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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1936
Page
7
Markets show hogs 21 000 head with prices mostly higher. Beef steers 11.50 to 14.00, yearlings 8.00 to 13.00, cows 5.00 to 7.50. Cattle receipts 8 000 steady, calves 5.00 to 12.00. Sheep 11 000 steady, lambs 10.00 to 10.15, feeders 3.50 to 5.50. Estimated futures: hogs 14 000 tomorrow, cattle 5 000 Thursday, sheep 10 000 Thursday.
Chicago reports firm to steadier markets across eggs butter and poultry. Egg receipts 6452 with firsts 23 percent and dirties 19 percent. butter receipts 6443 with specials 33 percent ex 33 and extra firsts 32 percent. poultry steady with leghorns 14 to 18 cents and turkeys 20 cents. Potatoes on track with 245 in stock, 47 arrivals, and 603 shipments.
On January 22 in Chicago Cash corn markets show No 1 mixed 567 percent No 5 mixed 65 to 66 percent No 4 yellow 58 percent No 5 yellow 656 to 57 percent No white 65 to 56 percent. Receipts totaled 88 cars.
In Columbus Junction on Tuesday the Her m Hendrickson sale near Cotter saw a Holstein milk cow bring 67 dollars as the top bid. Other cattle sold for 40 to 50 dollars, calves 20 dollars, yearling steers 46, a Holstein bull 35. Pigs and hogs brought 25 to 29 dollars for sows, 2.76 per head for oats, several horses 27.50 to 47.50, and feed and grain items including 10 tons alfalfa and 800 bushels of corn sold at various prices.
An atmospheric engine invented by Papin in 1695 used steam to move a single piston and return by atmospheric pressure, influencing later steam technology and the Watt era.
Open market observations show grain price ranges cited in Chicago reports. The fragment mentions price ranges and open seating notes, but lacks complete data or figures to specify exact values or commodities.
Davenport Iowa January 22 Judge John A Hornby announces he will run again despite opposition from police and prosecutors. He reversed jail sentences with philosophical reasoning granting freedom to prisoners. His liquor case rulings moved to Pet ndorf court and sparked broad criticism from officers and state officials.
A sequence of farm and estate sales around Washington lists dates from Jan 27 through Feb 5. Listings include Hoyle and Davis near Washington, C R Gallagher north of Washington, Frank McAvoy, W H Cooper at Hedrick, and others at multiple nearby farms and yards. Public and closing out sales are noted with locations such as the Whitaker sale barn, Hoyle farm, and City Feed Yard.
Davenport judge Hornby, German trained, blocks jail sentences for drink crimes arguing arrest suffices until sobriety. He dismisses fortune telling and gambling charges and notes city cost for a seized jackpot. He defends representing poor defendants and mocks strict liquor policing with lectures.
Grandview January 22 Miss Mable Groff teacher at Grandview school is ill with mumps. Mr and Mrs Glenn Sprague hosted an oyster supper Friday night with attendees including Mr and Mrs Leo Gittman Miss Gale Long Mr and Mrs Val Wagamon Mr and Mrs Delbert Maxwell and Mr and Mrs El-
The text notes D F Macon’s role as subscription representative for the Journal, detailing duties and contact points for readers seeking subscription services and renewals. It emphasizes professional handling of customer inquiries and subscription management.
Washington January 21 recalls from Senate committee copies of the Balfour memorandum detailing wartime spoils among Britain France Russia Italy and Romania. The document outlines secret post war territorial promises including Alsace Lorraine Mesopotamia and divisions of the central powers, with confirmation glimpsed in Col Edward House diaries.
The article reports Arthur Balfour’s remarks on Allied secret treaties dividing spoils after World War I and a ensuing Senate munitions committee battle. It notes plans to restore hearings amid Democratic hostility and a dwindling treasury, with Senator Nye proposing additional funds to continue the inquiry.
De Wayne Lamb is on a two week furlough from the U S Navy in San Diego. Mr and Mrs R L Klotz and family, and Mrs Bina McCorpac moved into rooms at the Marvin Teeter residence in Columbus City as they await possession of the former T J Klote farm on March 1. Mrs H E B Orr visits her daughter Miss Lulu at St Dodge. Mediapolis high school basketball team will play here.
Iowa City reports 88 active counties now in the University of Iowa dental hygiene plan led by Dr. Charles L. Drain. New additions include Union Clarke Taylor and Louisa with 357 cities and towns overall, a strong count for the period. O'Brien County tops rural school corrections with 31 schools achieving full pupil corrections.
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