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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1932
Page
2
In Chicago on December 24, hogs sold steady with prices mostly 2.90 to 3.40 for various weights and sows at 2.60. Cattle numbers were 500 with calves steady. beef steers ranged 5.50 to 7.25 for select and 4.00 to 5.50 for medium. Lambs moved 5.50 to 6.50 with other sheep and stockers also steady. Grain quotes followed, showing slight shifts in corn oats rye and barley.
Grain estimates released in Chicago show wheat at 3 and corn at 61 and 18. This brief item notes provisional figures for the end of December with no further context.
Chicago market report lists seed prices across varieties. Covers alfalfa timothy grimm alsike and grasses with ranges such as cover fair 700 good 750 choice 800 fancy 850 to 4.50 and alfalfa 1400 to 17.60. January futures not provided.
Chicago markets report steady butter and egg prices with numerous grade and packaging variations. Butter tubs total 8 468. eggs 4 580 cases. creamery extras and firsts show mixed percentage changes. live poultry and turkeys noted with smaller gains.
The record shows poultry grade references with No. 2 or No. 6 and sizes for hens leghorn broilers ducks and geese. Percent fat percent or grade indicators 4 7 8 10 11 appear alongside weight ranges and color distinctions for ducks.
A combined item lists Chicago grain prices for wheat corn oats and rye with Dec May and July quotes and futures. It also publishes a notice of probable will in District Court of Washington County Iowa docket 6418 dated December 24 1922 informing Harriet M. Zaring heirs to appear for probate hearing at 9 00 A M at the courthouse.
South Highland December 21 notes Anna Schwab left for Dunlap Iowa to visit friends and relatives. Sympathy extended to James Vesely and William Vesely families on the death of their mother near Richmond. Richard Have and sons Delbert Norma visited Mela Lasek. Everett Coon and Fred Miller visited Oxford on business. Miller retrieved his stored Ford. Melo Horak was summoned to bedside of father James Chewinkler of Haskins who is seriously ill.
Community notes compiled by D F Macon summarize local happenings from nearby towns. The column highlights social events, civic updates, and notable individuals in a concise monthly digest.
A reader thanks Evening Journal city carrier Gene Crossett for a calendar gift with his photo, praising its usefulness and cheerful image. The note, dated December 24, also mentions rain and muddy roads affecting area travel, plus a flurry of local visits to towns like Riverside Keota Brighton and West Chester.
The entry records Friday visits by J A Hublin and A G Swenson, sighting a humorous lookalike, plus a local goat incident with a milking goat chewing a car top. It mentions Mrs Geo Brown visiting from Iowa City, and Gov Turner appointing Dr C A Boice to the state health board. Everett Stewart leads his class, and local youth confess card games and horseshoes. City power outages and early dawn darkness are noted.
Washington County Taxpayers League calls for laws to curb road levies and suspend 1933 32 tax plans amid economic emergency. Bill drafts seek to abandon road construction in 1955 and abate prior levies, urging state lawmakers to rescind mandatory road taxes.
Washington defeats Burlington 18 to 15 in a rough game with strong guard play by Dusenbery and McClure. Burlington struggles from the line with one of nine free throws. Washington goes four for eight. Next game vs Muscatine set for Friday night.
Erwin, with his bewildered look, plays a rich but unkissed prince who ventur es into the world. He meets Miss Skipworth, an aging actress, and Miss Fleming, a stenographer offered at an auction to aid the jobless. He nires.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Waterloo theater stage and dressing rooms. Estimated losses reach 35000 dollars. Actor Gerry Wood suffered burns while trapped backstage and was rescued by fellow troupe members.
A screening of a comedy about a young man with fifty million dollars who has never been kissed opens at the State theater at Christmas. Stars Stuart Erwin Alison Skipworth and Mack Plowsvant Mitchell headline the cast in a light hearted tale of romance and misadventures.
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