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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1932
Page
2
Hogs 36 000 with prices 5 to 10 cents higher. top 5.55, bulk 5.00 to 5.50. Cattle 12 000, strong demand. beef steers 7.50 to 9.00, yearlings 6.50 to 9.00, cows 2.65 to 5.00, calves 4.50 to 7.00. Sheep 20 000, lambs 6.50 to 7.25, feeders 4.00 to 5.00, yearlings 5.00 to 5.75.
Towa Livestock Market reports 36 500 hogs sold in 24 hours at 21 yards and 7 plants across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Demand stayed fairly active with mostly strong to 10 cent higher prices than last week and some stations 15 to 20 cents higher. Prices span light to heavy weights with ranges from 4.25 to 6.00 for various classes and 3.20 to 4.15 for packing sows, noting bulk quotations and exclusions for shipping point weights and light shrinkage.
Chicago market notes show butter at 13 353 cents per pound. creamery extras 17 percent. eggs at 14 159 cases with fresh graded classes 13 percent for extra and 12 percent for firsts. Cheese quotes include young Americas 14 percent, longhorns 11 percent, brick 11 percent, and daisies 11 percent. poultry and turkeys also listed with various grades. Potatoes on track 367 cars with U S shipments 1 300. state and regional quotadelas for cobblers and decayed grades across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Virginia.
Detective Commissioner Thatcher Colt leads a New York inquiry into Lola Carewe death and Christine Quires murder. Suspects include Lola’s entourage, Dr Baldwin, Vincent Rowland, Basil Boucher, and Christine’s brother Edgar while Paris Prefect Dupont uncovers Lola’s past as a dancer and bank-robber Basil Boucher.
Grain receipts show Wheat 101 cars Corn 57 cars Oats 60 cars with Chicago market tables for Wheat Corn and Rye futures and cash grain close. Prices range across wheat July and Sept contracts. corn July Sept Dec. oats July Sept Dec. cash grain bids list various red yellow white classifications and sample grades.
West Highland residents report visits among neighbors with Karl Steele and William McLaughlin from Washington spending time at the Coor home. Several families, including the Motleys and Krotzs, shared a weekend in Iowa City and fishing near the fourth. The small son of W A Motley remains ill in Washington county hospital while William Foster and Murray Conger assist Everette Coon.
A brief column by the Journal’s subscription representative shares updates from neighboring towns. It highlights community events, local gatherings, and notable happenings across the region, offering readers a compact snapshot of nearby civic life.
Readers recount European trip returns, radio program moments, a late night door entry, and a playful letter from Le B. Tedford in Wyoming. The Journal crews visit thirty homes in a day seeking support as residents from Washington and nearby towns, including Ainsworth and Crawfordsville, discuss hog prices, conventions, and community news.
A local twenty four hour traffic tally on U S Route 161 in Olds logged 1576 passing cars with 753 southbound and 773 northbound, 46 trucks likely due to the Fourth of July. Six workers held six hour shifts to count traffic from 8 p.m. July 3.
Miss Pauline Smith spent several days with her grandmother Mrs. F. M. Smith in Braden. Francis and Norene Maat entertained the Fern Cliff 4H club Friday afternoon with ten members present and those who attended the event.
The article records multiple local residents visiting Washington on Saturday. Mentions K Glick improving roads, Ernest Crawford seeking to keep in touch with home folks, and an Emry reunion planned near Ollie and Richland. Also notes visits by Lester Lease Charley Meyer Oscar Sheets Will Wallace Ferguson Dorothy Will Sheets and others, plus continuing newspaper subscriptions and band concerts.
A California clipping reports six tunas weighing 250 pounds each donated to the City Food Depot after being deemed too large to can. Fishery leader EK Connor oversees the depot. residents must obtain city hall permits for food relief. Community notes mention a Washington band concert at the county home and praise local hosts Mr and Mrs Norton.
Children staged a mock wedding that delighted attendees. Supper featured many rice cakes. Gladden Mast assisted Delbert Maxwell with the ante harvest. Ode Ferguson from Washington aided Sam Witting with oats for several days. Mrs. Ferguson visited with her daughter during harvest time.
Locals from Muscatine Geneseo Burlington Ames and Mt Pleasant join relatives and friends for weekend gatherings and Fourth of July observances. Extended families such as Hosharts Davis Adams Owens Reed and Crawford guests are listed with multiple visits to par ents homes parks and private residences. A travel note mentions Kyle De Yarman driving with grandparents from Winfield to Springfield Missouri for celebrations.
Kathyle Groff spent the weekend with Luella Times in Washington. Hazel Stricker, at Coe College Cedar Rapids, ranks in the top ten percent of freshmen, placing among 23 of 230 on the honor roll. Mrs. Denia Jones of Crawfordville visited Mrs. Keith Adams. Mrs. Carl Crossett and Martha Jean visited. William Baker and son Donald from St Paul planned an extended stay at the Gardner home as Mrs. Gardner’s health declined. Naomi Hauenstein and Grant Miller of Iowa City spent time with A. J. Nichols.
Fred J. Weiler editor of the Anchor, Knights of Columbus organ for southeastern Iowa, died after a lingering illness. He served as grand knight of the Burlington council for eight terms, owned a local clothing store, and was active in civic affairs.
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