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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1932
Page
2
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 1 packing plant in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ended 8:00 AM today were 10,800 versus 16,300 a week ago and 15,600 a year. Prices steady to weak with Friday’s average. Bulk of good to choice 180 to 230 pound hogs 4.20 to 4.45 with lone haul loads occasionally to 4.00.
Midway Com Co announces a Tuesday July 26 sale at 1 30 featuring dairy cows with 50 head expected plus yearling cattle and calves. consignments welcomed Monday night or Tuesday morning. other items include sheep, hogs, sows, potatoes and onions. Special stock cattle sale on August 2. Klotz Duncan Auds Huston Clerk.
The report lists bulk and light weight hog prices by weight classes from 100 to 550 pounds, with price ranges per hundredweight. It notes bulk transactions form the basis, lone haul shipments and shipping-point weights are excluded from quotations.
Chicago livestock update shows 5,000 hogs traded with weak bids for few offerings. Hogs top at 5.00 with most between 4.50 and 4.90, steady to lower for the week. Cattle supply around 1,000 with a nominally steady trend. cows and heifers steady. stockers and feeders steady. Lambs 25 to 60 cents lower for the week.
Cattle prices show steady demand with calves at 4.00 to 6.00 and beef steers ranging from 4.50 to 9.25 for top grades. Stockers and feeders move between 4.25 and 5.80, cows 2.50 to 4.00, bulls 2.75 to 4.00, and calves 4.00 to 6.00. Sheep markets hold at 2,000 head with lambs 5.50 to 6.25 and yearlings 4.00 to 4.75 in this market snapshot.
Chicago grain market reports July 13 with Wheat Corn and Oats futures. Prices list July September and December contracts with high low open and close figures. Data includes Wheat at July 41% and 46% ranges, Corn around 31 32% to 33%, and Oats near 16% to 20% across months.
Chicago July 23 Cheese varieties mixed with 11 percent ranges while live poultry shows turkeys hens and toms with 10 to 14 percent figures. Leghorn hens and various chicken grades appear with 10 to 11 percent in the marked listings.
In a locked room of a penthouse case, Thatcher Colt and Dougherty debate Lola Carewe’s murder link to Mrs. Carewe and Rowland. Inspector Flynn reports a scorpion box trail tied to Baldwin and Doctor Baldwin, while Colt reshapes the precinct with drills, a new line-up, and police reforms amid ongoing public scrutiny.
The report lists live poultry and produce items with weights and conditions. Horn broilers and leghorn roosters shown with counts, ducks and geese by weight and quality, potatoes priced with ears, and U S shipment figures for Kansas and Missouri cobblers.
Chicago July 23 cash grain close shows wheat mostly 48 to 49 with mixed lots at 47 to 49 percent. Corn prices range around 33 to 34 percent with several yellow and white varieties noted. Barley trades quoted 29 to 35 while oats run 17 to 18 percent for various lots.
Wheat receipts total 113 cars, corn 136 cars, and qats 99 cars recorded in the latest grain tally.
Seed market report from Chicago on July 23 lists red clover grades from fair to fancy with prices 7.50 to 13.50, alsike 6.50 to 8.00, and timothy ranges from good 2.65 to fancy 2.90. Prices reflect differing quality grades across seven listed seed types.
Mr and Mrs Willard Glase of Huston Texas visited their mother Mrs J M Stone during a Monday trip. Miss Cora Hopping spent time with her brother and family Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hopping. Rahmiller of Col- visited as well.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular meeting Friday of each month. Glenn Mace W M and W Yard Secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10 Regular meeting fourth Tuesday monthly at Masonic Temple rooms. Mrs Grace E B Twinam W HP and Mrs J W Bidwell W Scribe.
The timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains with local freights and passenger services, including No. 86 and No. 12, Golden State Limited, Apache trains, and mixed trains. It notes exceptions on Sundays, stops for California passengers, and multiple station calls from Brighton to Liberty. Agents GOODLANDER and McKAY oversee the routes for the Co and Q lines.
Journal’s subscription representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Highlights include community events, school activities, and notable local happenings across several municipalities.
The column lists visits and small-town happenings from Sigourney and surrounding areas. It mentions Miss Ruth Anderson of Centerville visiting Myrtle Macon, nurse Maurine Rathmel finishing special work in Iowa City, and several locals traveling to Hastings and Delta. It notes Mr. W. F. Stout hog farming at Knotek Bros and a stop at Model Way for meals on the way home.
The Geo. Washington pageant boosters and band led by Milburn McKay, John Rohrer, and Horace Allen visit Crawfordsville, Olds, Winfield, and Mt. Pleasant, receiving courteous treatment and free drinks at each stop. Large crowds enjoy the program and praise shows in central park fountains and county seats.
Yambus Junction locals report visits, oats harvesting moves at Lee Hunts and Weaver's plots. Sickness noted among harvest workers with stomach and bowel ailments. several residents sick or recovering from injuries and medical issues. Community events include a Johnson reunion, Home Missionary meeting, and ongoing farm tasks as weather remains hot.
Des Moines reports the state will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court over a Woodbury County road paving contract. The Lytle Construction Co. sued to force performance after an injunction blocked bond sales for the project. The district court ruled for Lytle, with the state arguing it can entice the contract under current conditions.
In Sioux City Iowa Mabel Larson aged 23 died after choking on a medicinal gargle used for a sore throat. Family found her in the bathroom unable to breathe and she died before medical help arrived.
Samuel Goldwyn produced a film version of Sinclaire Lewis novel Arrowsmith. Ronald Colman stars with Helen Hayes and Richard Rennett. cast includes Myrna Loy Alec B Francis Beulah Bondi among others. United Artists released Arrowsmith for 1931.
Mr John Shebeck hosts dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Howell. Relatives visit Brighton while Arthur Wiley Mabel and Virginia visit near Germanville. Mrs Walter Kyle and daughter shop in Washington. Harrictty Shebeck returns home from West Chester. Clarence Fulton attends funeral of Frances Dunbar McKinney. Stanley Pishborn ships lambs. Threshing starts at Lawrence Howell’s. Cal Griggs hosts callers. Onelta stays through Saturday. Snowball Social club held ice cream social. Armour Griggs reports cow struck by lightning.
The fragment presents a paradox about wisdom and veto power, suggesting a wise person who cannot use wisdom for personal gain. It reads as a terse philosophical note without clear events or names.
Local columns report Gerald Carris and Warren Carris assisting in Keota and farming activities with oats cutting for Ralph Augustine and George Frank aiding in shocks. Visits to Washington and Gladwich relatives, a Ladies Aid quilting at the church, and holy Communion planned for next Sunday. Community members attend chautauqua Kensington and Keota gatherings. grain threshing continues as ring opened at Warren Carria's property.
Dr. A. B. W. Rosenbach holds the original Wakefield deed once owned by Hercules Bridges who previously sold it to Daniel Liston. The sequence records a chain of ownership culminating in Rosenbach as current holder of the deed.
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