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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1932
Page
2
Hog market weak with 10 to 16 cent decline and 20 000 receipts plus 7 000 leftovers from Monday. Cattle supply 9 000 with mixed grades. choice cattle steady others down 25 cents. Lambs 6.00 to 6.50, feeders unchanged. Sheep 18 000 steady with varied ranges for lambs yearlings and ewes.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M show 9,200 head versus 12,300 a week ago and 8,900 a year ago. Prices mostly 10 cents lower with light weights and various hefts listed from 3.20 to 4.10 per 100 pounds. Quotations reflect bulk transactions and exclude weights shipping point basis and long haul shrinkage considerations.
The report outlines Butter tubs and creamery extras with percentages, Be gg s cases with fresh extras, cheese varieties Young Americas Longhorns brick daisies and prints, and live poultry including turkeys hens leghorns and roosters. Potatoes show cars on track and U S shipments with cobblers and Minnesota ear notes.
Chicago Aug 30 Federal agents seized Kenneth Smith of Pepsodent the $500000 yacht and cargo of 281 bottles of assorted liquor including Johnnie Walker Dewar's and Chartreuse. Capt Claude Newman and two aliens aboard were questioned while the ship was guarded awaiting possible confiscation or prosecution.
In a frail scoring duel Ohio posts 60 to 60 percent, Nebraskas cobblers at 65 to 70, with Nebr taking a one car margin, an 80 point run.
Estimated receipts report carrot market totals: Wheat 29, Corn 211, Oats 42.
Chicago seeds report shows prices for red clover from 7.50 to 11.50, sweet clover 3-4, Alsike 7.50 to 9.66, Timothy from 2.60 to 2.90, with fan cy goods priced up to 11.50. Market notes reflect fair to good demand and standard quality classifications.
Chicago cash grain close with mixed wheat prices across red hard and yellow grades. Corn shows mixed values and oats and barley list slight declines or gains, reflecting market fluctuation for the day.
Open high and low prices listed for wheat corn and oats with Sept and May contracts. Illinois Des Moines report notes Victor Jones of Hornick winning the Iowa college championship in pitching horse aces and basketball duties.
News notes from Washington and Crawfordsville activities include visits by Mr Murphy of Dubuque to Crawfordsville on Sept 17, local talks by Henry Crooks and Walter Keiper, and reports of farm labor, harvests, and fair plans. School and hospital mentions, weather hints, and community chores fill the column with names like John Bale, Ralph Borman, John Olds, Homer Hunt, and Buster Menefee amid state fair attendance and local business updates.
Iowa State College proved adept at the barnyard sport by winning six matches yesterday and the college title. Leroy McCurdy of Oskaloosa captured the high school championship after a playoff with Robert Keith of Storm Lake and Paul Smith of North Des Moines. Guy Zimmerman, Sac City expert, led the open championship with seven straight victories. Several others remained undefeated early, including Bill Garvey of Boone, Frank Jackson, Kellerton, and Jones with six wins each.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa Wells and Crail merchants of Washington make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to C R McCutchen assignee. Creditors must file claims within three months from August 30 1932 with the Washington County Court Clerk. Dated August 20 1922.
Rev Patterson and I R Carithers of Morning Sun escorted Rev Malcolm to Oskaloosa Monday. Frank Wood and Wm Smyth of Ainsworth were in town shopping this morning.
The comedy with an Olympic games backdrop opens Wednesday at the State Theater for a two day run. Star lineup includes Jack Oakie W C Fields Ben Turpin Hank Mann Hugh Herbert Lyda Roberts Susan Fleming Mitzi Shelton and her 11 piece girl orchestra plus a host of other noted performers.
Mr and Mrs Will Holtz and family of West Liberty visited Mr and Mrs John Liska on Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Gase and two children Lawrence and Mies, Bernadine Veggy returned from Decatur Indiana. Frank Florang left University hospital Iowa City to recover at home but remains bed bound. Teeters baseball team lost to Riverside 3 to 0 as Arnold Shrade pitched the only hit. Lawrence Simon and Caroline Rotenburger set for wedding in the third week of September. Mrs Joseph Shradel and family visit Vermillion South Dakota to see Walter Drew now Mrs Drew formerly Blanch Shradel. Mrs R H Heitzman and Miriam with Mrs Helen Critz Lee and Estelle Critz visited the Oh Schillig home in Iowa City.
In Cape Grisnez France Eva Coleman a London waitress began a Dover bound swim at 6 30 AM with a French motor boat escort and made two tries in two hours. Captain Clauzanger of the 59th regiment tank corps started for Dover in a tiny rubber canoe using patrollen propulsion.
Denver hosts a regional gathering of the National Association of Newspaper Advertisers to discuss a nationwide merchandising and advertising push for 192%. The series of nine regional meetings aims to boost advertising power across the industry.
The Tom-Tom ballroom at Clear Lake in Mason City Iowa burned in the early hours, with a cottage adjoining the pavilion owned by Forrest Bruce also damaged. Firefighters fought the blaze for nearly three hours after being called at 2:30 AM. The pavilion and lakefront site were well known to thousands of visitors.
Idaho and California consider trading surplus crops to feed hungry residents this winter. California urges Idaho to exchange a balanced diet of citrus fruit for potatoes, noting each state has a surplus and the plan aims to improve nutrition through a combined diet.
Well prepared South Gate California August 30 1930s news service reports George Washington Portes was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after confronting his estranged wife. Police said he carried a pistol a homemade blackjack a four inch knife a bottle of poison a two foot length of hose loaded and two clubs. A reconciliation is unlikely.
An ambiguous OCR fragment references Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown and a remark about women learning to fight, suggesting a split or provocative comment. The text is incomplete with unclear context and missing names or dates.
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