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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1932

Page

2

Hog market reported in Iowa and Minnesota

Combined hog receipts for the 24 hour period ending 8:00 a.m. today reached 35,300 across 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Demand remained slow due to the holiday, with killing operations suspended at most plants. Quotations cover various weight ranges for lights, mediums, heavies, pigs, packing sows, and note bulk pricing and exclusions for shipping-point weights.

DPS Iowa INS Minnesota

Illinois livestock market mixed as hogs steady and cattle firm

Chicago market shows lighter weight hogs at 3.00 to 3.10 with tops to 3.15 and heavy hogs 2.76 to 2.90. Cattle demand steady with steers and stockers mostly firm. calves and cows range 4.00 to 6.50 and 2.00 to 3.75. Sheep about steady at lambs 5.25 to 6.00 and ewes 1.25 to 1.50 in light volume.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Prices Reported for December 30

Chicago prices show butter at 8 465 tubs steady. creamery extras and standards range with early 21s and 22s. packing stock 12 to 18. fees 2 154 cases steady. Old and new cars 1 current 25 to 26 14. live poultry quotable with turkeys and hens at 15 and young toms 1 % old 10.

Pearls Gift Fails to Warm Captain Leach’s Target

Leach confronts Priscilla in a shadowed hut after de Bernis and his companion leave. He offers a sack of pearls to win her favor, but she rejects the gift, signaling she will resist his advances and hinting at her husband’s involvement. The scene blends danger and seduction as Leach pursues the treasure and the girl.

Congreve Captain Leach de Bernis Bartholomew Sands Leach Spain Wogan Patience Tom Leach Monsieur de Bernis Priscilla Campeche Mariegalante Pertesa Leech

Potatoes and poultry figures listed by weight and batch

A historical ledger lists items including hens and roosters with weight ranges, ducks by weight, and various potatoes by origin and shipment counts. The record shows numbers such as 414 lbs and up for hens and 576 U. S. shipments, with regional mentions like Wis, Colo, and Idaho.

U. S Wis Colo. McClures Idaho

Grain Estimates and Seed Market Report

Chicago price quotes show grain estimates with wheat at 2, corn at 54 and oats at 13. Seed market lists clover from 650 to 950 with grades fair to fancy, alsike from 600 to 800, timothy 240 to 250, alfalfa 1400 to 1650, and Grimm at 1800. Quiet markets reflect limited activity.

Chicago Grimm

Grain Market Report Chicago Open High Low Close

Grain table shows Chicago prices for wheat corn oats and rye across December May and July contracts. Data includes Dec and May figures with percentages indicating changes and closing values for each commodity.

Chicago Hemer Re

Chicago Cash Grain prices and bids

Chicago cash grain close shows Wheat No 2 red wet hard with no sales. Corn values range across mixed and yellow classes from 21% to 23% with several points quoted. Oats mostly white at 14% to 16% and Rye No 4 at 29% and Barley at 30%.

Chicago Cash Grain

Million Dollar Denver Opera House on Screen in Silver Dollar

The Tabor Grand Opera House in Denver, built by mining magnate Haw Tabor with a million dollar budget, appears as a set in the film Silver Dollar. Edward G Robinson plays Yates Martin, with Beve James as his second wife and Aline MacMahon as the former partner. Alfred E Green directs.

State Tabor Grand Opera Denver Colorado Haw Edward G. Robinson Yates Martin Beve Jamets Aline MacMahon Alfred FE. Green

Deception Romantic Drama Starring Leo Carrillo At Columbia

Leo Carrillo leads the cast in Deception a Columbia romantic drama about a boy dazzled by fame and betrayed by a manipulative promoter Carrillo portrays a slick promoter who elevates Nat Pendleton’s character then destroys him The film follows Carrillo’s seasoned stage and screen persona with past credits listed including The Girl of the Rio The Broken Wing Hell Bound and The Homicide Squad

Leo Carrillo Columbia Carrillo Nat Pendleton Dolores del Itro Lupe Velez Homicide Squad Lombardi Limited

Women Replace Men in Jobs Says Prof Converse

Chicago December 30 The chief danger in modern civilization is not machines but women Prof Paul D Converse of the University of Illinois argues technological unemployment is a myth He notes employment rose from 1920 to 1930 as machines spread and gains in marketing clerical domestic and professional work offset displacements He cites married women workers rising from 1 92 million to 2 071 million between 1920 and 1980 as a key trend.

Blane Chicago Paul D. Converse University of [Linois Converse

Neighboring Communities Highlighted by Journal's Rep

The Journal's subscription representative promotes surrounding communities through feature notices and area sales. Readership is invited to subscribe for local updates and special offers in neighboring towns and districts.

Local Folks Recall Visits and Market Prices in West Chester Area

December reports from Wayland to Keota detail visitors including Wm Leichty, Jim Lowe, and Roy Libe. Talks note varied road conditions, funeral attendance for Wells, and prices from a $7000 sale with corn at 15 per ton, oats around 40c, and cows from 100 to 150.

Roy Libe Niel Carrolton Missouri Filfnois Roy

Local families contend with illness and sales delay

Howard Brown and the Lockwoods are described as down with the grippe for several days while Mr and Mrs Lockwood tend to them at the West Chester store. Mr Thomas Simpson 144 miles north of Washington reports selling out potatoes and alfalfa advertised in the Evening Journal and fears insufficient supply for himself and his own needs.

Mr. Hewitt West Chester Mrs. Hewitt James Lockwood Keota R. 2 O. K L. H. Rinner of Noble Emeet Donald Ames E. P. Hays Farm Bureau Howard Brown Lockwoods Mrs. Lockwood Thomas Simpson Washington Evening Journal Elder Mr. Simpson

Kinchele's Funeral Attended by James Combe and Relatives

James Combe of Washington River Road 5 attended Kinchele's funeral. The procession honored the late W. P. Wells with many relatives neighbors and friends in attendance from the area.

James Combe Wasington R 5 Kinchele W. P. Wells Mr. Wells

Christmas Reflections and Local Family Feasts in 1932

Dee Shiloh writes of a gloomy Christmas with bad roads and shrinking farm prices yet notes gratitude for fuel and food. The piece recounts school parties, numerous family dinners at the Carr, Clapper, and Donaldson homes, and visits from relatives including Nostrand and Mart families.

Shiloh Dee Mother Ginkens Shilpheelhead Pauline Behante John Gawhie Clara John June A. B. Carr Will Darbyshire George Clapper James An Nostrand Newton

Egypt Snowball of Visits and Vacation Notes

Egypt social notes show multiple visits among Beranek, Sokup, Prebyl, Kallaus, and Kal las families. Ed Beranek hosts Friday night gatherings as Joseph Beranek plans a short visit, while Egypt school announces a two week vacation and local families exchange Christmas greetings and visits.

Egypt Joe Sokup Ed Prebyl Ed Kallans Merle Ed Beranek Roy Havel Hubert Beranek Washington Beranek Joseph Joe Beranek Glen Kallaus Fred Klein Charles Kallaus Ed Kallaus Bernadime Clayton Roy Kron Harry Malichks Milt Wallrob Roy Kallaus

Wet Seattle Faces Drug Whisky Red Tape After Prohibition

Seattle flooded with rain and whisky as city laws lapse and Volstead rules delay permits. Roy C. Lyle of industrial alcohol cannot issue doctor or druggist permits yet. While sales await permits, legally sourced medicinal whisky sits locked in warehouses.

Seattle Wash Mariner Roy C. Lyle Lyle

Wittmer spends holiday with Wittmer family amid flu outbreak

Havre notes a college student from Buttten Ohio visiting parents for holiday as local schools close for a week and children serve popcorn. Many locals suffer flu. nine pupils absent. Several families seek care, including Zeighowsky and Chalupa households. Visitors travel to Washington amid poor roads. Wishing a happy New Year.

Havre Willis Wittmer Buttten Ohio Fred Zeiglowsky Etta Reeves Lewis Herring Jimi Thompson Geo. Chalupa Howard Baker Glac Mast Jank Schneider Washington Harry Bishop Theodore Zeissowsky Lawrence Baker

Moss Agate Varieties and Sources

Moss agate is a transparent chalcedony with iron or manganese oxide patterns resembling landscapes mosses or star radiations. Nature Magazine notes the principal sources are Colorado Montana and Wyoming.

Nature Magazine Colorado Montana Wyoming

Monkey Hangs Itself After Rope Break At Chester Zoo

A monkey in a Chester England zoo, after biting through a rope, climbed a tree with a six foot loose end. It looped the rope around its neck and leaped, the rope tautened and broke its neck. Crowds witnessed the death of the sacred monkey from India.

Stack Chester England India

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