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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1932
Page
2
Hog receipts reached 32 000 with bids 10c lower and slow trading. Light weights mostly at 4 to 4 16 while best light at 4 10. Heavy weights 3 70 to 3 80. Calves 6 50 to 9 00. Stockers and feeders unchanged. Cattle receipts 9 000 with slack demand and weaker steer and stock markets. Sheep 15 000 with lambs asked 25c higher. best may reach 7.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 53 300 for the 24 hours ending 8:00 am. Prices eased 10 to 15 cents with some drops to 25 cents. Quotes cover light to heavy weights with ranges for 140 to 355 pound classes and sows priced from about 2 70 to 3 00.
Lorene Hillhouse and Amos Stout of Brighton high school defeated Washington high school by a 3 to 0 decision in a local auditorium debate on the compulsory unemployment insurance resolution. Washington’s Maurice Mayo and Eugene Thomas argued the affirmative. judges were Bell, Thomas and Turbeville, with Junior McConnell presiding. Washington will face Davenport high Thursday with Donald Welsh and Milan Thompson.
Bulk transaction quotations show 425 Fs at $2.60 and 425 550 at $2.35. Long haul shipments with excessive weight shrinkage and hogs filled may sell above or below quoted prices. Hogs bought by shipping point weights are excluded from quotations.
Chicago grain table dated February 3 lists open high low and close marks for wheat corn oats and rye across March May July and September contracts. Notable figures include wheat Mar at 57% open and 66% high, corn May around 40% open, oats May at 26% and rye July at 48% highs with varied closes.
Chicago market table lists butter creamery extras and standards with 4 664 tubs and 1914 to 1920 firsts, cheese varieties including young Americas and bricks, and live poultry prices for turkeys hens and toms. Potatoes track 235 on US shipments 494 with russets and sacked round whites in several grades and regions.
Estimated receipts show Wheat 11 cars, Corn 203 cars, and Oars 66 cars.
Leigh Soule outlined the Washington Y M C A’s achievements at a Y's Men's Club meeting marking its seventh anniversary. The program notes 200 plus members, 87 Hi Y youths, 63 sent to the younger camp, 100 locals using the pool, 349 groups totaling 2 809 in the community room, plus an endowment over 8101 000 and half the income from the annual campaign. The Y offers a full moral mental and physical program and emphasizes youth religious activities like Happy Hour on Sundays and broad community engagement.
The Farmer's Co operative store contributed 11.25 to the unemployment relief fund, five percent of Saturday business, to help cover the wood cutting deficit. Trader Horn was shown at Fox theater with proceeds supporting the fund. Walter Conner serves as treasurer.
Journal subscription representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Includes civic updates, small-town events, appointments, and local activity with concise notes and names of involved organizations.
February 3 notes visitors from Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Lexington, with local business busy at Wheelers and two grocery stores. Mentions of funerals near Al edo Illinois, pie purchase, and a sale at Columbus Junction. A mix of errands, social calls, and routine travel described.
Irene Rich noted film actress will lead a playlet at a Des Moines theater beginning Saturday for a week long engagement.
Osteopathic physicians Preston Letter and A W Clow advertise rectal and general osteopathic services with office locations and phone numbers. Also listed is Brown's Auto Body and Top Works offering auto refinishing welding fender rolling plate work and wrecked cars specialty with contact numbers.
The column threads hog market notes and local life from Ainsworth and area. Mentions farmers sending lighter hogs to market, residents like Mr. Beal and Mr. Hethcote, travel to Tampa, school plans, estate talk, and a moonshine quip in the church.
Multiple small ads list for sale items including Poland China hogs two years old from Flynn Bros, Clover Hay 600 bu, corn 35 cents oats 23 cents, Oak wood delivered, Victrola with 75 records in good condition priced at $10. Ads show locations and contact details for Ross Pence and Triple Box 791 West Washington.
Chicago produce report lists wheat, corn, rye and barley bids with mixed grades and percentages. It also reports seed market quotes for red clover, sweet clover, Alsike and timothy with range values and quality terms.
Detectives investigate the theft of 263.75 from the Iowa Methodist hospital cash drawer as the cashier briefly left the room. The disappearance occurred in Des Moines on February 3 with an INS report filed.
A condensed list of upcoming sale dates in Columbus Junction area: Feb 9 combination sale at Midway sale pavilion, Feb 11 public sale by C M Maxwell Crawfordeville, Feb 16 bred sow sale by R F Smylie & Sons Col Junction, Feb 23 combination sale Junction, March 1 horse sale by R F Smylie & Sone Columbus Junction.
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