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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1934
Page
2
Chicago price report shows hogs 10 to 11 higher with top 5.05, cattle steady with steers 550 to 900 pounds 5.75 to 8.25, 9030 pounds 6.00 to 9.25, and cows 3.60 to 5.00. Sheep lambs around 25 cents lower with lambs 7.00 to 7.65 for 40 pounds and lighter, and odd notes on feeders and stockers.
Chicago circles report on July 13 showing mixed market activity. Produce receipts total 12 490 with extra firsts up 10 percent and firsts 16 percent while dirties sit at 12 percent. Butter market weak with receipts 16 637 and specials four plus 28 percent extras 22 percent firsts 22 percent seconds 20 percent standards 28 percent. Poultry remains steady with 39 truck arrivals including fowls springers broilers lex horns ducks geese turkeys and roosters with various percentages noted. Potatoes on track as arrivals 352 shipments 1 969 and work dull.
Grain price update shows No 1 yellow corn trading in Chicago at 60 to 61 with bid and bid side movements.
Midway Sale Co markets feeder cattle from 500 to 700 pounds including heifers and steers, plus calves at heavier weights and recommended milch cows and heavy springers. About 600 head of breeding horses to date with 100 pound weaning pigs, sows to farrow and sows with litters are listed.
Last week's sale attendance was one of the largest since last spring. The general rains recently have boosted activity for buyers and sellers alike.
Readable fragment indicates a Midway sale announcement involving Smylif and Son and partners More Kiotz and Duncan. Names suggest a local merchant sale event with referenced firms. Details are limited but imply a public notice of a sale or auction.
No 2 yellow shows 60 to 61 percent and No 3 yellow 60144. No 6 yellow at 58 percent. No 2 white ranges 63 to 64 percent. Sample grade 56 percent. Receipts total 109 cars.
E W Given an instructor at Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan takes photos during a Cotter visit. He captures a Belgian Village World’s Fair scene of a costumed girl peering over a bridge and portraits of his son and an elderly gentleman. His hobby brings pleasure to himself and others.
Chinese Detective Charlie Chan stars in Pax Film's Charlie Chan's Courage at the Fox theater. Adapted from Earl Derr Biggers The Chinese Parrot, the mystery promises thrills and drama. Also showing at Fox is When a Man Dies Alone with Tom Tyler, famed for daring stunt sequences.
Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee return in a new Wheeler and Woolsey comedy at the State theater. The pair portray comic knights amid a rollicking romance with Miss Lee, a fugitive from an amorous duke, and Miss Todd as the duke’s niece.
A Chicago grain table shows bid and ask ranges for wheat rye oats and corn across July September and December maturities. Prices appear fragmented with several digits and OCR errors but indicate varying close open high and low values.
July rains continue to boost pastures and crops as farmers in Crawfordsville and surrounding towns praise the moisture. Johnny Holmes and families express gratitude for daily rain benefits while road work eases with a long iron tube task. At Sam Hauenstein’s cattle sale, buyers report solid prices amid cautious times, with many locals in attendance and new subscriptions to the Evening Journal.
Brief notes from nearby towns compiled by the Journal’s subscription representative D. Macon. Items cover civic happenings, market movements, and local events across multiple communities.
Mark Sandrich blends music sound and dialogue in a smooth narrative flow earning a 1933 Academy Award. Way Burton and Will Jason wrote the musical numbers including I Love to Dilly Dally and I Went Hunting.
Wayland notes show Mr. and Mrs Jesse Bicher visiting relatives in Corn ing Iowa. Dr Be E Allen and J MecKirahan attended Dr Harrison’s funeral in Winfield. The Queen Esther Circle held an outdoor breakfast at the town park with a program and three new members Hazel Black Mary Stutzman Violet Neff.
Wayland residents and area figures gather for a casual town event at the lighted ballpark. Don Hays, John Alliman, Waldo Boller, Joe Miller, and Jacob Roth are named among locals enjoying the gathering. Betty Benson visits from Des Moines while Mrs. Ellis hosts relatives. Henry Sechantz’s farm notes doughnuts fried in lard. Henry Yoder returns from hospital looking better. Lute Sigafoose reflects on farm growth from 40 to 440 acres over 49 years.
Relenies attends summer school in Iowa City. Charles Neff works near Cascade Iowa visits family in route to Johnson County. Jake Leighty killed by lightning during a storm. Birth announced of Mary Jean Boshart June 29 in Goshen Indiana. John and Jemima Lane visit Mt. Pleasant and Lois Lane’s family. Richard Tiede of Ottumwa visits and sings at Mennonite church. Schantz crew erecting garage at HL AW site and building for Harvey Davis. Kirk Noble and others play basketball as crowds gather. Proographer Aefocery store adds Percival refrigerating unit display.
Fragments indicate asbestos was employed in Roman times for luminous textiles and decorative elements. Researchers note its presence in crafts and building materials, suggesting early use of heat resistant fibers amid classical industry.
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