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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
2
Market reports show hogs and cattle receipts at Des Moines and nearby yards with steady to higher bids on medium and light weights. Prices span hogs 3.75 to 4.50 per cwt, cattle steers up to 12.50, vealers 7.50 to 12.75, sheep lambs around 4.50 to 6.25 for common to good grades, with varying weights and packer demand reflected in the quotations.
Miscellaneous items from Ainsworth and nearby areas. Observations on farming, livestock, and local people. reports from Keota, Washington, and Brighton. grain prices in Chicago. a race gate incident. and local anecdotes about farms, cars, and church music. Includes names such as D. F. Macon and M. Dayton.
Lovely Fanchon Meredith flees San Francisco after a murder linked to her lover Tony. On a plane she travels under the name Evelyn How ard to New York with Mrs Carstairs and her son Collin. Evelyn’s memory loss and Tony’s threats collide with a growing romance and a public revelation at the Van Suydam Ball.
Fanchon obsesses over a high stake plan as Tony Collin and Mrs. Carstairs return to the penthouse. Collin’s presence unsettles Jameson while Emma and Jameson prepare for a late night finale. Fanchon hides a precious jewel stash as Mrs. Carstairs relaxes and the room settles into quiet tension.
Kathfall for the first eleven months of 1931 amounts to 40.05 inches according to the local weather observer. This precipitation is heavier than usual but not a record. 1902 saw 49.96 inches. November added 5.31 inches, with September at 7.07 and October at 5.38 inches, the three months delivering the most rain. November brought a low of 16 degrees and a high of 77. The month’s peak day was the 25th and the warmest was the 5th. The first frost occurred on November 2 and the first snow on the 27th.
Relatives report the death of Donald Green of Western Springs Illinois about 8 80 last night following spine surgery. He was born in Keota twenty eight years ago and had lived in Dubuque before moving to Illinois. Mr and Mrs Floyd Green of Keota and Mr and Mrs Everett Green of Lexington plan to attend the funeral in Chicago. Donald Green was their nephew and several other county relatives expect to attend.
Dec 7 sale at Kalona Nebraska? Montana’s F W Thomas of Terry plans 451 sucking colts and yearlings to be sold. A closing out sale is set miles north of West Chester. Wheat and corn prices noted as 128 per ear.
A number of Oddies plan to visit Thompson's near Havre to row and husk corn but Thompson cannot do the work alone. Several ladies will join and take lunch. Mrs. Florence Weedman of Des Moines arrived to spend the winter with her sister. Casually listed names include Melty, Mira, Wil Wooley, Cahill, and others in conversation with visitors from Washington and a recent arrival yesterday.
Residents share Sunday visits with relatives and friends. Dorothy Rogall and family, Miss Johannah Drish returning from Rock Island, and the Gevock, Berry, and Rogall households gather for weekend activities. A note on famous wills in Somerset House nearly 700 years old mentions English luminaries and a per person inspection fee.
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