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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1931
Page
2
Hog receipts 45 000 with 18 000 direct. Prices uneven 6 to 15 cents lower. sow and light weights vary by size. Cattle and vealers show mixed to higher on lighter weights, steady to lower on heavier animals. Sheep active with gains on native lambs and varying prices across weight classes. Feeding lambs noted with strong value for light weights.
Chicago wholesale summary notes receipts and prices across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Eggs firm with receipts around 17 023 cases extra firsts and firsts lead. Butter steady with large receipts and mixed firsts. Poultry market weak with varied carloads and item prices. Cheese notes 12 to 13 percent. Potatoes track steady with Southern Bliss and Missouri cobblers quoted.
Des Moines July market report notes U S D A receipts from hog pens totaling 22 concentration yards. The dispatch highlights combined hog receipts and regional activity as buyers assess supply.
Eight packing plants in interior Town and southern Minnesota report a drop in hog prices over a 48 hour period ending today at 8:00 A M. with weights and categories ranging from light 140 to 160 lb hogs at 6.00 to 6.75 and heavy 290 to 350 lb hogs at 5.10 to 6.00.
Grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and related futures listed for July September and December at Chicago reflect mixed moves. Figures show July wheat at about 51 down to 50 and December near 67 to 58, with corn around 55 and 50, oats near 24 to 26, rye around mid 30s to 39, and lard futures near 7.5 with varying months.
Grain receipts show 950 cars of wheat, 11 percent of cars for corn, and 21 cars of oats recorded in the latest transportation ledger.
Cash Grain close reports mixed bids across cereals with Wheat and Corn showing varied prices. The page lists multiple grain grades and counts including white, yellow, and sample grades, with assorted percentages and amounts across Wheat Corn Rye Barley Timothy Clover and related items.
The notice lists seed and grain prices with dates and rates for several items. Included are entries for Clover domestic, Timothy, and other grains with prices ranging from 3.50 to 12.7 per unit and noted dates in July and August. The fragmentary text mentions terms like gran, prime, and ewt, indicating typical agricultural market pricing details of the period.
The Paramount film Forbidden Adventure stars Mitzi Green Edna May Oliver Louise Fazenda and Jackie Lear. Four comedy ace actors lead a tale of two mothers rising from mediocrity in Hollywood their children becoming the king and queen of kid actors amid a witty and imaginative plot.
Rex Beach adapted a new story titled White Shoulders focusing on vitality realism and romance. Radio Pictures gave him carte blanche and time to craft a punchy drama now showing at the State theater with stars Mary Astor Ricardo Cortez Kitty Kelly and others.
A fragment notes that grating grain remains an inherent issue in paper production with no feasible method to remove it. The line emphasizes persistent quality concerns in milling processes.
Readers weigh in on whether high schools and colleges should require military training. Magnani Brock praises training as character building and peace guarantee, offering many reasons. Mettouel McDaniel Brug Stor advocates optional exposure while noting enforcement requires careful thought.
In Atlantic Canada a three year old boy, Clement Hagy, died after drinking half a bottle of gin. His parents, Clayton and Mrs Hagy, left the bottle on the dining room table while they went out. upon return authorities were informed the child had consumed the alcohol.
A concise note trails through playful phrasing about language quirks and d speakers. The writer teases the notion of credit and surprise guests with an accidental burst of static while pondering voice and meaning.
The term Dutch derives from Deutsch and once applied to Germanic peoples. It notes that the Pennsylvania Dutch, a key group in state and national history, are primarily of German and Swiss German descent.
Brief items from nearby towns compiled by the Journal's subscription representative report local events, small happenings, and notices. It includes community notes, upcoming meetings, and short updates from several villages and towns in the area.
A Saturday visit spree includes Joe Hines Frank Horn Washington R3 Lee Hesseltine and others from Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Observations cover antique pieces a Swiss watch age about 90 years and varied local chatter about sales church life and weather.
Mrs. Viola Hoffman walked out of the Des Moines city jail today after spending the night in a cell at her own request.
Louisa County begins a three day festival in Wapello to celebrate its diamond jubilee. A pageant by Nellie G Curran and Katherine Baker portrays county history. Senator Dickinson will speak on Wednesday and Representative Kopp on Thursday. A related report notes Ora Wicklund, 46, shot while resisting an officer during an escape attempt.
Three members of the municipal traffic commission will resign at tonight’s city council meeting in Council Bluffs. George Zoller Floyd Hughes and Ed J Conlon step down leaving Police Chief George Gillaspy and Arthur Rapp as the remaining members amid criticism of 20 minute parking and parallel parking enforcement.
A conference of second grade youngsters opened at the Methodist campground in Clear Lake with several hundred children from north Iowa attending. Rev. R. H. Collis of Oelwein led the camp with Bertha Pownall of Cedar Rapids as camp counselor.
Louise Jinkerson daughter of Rev R Kinkerson remains in hospital with injuries from a crash that occurred after takeoff yesterday. Edwin H Kiebloek the Omaha pilot who piloted the plane was also injured and taken to Omaha for treatment after the craft nosedived into a corn field shortly after lifting off from the local field.
The Iowa board of railroad commissioners dismissed L C Croft of Kirkman Iowa petition to stop the Chicago Great Western from closing Kirkman station and ordered abandonment. The petitioners had planned to appear July 15 but withdrew per secretary George N McCaughan. Health update notes one child in five died before age one over the past five years in Iowa and emphasizes prenatal care. Smallpox and whooping cough cases are listed with county tallies, Woodbury leading in whooping cough and chickenpox.
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