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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1933
Page
2
Midwestern market report from Chicago shows hogs advancing 5 to 10 cents with various weight categories priced from 3.00 to 3.40 per pound and sows down to 2.70. Cattle trade remains slow with calves at 4.00 to 6.00, yearlings at 6.50, and slaughter cattle by weight and class ranging from 3.25 to 7.25 per pound for steers and heifers, with cows and bulls priced accordingly.
Mrs Alma Jones of Iowa State College will speak in Washington on cereals at the city hall from 1 30 to 4 60 Wednesday Feb 1. She will showcase prepared foods and serve samples to visitors after the demonstration inviting social service workers leaders of PTA and other groups as well as grocers and millers to attend and learn late findings on common cereal products.
Market notes with bids and price ranges for stocker and feeder cattle 500 to 1050 lb, good and choice 4.25 to 5.50, common 3.00 to 4.25. Sheep volume 12,000 with few sales and bids steady. native lambs 5.50 to 5.75. Slaughter lambs and lambs by weight ranges 90 lb down 5.50 to 6.00 for good and choice, 4.00 to 5.50 for common and medium. lighter weights 90 to 150 lb 2.00 to 3.00, 1.25 to 2.50 for common and medium.
Grain table shows WHEAT with May July and Sept figures, CORN with May July Sept figures, OATS with May July figures, and RYE with May and July figures. Data includes percentages and decimals, with inconsistencies and misprints in several entries.
Visitors may notice lighthouse lenses are habitually covered during daylight. The covering protects against intense heat generated by sunlight on the glass, more so than protecting the lens or mechanism itself.
The note explains that justaposition involves placing elements close together whether side by side or in opposition, while contraposition refers to placing things opposite each other.
Jackson township leader Joe Knotek proposed designating the third Friday of each month as the regular meeting night for the county farm bureau. Other township presidents are urged to respond in turn as to their preferred meeting night.
Subscriptions representative D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Quick notices cover local happenings, arrivals, and community updates.
A January day near West Chester features Tom Ford visiting Jim Chorpening's farm north of town where a cement feed floor shines amid slick roads. Calves number 21 on feed, with neighbors Bill Strum and Elmer Pfeifer noted as traveling on foot. Nearby, Ira Nordyke at a filling station spruces the approach, Coast to Coast station bustle continues, and Mrs. John Havel with Blanche return from Washington while Cap Stewart helps with a chain.
Grocers and millers are urged to attend a demonstration at Washington city hall on Wednesday February 1 to display and advertise cereals made from wheat rye corn oats and buckwheat.
Attendees from Far and wide filled the church for the funeral of Mrs. Granville Love in Fordsville with about half the crowd unable to enter. Local residents Ed Hotle of Keota and Hotle of West Chester were among early visitors in Washington Monday.
Washington led in both junior college and Y gym games last night. Washington outpaced Wapello 43 39 at the Jr. College court while the Y team edged the Wapello quintet, with key scores from Westermark Ahrens Fuhr Judevine Little and McAvoy Blick.
A mother counsels children playing in a church setting. Jackie explains they are the choir and the scene captures a small domestic moment about worship and behavior. The line reflects a playful exchange on church etiquette and belonging.
Kiesey first game back scores highlight a 43 39 win for Washington Jr College over Muscatine. Lytle starts scoring for the Cardinals while reserves Jones and Kerns provide strong substitution. Washington holds a narrow lead at halftime and remains victorious in two close bouts with plans for upcoming Little Six games.
Virginia Ellen Haight arrives at the Mr and Mrs Charley Haight home in Los Angeles California to establish her future residence and life with the family.
Joel McCrea appears as a college athlete who becomes a sports writer and later a professional wrestler in The Sport Parade now showing Wednesday and Thursday at the Fox theatre. Marian Marsh Walter Catlett and Skeets Gallagher also star in the ensemble.
Mr Carl Amringe correspondent reports visits by Mrs Johnnie Maldosier to Mrs A Aur rine and Mrs Carl Amrine. Andrew Zihlman trucked hogs to Glendale for Boyd Lantz and to Fairfield with Hold Crile. Various local residents, including Elmer Reshley, Mr and Mrs Boyd Lantz and son Donald, attended gatherings and ran errands in nearby towns.
Wanted or Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reshley and family spent Sunday at the parental Will Cochran home. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lamansky and son, Mrs. Maggie Kientz and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolfe and family visited Sunday at Lester Kientz's. son Donald spent Sunday at the parental Edd Crile home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McClintie spent Sunday afternoon at the parental Harry Anderson home.
Listings show dissolution sales across Iowa towns with dates February 1 through February 15. Entries include McCulles and Miller near Wellston. Crane and Work near West Chester. Knotek Bros at Trier sale pavilion Keota. John Wagner's Po and China bred sows at Washington. Long and Jugenheimer Crawfordsville. W C Mayhew Crawfordsville. Lewis Smith near West Chester.
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