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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1933
Page
2
Markets show brisk hog trade with 27 000 head including 11 000 direct. Cattle and calves totals 1500 and 500 with steady to easy tone. Slaughter cattle and fat cows range from 2.00 to 7.50 depending on class and weight with lambs and feeding lambs trading in the 1.25 to 6.00 range according to weight and quality.
In Chicago on February 3, produce markets show eggs with mixed receipts and prices while butter remains easy with varied firsts and extras. Poultry weak with hocks of fowls and turkeys. potatoes see 174 arrivals and 605 shipments as market stays dull.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye appear in a Chicago grain table dated February eight. May and July wheat hover around 46 to 47 percent, corn ranges from 25 to 28 percent, oats stay near 16 percent, while rye shows scattered small figures.
Irish peat supplies extend in Kilkenny and adjacent counties where anthracite coal is scarce. Ireland relies on vast bogs for fuel, with the Allen bog noted as the largest.
Kathleen Burke, once a Chicago dentist assistant, wins Panther Woman title in a national contest with 60 000 entrants. She makes her screen debut in Island of Lost Souls at the State theater with Laughton Lugosi Arlen Hyams and embarks on a personal appearance tour to major cities across America.
William Collier Jr known as Buster in Hollywood stars in Speed Demon at the Fox theater. The 28 or 29 year old actor marks his 100th leading role in Columbia's speed boat melodrama alongside Joan Marsh Wheeler Oakman and Robert Elis. The piece notes the Collier dynasty from father William Collier to son Buster.
Sunday gatherings in Wayland covered funeral of Mr. Charles E. Calkins and care updates for Frank Brotzer after a stroke. Birth announced for a son to Silas and Mrs. Zehr at Manson. Obituaries note Beulah Blaker and Mary Peck among local deaths. Community notices include church service details and Older Boyes and Girl Conference report highlights at Mt Pleasant.
A brief roundup from the Journal highlights local happenings in nearby towns. Events include community meetings, school activities, and civic notices affecting residents and region affairs.
February notes cite Joe Klopfenstein predicting six weeks more winter regardless of shadows. A wide mix of locals from Grace Hill to Washington share visits, garden talk, and health notes as readers anticipate sales near Havre and a Long and Jugenheimer sale next Wednesday.
Willie asks his father about a politician and a statesman. The father replies that a politician is a human machine with a wagging tongue and a statesman is an ex-politician who has learned to hold his tongue.
A compact item lists titles and authors including Dora Sommer Ar lene Gotf and David Wittmer with pieces The Banquet Closing Song and Congregation. The fragment hints at a program of religious songs and readings in a church setting.
Dublin correspondents report a flurry of Sunday visits and midweek calls. Families including Wolfe Lit tle Robertson Derby Mangold Seethout and Temple share calls, meals, and care as neighbors note Eileen Times improving from rheumatics and several guests stay overnight or drop by various homes.
In Ainsworth Thursday residents greet the last Civil War veteran A. E. Wheeler who shows a cane marked at Gettysburg while recalling the 1863 battle. The Wheeler restaurant plans relocation after redecoration between the post office and barber shop. Local chatter covers Charley Stearns injury, a car parade with waving women, and shop connections as Mr. Paul recovers near Aurora.
The excerpt shows a teaching moment where a mother guides her child through the alphabet. The child mispronounces or misreads, prompting a playful correction as they discuss letter order and sounds.
Mrs FE W Shellabarger will entertain the Indian Creek club at her Concord township home Thursday afternoon. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Newell and son Noel at Mrs. Newell's parents in Hill. Mrs. Leo Whicher visited her Burlington parents. Mrs. F E McKean had sinus surgery in Iowa City. Letts played Letts Columbus Junction girls basketball prelim to Tuesday engagement in Letts.
A sequence of livestock sales is listed with dates in February. Cin feed Yard and several breeders hold public sales in Trierdale pavilion Keota Crawfordsville West Chester Washington and Wet Chester areas.
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