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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
2
Chicago livestock market reports 16 000 hogs with 1 000 direct, steady opening then slow trade. Cattle receipts 1 500 with varied steer and heifer prices, vealers strong. Sheep receipts 11 000 with native lambs steady, range lambs held high. feeding lambs 50 to 75 pounds offered at 5.25 to 5.75.
Chicago market summary shows produce and eggs steady with receipts 5 274 cases while butter strengthens with 11 541 tubs recorded. Poultry weak with mixed leg
Chicago August grain prices show wide ranges with Wheat bids from 46% to 51% for various grades and Corn trading from 42% to 45 for mixed lots. Oats quoted 19% to 29 for white offerings and Barley advancing to 38 to 58 while Timothy and Clover offer 300 to 350 and 950 to 1600 respectively.
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. show a range of prices by weight and class with most weights steady to down slightly. Light and medium weights command 5.50 to 6.60 per cwt, heavier loads 4.65 to 6.30, and sows 3.28 to 4.60, with discounts for lighter quality and heavier shipping weights.
The notice outlines Chicago cash grain quotes with open, range and settlement figures for WHEAT CORN OATS and related commodities. It lists Sept Dec Mar futures and nearby prices, with percentages and miscellaneous figures in a dense market update.
Crawfordsville area social news reports dinner guests at the Beatty home with H Houdesheldt family visiting from Cincinnati Iowa and Unionville Missouri. Dorothy Beatty remains for school prep. Visiting sisters from Omaht and Ainsworth stop by F M Wood’s, Wilma Wooley ill with leg swelling and unclear cause, Dr Slease treating with bread and milk poultice.
Obituary tribute for William McClelland Easter born January 1 1862 in Washington Iowa died August 19 1931 at 1314 East Washington Street aged 69 years 7 months 19 days. Survived by wife Mary Alice Pickens son Lloyd granddaughter Arlene sister and brother in law etc. Longtime member and deacon of Pleasant Hill and Washington Church of Christ.
Pawnee Oklahoma August 4 1931 mayor R W Johnson says there will be no city taxes this year following a 1930 tax exemption. The statement ends months of fiscal uncertainty as residents await budget measures and city services.
In New Bern North Carolina several chickens vanished from A S S Johnson’s coop. Neighbors spotted Johnson’s plump cat climb the coop and unlatch the door to take a fryer hen.
A Washington column recounts visits of L L Malle and family for a funeral in North English and a ride with lawrence V Y Smith near Wellston. It also shares letters from readers about former Washington residents, travels in Colorado and Manitou, and reunions with friends and local businesses.
Don recounts meetings across Iowa including Allen Rice in Des Moines, Friend & Hansen in Scranton, Harold Ellis in Marengo, John Heerema in Pella, and George McDaniel in Washington. He notes DaleWatson connections, local editors, and farm news efforts while praising the column and Iowa papers.
Columbia Pictures presents a talking film of Arizona at the State Theatre, adapted from Augustus Thomas's celebrated play. The original production opened in 1899 at the Hamilton Opera House in Chicago and featured stars such as Theodore Roberts and Lionel Barrymore, marking a landmark in American theater history.
Radio Pictures comedy Too Many Cooks at the Fox theatre provides humor and vivid eye appeal while offering educational insights. The film traces a five room bungalow from foundation to roof as camera details reveal bricklayers carpenters plasterers painters and builders trades at work. Relatives add curious, amusing asides throughout the construction sequence.
In a Journal Court session Judge Gorham presides over the case featuring Per Ruson on trial with King Bruce Reporter present to cover proceedings.
In Topeka Kansas Senator Arthur Capper marked his birthday with a public celebration drawing more than 16 000 attendees. Reported goods included 500 gallons of ice cream and 17 000 cones while the line stretched about 1 240 feet as residents gathered for the twenty third year of the event.
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