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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
2
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs mostly 10 to 20 cents lower with varied weights. top hogs 7.75 to 8.10, light weights 7.25 to 7.85. Cattle receipts 1,500 with grain fed steers up to 8.80, steers 600 to 900 pounds 8.25 to 9.50, cows 3.75 to 6.75, vealers 8.50 to 10.00. Sheep market fairly active, lambs 6.75 to 8.00, range lambs 7.50 to 7.85, heavy to light weight cattle and stockers listed.
In Des Moines Iowa hog market results for August 7 show early bids and price ranges across classes. Traders note steady demand with moderate sales volume and prices hovering near prior week levels.
Geraldine Foster disappeared from Peddier's Road. Doctor Humprey Maskell is accused as detectives test his story with a lie detector. The investigation spans a Christmas Eve visit, a tannic acid grave, and alleged accomplices including Maskell's relatives and Geraldine's fiancé.
Thatcher Colt explains a lie detection device that records a suspect's respiration and blood pressure to produce a graph of emotional reactions. Dougherty questions its reliability while Colt claims the box, alongside another invention, marks the greatest advance in criminology since fingerprinting and Bertilion methods.
Thatcher Colt uses an unrecognized device to probe Doctor Maskell’s truthfulness during a dramatic confrontation. The blood pressure and heart tracings spike as questions about fear and shame are asked, signaling a turning point in the investigation. To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M today totaled 21 100, up from 15 700 a week earlier. Prices generally 10 to 20 cents under Thursday's levels, packing sows uneven, weights and grades detailed with specific price ranges for various hog categories, bulk quotations noted, and shipping weight exclusions mentioned.
Chicago market notes show eggs firm with receipts 6 499 cases and varied firsts and extras up to 223 cents. Butter steady with 7 829 tubs and prices from 25 to 26 percent for extras. Poultry weak with mixed car lots and item prices across fowls ducks geese and turkeys. Potatoes track steady with 156 cars arrivals 23 shipments 2392 and regional price spreads listed for Idaho Missouri and Virginia.
The Chicago grain report shows wheat corn oats and rye futures with varied openings highs and lows across Sept Dec and Mar contracts. Trading ranges include wheat near 6 074 to 5 051, corn around 40 to 44, oats between 21 and 25, and rye fluctuating around 2 to 40 with several contract months cited.
Clover futures steady near 12.00 for October and 12.00 for December 12.25. Alsike cash 12.25. August 8.25, December 8.54. Hay timothy per hundredweight 12.50 in Toledo market.
A garbled listing shows bid ranges for wheat by type from 46% to 50% and higher, with hard, northern, mixed, and yellow classifications. Corn entries include mixed and yellow categories with values around 55% to 68, plus sample grade 48 to 50. Oats, rye, barley, timothy, and clover ranges are also noted with varied figures.
Wheat 285 cars, corn 24 cars, oats 10 cars. A brief crop haul tally appears in a short commodity listing.
George O Brien opens a Fox theater engagement with a new bag of tricks in A Holy Terror a film featuring his expert horsemanship and licensed pilot skills. Sally Eilers co stars in a perilous sequence including a simulated airplane crash into a bathroom setting highlighting adventurous outdoor romance themes.
August 7 report recalls Mt Pleasant fair attendance and a Sunday school picnic with many neighbors present. It notes fishing by Albert Zieglowsky, a funeral service for James Hunter, and local jokes and chatter from Keota and Kalona areas, including a large corn crib story and Shaffer threshing tally.
A young society polo player pursues the man he believes killed his father leading to a series of adventures. The quest takes him to Wyoming where the suspect’s identity shocks him in a climactic revelation.
The State theater presents City Streets starring Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney in a dramatic screen adaptation of Dashiell Hammett. The story draws on real conditions in great cities and exposes urban life through a suspenseful two day engagement.
Federal courts will determine the legality of wine bricks sold in New York after thousands bought the bricks claiming they turn into wine when dissolved in water. The shop on Fifth Avenue opposite Marble Collegiate Church was halted by agents. operators arrested, 140 cartons seized, 10 saleswomen released.
The farm network around Bill Sanders includes Nick Hahn and sons John A bert and Bernard and nearby Sturgeon Bros hosting a dinner for Miss Grace Vincent who taught in Luxor Egypt for three years and will return mid August for another two years. Visitors include Mrs G G Vincent Mrs Mary Duke and Mrs Lyle Houghton. The piece mentions purebred cattle and percheron horses on the Sturgeon Bros farm and a sale of Minerva Nichols estate at Grace Hill tomorrow.
Charley Chaplin arrives in Spain and seeks to stage a Charlotada with a comic bullfight. Authorities in San Sebastian received his telegram and hope he participates. He plans to attend a bullfight in his honor next Sunday, using bulls with protected horns for humorous scenes.
A 14-year-old girl Nora Bug liesse defended her father and the Mercantile Stars bank by throwing pop bottles at three bandits who stole 800 dollars. Two suspects Paul Hor and Andrew Moore were captured. the third fled with the cash.
Keota reports oats yield championship with Seba F Eleanor noting 89.2 bushels on a 5 acre field previously grown to corn. He manages 47 more acres totaling 2500 bushels. high stands reached to shoulder height, aided by strong fertilization.
A 145 pound California born cub named Zimba attracted crowds in Keota on Broadway. The lion, born August 22, weighs 145 pounds now and will reach 500 pounds when mature. It is part of a Voel Pel Beverage tour led by trainer R H Voes pel and keeper W C Wagner, with daily milk and raw meat feeding. The safari includes a curious catnip incident that momentarily disrupted the trainer.
Paris reports the first Poiret winter fashion show highlights a prominent bustle reappearing in new designs. Gowns echo Directoire lines with high waistlines and square necks, using silk jersey in novel, sheer fabrics. Shoppers Mrs. J. M. Clegg, Mrs. Claire Holmes, and Mrs. Dan Graber visited the venue yesterday.
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