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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1933
Page
2
Chicago Livestock Market Report January 14
Hogs run 15,000 with 13,000 direct. Weights under 250 lbs scarce. other hogs steady near Friday’s averages. Top 3.10. holdovers 1,000. Cattle 100 head. good and choice up 25 cents. common and medium up 25 to 50 cents. heifers 50 cents to 1.25 higher. Sheep 5,000. market dull on the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Grain table from Chicago market reports delayed
Chicago grain quotes dated January 14 show May wheat at around 1.48 to 1.49, July and September ranges near 1.47 to 1.48, with corn May at 27 to 28 and July around 28. Rye and oats figures appear mixed, with May and July readings in the mid thirties and forties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Local Notes From Verdi And Walnut Areas
Verdi Missouri Valley news records illnesses such as Miss Mike Lewis with flu and Mrs Wilbur Watson. Families visit relatives in Monmouth Terre Haute Cedar Walnut and Hedrick Iowa. Members of Walnut Women’s Club and Help Each Other Club assist needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Watson
Will Bealer
John Kurtz
Bealer
Cedar
Cooley
Muscatine
Eda Miller
Finch
Sheaf
Terra Hauts
Ira Miller
Ollie
Edd Miller
Walnut Women's Club
Ralph Corpening
Leslie Gates
Phil Weldon
Hedrick
Iowa
Villisca Council Clears Bid Steps for Municipal Plant
In Villisca Iowa Judge Earl Peters dismissed a temporary injunction allowing the city to accept bids for a municipal light and power plant. Fred Greaves had sought the injunction amid a protracted dispute over the project which voters approved last election. The city plans a plant costing $154000 to be financed from earnings with a permanent injunction hearing set for January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Iowa
Villisca
Earl Peters
Fred Greaves
Peters
Midway Sale Co Disposes Livestock and Goods Across Lots
A Midway Sale Co auction features 10 native well broke horses aged three to years old weighing 1200 to 1600 pounds, plus pure bred Hampshire hogs including bred spring gilts and fall gilts, plus a spring boar and fall pigs. Also offered are Duroc bred gilts and sows with litters, bred and fresh cows and heifers, calves and yearlings, 200 steel posts and farm implements. A complete line of new merchandise includes Brussels rugs, linoleum rugs, carpentry and bench tools, gloves and socks. Plymouth Rock and Buff Rock chicks, 2000 feet of native lumber, and other farm goods are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussells
Wealth of Quotations in Shakespeare's Works
Reading a Shakespeare scene daily helps one out quote colleagues though many lines are misattributed. Reference guides like concordances show what Shakespeare did not actually say, highlighting wit and misattribution in English literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Longfellow
Thomas Lucy
William Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Umbrella Saleswoman Tries New Teaser Technique
A Schenectady Union Star item describes salesgirls on the fifteenth floor learning a new selling method for umbrellas. One clerk, enthusiastic about the hydrostatic claim of a $2.95 umbrella, asks a customer if it leaks, confidently noting it can withstand seventeen centimeters of pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady Union-Star
Weather turns clear then snowy in Iowa report
Monday brought variable conditions in Iowa with a clear morning turning cloudy by noon. By evening light rain gave way to a little snow before clearing. overall the storm amounted to little in this part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lowa
Crawfordsville Christmas Program Draws Local Crowd
At Crawfordsville the school held a Christmas program after dinner drawing a good crowd. Report says the event went well with praise for the performance and festive atmosphere.
Bud Borman's Father Returns Home From Hospital
A brief notice notes Bud Borman's father is back home from the hospital and hoped to regain his health soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Borman
Bob Williams praises Lloyd McCall's foreign correspondence
The Evening Journal features Bob Williams praising Lloyd McCall for his letters from abroad. Williams asserts McCall writes about the country with unmatched insight and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Williams
Lloyd McCalls
Evening Journal
Mr. Williams
McCall
Local merchants active as Owens drive store forward
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Owens push their store and business ahead as Henry Crooks stays busy, Shaffer Bros. remain active, and Mr. Davidson runs the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Owens
Henry Crooks
Shaffer Bros
Mr. Davidson
Wolfe family faces upheaval as sons work away
Chas H Wolfe handles duties alone while his three sons and daughter move apart for jobs. Howard and Tom are in Illinois at Toledo and Morea near a mine disaster site. Esther, ten, stays home to help her mother and tend the family dog while Praga Ainsworth helps at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Wolfe
Howard
Tom
Illinois
Oledo
Morea
Esther
Wolfe
Praga Ainsworth
Weather Turns From Rain To Snow Delays Travel to Washington
Rain shifted to snow as travelers pressed on toward Washington, altering plans and speeding the pace of movement despite the worsening inland weather.
Church Chicken Supper Draws Sociable Crowd at Wellman
From Washington we went on over to Joe McClelland's church the M. E. at Wellman where they had a chicken supper and never met a more sociable church and many of them. The weather made no difference in the attendance at this church gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe McClelland
M. E
Wellman
Return Visit Brings Town and Country Folks Together
The writer recalls a gathering with familiar locals Martha Jennings and Myrtle McConnell now married with good husbands. Visitors from town and country filled part of the group, with invitations to stay in Wellman over the weekend. A hog and a beef were planned, but Joe McClelland sent them home saying it wasn’t enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jennings
Myrtle McConnell
Ainsworth
Wellman
Joe McClelland
For Rent Farm Land and Acres Offered in Sale
A local ad lists rental options and acreage sales including 700 acres at 2.00 per acre with 1.75 cash in advance, 113 acres at 4.00, and 190 acres at 1.50. Also notes illness updates for E. R. Smith of Fairfield and local residents, plus a Highland social club gathering with Florence Busby and a pot luck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Smith
Fairfield
Typhoons and Cloudbursts Across Asia
Charles Fitz hugh Thalman notes cloudburst floods from typhoons in Asia. The August 19, 1958 event on Kili peninsula Japan drowned 1,500 and destroyed property. A July 14-15, 1911 rainfall in Baguio, Philippines, caused landslides and road damage, later partly cleared by a second typhoon reducing rebuilding costs by 250,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fitzhugh Thalman
Asia Magazine
Kili
Japan
Baguia
Philippines
Benguet
Busy Crawfordsville shoppers see Henderson visit
No time for much visiting around the Vietcher Motor Co as Frank Henderson of Ainsworth was seen shopping in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietcher Motor Co
Frank Henderson
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Canaries Sing Through Dinner At Busy Hotel
Guests at a crowded hotel enjoyed a splendid dinner as numerous canaries added noise with their singing. The scene underscored a lively, noisy dining experience amid a bustling hotel atmosphere.
Christmas program at Crawfordsville School draws locals home
J. W. Martin and J. W. Sommers were away from their farms and no one was at home at Frank Taylor's. The text suggests they may have attended the Christmas program at the Crawfordsville school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Martin
J. W. Sommers
Frank Taylors
Crawfordsville
Wellman Methodist Church shown as well equipped
The Wellman Methodist church presents a roomy well equipped building as Mr and Mrs McClelland show guests the facilities. A Sunday school record on the wall suggests they are thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Braden
Wellman
The
Washington Daily
W. A. Harpers
California
McClelland
Notable Visit By D B Twinam In Crawfords Ville
D B Twinam of Crawfords Ville was in town Friday morning to tend to business and home tasks before an afternoon planned for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Twinam
Crawfordsville
Our Town
Koehler’s Farm Showcases Fine Flat Black Corn
Geo Koehler fuels pride with a corn crop at his Ainsworth route 8 farm. The flat black soil yields a sturdy harvest scene as the season progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Koehler
Route
Ainsworth
Borders Keeps His Daily Coming to Crawfordsville
Border’s daily routine in Crawfordsville highlights ongoing community efforts and support from many residents to keep local services and initiatives thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borders
Crawfordsville
Saturday Morning Bright Sun Returns
Forecast notes a return of bright sun on Saturday morning with pleasant, clear skies and rising temperatures. Local observers expect calm winds and good visibility for outdoor activities and travel.
Hidden Labyrinth of Work and Temptation in a City Office
The scene depicts a young woman pressed by early hours and late dishes, paid meagerly yet enough to buy few clothes. The boss is described as handsome and single, with the office near the station and several drugstores nearby, hinting at social pressures and moral conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCready Huston
No Man Of Her Own and Uptown New York Film Review
A reader praises No Man Of Her Own as a blend of drama romance and comedy with a strong ensemble cast and sharp direction yielding a climactic burst of laughter. Uptown New York is described as a semi dramatic romance boosted by Jack Oakie George Cooper Henry Armetta and Le Moran with clever handling of scenes and dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
New York
Jack Oaks
George Cooper
Henry Armetta
le Moran
Jack Oakie Stotk
Business Is Business Declares Sudden Love
A girl reacts to an abrupt profession of affection by a young chemist who discovers a nerve tonic a bottle from his pocket and offers a dose in a spoon promising to calm nerves aid digestion and restore appetite at zero cents a bottle for an adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Message Travels Past The World In A Fraction
A radio demonstration shows international communication speeds shrinking the globe to a room. The round the world broadcast travels from Schenectady to Java and Australia and back in less than one seventh of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Java
Australia
No More Orchids Captivates Critics With Sparkle Like Letty Lynton
Grace Perkins presents a society debutante tale in No More Orchids about a wealthy young woman nearly forced into an unhappy marriage. Critics compare its dazzling brilliance to the 1923 hit Letty Lynton, noting the film’s scintillating style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Perkins
Letty Lynton
The Half Naked Truth delivers fastest dramatic comedy
An audience laughs at rapid fire wise cracks as theater heralds The Half Naked Truth as season's most entertaining spoof. Lee Traevy Lupe Velo Fugens Pallette star in a production turning the American Ballyhon racket inside out with sharp humor and bold character work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Traevy
Lupe Velo
Fugens Pallette
Sundown Rider Shines Buck Jones In Western Hero Tale
Buck Jones stars in Sundown Rider, a vigorous Western where a youthful hero repays injuries and kindness while facing various wrongdoers. The stunt filled plot grows with excitement and 5 scenes of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Jones
Buck
State Theater Week Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday features No Man Of Her Own. Wednesday Thursday show The Half Naked Truth. Friday Saturday presents Uptown New York.
Fox Theater Weekly Schedule Gaps and Errors
The fragment lists Fox Theater show days with Sunday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Thursday entries but contains malformed titles and stray quotes creating an unclear schedule. No full event details or correct titles are present to confirm screenings or times.
Des Moines Clergy Debate Liquor Control Position
Ida B. Wise Smith national vice president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union spoke before Des Moines ministers and asserted that liquor control is favored by most but that a decisive position is not yet announced and action is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Merc
Ida B. Wise Smith
Woo
Fr. O Sic
Golden wedding anniversary in West Highland event
Mr and Mrs J M Nichol celebrated their Golden Wedding on January 8 due to illness. A noon dinner at their son Lee Nicholson’s home was attended by children and grandchildren from multiple towns. Open house ran 10 to 4 with a large cake and fifty candles. Several relatives and friends paid calls and other local activities followed in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Highland
J. M. Nicholson
Colden
Lee
Ralph Nicholson
Lee Nicholson
Arnold
Donald
Ainsworth
Clarence Nicholson
Glen Nicholson
Conesville
Miles Latta
Mildred
Myrtie
Goldie
Columbus Junction
Elva Albaugh
Leo
Leota
Francia
Washington
Nicholson
Jas. Moon
M. T. Conn
Arthur Nicholson
Muscatine
Mary Dawson
Lloyd Cone
Lewis Coon
Strivie Holmes
Everette Coon
Frank Salladay
Will Chemalar
Joe Krotz
Lewis
Coon
Olive
Mula Muse
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Coon
Lindley Coon
George Canett
Canett
Welkman
Winnie Lightner Stars in Vila, Filr With Lorelia Young
Winnie Lightner known as the tomboy of the talkies appears in Vila, filr with Lorelia Young. The Wild Winnie image contrasts with a gentle role portraying warmth and pity as Lor ettas pal and department store mate in the new film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Lightner
Talkies
Fiir
Lorelia Youngs
Winnie
County Officials Seek Salary Cut to Save Des Moines County
Des Moines county board of supervisors received a petition from county officials requesting a salary reduction. Officials expect about fifteen thousand dollars in annual savings from pay cuts and elimination of certain positions, along with cuts to roadwork, the health department budget, and office staffing during slower periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines County
Alfalfa Grower Contest Set in Jones County Ecora Show
Plans for a 1934 Jones county ecora and legume show include a contest for new alfalfa growers. The event, sponsored by the voza, aims to stimulate local farming and showcase legume varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Jones County
Voza
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