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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1934
Page
2
Hogs total 15 000 with 14 000 direct, top 6 80 down from 6 10 previous week. Cattle 800 head and calves 400 with light steers and heifers 25 cents higher, best weighty steers to 10 25, top 10 10, fed heifers 8 50, cows 25 to 35 cents lower. Sheep 4 000 with week ending figures showing fat lambs 50 to 65 cents higher, feeding lambs 25 to 30 cents over last week.
Chicago reports a weak overall Produce market with 1,688 cases in mixed lots and firsts at 27 percent. Butter remains steady with extra firsts around 28 to 29 percent while poultry shows steady gains in several categories. Potatoes stay on track with 514 shipments and a steady market.
Wholesale corn prices in Chicago show No 2 yellow at 97% to 95 percent for old crop and No 2 white around 96 to 96.5 percent. New crop quotes list No 2 yellow at 97 to 97 percent, No 3 yellow 94 to 95 percent, and No 4 yellow at 93 percent.
Dick Powell stars in Flirtation Walk at the State theater with Ruby Keeler and Henry ONeill. Powell commands the cadet regiment during a West Point backdrop praised by a U S general for rapid learning. Film highlights Powell as an army private who becomes Cadet Regimental Commander amid elaborate maneuvers.
A talk to Midwest agricultural college teams in Chicago urges farmers to stagger chick hatching and egg laying for price premiums. The speaker notes capons, midsize birds, and off season production can triple profits with careful management and willingness to extra effort.
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat and oats futures fluctuating across May July and December contracts. The brief table lists opening, high, low and close figures alongside year ago and yesterday marks for wheat oats and related grains.
A Washington Iowa column recalls readers and subscribers from nearby towns. It notes deliveries, renewals, and thanks, with mentions of Ivite Sigafoose Glenn Pratt Zeta Nay and local residents in Keota Brighton Crawfordsville and Ainsworth, plus livestock show notes and weather hints.
The note mentions Hines Mount, grandson of Will Mount of Washington and son of Harry Mount, tied to 1928 Iowa history. Andy Peterson visits in search of a game or drink. John Dusenberry traded a cigar with Cloyce Dougherty over a weather wager, paying a nickel for ink and a separate 3 for a nickel deal.
Snowball residents hosted and visited for Thanksgiving with multiple local families. Highlights include Griggs and Hoyle family gatherings in Brighton, social visits at various homes, a turnip seed sale, and a Snowball club day event. Twelve Snowball high school students stayed in town due to bad roads and a Friday school cancellation occurred.
UPI reports federal agents recovered $124,000 of the Urschel kidnapping ransom. Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma businessman, was abducted and held for $250,000.
New Canaan Grange members modeled the latest feminine gowns and hats in a fashion show. They wore their own shoes after failing to fit into smaller footwear due to the snug fittings.
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