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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1932
Page
2
Chicago market notes 8 000 hogs steady with best light at 25 cents, heavy weights 2.50 to 3.45, average hog price 3.10. Cattle receipts 100, calves up 1, steers mostly steady with declines for heavy classes, yearlings up. Sheep 4 000, lambs 5.75 to 6.35, feeders 4.50 to 5.50, various weight ranges listed for bulls cows and calves.
Combined receipts from 25 concentration yards and seven plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ended 8:00 A M totaled 36 100 head. Volume fairly heavy for Saturday with uneven prices and some stations showing gains. Prices ranged for light to heavy hogs from about 2.35 to 2.90 per hundredweight depending on weight category.
Midway Commission Co presents a large livestock and miscellaneous sale at Midway Sales Barn Columbus Junction Iowa with 18 Jersey and Guernsey cows 15 Shorthorn Jersey calves 40 Hereford calves 20 steers 20 heifers 25 calf lots plus hogs hogs and farm items. Calves viewable Monday. Auction 11 50 a m with numerous farm tools harness hay posts and other merchandise listed by auctioneers Klote Duncan Aude H Lee Huston clerk.
Readable portions show Chicago grain figures for wheat corn oats and rye with December and May futures. The snippet lists percentages and prices for each commodity across multiple months and contract types.
Chicago market notes show butter at 8,148 tubs with creamery extras 23 percent to 4 percent ranges, eggs 2,800 cases steady, live poultry includes turkeys hens and leghorn varieties, potatoes listed in 42 cars with U S shipments 224 and wheat-ish rations. Names of places such as Wis Colorado Idaho and Michigan appear alongside price ranges and stock counts.
Chicago cash grain close details include Wheat at 2.47, Corn at 4.24 with mixed assessments, Oats at 2.18 reading, Rye unavailable, Barley 3.1. Various color coded notes indicate price shifts and grades across wheat corn oats barley and related categories.
Seed market notes from Chicago on December 10 show Clover and Alsike prices with bids from 700 to 960 for various grades. Timothy ranges 240 to 270 while Alfalfa moves from 1400 to 1760 with references to Grimm Tan and Good trade.
In Chicago on December 10 the INS reports grain estimates for delivery with carlots at 77 for wheat, 77 for corn, and 14 for oats, indicating modest changes in prices and demand.
Representative La Guardia of New York urged the Ways and Means Committee to eject the “Brewer lobby” from Washington warning against changing the Volstead Act. He said the 18th Amendment would not be repealed while abuses of the liquor traffic recur and tied the issue to a principled stance in Congress.
Local brief by D. F. Macon reports on happenings in nearby towns. Updates cover community events, arrivals and departures, and notable activities across the area.
William Mayers arrived Friday morning from western Colorado after two nights without sleep yet looked fine. Evan Arthur of Columbus Junction visits Washington often and plans to attend the W. FE. Paul sale near Ainsworth next Thursday. Frank and Mrs. Pratt from Grace Hill traded and subscribed the Evening Journal. Dry ice at Atlantic and Pacific store makes you feel a chunk of fire in your hand. Route No. 3 trip found Mr. and Mrs. Schulty enjoying winter. Walter Smith works on timber north of home. Mrs. Smith and Dorothy keep the house warm and decorated. Mrs. Smith improving. L. F. Hoyle’s son Guy worked on his car while Mrs. Hoyle sold Evening Journal. Mrs. Hoyle, formerly Miss Wilma Anderson, studied at Grant with Ruby Macon Wolf teaching. Roads around Prairie Flower neighborhood not bad. Roy Fink’s corn for next year. Cy Bush assisting Fink. Henry Berdo absent. Val Fuhr to Iowa City for an operation. Clarence Fulton’s home empty. two men worked at Ira Rathmell. Boyd Dill and Mr. Simpson north of town discuss matters at Barclays. Kron warns of possible storm and keeping Journal money ready. Snow last night and today light, building to snow later. W. J. Boyd from north of Ainsworth in town Friday.
A lone bandit robbed the Galva State Bank just before noon taking roughly $1000 in cash. Cashier C. Ilk was threatened with a revolver as the robber demanded and fled in a small coupe parked at the curb. The thief worked alone and the incident marks Iowa’s eleventh bank holdup this year.
Ossining N Y Dec 106 with a prayer on their lips Charles Markowitz 21 and Joseph Brown 20 were executed in Sing Sing for the murder of police sergeant William O Shaughnessy in a Manhattan holdup. Markowitz died at 1242 AM Brown at 2249 AM
Keokuk Iowa. December 10 1941 Hazen Sawyer 64 prominent Keokuk attorney active in local politics died today in South Orange New Jersey. Sawyer born in Keokuk his wife survives him burial likely here.
Esther Ginkens, teacher from Wastern Star, will lead a benefit bridge at the Masonic temple Tuesday evening December 13 at 8 o'clock. The program at Blilob echeo Friday evening December 16 includes sex education.
The Evening Literature Dept of Fortnightly meets Monday at 7 45 evening with Miss Helen McCleery at 615 East Main and asks members to bring a white elephant gift. A second meeting with Mrs H C Hull is set for Monday afternoon at vn 30. Mrs Rh J Cherry will chair a Christmas program.
Section 1 American Home Department of the Fortnightly meets at Mrs W I Dupuis 222 N 4th at 2 30 Tuesday. Christmas offering for Council Bluffs children’s home. Booster club Christmas exchange at Mrs Martin Whittaker Dec Loth at 1 30 p m. Young Women’s Missionary Society meets with Mrs Thora Reynolds and Mrs Nora Marstr Tuesday at 730. Bring a 10 cent gift. Dorcas Society meets Tuesday evening Dec 1 6 at Mrs C W Klein. Members remember the Christmas exchange. Alina Hearns Helland Missionary Society meets Tuesday evening with Miss Lillian Minick Miss Lucey Stahl leader Usui plan for supper. Rosemary Club with Mrs John Cherry Tuesday P M Dee 123 Christmas exchange. No gift to exceed 10c.
The Snowball Social club meets Wednesday afternoon December 14 with Mrs Armour Griggs for a Christmas exchange. Tie Home Builders chapter of the Methodist Sunday school plans a pot luck supper and Christmas program at the church after the pageant. Notice corrects the date to Wednesday instead of Friday. Pythian Sisters host a benefit party Wednesday December 14 with ecards and dancing from 9 pm, orchestra by Milan Shield, prizes and refreshments. The KBP fund event features admission and a bake sale. The Kola club hosts a pot luck dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Logan Ahrens on Wednesday December 14.
Three Shorthorn cattle eligible to register offered for sale or trade for sheep by W. N. Pell of Washington KR 5 2573. Scene notes mention officers, packing for the orphans home, and an afternoon of entertainment with later refreshments. Also referenced are social visits and supper at local homes around early December.
In St Louis midtown residents exhale after the second runaway Python is captured. Janitor Sylvester Hann found a writhing python in a basement area and alerted the zoo. The first snake was seized in August after a circus performer’s pet escaped through a bathroom hole into a boarding house.
The county optional sales tax bill, part of the fourth special session relief measures, takes effect after Gov Louis L Emmerson approval. The measure allows county boards to extend a one percent sales tax on tangible personal property excluding farm products by a two thirds vote, remaining in effect until July 1, 2004.
Community活动 covered with details of a Father and Mother led contest at Pleasant Hill church upcoming Friday. President Mrs Lewis Hering presided as Eleven members attended a Ladies Aid meeting with four guests. A Christmas exchange lunch was hosted by Mrs J Weaver and Mrs Chas Palmer on December 15 with Mr L House assisting.
The Hot club will meet with Mrs George Hall Thursday afternoon for a farm bureau lesson and a Christmas exchange.
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