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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
2
Hog prices range 2.75 to 3.60 with heavy volume noted. cattle slabs show steers and yearlings at 5.25 to 7.25 for 990 pounds, lighter weights softer. calves and sheep listings include lambs 5.25 to 5.70 and ewes 1.75 to 3.00. Slaughter hogs and cattle move unevenly as buyers hold steady.
Chicago markets show weak receipts for eggs and butter. Egg receipts total 9362 cases with firsts and earlier date ranges around 11 to 13 percent. Butter receipts are described but details are incomplete in the fragment.
The poultry market shows weakness with receipts at 57 trucks and mixed grade changes. Fowls range 10 percent, springers 15 to 16 percent, leghorns 916, ducks 11 to 12 percent, and turkeys 12 to 15 percent, while roosters and stags shift modestly. Potatoes on track with 231 shipments and dull market activity.
Open high low prices for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE across May July and Sept. May and Sept figures show varied gains and losses with percent changes and price points listed for each grain and month.
Mrs. Ed Mick organized a successful surprise birthday party last evening. Guests arrived at eight and a two table bridge game was played. Margaret Graves won high score, Cecille Dunbar placed low in the tournament. The hostess served ice cream angel food cake and coffee to guests.
Academy Award winner Fredric March teams with Claudette Colbert in Tonight Is Ours, a Noel Coward play adaptation at the State Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. Alison Skipworth Arthur Byron and Paul Cavanagh head the supporting cast.
Pirates in disguise boarded the Danish steamer Gustav Die drichsen near Hong Kong and seized three kidnapped passengers. After two hours they shot Chief Officer Neisel and imprisoned Captain Jacobsen and other officers before abandoning ship with the captives and valuables left aboard.
Funeral services for the late George A. Carson were held Friday at the Methodist church with Rev. E. J. Shook in charge. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery. Out of town mourners included several families from Keota Columbus Jct and Washington. — E. W. Spessard correspondent.
D. F. Macon reports from local areas highlighting community events, notable gatherings, and civic notes from nearby towns. The brief items sketch social happenings, upcoming meetings, and local concerns of residents within the journal’s circulation.
February reports from the Whisler and J. B. Walker households describe 4H calves, family help with washing, and a farmer supplying feed from the Augustine home. The Haskins stock yard held a large sale, with Lucky and Harbison drawing a crowd while Jee Hunt butchered hogs rapidly for local farmers.
Daily life items from Ainsworth and Keota area residents recount moving new farms, farm work, and social visits. Mentions include Ike Freeland celebrating years of service, Ralph Boyd preparing wood, nearby families moving to Garner and Davis Creek, road improvements, and local subscriptions. Neighbors Jean and Naneille Ann, Blaine Holmes and crew are noted.
A longtime local businessman announces he will reenter the service industry after several years. He expresses enthusiasm about resuming the line of work. Miss Trene Mitchell of Crawfordsville has been spending several days in Washington.
S. P. Finch and Son announce a horse sale to be held March 6 at four miles south of Washington. John Doe Auctioneers will conduct the event. Public bidding and sales are expected to feature thoroughbreds and show horses.
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