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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1932
Page
2
Hogs 14 000 head, top 5.35, bulk 4.70 to 6.30, light 5.00 to 5.35. Cattle 1 090 head, calves 500, beef steers 5.50 to 7.50, yearlings 6.50 to 9.00, butcher cattle 2.60 to 7.50, feeders 4.25 to 6.00. Sheep 7 000 head, lambs 6.50 to 7.50, feeders 4.00 to 4.75, ewes 1.50 to 2.50. Receipts lighter than expected. calves strong week, stockers steady.
Combined receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ended 8:00 A M totaled 17 000, up from last week. Prices range from 4.00 to 5.00 per hundredweight with variations by weight and class, including sow and pig values. long haul shipments may affect prices.
Chicago reports mixed prices in butter cheese and eggs with varied grading terms. Butter 16 768 tubs creamery extras 17% standards 16% extras firsts 16% to 16% cases 14 520 current receipts 12% fresh graded extras firsts 13% 12% dirties 194%. Cheese varieties at 11% with several styles 11% to 11%. Live poultry including turkeys hens toms leghorn roosters ducks and geese listed with percentages and weights. Potatoes 0.75 cars on track new 149 US shipments 1 078 southern and regional decay figures noted.
Grain receipts list wheat 29 ears, corn 38 ears, oats 49 ears, indicating uneven harvest results. Local weighmaster tallies these figures for seasonal crop output.
Chicago cash grain figures show mixed prices across wheat and corn with several texture notes. The report lists bid levels for spring wheat and mixed grades, indicating slight shifts in value and closing ranges for today’s session.
Waite Hoyt returns to form with a strong relief outing for the Giants against Pittsburgh. He allows one hit and no runs in three innings, striking out three as New York wins 4 to 3 aided by Heinie Meine’s wild throw. The Pirates’ six game streak ends and NL standings shift behind Cubs and Mets signals.
Grain table shows July and September figures for Wheat Corn and Oats with mixed highs and lows. In Wellman, the Dahlstrom family moved to What Cheer for work. Mr. Dahlstrom takes a blacksmith job in Atlbiai mines. Mrs Coffey hosted a dinner party for Jimmie’s thirteenth birthday with neighbors. A wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller followed prayer meeting at the Baptist church with a program and gifts displayed.
D. F. Macon’s Journal report highlights nearby towns with brief items on early events, local goings on, and community notices. It sketches civic happenings and notable residents in concise summaries.
July 8 notes farmers around Washington stay on the land busy with hay and corn harvests. Wilmer Lauderman near West Chester and Ear Booth west of Prairie Flower work hard on sod corn and hay while Charley and Lester Stone help neighbors nearby. Lee Tedford family from McFadden Wyoming visiting relatives in Iowa with Tedford serving as school superintendent. Brokaw and Atchison families mentioned in local farming network.
A large invite list attended a social evening with Mr and Mrs Glenn Yoder and family as hosts. Attendees included multiple couples and single guests from local families, with others noted as traveling or visiting relatives during the event. Dr and Mrs R W Wirtz and Guy Embree plan a Cass Lake camping trip, and Mrs Calvin Murphy and brother Glenn Powers of Chicago visit relatives here.
Leona Vondrasek reports weekend and weekday visits among the Wieland Kos Kron and Soukup families in Palestine Riverside Kalona and Washington. Individuals include Henry Wieland Roy Kron Joe A Soukup Tony Kron and others with relatives staying at Frank Kron James Knotek and George Kos homes.
Mr KE W Spessard and a group including Mr and Mrs Harry Boileau and Miss Effie McCreedy leave Ainsworth Sunday afternoon for Cedar Rapids then proceed Monday with Mr and Mrs Charles Nash to Devils Backbone state park for recreation.
The entry recounts farm scenes near Keota and Wellston with hay yields, a rain flood washing out a rock crusher, a barn carved from native timber over 80 years old, and local residents including Miss Lola Ramsey and Opal Moath. It notes West Chester Produce selling poultry and eggs, Mrs. Dayton painting at the hotel, and a near injury to Lee Walton, ending with a supper stop and friendly refusals to leave.
The Dark Horse begins a run at the State theater and blends political satire with entertaining comedy drama. Warren Williams stars opposite Bette Davis in a lively cast including Guy Kibbee Robert Warwick and Vivienne Osborne, delivering a timely, brisk night of laughs for voters and families.
A July weekend reveals births and visits across the community. Rev. and Mrs. BE. J. Shook welcomed a son, Edward Jr., on Saturday July 2. Numerous relatives from St Louis, Mounds, Davenport, Oak land Mills, Sigourney, West Chester, Iowa City, Des Moines, Mendota and other towns gathered for dinners, park outings, cottage prayers, and social calls. Traveling guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ben Welliver, Miss Virginia Moore, Mrs. Anna Tedford, and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Marsh, with lingering stops in farm homes and local gatherings.
The Border Devils feature arrives at the Fox with Harry Carey leading the cast including Kathleen Collins, Niles Welch and Olive Fuller Golden in a Western adaptation of Murray Leinster's novel. The film, the third Carey special of the season, is set against a picturesque Western backdrop as it was recently serialized in West magazine.
Mrs. Mary Zimmerman aged unknown died Thursday afternoon at her Grandview home after a long illness. She leaves two daughters Emma Green Columbus City and Mrs Charles Reik Wapello, three sons Charles Herr Zimmerman Grandview and Dallas Zimmerman Muscatine, and stepson J C Zimmerman Grandview. Funeral services planned at Community church Grandview with burial in Grandview cemetery. Also notes on Oren Jennings returning from Atlanta via car with Hal Jennings, Mrs Jennings and daughter staying, and Marysville Mo residents visiting JG Weber.
The Western screen piece features Harry Carey accused of murder who escapes to clear his name. He becomes an amateur detective chasing a notorious arch-criminal called The Emperor. Cast includes George F. Hayes Al Smith and Merrill McCormick. Maston Nigh directed.
The text explains orientation as understanding the current day, place, and self. It notes questions like What day is this and What place is this to gauge temporal and spatial bearings. It also includes a German phrase Wie am I reflecting self-location.
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