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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
2
Hogs receipts 22 000 including 6 000 direct with market active. Prices for various hog weights ranged 7.20 to 8.25 per cwt with highs around 8.10. Cattle receipts 2 000 with feeders steady to firm. steers 600 to 900 pounds 9.75 to 14.50, higher for top lots. vealers 10.25 to 12.70. Lambs receipts 12 000 firm to 250 higher. packers' bids 8.26 to 8.50 with some choice lots to shippers.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 5 packing plants for 48 hours ending 10:00 am show 15,500 head, down from 22,400 last period. Prices range by weight from 6.60 to 7.80 per cwt with buyers fairly aggressive at several stations and marketing light.
Market report shows varied supplies with butter weak and cheese generally firm. Poultry prices unsettled with multiple items moved between 14 and 25 cents. Potatoes and regional white varieties highlight tracking arrivals 176 and shipments 443 while Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho and Colorado rounds command prices in the 1.45 to 1.90 range.
Chicago grain prices on January 2 show wheat corn and rye futures with old and new ranges. Wheat March and May show modest gains with new highs near 81 and 80 while corn March and May reflect mixed shifts. Rye March futures appear unsettled as quotes fragment.
An OCR fragment shows fragmented campaign numbers with repeated percentages and party tags. It mentions New and July and various ad mentions with unclear specifics. The readable facts indicate ad percentages and dates but no clear event or outcome.
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat at varied levels with hard red futures around 78 to 81 percent, corn prices fluctuating 58 to 62 percent, and oats and barley listed with ranges. Toledo notes Clover and Alsike prices with February and March bids. overall activity reflects unsettled bids and multiple grade distinctions.
Grain receipts show wheat cars and 114 ears of corn plus 24 oats, with totals indicating modest activity.
A jagged fragment discusses an odd prescription claimed to cure something. The text mentions eateries and a vague argument flaw with words like ea oeeste and ati te ee. The readable portion hints at a debated remedy but offers no clear facts or outcomes.
Legends credit St Peter with founding Westminster Abbey and Sebert with the first consecration. A local tale says a fisher man ferried the saint across the Thames to conse crate the church while a heavenly choir sang. The story reflects medieval belief in divine aid for the sacred site.
Hirose, the seat of the central government bearing its name, sits on a plain ringed by hills near the Inland Sea. Close to Osaka by rail, it is a major commercial center with about 300 square miles of area and a population around Samon. It is famed for the nearby Island of Light temple complex dedicated to the goddess Bentin. the chief temple dates from 887 and the site remains largely priestly, with thousands of attendants.
The piece laments the wiped out local civilization after Spanish conquest, praising overlooked peaceful Mountain Indians for human progress yet noting their lack of written records. It laments misrecognition by writers who praised the conquerors and failed to honor substantial contributions.
A damaged passage describes a situation where Conan Doyle prepared to deliver a lecture during a tour, but the introducer was unexpectedly absent at the last moment, leaving the scene uncertain and unresolved.
Alabama crushed Washington State 24 to 0 in the Rose Bowl, extending its winning streak to ten and marking another dominant Southern performance. Monk Campbell sparked three quick touchdowns, with Suther and Clement adding, while Campbell also kicked a field goal as Alabama outgained the Cougars 200 to 191 yards.
January news recounts two Washington New Year funerals for L. Cunningham and J. E. Larson, with attendees from afar. Lindenmeyer of West Chester starts 1931 Evening Journal list, paying a year ahead. A George F. Long farm sale nets varied prices for cattle and horses, auctioneered by Col. D. F. Macon, while old market memories spark talk of price trends over seventeen years.
Municipal Judge J H Sawyer resigns abruptly for April 1 from yesterday. He was advanced to appointment Wednesday to the vacancy. Fireworks near the Cedar Rapids Candy Company explode causing $2500 damage. Elizabeth M Cock a senior teacher died after being struck by a taxicab in Cedar Rapids. Des Moines cleaners wage a price war. a brick damaged a storefront. Extradition tie involves William Hildebrand linked to an Ottumwa bank robbery. Extortion case set for Ames hearing. Archaeology delegates discuss occupation theory by Prof Carl Guthe. Iowa cigarette tax receipts rise to about 1 401 435 5 with December up. Dell Shannon wounded in hospital after a gunfight over alcohol. suspect states self defense. Berlovien and Laff held in Des Moines on intimidation charges. National guard unit to muster in at Atlantic March 1.
A jumble of notes from multiple regions reports unusual hunger cries, a glass chest incident in a restaurant, a hunter accident on a highway near Norway Maine, a liquor medicinal concoction tested by a policeman, and a large whale sighting near Ocracoke Island.
Partial readable OCR lists sale actions and locations including Noble, Rockhorsi ng, Henderson, and Lanta with scattered figures. The fragment mentions acreage, percentages, and directions like northwest and southwest, indicating multiple closing-out sales in a rural area.
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