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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market notes July 18 show hogs 24 000 with top 5.00 and varied weights 140 to 190 lb. cattle 7 590 and calves 2 500 with steers 550 to 800 lb at 5.75 to 7.60. heavier cattle 1100 to 1500 lb 5.75 to 7.75. sheep lambs 90 lb and under 6.75 to 8.10. vealers 5.00 to 6.00.
Local freight and passenger train timetables appear with station stops and connections listed for Washington and nearby towns. Baseball standings show Pittsburgh leading with yesterday results and upcoming games across the National and American leagues.
Chicago market columns show firm eggs receipts at 10 222 cases with varied percentages for firsts and extras and butter market steady with receipts 14 594. Poultry trade steady to easy with truck arrivals and seasonal shifts in fowls ducks turkeys and broilers while potatoes move on tracks with 2358 arrivals and shipments 315.
Chicago grain table shows July and September contracts for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with open high low and close figures. The data include values for July September December and May across Wheat Corn Oats and Rye, reflecting overall market movement.
Chicago reports show mixed corn grades with No. 2 at 62% to 64 and No. 3 at 61% to 63. Yellow varieties range from No. 1 at 64% to No. 6 at 56% to 60. A sample grade 26 56 receives 405 cars.
A compact quotation on coming together as a path to success. Edward Everett Hale emphasizes starting, sustaining, and collaborating for achievement.
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that all archaeological finds in the country fall under state jurisdiction, asserting government ownership and control over discoveries. The decision clarifies legal protections and management of Mexico’s cultural heritage.
Dr. Harold Stonler of the American Bankers Association argued to the American Institute of Banking that bank failures follow business failures rather than cause them. He noted the US has many long lived banks and that rapid development, not banking collapse, drives economic setbacks.
Professor John Manna of Columbia University notes the government now operates fifty two financing institutions with about two billion dollars in government investment and three billion in institution resources. He warns consolidation should precede any permanent reorganization to avoid political entanglement.
The value of higher education institutions in the United States now exceeds 2.5 billion dollars. Endowments total about 1.15 billion. Thirty colleges and universities average 18 million each, with eleven of them averaging 35 million.
The law provides for funeral expenses of members of Congress as a just tribute to those who died while serving the country, honoring their service and sacrifice.
Fred Coakley of West Chester nears completion on a new home. Local residents including James Boyc, Ainsworth, Fred Merrifield, and many West Chester and Havre neighbors were seen shopping Monday. Reports note farm activity near Muscatine with corn and wheat yields and threshing soon.
Local brief by D F Macon reports on community happenings across nearby towns including civic events, school notes, and upcoming meetings with emphasis on church gatherings and library programs. Each item highlights resident names, dates, and venues.
Charley Augustine and family cultivate 100 acres of corn with oats in shocks and expect to thrash. A large hog operation grows toward 27 sows plus summer pigs. Rubio Joney praised at Art Lambert's. Arthur Jr. to assist in the blacksmith shop. Ardith Luithly showcases a rock garden and flowers. Ardith’s dog priced at $50 this week only. E. S. Herron farms 120 acres with Guernsey cows and a milking shorthorn herd, corn thriving and silks showing.
Zenno Tinness stacks Charley Churchill hay in Val ley while Churchill and Andy Sheetz repair a road. A note mentions a bee nest and abundant bees seen nearby.
The text records a terse exchange about illness hospitalization and police searches, noting a hidden key and valuables. It then comments on farmers' speed after favorable weather and announces threshing due this week in many neighborhoods.
The passage notes that few institutions exceed $100 million in endowments. Annual operating income for colleges and universities totals over $500 million. Gifts to these institutions in a single year have reached $222 million.
Fragmentary text notes a comedy scene involving the title characters in a “Little Giant” setting. Mentions a gangster and a racketeer, with phrases about changing Spets and a leopard record, but the fragmentary OCR prevents a coherent event or outcome.
First National’s The Little Giant plays at the State theater this Wednesday and Thursday. Bo ward G Robinson stars as Bugs Ahearn a Chicago beer baron who abandons crime to chase social climbing on California’s gold coast. Mary Astor Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Whiteca Vinson and Donald Dimoway appear in supporting roles.
Ames Iowa July 18 cattle feeders will visit Iowa State College for the annual Hey Day program. About 84 steer calves and 17 heifer calves will be shown with feeding data on soybeans as protein and ration strategies. Gov Clyde Herring Dr A G Black and D P Hogan will speak along with George Clearman.
A reflective line echoing Dickens on waking to an abrupt, disorienting morning. The passage conveys the universal unease of sudden change and the sense of a day starting under grim, gray light.
Several harps discovered in Egyptian tombs yield intact strings and distinct sounds after an estimated twenty year silence, surprising conservators and prompting renewed study of ancient instruments.
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