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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1933
Page
2
Chicago hog market strong with 21 000 head traded and 90 000 direct. hogs 200 lb and lighter up 10 to 20 cents with top around 3 75. 180 to 220 lb scales 3 50 to 3 65. Cattle 300 head, steers higher 50 to 100 cents, long yearlings steady, top 6 25. Sheep 5 000, fat lambs up 15 cents, feeding lambs down 25 cents, slaughter sheep near 7 60.
Adaptation of Jack Lait story features Charles Farrell Marguerite Churchill in a Paris romance set in Montmartre with Ruggles Rentoff Woolf and Bradley. Ralph Murphy directs from a script by Otler and Rinvon. Involves an artist colony, bohemian hijinks, and a young painter winning love and a scholarship.
An OCR fragment notes Victoria Falls in Africa with a comparison to Niegera and a height description described as more than two and four half tries high.
Des Moines dispatch notes the 1933 special session shaping up like the 1917 good roads clash with heated debate over tax revisions. A liquor control bill seeks a state commission, state stores, local option votes, permits, and profits to fund operations. House moves slow on highway commission charges as lawmakers push sewage treatment mandates for cities by 1937.
The Iowa senate held a lengthy round table discussion on tax bills with little interference from the presiding officer. Senators debated openly in a rough session as the committee of the whole worked to expose all points for and against each tax idea. Five days of clarifications led to a plan to coordinate bills for a single tax revision, but not before Christmas.
In a stalled Senate House debate, Rep L D Teter of Marion proposes No 41 forcing a replacement tax to cap real estate levies at forty percent of the five year average from 1928 to 1932, seeking a direct across the board limit. If enacted it would apply to all taxing districts and parcels statewide.
More than 150 telegrams were received by Representative Burgens of Woodbury county and other House members in support of H. F. 176. The bill would license direct buyers of live stock with rules on weighing grading and docking to prevent discrimination and unfair competition. It is expected to clear the committee for passage.
A committee report recommends indefinitely postponing a bill that would bar married women from holding jobs if they have other support. The finding preserves married women’s right to work while lawmakers weigh the measure’s implications.
The S. P. Finch and Son sale south of Washington drew an estimated crowd of 1000 to 1200. Fifty horses sold with many near the $100 mark. A three year old mare brought $120. Percheron stock dominated the offering. Finch has shipped eight car loads west this fall and plans another Montana shipment and sale around mid next month.
Wellman news reports Carl Booth son of Mr and Mrs Vernie Booth in University hospital after Perr-Naphritis abscess surgery. Local residents Hubert Coffey Virginia Snavely attend University of Iowa then Christmas visits. many Wellman families share holiday activities, Messiah performance in Mt Vernon, and Christmas plans. Parent Teachers December meeting filled with grade program and remarks by Mrs Heisermann. The Ging erichs plan Texas trip for Christmas and Miss Margaret Jones visits family in Wellman. Mrs Elmer K E Yoder remains hospitalized.
D. F. Macon reports on community happenings from nearby cities, highlighting local events, meetings, and notable arrivals. The notes summarize civic activities and social updates for readers interested in regional developments.
A December 23 column records cheerful holiday chatter about sunrises, pets, and Christmas plans. It mentions Mr and Mrs Dunbar preparing a family feast, Dale Vincent’s ice adventure, new births, and local cattle and farm life details from Everett to Richland, highlighting community routines and holiday spirit.
A nameless Iowa community page records Christmas greetings and small anecdotes. Entries mention Mr and Mrs L B Laithly, Ralph Nordyke’s absent home, Elmer Ryals showing livestock, Dr Horner’s Brighton office visit, Ed Thomas, Dick Peters and Bob Morgan entertaining briefly, KK Swanks spending Christmas in Muscatine, thanks to J R Rees of Crawfordsville, plans about an airplane ride around Gladwin, Doughertys Christmas gift, Milburn Underwood and son Richard shopping in Washington, Lipstick trivia on cochineal, Lequa of the Ainsworth bank traveling to Osage, and Will Sink bringing horses to Columbus Junction.
A short note reports Mrs Yoder suffering a hip ailment during the week, with no further details on treatment or impact provided.
Burlington High defeated Washington 40 to 7 in the season opener. Washington shot poorly with McPadden scoring both counters for the visitors while Burlington connected from all areas. Washington used eleven players with limited accuracy and faces Mr Pleasant next week.
Woodford and local residents gathered at the Kalona high school building Wednesday evening for a school event. Mrs. Amelia Miller remains confined after a recent injury, while Lucille Kauffman of Iowa City visits relatives here. Vernon Gingerich, Ferdinand Skola, and Logan Reif, S U L students, plan to stay near home for the vacation period. Alfred Dean Grady recovered enough from chickenpox to go out, and Mrs. Tom Lahey reports a severe cold but improving.
Mrs Annie Yetty aged 75 died Monday December 18 at the home of her daughter Mrs Jake Speas in Kalona after a nearly two year illness. Surviving are two sons Christian and Bartholomew and two daughters Mrs Jake Speas and Mrs John Speas all of Kalona. Funeral services were held at East Union church Tuesday at 1 with Rev D J Fisher, then burial in Roanoke Illinois.
A 59,000 cord pile of wood owned by Antrim Iron Works is believed to be the largest in the world. If four feet deep, the pile would stretch about 108 miles, an estimate indicates.
Elk hunting good with 180 hunters checked in Jackson region. 160 elk reported killed and three grizzly bears killed during the season.
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