the city last night.
A despondent individual facing a family tragedy at Iowa State College scene reports a deep personal crisis following the death of his son Carl. Authorities respond as investigators review events surrounding the loss.
James Eagle Jasper county coroner investigated the death of 27 year old Dale Beals whose body was found at his farm home. A small caliber rifle lay near him and a bullet wound was recorded in the head. Clara Davis 9 died after kerosene used to start a fire exploded catching her clothes ablaze last night in Boone.
Nearly 500 members of the 185th field artillery, Iowa National Guard, head home from Camp McCoy in Wisconsin after the annual encampment. Units from Clinton, Davenport, Grand Junction and Boone contributed about 455 soldiers and 35 officers. Cigarette tax receipts rose in July to $131,405.08, up from June but down from July 1930, per state treasurer’s report.
A Woman’s Home Companion piece argues life cannot be solely sorrowful and urges balance of hope and resilience. The column encourages readers to seek small joys and practical remedies for distress.
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