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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1935
Page
7
Markets in Chicago show hogs steady to firm with large receipts of 11 000. Calves and cattle weaker across the board with grain fed cattle harder to sell. Sheep and lambs also lower with natives trading around 7.85 to 8.15 and losses of about 25 cents. Estimated receipts: hogs 12 000 Tuesday. cattle 6 000. sheep 5 000 Friday.
Chicago market notes show mixed results with produce steady or improved. Eers arrivals 16 026 cases with 22 percent extra rate while firsts 21 percent. Butter receipts 18 623 tubs with 25 percent specials and 223 percent extra firsts. Poultry receipts 18 trucks with fowls 14 and broilers 16 percent. Potatoes on track with 195 arrivals and 729 shipments.
Chicago July 22 for corn futures No 2 mixed 85 No 4 mixed 83 No 1 yellow 86 No 2 yellow 86 No 3 yellow 85 No 4 yellow 84 No 2 white 89 percent. Receipts 27 cars.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes dispute over the author of a famous line about a better mouse trap. The piece identifies Elbert Hubbard as the mouse trap supplier but credits Ralph Waldo Emerson with the original sense of the quotation.
Louisa County Mail Carrier's Association elected officers at the July meeting in Morning Sun. J. J. Robertson of Columbus Junction was named president, with Mrs Ingram Waterhouse of Oakville as secretary and treasurer. The auxiliary chose Mrs Homer Winder of Wapello as president and Mrs O Williamson of Wapello as secretary and treasurer. The August gathering is set for Wapello.
Julia Graham, 20, former Sistersville choir singer, was found dead in an apartment owned by film cameraman Benjamin F Reynolds in Los Angeles. Her unclad body had a bullet wound in the right temple. She twice attempted suicide last year to break into films. after the second attempt Earl Carroll arranged a screen test for her.
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Mr P R Schanitz died at his farm home Sunday at 5 30 am southwest of Crawfordsville. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 am at Eich er church. He had been ill about nine years. Local notes report various visits and salesmen including Fuller Brush in Ottumwa and Jefferson county territory transfer.
Johnny Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. EBbeen Davis, Mrs. Jack King and H. D. Cherryholmes of Crawfordsville were among the many here Saturday.
Morgan Williams, east of Crawfordsville, survived a close call when lightning struck nearby on Thursday. Witnesses say if it had been any closer, he would not be alive.
Mrs A KE Moberly and her sons from Riverside visited the Moberly home. Mrs M H Hudwell of Tulsa with her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Thorp and child were also visiting. E Wenger of Wayland leaves for daily subscriptions. Will Kendrick of west Washington was first to thresh about two weeks ago, around July 13.
Fred Byers from northeast of Haskins attended the Whittaker sale Saturday. A small crowd due to busy times still saw a successful event with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Murphy of nearby residents present.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance sues Lena Welch and others over a 1900 loan on land in Washington County Iowa. The petition seeks foreclosure of a mortgage covering parts of section 38 township 76 north range 7 west and appointment of a receiver, with a personal judgment only against Lena Welch. Default entitles the plaintiff to judgment if defendants fail to appear by September term.
Frank Brock who lived near West Chester years ago died at his home in Humanville Missouri on June 1. The Brock family were neighbors to Harry Kleeses as told by Mrs. W J Dea a Brock niece. The Dea family visited Saturday night from Ainsworth.
Ruth Irenene of Newton is visiting the Dea family at their home in Ainsworth.
Lloyd Foster of Washington R 3 has not been seen in town for weeks but is now ahead a year on his home daily. The note credits his family for the lift. A display at Oellen seed store window Saturday evening drew attention to six Scottish puppies owned by Albert Hopkins, noted for their short legs.
Mr and Mrs C F Griffith and family from ontoan near northwest of Weet Chaeter were visiting Saturday evening. Casual observers noted a large crowd in Washington for some time that Saturday night.
Ode Feergu drives a hoe along a single corn row crowded in a small space. He believes the sun hurts the plants and fears the sunflowers nearby may be bending the corn.
Attorneys PENNINGROTH and HOLMES inform the plaintiff Cedar Rapids Town that an application for continuance may be filed at the stated time and place, extending the case until March 1, 1937.
The Knights of Malta, also known as the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, were founded about 1118 by Gerard The Blessed to aid the poor and strangers in the Holy Land. From 1300 to 1922 they were called the Knights of Rhodes and have been known as the Knights of Malta since 1530.
Supreme Court Justice Cotillo granted an annulment of the 1934 marriage between Clendenin J. Ryan Jr and Countess Marie Ann von Wurmbrard-Stupach of Austria. The judge described the countess as a fortune hunter in the ruling.
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