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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
2
Chicago livestock market reports hog receipts at 17 000 with direct 2 000. Prices show steady to lower trends across weight classes. Cattle receipts 13 000 with strong gars for grain fed steers and yearlings. slaughter cattle and heifers range from 4 75 to 10 25 depending on weight. Sheep receipts 16 000 with lambs mostly steady and native ewes weak to lower.
Chicago dispatch reports steady butter receipts with 6 135 tubs and 28 to 29 percent extras. Produce totals show 413 cases in receipts with mixed firsts and seconds, while poultry receipts note one car of fowls and springers ranging in the low 20s.
Listings show livestock prices for chickens ducks geese and turkeys with varied ranges. Broiler figures note weights under and over two pounds. Potatoes voyage prices include Idaho Wisconsin Utah Missouri on russets and cobblers with quoted per bushel figures and market tone described as steady.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M show 15 100 head, up from 12 400 last week. Market remains uneven with prices generally 10 cents lower than Tuesday, light hogs at the season's low.
Anthony Abbot’s tale posts a chilling scene as Warren recalls a bloodstained murder of a “fine lady” while his mother hesitates. Thatcher Colt questions a wary boy and seeks a locksmith near the corner as a night glow lingers from a basement shop across the street.
Thatcher Colt and Tony chase leads from a locksmith to an Esplanade apartment as a woman with blue eyes and blond hair resurfaces. A stolen key, hidden pen and paper, and a sublet clue edge the murder mystery toward daylight, with Colt confident a final piece remains.
Thatcher Colt reports he has solved the Geraldine Foster murder case after weeks of enigmatic clues. The narrator notes Colt’s blend of logic and inspiration guiding the investigation into the apparent perfect crime as mysteries linger for tomorrow’s continuation.
Chautauqua features a Junior Town program with Elizabeth Dowell as mayor and a cast of young performers led by Maxine Millikin. The closing night includes a Final Bible Hour by Rev. Ermil Frye and notes on upcoming ticket signups, jokes contests, and a recent dog find.
Chicago grain prices close with multiple wheat listings including red, mixed, yellow varieties and hard grades. Corn shows mixed yellow and white entries with percentages, oats and rye offer limited figures, while Timothy and clover futures appear at specific price ranges.
Chicago grain traders record open high low and close quotes for Wheat and Corn futures. Sept Wheat at 49 and 48 percent ranges, Dec and May contracts noted with shifts. Corn Sept at 44 and 42 percent, Dec near 98 to 38 percent ranges.
Brief item from The Journal’s subscription representative highlights local happenings in nearby towns. Updates cover community meetings, school events, and notable residents with concise notices and dates.
A traveler recounts a wet August 19 journey through Wellston and nearby farms in Iowa. Muddy, deep roads delayed the group until George Augustine's place provided a tow and shelter before a reroute to Wellston. Mentioned are farm gardeners, livestock, local merchants, and a rain gauge noting an inch and a half of rain. Prices and market notes for oats rye and lard appear amid the narrative.
The weekly bulletin lists multiple outbreaks across Iowa including Hog Cholera in towns such as West Branch Dixon Donahue Tipton Mechanicsville and many more. Diseases cited cover hog cholera hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and sheep fowl cholera in chickens and rabies in cattle with numerous affected locales.
Toledo seed market reports Clover priced at 12.90 for October 12.00 and December 12.25. Alsike cash and August at 8.25 and December 8.50. Timothy hay quoted at 1 265 per cwt. Prices reflect August reports from Clover.
Wheat receipts totaled 194 cars while corn receipts stood at 65 cars in the latest grain movement update. The report notes arrivals at the receiving stations and the mix of grain types handled for the period.
Governor Gifford Pinchot sent a letter to President Hoover urging an immediate extra session of Congress to meet the national emergency. He cites more than 500,000 unemployed in Pennsylvania and follows reports that Hoover does not plan a fall special session.
Hollywood discovers Ralph Bellamy opposite Ruth Chatterton in The Magnificent Lie at the State theater. He was virtually unknown in Hollywood before being chosen for the role and is now hailed as ideal casting with a promising future. Berthold Viertel, the director, saw Bellamy's assets early and credited his stage training for quickly mastering his part. Bellamy rose to recognition on the New York stage after years in Middle Western stock companies. He shows an uncanny ability to grasp a role swiftly.
Ernest Torrence, a large supporting actor, laments never having a full film role in kilts. He notes Hollywood favors varied accents over Scottish dress, currently wearing a pant-suited English accent as a valet in The Great Lover at the Fox Theater, and admits kilts would feel comfortable though he never wore them on screen.
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