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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
2
Chicago stockyards report hogs selling 5.40 to 5.45 with 17 000 head. Cattle the 6 000 head sale shows strong demand for beef steers 8.90 to 9.49 and calves 5.00 to 7.50 with steady cows and bulls. Sheep receipts 11 000 with lambs 6.50 to 7.25 and feeders 4.00 to 4.75.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8 a m total $9,400, down from $34,900 a week ago and $9,500 a year ago. Prices vary by weight from 4.25 to 4.85 for various ranges, with lighter and heavier hogs showing declines and slower trading.
Chicago market report shows butter and creamery extras around 16 to 17 percent, eggs at 12,648 cases with fresh graded products at 13 to 14 and dirties 11. Cheese quot es list several varieties at around 11 percent, while live poultry prices cover turkeys hens toms leghorn chickens and ducks with varied percentages and weights.
Lola Carewe and Christine Quires die in Lola’s penthouse from a scorpion bite as Thatcher Colt and Professor Luckner unravel a Paris linked plot. Everett admits deception while Basil Boucher’s identity ties into a bank robbery for Lola’s ruby. Evidence from dust and a cut bathrobe sleeve reveal the killer’s method.
In a plain rear apartment room, Professor Luckner's private workshop showcases a dust and debris sample spread on white cardboard. A portable lamp and mirror belt illuminate the heap as Luckner, with an ultramicroscope, inspects the shavings from vacuum cleaner bags for police research work Commissioned by Thatcher Colt.
The pageant’s first rehearsal under L. B. Lupton drew many vehicles to Chautauqua park and promises from Dr. Dwyer’s committee for ice to stage the crossing of the Delaware. W. F. Bickel, general chairman, calls ship builders to help, hinting at a waterfront set.
Chicago reports show seed market figures with regional hoops for potatoes and cobblers. Prices for red clover range from 7.50 to 11.50 with quality levels. timothy hay trades at 2.75 to 3.15 per unit. Doll appears as a trailing name in the market notes.
Grain receipts show 33 cars of wheat and 44 cars of oats recorded, with corn cars uncertain due to OCR error. The tally reflects local freight movements with emphasis on cereal commodities receipts.
Chicago grain quotes from July show wheat at multiple 416% to 461% levels with Sept around 48% and new July/Sept updates of 46 to 48 percent. Corn runs 29 to 31 percent with steady Sept and December values. Oats and ADM derivatives display small shifts, with rye futures near 28 to 34 percent and December at 24 percent.
Chicago grain market closes with mixed bids across wheat and corn. Wheat grades show values from 47 to 49 percent while corn ranges include 31 to 32 percent across several categories. rye and barley show no bids.
Mr and Mrs Ed Simmering and family spent the Fourth at the John Simmering home. Kermit Jones and others vacationed in Moline. Several couples visited the Linder and Griffith homes. Mrs A B Carr improves mildly as Florence arrives to help. A Erienbusah was called to Mount Pulaski, Illinois for a family matter.
D F Macon presents brief community items and updates from the Journal’s subscription desk covering reader notes, service reminders, and circulation notes.
The piece lists residents and visitors from Brighamton Lexington Grace Hill Des Moines and West Chester among others arriving in town for the morning. It mentions harvest activity and small trades plus a joke about Mr Badger's snake story and a possible calf sighting.
Notes mention visits by Eugene Chalupa to the Roy Kephart home and Ruth Jones of Keota to the Kermit Jones home. Mrs. Ed Simmering and Mrs. Chas Kephart spent Thursday and Friday at the Frank Kephart home helping with harvest work due to the illness of a family member.
News items show families visiting at Clark Loder and Emil Stalder homes. LeRoy Hyde stayed with parents Roll Hyde followed by weekend gatherings with Messer and Campbell families. Sympathies offered for the death of James Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hayes. Andy Kaufman and family visited August Granzman and Louie Kaufman relatives in recent days.
The 93 year old John D. Rockefeller Sr. appears to defy time in a Pocantico home portrait taken on his 85th birthday. He delivers an optimistic message to the world claiming the economic crisis is nearly over and normal conditions will return soon.
An informal Iowa town record notes visitors praising local women and meals, mentions of Fairfield residents Mr and Mrs T H Lowry, discussion of livestock prices, and Horse dealer Link Hall returning to town. The piece recalls a 30 year old horse deal involving Bill Brinning and local reflections on business diligence.
Officials forecast a total six crop yield 21.3 percent above 1931 and 9.8 percent above the five-year average. Oats lead with 231,116,000 bushels, barley 24,765,000, and rye 912,000. Corn expected at 40 bushels per acre. other crops show mixed gains and lower than normal conditions across several staples.
Mrs Maget Kientz visits with daughter in law and family. Several households attended the fourth of July celebration in Trenton and nearby towns. Names include Wolfe Crile Brannon Baldosier Eshelman Smith Kientz Van Winkle and others. Local farming activities and visits are reported among families in Merrimac and surrounding areas.
The agriculture department forecast a flax yield of 9.5 bu per acre up from 8 bu last year and 10.8 bu average from 1922-31. Potatoes were projected at 6,930,000 bushels, above last year but below the five year average, with 90 bu per acre. Overall grain and crop yields for the period were estimated, including 3,765,000 tons for this year and an average of about 1.40 tons per acre.
A brief quotation notes that desire for a thing is perplexing while possessing it becomes intolerable, attributed to Vanbrugh. The remark contrasts longing with ownership and hints at human paradoxes of want. The source presents the line as a standalone aphorism.
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