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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1934
Page
2
Hog and cattle supply figures with direct 600, government 1000 cattle and calves, and market shifts. Late trade rises on all grades, better fed steers steady to 25c lower versus Friday, stocker feeders up 25c, top heavy steer 1025, week totals show 3000 sheep and 4000 lambs equivalents from feeding stations and direct sales with various price moves.
Chicago July 14 report shows poultry market steady with receipts of 11 trucks. Fowls and springers lead varieties with multiple counts. turkeys and leghorn related lots noted. Potatoes on track with arrivals and shipments totaling 117 and 1091 respectively. market listed as steady.
The Chicago cash corn market shows No 2 mixed 62 percent and No 1 yellow 62 percent with No 2 yellow quoted at 64 14 to 1? 2. Prices range 61 to 62 percent for No 2 yellow and 62 for other grades.
Glenda le notes show Miss Tena Gerdes and brother Harry Gerdes entertaining the N. S. A. club Friday night. Ruth Stewart announces a July 12 recital. Beulah Harvey ill in Washington county hospital with an abscess on her jaw.
A farmer reports faster gains and better health for hogs after installing a sanitary concrete wallow. The wallow, built from locally sourced materials, resists rot and mud, improving pork profits and payback.
Mrs Arthur Allred and a son born July 11. Margat Miller born July 11 to Earl G. Miller of Kewanee Illinois. Mildred McCoy and Glen Gese wed at M EB parsonage July 12. Des Moines trip. shower planned for bride. Allen Meyer and Joel Zook in collision. minor damage. Rain and thunder enrich hopes for pasture, chinch bugs feared. Three year old Pauline Boshart injured by hog shed collapse. hair shaved for treatment. Mrs Jessie Martin visited Moline. Mrs Maude Stuart in Wayland. Walter Wood and Ronald Roth painting Rep. John Spiedel’s home. Orie Miller arrives with fresh air children. Graber family Fourth of July visit. Noble Kittens baseball beat Crawfordsville 14 to 1. girls lost 12 to 4. Fy erready Literary Society hosted program at Amusa Miller home. Rev A H Miller returns from Bloomington hospital. improving. Muriel and Miriam Wyse, daughters of Ivan Wyse, noted.
The Chicago grain table shows bid and offered ranges for wheat corn oats and rye with May July and Sept contract rows. Notable figures include wheat around 99 10 percent, corn near 62 59 percent, oats around 44 45 percent, and rye near 70 percent in various months.
Journal subscription representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover local events, happenings, and community updates from area residents and organizations.
Friday visitors in Washington include Rex Smith discussing new milk bottle shapes and dairymen benefiting from recent rains. Elmer Kolesick reports better corn northeast of Washington due to timely rain. Gus Roberts, injured over a year ago, walks with a cane and helps with chores. Will and Everett Roberts seek repairs for their combine. others from Ainsworth and Cotter shop Friday. The city smoke stack repair sparks talk as old steeple chasers visit. Flowers near H A bakery and Economy Oil station attract attention. Roads remain wet and no field work observed. Mrs. Donald Mitchell and family visited grandma Hillhouse and Mrs. Tucker who has been ill. The Strain Mitchell family arrives from California for a stay in Crawfordsville and Washington.
Muriel was struck in the eye by a glass shard when a window broke at Wyse about noon Thursday. She received immediate medical care, including at an eye clinic and Henry Co. hospital where a cut eye ball and pupil were noted. The group hopes her sight remains intact.
In Washington area whispers of farming activity include Berdo farm planting shade trees and hopeful outlooks for better times. Hoxworth reports sowing rape for future pasture while Hipp and Sailes survey barn and outbuildings amid wet spells. Everett Johnson tends six acres of potatoes and other truck crops, with mayor Johnson of Brighton planning a new garden as seeds arrive. Mrs. Anna Johnson hospital stay prompts coverage of garden plans and local seed supply. LeRoy Jones and Wayne the Brighton poultryman report shipping over a thousand chicks and a projection of 1600 more. Mrs. Jones has ties to Indianola and Des Moines for schooling and visits. A sale on the Cline farm east of Grace Hill was scheduled for October 16th, marking a past event referenced in local notes.
Mrs James Daniels and her mother Mrs Gash and Mrs Ola Brumback left Tuesday for Illinois to attend a funeral and visit relatives. Margaret Berend helps with housework while Ed Dufall and daughters plan a Iowa visit. Virgil Poore and Roger go to Chicago for the world fair. Local residents shop Washington and visit friends as a new telephone operator Bernice Hamm starts work.
Will Kendrick of Washington on the Brighton road owns an unusual dog. The animal’s deeds are so valued that Will would not accept a hundred dollars for it. Louie Musil recalls the dog saving Joe Shanta’s life amid a herd of cattle when a bull showed fighting mood.
The Crawfordsville resident Silas Finke is in the hospital this week after a recent illness. The community notes his condition as improving and expresses wishes for a speedy recovery. Elmer Cherry is thanked for his continued Evening Journal subscription.
Washington R. McKay will pause field work for a few days, a visit to the farm found him resting on a Friday.
Mt Pleasant residents hosted relatives including Myril Jean Joyce Stuart and aunt Mrs. Omer Roth. Ottumwa visitors Mildred Rouseh and Beryl Barber stayed with Ger al dine Pritchard as Omaha guest Bertha Schlatter came for a visit. Local group planned a younger democrats club meeting with Jordon Rhum Robert Wittrig Ina Roehart Mildred Miller John Wenger present. Helen Hess of Heaton Kansas visited Rollin grand family. Arthur Roach and wife welcomed their fourth child Thursday night.
Ann Harding stars in a vivid dramatization of Louis Bromfield story The Life of Vergie Winters with John Boles as the male lead. Produced by RKO Radio, the picture portrays a poignant romance amid dramatic situations and strong performances.
A bold woman defies gossip and persecution to pursue love and ideals across twenty two years from 1910 to 1932. The story uses changing styles and slang reflected in costumes and dialogue set in an American small town. A large Hollywood style supporting cast of over thirty five speaking parts populates the town.
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