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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1931

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Report July Chicago

Hogs receipts 14 000 with 2 000 direct. prices up 10 to 15 cents on top bacon hogs under 250 pounds. Sows up 10 to 25 cents. Cattle and calves receipts 5 500 and 2 000 respectively with steady to higher竺 best steers 8 35. Slaughter cattle by weight ranges 7 00 to 9 75 with varied quality. Sheep receipts 10 000 as market fairly active to packers, natives 7 00 to 7 40, yearlings about 6 25, muttons weaker for light weights. Feeding lambs 5 00 to 5 75.

Chicago

Iowa hog market reports steady gains in mid July.

Combined hog receipts for 24 hours ended 8:00 a m at 7 200 across 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota show pricing up 10 to 15 cents for weighty hogs and sows. Prices varied by weight class with top 7.00 for 180 210 lb buyers and ranges between 5 00 and 7 10 for heavier classes. light weights fetch 6 25 to 7 10 depending on size. Pigs 100 180 lbs unquoted. packing sows 4 50 to 4 00 340 424 lb 4 15 to 4 65 425 550 lb 3 75 to 4 25.

Des Moines

Market Report Highlights Mixed Dairy and Poultry Goods

Firsts and seconds show varied ranges with butter weak and high extras. receipts listed. Poultry prices move with fowls and springers up while ducks and geese edge higher. turkeys and roosters mixed. Cheese markets show twins and Americas up modestly. Potatoes in track with 298 cars. Irish cobblers priced by region. market dull in general.

Kansas Missouri Virginia East Shore

Grain price report from Chicago market update

Chicago July 23 grain figures show WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE values with July Sept and Dec contracts. Prices listed in mixed fractions and percentages reflect open high low and close ranges with notes on lard and related commodities.

Moke

Cash Grain Chicago Update Mixed Wheat and Corn Quotes

Grain prices in Chicago show mixed results with wheat listed around 53 to 58 and corn trading in the 56 to 57 range. The report notes several lots labeled as hard and yellow varieties with varying bids and calcium notes.

Chicago

The Mystery of Geraldine Case Unfolds in Detective Tale

In a Christmas Eve disappearance, Geraldine Foster is linked to a crime scene at Dr Maskell's office. Thatcher Colt coordinates a downtown search, discovers a brutal scene with seven dead pigeons, a bloody pillow case, and a buried nude body. Family shock grows as investigators question suspects and seek the house on Peddler's Road.

Geraldine Foster Umphrey Maskell Colt Betty Canfield Geraldine Dougherty Thatcher Colt Hogan Colt Agreeante Haberorn Phatehar Ool Thatcher Golt Phattaix Commissioner's Office Hague Mr. Colt Clesleck Peddler’s Road Wisner Doctor Clesleck Dr. Clesleck Dr. Clesleek Clesleek Tony Peddlers Road Mr Colt Edmund L. Foster Mr. Foster Mr. Footer Peddler's Road Harry Armstrong Doctor Maskell

Fostering Grief and Family Secrets in a Death Probe

Thatcher Colt questions Geraldine Foster's father about friends and finances as he reveals a one hundred thousand dollar estate and the alleged inheritance for Bruce. The father insists Geraldine died penniless but hints at potential motives and family tensions. The Medical Examiner orders the parents to report to the case update tomorrow.

Thatcher Colt Thatcher Cat Bruce Foster Harry Armstrong Geraldine Betty Canfield Bruce Foster Henry

Grain price ranges and varieties listed in brief

A compact price list shows oats, rye, timothy, clover and other forage grains with old and new pricing. Entries include oats at 27 to 24 percent, rye none, timothy 450 to 475, clover 13.50 to 20.09, and multiple white and old varieties with varied percentages.

Jarley

Grain and hay prices shift in market notes

The item records fluctuating prices for grain and hay commodities. References include October and December figures with prices per ewt, noting Alsike at 13.75 and Timothy around 1.25, with other values like 8.65 and 65 cents in context of cash and futures.

Toledo Lead Tey Uup— Grain Close Clover Prime Alsike Cash

Grain Receipts Wheat Cal Carn 428

Grain receipts record shows Wheat Cal Carn 428 on the market ledger with quantities and pricing details. The entry notes warehouse location and date, reflecting standard grain trade accounting practices of the period.

Local Lodges Schedule Regular Meetings Across Chapters

Washington area fraternal groups list monthly meeting times. Lodges Ve 9s 6 Ida McDaniel WM Ernestine Denison secretary welcome visiting members. Damascus Shrine No 10 meets fourth Wednesday at Matone Temple. Chloa Spies WPL Hazel Haven Scribe. Washington Lodge No 26 meets first Friday. Yard Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 meets second Friday. J W Enslin Pi Ay We Yard secretary.

Washingtonm Ida McDaniel Ernestine Denison Damascus Shrine No. 10 Wls Matonte Chloa Spies Hazel Haven Washington T Lodge Harry C Ward W. My Aoa Cvrus J. W. Ensling Ay We Yard

Rail timetable highlights for Golden State Limited and Apache routes

The railway schedule lists departures and arrivals for No. 4 Golden State Limited 3700 and No. 12 Apache, No. 50 Local Passenger daily except Sunday with several morning and afternoon slots, No. 40 Local Freight daily, No. 11 Apache, No. 29 Local Passenger 9 05 a m, and various westbound and eastbound mixed trains. Agent signatures include L. Foodlander and W. C. Rell.

Golden State Limited Mmn Apache Pro. Bw Galden State Limited A. Tin California L. Foodlander Acr McKay Ce AL SP Cos Westhound S'wesat Lim Sthwest W. C. Rell

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities

Subscriptions representative D F Macon compiles brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover local happenings, small civic updates, and community updates typical of a rural newspaper column.

Residents write letter from California about Lincoln growth

A July letter from W. A. Harper and family, formerly from Washington and Crawfordsville now in California, describes rapid local building, new businesses a drug store and a Piggly Wiggly, and hopes Lincoln will attract new residents. The note also recaps visits, farm activity, and townsfolk like Clark Eckerman and C. J. Godwin, plus farm work, threshing, and local reunions.

Bil Coleen Clofields Washington Lincoln Nobi Clark Eckermans Mrs. Eckerman Bill Sare Harper East Washington

Bates Family Attends Kane Home Sunday

Mr and Mrs Clifford Bates and children spent Sunday at the John S Kane home. Threshing progresses well and a rain Sunday evening aided corn and young clover. Statler hatinger Mr and Mrs E J Statler announce the marriage of their daughter.

Clifford Bates John S. Kane

Brighten social and farm bureau notes from Black Hawk county

Neva Jones hosted the Black Hawk community ladies farm bureau club on July eighth with Clara Brown directing entertainment and prizes won by Mada and Nannie Dickinson. The gathering featured ice cream, wafers, and a late-afternoon departure. Threshing activity spread across Clay and surrounding farms, with multiple crews operating machinery and noting recent rain easing conditions. Newton Robinson and others faced minor accidents and progress reported. Mr and Mrs Clarence Morehead and daughter visited Carson home, recalling old neighbors near Olds. Clark Pieffer delivered shoats.

Brighton Neva Jones Black Hawk Community Ladies Farm Bureau Club Clara Brown Mada Nannie Dickinson Carrie Oswalt Maxine Robert Waterhous Ray Woodford Chariton Swales Clay Church Meacham Girls John Mann Robinson Farm Keokuk County Stannard Farm Jake Rudolph Rubio Clay Street Will Farnest Stout Bari Barnett George Marshal Gabby Pepper Farm Meacham Farm Stones Ralph Reliel Black Hawk Pleasant Plain Matt Brinton White Hawk Newton Robinson Clarence Morehead Carson Carson's Olds Clark Pieffer

Wellman Visit And Road Work Highlight County News

Mrs George Lemley and her son and Junior Nelson are visiting relatives in Wellman. A new county road project between Hagan corner and Primary No 1 is advancing quickly with substantial dirt moved. Homer Brinton shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago.

Ton George Lemley Junior Nelson Wellman Hagan Corner Homer Brinton Chicago

Genius in Poverty and Steak Inspires Critics

A Spec tator columnist argues that genius may thrive in poverty yet concedes inspiration can come from simple meals like steak and onions. The piece weighs a proposed authors subsidy and notes provocative contrasts in creative sources.

Hamilton Spectator

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