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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1932
Page
2
Hogs totaled 60 000 with prices 10 to 15 cents higher led by top 4.45 and bulk 3.80 to 4.35. Cattle receipts 14 000 with calves steady. beef steers 8.00 to 11.00, yearlings 6.00 to 10.50, cows 3.00 to 5.25, bulls 3.50 to 5.50. Sheep 20 000 with lambs 5.75 to 6.75, yearlings 4.00 to 4.75, ewes 1.00 to 3.00.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ended today show total value 5200 dollars, with prices mainly steady to 10 cents higher. Reports list bid ranges by weight from light to heavy hogs and sows, with long haul loads up to 3.80 and occasional above.
Local briefs compiled by D F Macon highlight happenings in nearby towns. Short items report community meetings, school events, minor incidents, and civic notices with concise updates and timestamps.
In a January Sunday report, residents describe roads being harrowed and smoothed from New Haven to Ernie Temples corner and from Frank Dittmar’s corner to Rex Smiths, with speeds of 35 to 40 mph noted. The Journal correspondent from Ainsworth and locals from north of Washington and Havre comment on repairs, travel, and community notes.
Shipments show excessive weight shrinkage and hogs filled beyond normal levels. hogs bought by shipping point weights are excluded from quotations.
Chicago market data lists butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes and regional shipper figures. Entries show price ranges, case counts, and state designations for Wisconsin Nebraska Idaho Michigan and other regions. The report notes varied grade levels and on track shipments with fluctuating percentages and totals.
The grain table shows Wheat futures for Mar May Jul Sep with values around 58 60 61 and Corn quotes for Mar May Aug with levels near 39 41 42 percent. The OCR lines include high low and close markers but are inconsistent in formatting.
Charley Kennady the farmers insurance man is in town regularly. Paul Leepers from R.7 was under the weather but attended town Saturday. O P Hicks of Washington has been ailing but joined downtown activities. Bert Dunbar of Keola and Frank Hesseltine of Crawfordsville visited Saturday. Ed Kallous of Riverside sent his journal ahead. L P Guy north of Bridhton visited Saturday night after supper and set his journal date one year ahead.
In a dark night a trainman on a car signaled the engineman but dropped his lantern. Another man tossed the lantern up. A new fireman challenged the jumper to repeat the feat. Lloyd Bauer of West Chester was in Washington with Chester boys playing Washington boys in the Y building. A patient recalls rheumatism advice about dampness and asks to take a bath. Fred Rogers reports a lost dog in town. A farmer with 40 gallons of cream asks about road conditions and bringing full cream cans to town.
Readable fragments show July through September percentage figures for several items including OATS and RYE with mixed decimals and odd percent notations. The data appears disjointed, lacking clear context, dates, or identifiable entities to frame a concrete event.
Chicago cash grain figures show mixed prices across wheat corn oats and barley with varying classes and qualities. Hard red winter wheat quotes range around 60 to 60 1 2 for No. 1 and No. 2. corn values span from about 36 41/2 to 38 1/2. oats move near 25 to 27. rye and barley quoted at about 2 54 to 5 2.
Grain receipts show 68 cars of wheat and 25 cars of oats. The note lists J? cars for other grains and identifies train car shipments and quantities in a brief commodity tally.
The Wyman Community club postpones its February gathering due to poor road conditions. The group plans to meet on the second Wednesday in February at the home of Mrs. Frank Jamison. Mrs. George Hammond was hospitalized in Iowa City for observation. Frank Paisley of Winfield was mentioned in the report.
In London Kentucky Sheriff Harve Steele says he cannot stop the Crooks Johnson feud which has left four dead and two wounded. The dead were buried at New Salem Churchyard after a gun battle that drew in families from Cincinnati and Hazard. The Crooks matriarch refused to end the hostilities saying her sons are coming home.
Two masked bandits grabbed a bag containing 5000 dollars in checks and 1000 in cash from Miss Marcella Bergman on a Chicago and North Western train at Irving Park station. They flashed guns, forced an exit from the coach, and fled in a waiting car before an alarm. Miss Bergman works for Edison Park State Savings Bank.
In the Green River district of Colorado Utah and Wyoming massive shale cliffs are seen as a protector against oil famine. Prof Hubert L Olin of Town University notes potential yields at 111 billion barrels, about ten times U S crude output since the 1850s. Processing is required to release oil, with shale beds 2 to 6 feet thick yielding 1 barrel per ton, needing 900 million tons mined annually for supply.
Visiting 8 Ri Ia Friday, Dewey Davis and K. Humphreys called on business in Washington. Clair and Mrs. Mullen with daughters returned from Muscatine. Raymond Crawford ill and out, Wyman basketball team traveled to Crawfordsville for Friday night games. Brown and Humphrey in Burlington for a Wednesday night refereeing four basketball games. H. O. Thompson of Chicago visited Saturday morning, B. W. Humphreys in Washington Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. David Woodys as Pleasant visitors Saturday.
A university chemist described a method to convert coal into crude oil by crushing rock to powder, distilling it as a preliminary step, and refining the resulting product as petroleum. The plan aims to yield an amount 50 percent greater than annual coal output.
Funeral services planned for Rey W. Anderson, 48, owner of KICK radio in Red Oak, Iowa, who killed himself Sunday. He left a note to his third wife, married two months, saying he was sorry for doing this. wife offered no reason for the act.
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