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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market report for January 30 shows hogs at 45,000 head with 25,000 direct. Prices: top hogs 3.40, various weights 3.20 to 3.40, sows 2.50 to 2.95, slaughter pigs 3.00 to 3.85. Cattle 14,000 with calves 1,500. steers and yearlings weak, ranges 3.50 to 7.25 for various weights. Sheep 23,000. lambs 5.65 to 6.148, other ranges 4.00 to 5.50. lambs 90 lb and up 5.35 to 6.00.
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May July September figures and percent values. Data includes highs lows closes and percentages for May July and September across Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with some missing or unclear entries.
A white buck at the John Phillips game refuge in Latrobe Virginia produced an eight point set of antlers at age four while two year olds typically add only two points. The deer named Dick is noted for its unusually rapid antler development.
John J. Davis endured chronic constipation for six years and reports relief after using Adlerika. The ad cites Adlerika as quick acting and safe, credited to Sherman Brothers, druggists.
Knotek Bros announce their annual Duroc bred sow sale will be held February 7 at the Trier Sale Pavilion in southwest Keota rather than at their farm. Buyers can reach the sale via good roads and a heated pavilion. Wave Ace sire line tops the offering, with catalogues available from the Journal office or Knotek, Riverside, Iowa.
Local observations report visits at the Embree, Anderson, Gates and Combs households. Amid illness updates and a near accident scare, teachers postpone a declamatory contest due to impassable roads and farmers conclude summer butchering. Weather hints note January rain may help cisterns.
A condensed reflection cites Robert Louis Stevenson on choosing action for moral reason rather than expedience. It warns that renouncing moral agency leads to ruin and metaphorical descent into darkness with unchecked impulses.
The speaker notes accidents cannot be solved by protest and reminds that natural laws unfold for our benefit. They compare ocean waves shipping many vessels yet swallowing one, underscoring inevitability and the need for acceptance.
Des Moines Iowa January 28 Farmers in Iowa including Calhoun County landowner and legislator Andrew J Stewart express openness to the domestic allotment plan before Congress while noting its gains hinge on including hogs and corn. He warns without corn, landlords suffer under rent sharing and low prices, and debt payments should come first before luxuries.
The Wyman school hosted a two night declamatory contest with oratorical humorous and dramatic divisions. Johnny Holmes won oratory first for Soul of the American Soldier Carlyle Rees placed second and Ivan Riley third with Crime and Criminal Courts. Humorous first went to Ruth Williams with Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up second Keith Buffington How Reuben Played third Alexa Davis. Dramatic winner Marguerite North read The Swan Song with Ruth Hammond second and Metba Jones third. Local residents noted new owner Cy Bush plans to open Wyman Supply Co. soon and other residents attended events in Washington Iowa City and Ainsworth.
Brief notes from neighboring communities compiled by the Journal's subscription representative. Updates cover local events, civic items, and community notices with concise situational snapshots and community relevance.
A jumble of local items from Washington Iowa mentions upcoming Pancake Day crowds, letters and notes from readers, and community updates. Readers ask about readers and a few names surface, including Marguerite Williams and D. C. Russell as journal correspondents plus farm and town mentions.
Crawfordsville January 30 Mr and Mrs A L Griffith of Washington visited relatives Thursday afternoon. Rev and Mrs F Wenger took Mrs Nafizger and daughter to Rock Island Friday to visit relatives. Merc Robert Evans and daughter Miss Keich(e) were guests Friday night at a reception at the home of Mr and Mrs Sen Thay.
Luther Owens wedding tribute and Evans farm plan in Welsh neighborhood. Shaffer Hardware gains machinery from Moline. Will Thomas and Alice Curtis welcomed a son. Cyclones beat Cotter teams in basketball with Cyelonettes 27 18 girls and 35 16 boys. Bill Dunn refereed.
Wellman Cordelle Hl Braden correspondent reports the Baptist church society meets Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs W S Turnipseed. Hostesses are Mrs Turnipseed Mrs Paul Nolfsinger Mr Jay Miller Mrs Chas Brown. Next Sunday at 9 30 Bible school with Mr Jesse James as superintendent.
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A series of liquidation and public sales listed across Iowa towns including Wellston Keota West Chester Crawfordsville and Washington. Notable entries include Keb dissolution sale February 2 at Wellston and February 7 Knotek Bros sale at Trier sale pavilion Keota. Further sales run February 8 Crawfordsville February 9 Crane and Work dissolution sale west of West Chester February 14 John Warner’s Wat and China bred sow sale Washington and February 15 W. C. Mayhew Crawfordsville.
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