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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1936

Page

7

Rhythm on the Range Bow Burns Leads Screen Debut

Crosby film opens Sunday at the State Theatre featuring Bob Burns with his bazooka in a comedy duo with Martha Raye. Frances Farmer stars opposite Crosby, with Six songs and Louis Prima’s band, as Burns and Raye travel a Western romance alongside Farmer’s rodeo themed plot.

Bob Burns Bing Crosby State Theatre Burns Crosby Martha Raye Joe KE. Brown Frances Farmer Miss Farmer Madison Square Garden New York Miss Rave

Market Prices Report From Des Moines Vicinity

Chicago dispatch notes price levels with No. 2 yellow at 1.41 dollars and Des Moines and vicinity quoted at 1.06 dollars in a concise regional market update. The brief reflects early August commodity pricing in the Midwest.

Chicago Des Moines Vicinity

Classifieds list wheat corn and oars cars numbers

Wheat 58 cars, corn 119 cars, oars 36 cars noted in classifieds. Read the Classifieds for more details and listings.

Personal items from Junction

Columbus Junction notes busy with local visits to Dallas exposition. Residents record trips to Yellowstone Park, Cedar Rapids, Chicago and Davenport, plus family reunions and operations, with many names and places listed.

News Novels By the Journal's Subscription Representative

D F Macon, the Journal's subscription representative, announces new novels available for readers. He highlights recent titles, pricing, and how subscribers can obtain copies through the newspaper office.

Char ley Murphy seen in Coneysville and local farm sales

On Friday morning Char ley Murphy of Coneysville was sighted in Washington after years away. The report recalls his former Wolfer farm location and a closing out sale where salt and water affected cattle. Locals note John Simmering’s field of corn and a field at the Zearing farm now owned by Glen Zearing with a family reunion upcoming in Havana. The community sale schedule shifted to Fridays proving successful, while residents Otha Huber and family moved to 601 West Main Street seeking town life and property purchases.

Turnbull James L. Turnbull Waterloo Columbus High School Cedar Rapids Clark Schabilion Davenport Columbus City Alex Randolph W. C. Davis Clement Howard Kulp W. S. Randolph Muscatine Price Davis Bellevue Hospital Verne Hanft Burlington Albert Simmons Huntington W. Va Lester Schabiljon Eileen Lester, Jr Tucson Ariz D. A. Shhabilion Yellowstone Herbert Newell Noel Yellowstone Park M. R. Allen August Foss Joanna Mina Orris States Canada Dorothy Colton Battle Creek Iowa P. J Crail Carl and Merle Colton Haskine Lee Colton Ian Duncan Second Street KE. G. Anwyl Main Street D. James Everett Peek Knoxville M. A. Davidson Washington J. M. Marshall H. M. Smith Harry Church J. C. Richie Allerton J C. Richie Charley Murphy Coneysville Leo Marie Wolfer John Simmerings Mr. Simmering Zearing Glen Zearing Dougherty Bros Simmerings Havana Otha Huber West Main Street

Resident shoppers relish new bill and weather woes

Mr and Mrs A R Strum of Washington R 4 shop here and thank for a new bill worth a second look. Weather forecasts misled them last night and they chased rain by moving a cot outside. Simmering corn field moisture shows up near the surface with a foot. More shoppers include Mr and Mrs John Knoteko of Riverside and Mr and Mrs H I L O Loughlin who keep a home daily by the year with magazines.

A. R. Strum Washington R. 4 H. Il. O'Loughlin Sheir

Methodists Plan For Homecoming In West Chester

West Chester reports a large crowd expected for the M B H church homecoming on Sunday Aug 16. Local families visit relatives. Rob Ross sustains bruises after a hayloft fall but no bones are broken. visitors from Rock Island and Des Moines areas spend the weekend with local residents.

R. Ferguson West Chester M. BH Kansas City Fred C. Grant Grant Fred Bauer F. M. Lindenmeyer John Anthon Frederic Iowa City Harold Freeman St. Louis Lindenmeyer Rob Ross Lisle Smith Rock Island Abbie Boyer Doyle Smith

Birthday Party and Community News from Milwaukee and Surroundings

Neighborhood notes describe Harold Griggs birthday celebration with family and a large cake, travel to see Green Pastures play in Washington, and various visits from Mo residents. Also cited are illness updates, travels to Chicago and Maine, a Ladies Aid meeting at M. E. church, and local farming and road work details.

Harold Griggs

LIVESTOCK SALE LISTING AT COLUMBUS JUNCTION IOWA

A livestock sale advertisement notes a Tuesday sale in Columbus Junction Iowa with a big crowd last Wednesday. It highlights 620 spring pigs and feeders sold at favorable prices and mentions horses cattle hogs sows bulls and veal ready for sale along with 150 hedge posts available at 1 80 o'clock with inquiries for cattle calves lambs and bulls.

Columbus Junction Lowa Hampshire

Chicago Markets Hogs and Cattle Steady with Mixed Ranges

Chicago markets report hogs steady to 10 cents higher with 3,500 receipts including 3,000 direct to packers. Cattle 1,000 steady with varied classes. calves and yearlings shown. Sheep 1,500 steady with lambs and feeders moving within established ranges.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago August market update shows eggs butter poultry and potatoes with steady market tones. Egg receipts 90387 cases with various grades priced 21 to 234 cents per dozen. butter receipts 7776 tubs with several price points from 34 to 36 cents. poultry receipts include fowls broilers and ducks with multiple quotable ranges. potatoes on track 227 cars with 46 arrivals and 345 shipments.

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