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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1933
Page
2
Chicago hog prices show uneven trade with most hogs 10 lower than Tuesday. Sows steady to lower with multiple weight grades, good and choice hogs at 3.10 to 3.30 for 160 to 200 pounds. Cattle and calves steady to higher with weight classes spanning 4.25 to 7.55 for steers and 2.75 to 3.50 for cows. Sheep and lambs about steady with lambs 5.75 to 6.25 for 40-60 pounds and ewes 1.75 to 2.75.
A fragment praising humor as a noble ornament and safeguard for poets and writers. It extols wit as superior yet calls humor a genius tool that defends against ingratitudes and folly.
Funeral for George Washington was led by the Masonic order with pallbearers Colonels Love Simms Payne Gilfain Hamsen and Marsteler serving.
Winnie Lightner credits a lemon juice and honey drink for health and digestion. She promotes the beverage to castmates from the Warner Bros. film Play Girl including Loretta Young Norman Foster Guy Kibbee James Ellison Dorothy Burgess and Mae Madison.
LEP TRACY has shown wide versatility with roles from senator in Washington Merry-Go-Round to mayor in Night Court and a witty Broadway columnist in Blessed Event. Lupe Velez co stars opposite Tracy in The Half Naked Truth at the State theater as a carnival dancer rising to Broadway fame under Tracy's influence.
An instrument purporting to be the last will of G. G. Ebner, dated August 26, 1931, has been filed in Washington County District Court. A hearing to prove the will is set for January 24, 1933 at 9:00 a.m. at the courthouse. Edna C. Purvis, Clerk of the District Court, issued the notice.
District brief from the Journal's subscription representative D. F. Macon highlighting local happenings in nearby towns, with quick notes on community events, small milestones, and shared regional updates.
Local notes cover a January fire near Wyman that destroyed a home but saved belongings, a Jan 25 closing sale on site, and multiple visits by residents to Washington, Columbus Junction, and Davenport. Reports mention scarce farm horses, upcoming church events, and community meetings across Louisa and surrounding counties.
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