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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1933
Page
2
Hogs 26,000 head including 000 directs. top 4.60. Steers and heifers steady with mixed undertone. Cattle slaughter and feeder ranges listed. calves 2,000. sheep 18,000. Lambs 90 lb and under 6.75 to 7.60 for choice, feeds 50 to 75 lbs 6.00 to 6.60.
Regular meeting is held on the first Friday of each month. T. L. Brookhart serves as W. M. A. W. Yard is the secretary.
Daily and weekly passenger and freight train times for multiple lines including Golden State Limited Apache and local branches. Notes specify stops for California passengers and county seats, with agent names L Goodlander J C McKay and W C Bell.
Eggs market steady with receipts 8 031 cases and varied grade changes. Butter market steady with receipts 11 822 titbs and price ranges 22 to 28. Poultry market steady with receipts 25 trucks and mixed fowl prices. Potatoes on track with 159 arrivals and 220 shipments.
Grain table from Chicago shows Sept Dec May futures for WHEAT, CORN, OATS and RYE with open high low and close values. Entries include WHEAT Sept 88% 90% 88 14, Dec 91% 93% 91% 91%, May 96 97% 95% 95%, CORN Sept 51% 53% 51% 51%, Dec 67 68 56 60, May 61% 63% 61% 62%, OATS Sept 37% 38% 37% 37%, Dec 40% 41% 40% 40%, May 43% 44% 43% 43%, RYE values show Sept 77% 79% 76% 77% May 82% 86% 82% 83%.
The Chicago cash corn market reports No 2 mixed at 53 percent No 4 mixed 52 percent No 6 mixed 50 percent No 1 yellow 53 and 4 percent No 2 yellow 53 to 53 No 3 yellow 52 to 53 No 4 yellow 52 to 54 No 5 yellow 51 and No 6 yellow 61 percent.
Funeral services were held for Lucy J. Cook of Rubio who died in Ottumwa with Rev. Moon presiding. Burial followed in Clay Cemetery. Residents and visitors from Council Bluffs and Coppock joined local families for the service and associated gatherings.
A reflective line states that those who love money pleasure or glory cannot love mankind. Only a lover of virtue can truly cherish others. The remark emphasizes moral integrity over material or worldly rewards.
Production of American rubber plantations in Sumanwa is more than one hundred percent higher per year than that of plantations run by other nationals.
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including civic events, local projects, and notable community announcements. Short notices highlight upcoming meetings, road work, and the activities of small businesses and residents.
Reports from Washington recounts of residents and visitors including H D Emry, Mrs C D Booth, G E F Taylor, C H Brining, Carl Elwin Lewis, Frank Gault, Elliot Wayman and Federal Judge Charley Dewey. A tale of Forepaugh Circus raid incidents, local remarks on Tennessee visits, a sale notice for second crop clover hay and straw, plus reflections on old hometown loyalties and social life in Washington.
Attendees describe the world fair showing, noting Burlington engine 35 from 1883 and the 3000 as the largest 4-6-4. The up-to-date locomotive is longer and heavier, with readers thanking Billy Cox for drawings. John Applegate and others report travels and a large Walter Boyer funeral in Washington.
Social calendar lists events across West Chester Havre and surrounding groups on Thursday August 24. Meetings include Rural Woman's Club with Mrs Grant Humston, West Chester W R C regular meeting, Fleur de Lis club hosted by Eunice Babcock, Havre Social Club picnic at Sunset Park, Independent Club with Mrs Walter Brown, Kings Herald girls program at the Methodist church with booths and native dress, plus a rural teachers farewell picnic at Sunset Park at 6 pm with potluck.
The Larkin club at C. C. Randall's enjoyed a big fried chicken meal while farmers praise homegrown food. Road work west of Haskins delayed travelers as O Conner boys and Bill McGinnis worked thirty minutes to pass.
The Harmony Community club hosts its annual pot luck dinner at Sunset Park at noon on Friday August 25. Members are urged to attend and bring a dish and own tableware.
Dr. Phillips was struck a mowing blow amid the incident. Alvin C. Haaty is noted in the fragment as part of the report with limited coherence due to damaged text.
The report claims the hills surrounding Richmond are the most productive in Iowa, noting high yields and strong soil quality. Local farmers forecast continued growth and potential new crops adapting to the terrain.
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