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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1925

Page

4

Community Club Gathering and Local Visits in Clay

Clay Iowa community members met at the Starr home for an all day session with a noon cafeteria dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs May Hill for supper at the Woodford home. Mrs A J Morgan to attend the state W C T U mid year meeting in Des Moines. Various families visited, hosted guests, and attended a joint Odd Fellows and Rebekahs installation in Delta.

Des Moines G. W. Myers Oskaloosa G. A. Stannard Leigh Wiatt Robert Lee Mary Louise Roy Robinson Fritz Peterson Chariie Swayze Dorothy Delta Odd Fellows and Rebekahs

Daily Market Report from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices

Hogs receipts 65 000 slow uneven butchers steady to lower. Early top 11.00 for several loads. most 160 to 196 pound averages 10.10 to 10.45. Slaughter pigs 9.50. Cattle receipts 8 000 fed steers 15 to 25 cents higher. top 11.25 for 1 501 pound averages. bulk 16.00 16.50. Shipping demand broad. fat cows 4.60 6.25. feeders 5.50 7.50. Sheep receipts 9 000 slow. fat lambs steady to lower. bulk 9.75 10.50. feeding lambs 17.50 18.90.

Chicago

Livestock Estimates Released for Tomorrow

Chicago on January 27 reports official livestock estimates for tomorrow. Cattle 10000 head, hogs 40000, sheep 10000. The figures guide markets and farm planning nationwide.

Chicago

Washington Produce Markets Price List Highlights

A historical price listing shows items such as cream butterfat per pound, fresh eyes per unit, hens and pullets by weight and breed with per pound prices, young roosters by weight and condition, ducks and geese by size, beef and horse hides per pound, and note that cull, sick, thin or crippled poultry has no market.

Grain futures prices in Chicago trade report

Wheat and corn futures quotes listed for No. 1 through No. 6 grades with bid ranges. Oats rye barley timothy and clover seed prices shown, along with lard ribs and bellies price points indicating commodity market activity in Chicago.

Chicago

Chicago Grain prices on Jan 27 futures report

Open high low close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and meat cuts from Chicago markets dated January 27 show May July and Sept futures with percentage changes and spot levels for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Lard Ribs and Bellies.

Wheat futures hit new high on Hungary demand at Chicago

Wheat rose to 1.98 a bushel for May as Hungary bought heavily in Argentina and US liberal buying for Europe supported prices. Profit taking trimmed gains. May slipped to 1.96 while corn and oats fell amid weak demand. Provisions followed corn lower as market weakened across all grain months.

Hungary Argentina United States Europe

Wittrig elected assistant cashier at First Savings Bank

Crawfordsville Jan 27 Paul Wittrig son of J H Wittrig was elected yesterday as assistant cashier of the First Savings Bank He is a 1924 graduate of the local high school and has been study ing business at Peoria Bessie Packer ill not yet better Robert Hanna of Coal Valley Illinois visits here with his brother John Hanna

Crawfordsville Paul Wittrig J. H. Wittrig First Savings Bank Peoria Bessie Packer Robert Hanna Coal Valley Inl John Hanna

Closing Out and Public Sales Across Washington Area

A sequence of closing out and public sales scheduled near Washington, Riverside, Rich mond, Winfield, Crawfordsville, Keota, and nearby towns. Listings include sellers Tip ton and Simmerman, Glenn Kallous, D. J. Wittman horses, Homer Jarrard, Clint Shull, Fred Sipe, Geo Burge, C W and H FE, Roy Fisher, Earl Edmondson, and W. E. Swift as referee, with dates from Jan 28 to Feb 7 and locations several miles from each city.

Tipton and Simmerman Washington Earl Edmondson

Sunshine Community Club Meets Wednesday Afternoon

Notices list meetings for Sunshine Community Club Mrs. Sam Warren 9413 Notice W 8 and the Rebekah Club plus Harmony group hosting a 12 o'clock dinner January 28 1925 at the Kennedy home. Also includes Woman's Missionary Society Bethel Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid Society West Chester M E Church and Moose Lodge social invites.

Sunshine Community Club Sam Warren Kennedy McCreedy McConnell Wilcox Foster Harvey Harmony Club Woman's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church Goffrey Juzeler Womans Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M. E. Church

Notice of regular and special club meetings

FEI Club holds regular meeting Wednesday evening at the Masonic hall with an old fashioned county fair style entertainment. Damascus Shrine No 10 to meet at the Commercial Club Thursday at 8 o'clock for officer rehearsal. DeMolay holds a special meeting this evening at 7:59 for initiation.

O. W Latra Graham Masonic Hall 19Th Century Club Merle Lytle Damascus Shrine No. 10 Commercial Club Olav Bramer M. C Robert Thompson Scribe

Young People of Haskins Present Valley Farm Play

The Young People of Haskins will present a home talent play Valley Farm at the school house on Saturday and Monday evenings starting at 8 o'clock.

Haskins Valley Farm

Harris Career Highlights and Stage Plans Outlined

The article traces Mise Harris from early ingénue roles with H Ince to collaborations with D W Griffith and Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree. It notes marriages to Charlie Chaplin, returns in The Inferior Sex Polly of the Storm Country, later films, a Cecil B de Mille revival Fool's Paradise and A Prince of Was. Harris shifts to vaudeville and freelancing while studying dance and planning a stage comeback with Frivolous Sal led by Eugene O Brien and Mae Busch.

H. Ince D. W. Griffith Robert Harron Herbert Beerbohm-Tree Chaplin Polly Cecil B. de Mille

Money and Its Varied Use Across Societies

A discussion contrasts universal money with groups that avoid or misinterpret its use. It notes many races have never used money, while others hold diverse beliefs about its purpose and function.

Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promised to Boost Puny Children

An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for underdeveloped children, claiming rapid gains in weight and appetite. It cites doctors and pharmacists nationwide, notes 60 tablets cost 60 cents, and includes testimonials of a 9 year old gaining 12 pounds in seven months and a woman gaining 9 pounds in 24 days.

McCoy J. E. Lemmon America

Frivolous Sal brings Mildred Harris to Fox Theatre

Mildred Harris once Mrs Charlie Chaplin returns to screen in First National western love drama Frivolous Sal. The film opens at the Fox Theatre on Thursday and Friday as she resumes film work after years on stage.

Mildred Harris Charlie Chaplin First National Sal Fox Theatre Miss Harris Thomas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Market Reports Chicago Livestock Washington Produce Markets Leghorn Black John A Babcoce Reume Main Flour Eschanage Commission Merchant Illinois Lydia E. Pinkham Turtle Lake Wisconsin Vanes la Point Chicago Cash Grain Chicago Grain Riverside Richmond Glenn Kallous D. J. Wittman Homer Jarrard Ball Farm Clint Shull N. B Fred Sipe Ote Sale Geo. Burge Winfield C. W H. FE Sale Roy Fisher W. E. Swift W. 8 Ross Whittacre Rebekah Club Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church Moose Lodge Will Kos Harry Maxwell Fez Club FEI Club Joe Marek Chamberlain Curt Wells Jerseys HOGS Poland Reid Margaret Simpson Emerson Gang H. E. Busby Charles Brown Harry Whittaker Cov. Crat Mutual R. L. Gibson N. Marion Ave Scott Scott & Bowne Bloomfield, N. J J. Wittman R. E. Dougherty Edison Marconi
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