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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1934

Page

2

Ainsworth Club Hosts D A P Members and Local News

Ainsworth Mrs Eva Miller hosted twelve D A P club members for a Tuesday afternoon meeting with quilt block cutting and a one course luncheon. Attendees included Hazel Butterworth Like Townsend Mildred Stephens Mary O Conner Andra Pearson Mae Carson Mary Lord Mabel Thompson Leona Roberts Elizabeth Reece. The next meeting will be with Mrs Mary O Conner in two weeks.

Hazel Butterworth Townsend Mildred Stephens Mary O'Conner Andra Pearson Mae Carson Mary Lord Mabel Thompson Leona Roberts Andlizabethe Reece

That's One on Wi Junior Play at Local High School

A sizable audience enjoyed the junior play at the high school auditorium Tuesday and repeated it Wednesday. Big Harly is played by Junior McCaleb who resists his wealthy uncle Jiminie Kenneth McConnell who wants him to wed Mab Willa Stephens. The uncle vows part of his fortune to Bill if he obeys and part to a prizefighter Rennie Bozo Duane White if he stays single while sister Florenes Marr pushes Mab as the preferred match.

Aid Treasury Anna Tedford W. O. Graham Kansas City W. G Robertson Henry Crawfordsville Robertson Pennsylvania Pittsburg Nora Spessard Olive Arthaud Myrtis Thoma Margaret Acheson Fairfield J. B. Pressly Des Moines Wilma Acheson Francis Hadley Jane Mabin Letts F. M. Mabin H. Henderson A. J. Peterson Clarence Richards Fannie Jlowan Roy Moore Jees Marr Ella Crawford Mary Allen A. J Laird Big Harly Junior McCaleb Jiminie Kenneth McConnell Mab Willa Stephens Bill Rennie Bozo Duane White

Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago on February 1

Hogs sold 28 000 with 17 000 direct bids rising 15 to 25 cents. Prices span from 3.35 to 8.25 for various weights, with top around 4.00 for select hogs. Cattle and calves show dull demand for heavy steers, with varied legions of weights and prices across slaughter cattle, heifers, cows, and bulls. Sheep and lambs remain active with fair demand and steady fat lambs. lambs and yearlings priced by weight and grade.

Chicago Produce Market Roundup February Update

Chicago market report shows firm egg, butter, and poultry trading with total receipts for eggs at 6 046 cases and butter at 8 782 pounds. Poultry demand remains steady with 21 truckloads received. product types include springers broilers leghorns ducks and roosters. Potatoes show a slower market pace.

Chicago U.P Ducke Ceese Roosters

Cash Corn Prices in Chicago Market

Chicago cash corn prices report No 4 mixed at 48 percent and No 2 yellow listed for immediate trading.

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities

The Journal's subscription representative D. F. Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover local events, upcoming meetings, and community happenings with concise notes suitable for readers seeking quick updates.

Local residents line up for January auto license at courthouse

We waited until the last day of January to get automobile licenses. At eight, we were third in line, though by then 16 to 20 waited behind. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kepnart, Clyde and Stanley Fishburn, Tom Gerdes, and others from rural routes. People from Ainsworth, Riverside, Brigham, Keota, Richland, Crawfordsville, and Grace Hill were noted.

Court House Frank Kepnart Clyde Stanley Fishburn Tom Gerdes Godfrey Juzeler Hiram Coakley Johm Pratt Grace Hill

Corn Grade Report Shows Mixed Results Across Lots

The report lists current and old corn bids by grade and color. No. 3 yellow ranges 48% to 49% and No. 4 yellow 47% to 15%. No. 2 white hits 51% and No. 3 white 49%. Old corn includes No. 2 yellow 51% No. 6 yellow 4844 and No. 2 white 52%.

Local notes reveal hospital visits and community events

The text records Charley Dieckin’s son in hospital and Miss Cora Effort in care, plus a visit with old neighbors on the farm. It notes Esther Griffith visiting, D W Griffith returning to Monmouth, Effie McCreedy assisting in Colunbu Junction, and Mrs Georgia Williams’s millinery shop. Embroidery club met with fifteen members and two courses served. R A Warner gains reading duties after eye injury. The Turkinston Cattle Co. is mentioned with strong yearly cattle sales.

Cora Effort Washington Maud McCartney East Second St Effie McCreedy Georgia Williams Colunbu Junction Everette Shearer

Arsenic's varied uses across medicine wood glass and more

Arsenic is described as used in medicine for certain anemia types and advocated as a wood preservative. It also serves as a clearing agent in glass production.

Second Hand Origin Traced to English Physician

The second hand on watches traces back to a seventeenth century English physician who used it to test patients’ pulses.

It Resolutely, People Do What Is Right

A concise reflection on character and habit noting that steady effort toward virtue becomes pleasure over time. The remark emphasizes persistence, integrity, and the natural alignment of good actions with personal fulfillment.

But They Don't Fleas can live 62 days without food

A European naturalist claims fleas may survive 62 days without nourishment. The assertion appears in a short report on insect resilience and feeding requirements.

Public Horse and Livestock Sale Near Washington

A public sale posted for February 15 near Washington features 75 head of horses and cattle. Frank Vieira and Blaclé Son are listed as parties with Charley and Earl Nicola as organizers. Sale occurs miles south of Washington at a westward location.

Frank Vieira Washington Blaclé Son Charley Earl Nicola

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Ainsworth Eva Miller D. A. P. Club Geo. H. Lee Co Lee Sands Drug Store Sands Mortop Miller's Cash Grocery New-Co Jack Sprat Sam Wheeler Otel C. B. Howell Eclipse Lumber Co J. A. Marsh Chevrolet Simkins Standard Service A. Walker Nordyke Station tso-Vis Couurteous Bervier C. A. Telford Prop R. L. Gibson N. Marion Chicago Livestock D. F. Macon Jesse Pearson Jesse W. D. Simkins Oscar Freeland Mr. McGraw Ralph Morris Frank van Horn Ed Kallous Riverside Roy Jones Brighton Dick Peters Geo. Duke Clarence Herring Clarence Work Our City Geo. Klett Keota BE. S. Herr Richland Charley Dieckinson Esther Griffith D. W. Griffith Monmouth Jil R. A. Warner Turkinston Cattle Co PHON Montgomery Ward Good Kimball Plano Call Hampshire Farrow Glen Green Pat Johnson Zorls Robert Stephens J. H. Baird Guernsey Clyde Kennard Wellman, R. F. Dd West Chester Ucestor Journal Judy Witting Midland Wittrig’s Harness Shop North Side Square Penney’s Penney's Penney Wilbur Richardson Ead H. P Blue Frank Longwell Earl Simpson East Main St J. K. Zeck Inguir South Town Ave Washington County National Farm Loan Assn Federal Land Bank Paria Loan Sidney Moore Seey Washington State Bank Sherman’ Funeral Home Telephone 253 Ambulance Service My Place John Deere Gang John Deere Hayes Frank Vicha O. C. Patterson
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