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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1934
Page
2
Chicago markets show hogs at about steady with Friday, 17 000 head totals, 180 to 210 pounds at 2.65 to 3.75. Pigs 250 to 300, packing sows 2.60 to 2.75, shippers 5.00. Cattle advance with better grades up to 5 cents, light steers and yearlings 25 to 50 cents higher, heavy steers 25 cents lower, best yearlings 6.85, best heifers 6.25. Sheep 4,000 to 4,800 direct with slaughter classes mostly 25 cents higher. top fat lambs 8.25.
Chicago market report shows eggs easy with receipts 4 481 cases and extra firsts 26. Butter market firm with receipts 8 186 and varied grade prices. Poultry market lower with diverse counts for springers hens leghorns chicks ducks geese and turkeys. potatoes on track with rivals 50 and shipments 8 923.
Chicago on January 6 reports corn futures with No 2 yellow at 50 and No 3 yellow at 50. No 2 white at 51, new corn No 2 mixed at 49 and 48 percent, No 4 mixed at 47 percent, and No 2 yellow at 49 percent.
A brief tally notes colors and percentages for ballot positions. No. 3 yellow shows 48% to 49% while No. 6 yellow reports 473% and No. 2 white is at 50% with No. 3 white 48% to 4%.
The AINSWORTH U P Bible school meets at 10 oclock with worship at 11 and intermediate class at 6 34 led by Netta Coppock. The service extends half an hour with a study of March On and no preaching. About 60 members and friends attended the New Year dinner and both churches begin a week of prayer with four special prayer meetings led by S F Sharpe, pastor.
Havre correspondent reports Mr and Mrs Harry McConnell and baby Harold shared Christmas dinner at the Charles McConnell home in Washington. Samuel Wittmer and Stella Thompson visited school on Wednesday afternoon. Little Margaret Koehler was mentioned in the note.
The men s group meets each weekday morning at 9 in the Lemmon building south of Lemmon Jewelry starting next Monday. The service centers on a prayerful request for guidance, compassion, and action to meet the world s needs through faith in Christ.
A community meeting is scheduled for Monday night at the Havre school house following visits by Mrs. Gilbert Barr and family. Nell and her baby attended a New Year’s dinner at A. B. Carr’s Washington home. J. H. Thompson visited Clifford Thompson near Rubio.
Montpelier Vermont lawmakers pass a law linking driving license issuance to payment of poll taxes. The measure aims to facilitate tax collection by withholding license eligibility from non payers.
Mrs. Wilbur Underhill, newlywed of the captured outlaw, is shown at the door of her cell in Shawnee Oklahoma jail shortly after her husband was captured in his hideout.
A compact column by the Journal subscription representative D. Macon surveys happenings in nearby towns. It highlights local events, small-town updates, and community notices to keep readers informed about regional happenings.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Brinning near Wellston report health improvements of Mrs Beitel. Several residents from Grace Hill Crawfordsville Ainsworth and Pretirie visit Washington Friday. J M Stewart of Ainsworth reports thanks for Evening Journal support and news while Harper locals praise booster addition and new homes.
Des Moines January 6 The Iowa board of assessment and review estimates the cost of collecting the 1933 tax levy at about 18 million dollars or roughly 2.5 cents per dollar collected. Chairman Dr J W Reynolds said accuracy is impossible but full costs may range from one and a half to three cents. Historical figures show 1930 costs of 2.41 cents per dollar on 110 million collected, and 1931 costs of 2.64 cents on 100 million collected.
A heavy snow in Harper sends residents toward Washington to avoid being snowed in. At the C N Conrad home a fine family recites verses and milks cows. Contributions arrive from Silas Caldwell Elmer Roth Mrs. Roth and John Keifer. John Timmermer notes the Mississippi River is lower than in six to seven years.
Iowa residents and birds benefit from a winter program by the state fish and game department. Deputy wardens coordinate with local groups to provide bird shelters and food, with participation from Emmetsburg Marshalltown Portsmouth Harlan Brayton Missouri Valley Mondamin Davenport West Branch Clinton Chariton Sutherland Paullina Orange City Hawarden Rock Valley Rock Rapids Sloan Kingsley Atlantic Yale Fort Madison Donnellson Keokuk Dyersville Ryan Hopkinton Filmore Castlade Manchester Delhi Dubuque Greeley Oneida Luxemburg Colesburg Massey Station Balstown Bernard Monestary Farley. Boy Scouts cooperate in several counties including Wapello Jefferson Monroe Appanoose Mahaska Keokuk Davis Van Buren. Additional counties involve county farm bureaus and civic groups across Ida Page Fremont Montgomery Grundy Black Hawk Bremer Chickasaw Floyd Howard Winneshiek Fayette Buchanan and Howard.
The old Hollis Theater in Boston retains its gas footlight jets from before the advent of electric lighting.
In Muncie Indiana the first pure white hawk reported in the area was trapped by a local Delaware County farmer using a steel trap set in his chicken yard.
Township trustees 74,931 County auditors 521,225 County treasurers 468,287 and review 83,445 Total cost 2,655,345.
Albert Wrobbell, a Hobart undertaker, files for divorce in Gary Indiana, charging his wife poured water on him while he was embalming a body.
A fire at John Lamp’s cottage on Pinm Island near Newburyport uncovered a skunk and a wild cat living beneath the structure. No injuries are reported as crews battled the blaze.
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