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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1930
Page
2
HOGS 7,000 with 3,000 extra. cheaper grades steady to strong for Mee crates. sows 6.75 to 7.00. packing hogs limited. CATTLE 200. best fed steers up 25-50. heifers and yearlings down 25-50. fat cows down. bulls up. SHEEP 1,000. market nominal. week shows 12,000 direct. fat lambs strong. native and western prices listed.
Des Moines December 27 hog receipts at centration yards and five packing plants in interior Towa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 10 am totaled 21 500 up from 17 900 last week. trading steady to fairly active with moderately heavy marketing. most weights 190 to 270 lb mostly 7 35 to 7 50. lighter 170 to 210 lb 7 25 to 7 65 with some stations up to 7 65 for choice. 180 to 210 lb 7 25 to 7 65. 180 to 210 lb good and choice weights 725 to 765.
Quotations cover weights from 200 to 360 pounds for porkers and sows with about 6.30 to 7.60 per unit ranges, rail and truck delivery caveats, and feed and water at destination. Chicago Grain prices show Wheat, Rye, and Corn futures with Dec Mar May and July contracts, while Cash Grain lists bids for hard Wheat, mixed Corn, yellow and white varieties, barley and oats. Toledo notes on Clover and Alsike hay prices with prime and old stock, plus monthly forwards.
March 14 and May timothy 17hew, grain receipts and whe car. shorthand OCR fragment notes grain receipts and related transport details with limited readable entities.
An old church notice invites weary readers to find hope in faith with Sunday school at 30 C. V. Brown as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 will feature a sermon by the pastor. The union evangelistic meetings with other churches begin the new year, with evening services held at the Methodist church during the campaign, featuring Lester J. Thompson as organist, Frank R. Sage as chorister, and Arthur A. Ving as pastor.
The county ministerial association meets at the Y M C A for a special day observance of the Christian year. Rev D Chalmer Fulton of Waslington presents Open Doors of the New Year. Papers by Ke S Hebner Crawfordsville and others cover Nativity Week Prayer and Harvest events with music and luncheon.
A brief report notes paper money originated in China and reached Europe via the travels of Mosco. It mentions a 119 B.C. introduction in China and describes early forms as deer skin pieces about a Chinese square foot in size with a pin for securing value.
A compact lesson guide outlines December topics on how Jesus wants believers to live, with character studies of Zacharias Elisabeth Mary Simeon Anna Peter Stephen Linus Timothy and others. It links lessons to practical review methods and emphasizes living by the Spirit and steadfast faith through trials.
News notes from nearby communities recount Christmas and New Year cheer. Mrs and Mrs Wheeler of Ainsworth celebrate fifty two years married, Sam Wheeler hosts guests at the hotel, Buckley the tag salesman reflects on wartime travel, and humorous anecdotes about local bets and sales are shared. Christmas travel to Crawfordsville, Salvation Army and Shine Mission activities praised, and local residents recount social visits, weddings, and greetings for the season.
A Christmas social hosted by Mrs Roy Wells featured a tree and stockings, a short business meeting led by new president Mrs Marion Wells, and a lunch with gift exchanges. Guests included Mr Augusta Lester, Dorothy, and Mrs Boyer, with hostess assistance from Dorothy Lester Ruth Pornash Vauline Fornash Gail and Mary Elizabeth Wells. The event closed with plans for the new year and an oyster sail at Mrs W O Ralston’s home.
Warner Bros presents The Doorway to Hell a Vitaphone melodrama of gangland with Lewis Ayres in a central undercover role. The cast includes Charles Juds Dorothy Mathews Leon Ney and others with Archie Madi Maye directing. The review praises Ayres for intensity and the tense gripping story of crime and retribution in a stark underworld setting.
A fragmented passage notes White Heather and a luck bringer myth tied to Highland chiefs. It mentions Nebraska with a bank deposit and references Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska North and South Dakota, discussing a bank deposit guarantee law that many states have repealed except for one.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Quebec and Quebec related terms with unclear names and dates. The readable parts reference a narrow path or scalar conformation and Lawrence rest at Quebec with Cape Diewond arrose U sed Gale smh netieesiin.
An artifact described as a snuffbox made from a tool of Napoleon’s famed charger Marengo is illustrated. The hoof is silver-shod and fitted with a silver handle bearing the inscription Hoof of Marengo barb charger of Napoleon ridden by Ian at Marengo Jena Wagram in the Russian campaign and at Waterloo.
Washington produce market prices list shows daily quotations and changes. Items include hens pullets leghorns and ducks with percentage figures and weights, though the text is partially garbled. No clear dates or full prices are readable.
In District Court of Washington County, a document purporting to be the last Will and Testament of John Ned, deceased, dated November 4 1926 and codicil dated June 4 1928, has been filed and set for hearing in the Clerk of the District Court's office at 8:00 a.m. on the day mentioned. All interested parties are notified to appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed as the decedent's Will. Dated Washington Iowa December 26, 1830. (Seal) Clerk of District Court Purvi
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