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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1930
Page
2
US Department of Agriculture reports for Chicago hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges and declines. Hog top at 10.35 and 170 to 210 lb bulk buyers 9.50 to 10.25. Cattle steady to lower with fat steers and cows under pressure. Lambs and vealers also weaker with top around 13.50 and 12.00 respectively.
Wheat prices show mixed moves with March and May contracts edging higher while July holds around 1.27. Corn markets register narrow gains with March and May futures trading near 8.7 and 0.90 percent respectively, July at 1.94 percent.
Readings for oats and lard across months March May and July appear with varying percentages and numbers. Several lines list percentages like 45 46 47 and values around 10.5 to 11.0 for lard pricing, with unclear labels and partial figures.
Chicago grain markets list wheat at 2 hard 1.22, corn offerings from 78 to 84 cents with various mixed lots, white and yellow corn spreads noted. Oats quoted 44 to 46 cents, barley 64 to 70, Timothy 54 to 63, and clover 11.90 to 18.50 per unit.
Grain standings show domestic cash old 10 95 and cash new 11 10 with monthly shifts for Jan Feb and Mar. Imported cash 10 00 Timothy cash 3 00 rising to 3 40 by Mar. Alsike gains from 10 60 to 10 80 with March values noted.
Ernest Torrence uses his Glasgow burr in Joan Crawford’s first all talkie Untamed at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The cast also features Holmes Herbert John Millan Grace Cunard Don Terry Gwen Lee Eddie Nugent and Tom O'Brien in this melodramatic feature.
Lon Chaney stars in the new talking and singing Phantom of the Opera with Mary Philbin and Normann Kerry. The feature includes color scenes from Faust, elaborate sets of the Paris Opera House, stage ballets, choirs, and dramatic passages through secret passages and underground cellars.
The Ainsworth Methodist Church sets Sunday school at 10 a m with E th Hause as general superintendent and Mrs L R Trezona as junior superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a m features Rev J H Krenmyre sermon "Program of Christ" followed by Epworth League at 6 45 and evening worship at 7 30 with Dr E A Bentzinger preaching.
In Keota on January 25 more than one third of Keota High School pupils joined a declamatory class led by Miss Kate B. Glover. Thirty three students remain after some dropouts and illnesses. Debates and contests are set for January 28 and 30 with humorous, oratorical, and dramatic divisions judged by West Chester and Brighton officials respectively.
Local newspaper brief by the Journal's subscription representative highlights community happenings. Reports small-town events, visits, and notices gathered from neighboring communities with concise pins of names and places.
Jan 25 report notes Al Huber in town with Hotle and McCalls pleased with their sale on the 22nd. Banks Mouser and Clayton Bear attended the Olds sale and returned with a fine Shorthorn Bull bought by Mr. Mouser on Thursday.
Granville Love and his son Leland from Crawfordsville visited Washington on Friday to renew their Journal for a year. The Claud McCoy family also from Crawfordsville shopped in the city. S. D. Carris and son from Keota were in town and kept their home daily with the best, thanks to Mr Carris for the newspaper arguments and cash at the close of each discussion.
Mr Charley Garrett has received a good letter from Oliver Gray in Portland Oregon noting Charley’s weight gain and tight clothes. Portland reports six to eight inches of snow with temperatures around eighteen above. The writer suggests much of the United States remains covered by snow.
Fred Walker, long in Kenosha Wisconsin, returns to Washington Friday and receives his Journal at Ainsworth. He says his Washington friends near Kenosha are all doing fine.
Fred Edwards notes the local Journal links neighbors and grandparents in Long Beach. Mrs. Harrison Dodder urges continuation of the Journal and mentions busy families. Readers praise road maintenance during snow and report Mrs. J. M. Stewart recovering well after Friday hospital surgery.
John and Floyd Olds visit with two tin whistles for Ralph Dougherty but one whistle is missing on the sale day, leaving the expected item unclaimed.
Mr and Mrs Paul Witting depart for Elkhart Indiana where Paul will take a fine position at a bank. They will be missed at the Washington National Bank where he works currently.
Farmers are invited to view dairy cows from Warner and Keyser on Saturday January 31. The herd includes cows selected for milking quality and calf-raising ability, with many fresh and ready to begin producing. Cattle are noted as rugged, well sized, and predominantly young. See the Journal for the advertisement.
Thanks to Geo Hotle for journal support and notes about the 19th public sale. Huber and McCalls operated the sale of hotel property, a long standing practice in recent years.
A collection listing dramatic pieces and authors including Keith Stoutner Eunice Bower Thelma Bower Helene Burris Marie Luers Mil dred Lynn Lot tie Maule Mary Martha Mayer Arlyne Menefee tslo Shaffer Harriet Tines and Mable Valenta. The items span themes from fear and resilience to domestic moments and theatrical showcases.
Markus Kuhn served a fine lunch at the Olds sale and the crowd ate in the house. After the meal he pushed automobiles around through the snow despite their size.
Brighton January 24 The Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club held an all day meeting Tuesday at noon with Mrs Albert Saunders hosting.
A nine year anniversary celebration of the K P lodge was held with about 15 ladies attending a lamp shade lesson led by Mrs Woodford and Mrs Edna Crile. The Fairfield lodge delegation of 25 to 20 members conferred the Knight rank on Eugene Mann and Terry Gowey.
Pickles and coffee were served as Mr. and Mrs. Ira Shafer visited Chicago for the national canners convention. Eugene Brinton of Chicago was in town while Masons met in Washington. An epidemic of bronchitis follows harsh winter. A 7 1 2 pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mortimore of Greybull on January 18. T L Lamansky is in Washington hospital. Mrs. E Fulton of Ottumwa visits Ples McCart. Mr. and Mrs. B C Tracy go to Washington for Mrs. Tracy’s brother and his wife staying at the springs. Labor Freak of Hedrick visited to see his ailing father.
A terse proverb quoted from the Toronto Star notes that a man able to support two children supposedly has ten, while one who can support ten children has two, reflecting a satirical view of frugality and resource use.
A historical listing shows poultry and animal product prices at Washington markets. Butterfat milk per pound, fresh eggs per dozen, various hen and rooster prices by breed, ducks and geese per pound, hides by weight, and no market for sick or crippled poultry.
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