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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1933

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Summary Chicago Dec

Chicago livestock market summary reports hogs at 87 000 head including 17 000 at ibrl weights, price tops 3.26. cattle 9 000, calves 1 700. Slaughter cattle and feeders show mixed weights with steers 650 to 1500 pounds at 4.50 to 6.75, cows 1.85 to 3.50, vealers 4.25 to 5.78. Sheep and lambs 12 000 with lambs 96 pounds and under 6.75 to 7.35, feeding lambs 6 to 75 pounds 0.50 to 6.25.

Chicago Livestock Chicago

Chicago Market Reports Mixed December Produce Figures

Chicago December wholesale market notes show receipts totaling 9876 cases with butter and poultry channels steady or improving. Butter receipts reach 5940 tubs with higher firsts and specials. poultry deliveries include 58 trucks and 4 cars with broilers and ducks rising, while potatoes stay on track with 231 arrivals and 472 shipments as market remains dull.

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Reported for Corn and Mixed

Chicago cash grain prices show No 3 yellow 44 to 46 percent No 6 yellow 43 percent No 2 mixed 44 percent No 4 mixed 41 percent No 6 mixed 39 percent No 2 yellow 44 to 45 percent No 3 yellow 44 to 45 percent No 4 yellow 42 to 44 percent No yellow 41 to 42 percent No 2 white 44 percent Flecet pts 79 care

Chicago

Opposition to Local Option Dominates Iowa Liquor Debate

Des Moines reports indicate the Iowa House will likely see opposition to local option in the liquor control bill. Critics argue local option fuels political battles, harms small towns, and boosts bootlegging, while some push for regulated private sale and reform to avoid petitions and elections.

Des Moines Iowa House of Representatives Poin's Orison United Press

Columbus Junction High School drama sparks January contestants

In Columbus Junction on December 20 1941 the preliminary contest in the dramatic division at Columbus High School Auditorium chose Vesta Martin Margaret Hanft Jean Robertson and Ruth Weber to appear in the January high school contest Supt Hood Morning Sun judged An entertainment by Mrs Alice Marie Brenneman pupils of Miensant View School is planned for Thursday evening The Young Ladies Missionary society of the United Presbyterian Church met Tuesday with Mise Rath Williame David McRoberta Columbus City visiting his son Ralph at Neodosha Kas William Mincer Richard Arthur Faye Green and Roy Armdale have been drawn for the grand jury for the January term of district court"}

Alice Marie Brenneman Miensant View School Young Ladies Missionary Society The United Presbyterian Church Mise Rath Williame David McRoberta Columbus City Ralph Neodosha Kas William Mincer Richard Arthur Faye Green Roy Armedale Everett Nafizeer Pleasant Grove Bethel Church

Ill at home in Rock Island and hospital update from Mursentine

Ill at his mother’s Rock Island home, Marshal Mink slowly improves at Bellevue hospital after an explosion that crushed his skull while thawing a kerosene barrel. Muscatine couple Mr and Mrs Ray Edgington welcomed daughter Dorothy Pearl, Kathleen Mareden to visit family in Los Angeles for Julia Mareden’s upcoming birthday, and Reformed Sunday School officers in Cotesville were elected.

Rock Island Marshal Mink Bellevue Hospital Mursentine Ray F Edgington Muscatine Dorothy Pearl Edgington Miss Pearl Front Mildred Jasman Hilda Owen Ina Allen Gertrude Bebb

Palace Contains Fourteen Private Westminster Homes

Westminster palace houses fourteen private residences as part of the official observer complex. The note identifies the palace as the home of the houses of parliament in England.

Palace of Westminster Houses of Parliament England

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities by D. F. Macon

Local briefs compiled by D. F. Macon summarize community actions, upcoming events, and notable happenings across nearby towns. Includes civic updates, lectures, social gatherings, and announcements affecting residents.

Local readers praise Finch sale crowds and neighborhood notes

December reflections record large turnout at the S. P. Finch sale south of town with Charley Brown as auctioneer and Rud Lease of Crawfordsville handling lunch. The item lists local residents including Eberly, Kleese, Hasty, Wells, and Meath, thanking subscribers and readers of the Evening Journal.

S. P. Finch Charley Brown Oo. C. Patterson Crawfordsville

Brighton Fire Departments Respond to Two Roof Fires

Two Tuesday roof fires in Brighton small damage. First at Leslie McFarland residence after chimney sparks. second at the grade school at 11:45 am. Washington visitors included Mrs. J. F. Frain and others. Community notices list local visits, meetings, and travel plans through December.

Brighton Leslie McFarland

Crawfordsville Christmas Season Shoppers Show Holiday Spirit

Crawfordsville stores glow with Christmas decorations and holiday merchandise as shoppers fill shops for weekend specials. Local families and visitors attend church services and send Christmas greetings while noting several community updates and health concerns.

Crawfordsville

Local Stores Advertise Winter Goods and Holiday Fare

In Crawfordsville area, merchants promote winter essentials and holiday foods including motor oils tire chains and windshield cleaners from Fletcher Motor Company and fresh produce from Crawfordsville Produce. Mrs Ruth Hultquist earns state and national honors with Keokuk county farm bureau quartets winning NBC broadcast spots in Chicago.

Fletcher Motor Company Cmawpfordsville Ruth Hultquist Sigourney Farm Bureau Federation Keokuk County Hullquist Chicago

Brighton visitors and local calls noted

Brighton residents Mr and Mrs Roman Borkoski and Misses Helen and Clara Borkoski were Washington callers Saturday afternoon. Prody Borkoski visited Frank Clark in Wayland Wednesday evening. Good attendance at services. J L Davis was taken to Washington County Hospital Monday for examination and X ray.

Crawfordsville T. W. Sloan Monmouth Mannere Laverne Vaughn Marsh Clarence Lowe Brighton Roman Borkoski Helen and Clara Borkoski Washington Prody Borkoski Frank Clark Wayland JL. Davis Washington County Hospital

Clay church Sunday draws Brighton visitors in evening

A Clay neighborhood report notes many from Brighton attended Sunday services. Names include Mr Painter, Kien Brier, Mrs Grant Horton, Miss Statler, and Betty Hoskins with a solo by Miss Statler. The pastor played Sheattieful Isle of Somewhere on a saw. Wesley Meyers died in Oskaloosa, buried Winfield, with his son also interred there.

Clay Brighton Mr. Painter Kien Brier Grant Horton Miss Statler Betty Hoskins Isle of Somewhere Wesley Meyers Oskaloosa Mr. Meyers Stanard Clay Upon Winfield Hib (Morgan Sargent A. J. Morgan Chas. Robison Carsons Fairfield

Blizzards Across Continents Prove Harsh Winter

The article notes intense blizzards in the northern interior of North America and on Antarctica's border. It also mentions blizzards in Fiussia, where they are called buraus or purgas, suggesting global winter extremes and the shared severity of snow storms.

North America Earth Antarctica Fiussia Buraus Purgas

The Year of Jubilee in Mycara history

The year of jubilee occurred in Mycara to honor deliverances from Egypt. Fields were to rest, land restored to original possessors, and those in servitude freed from bondage.

Mycara Egypt

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