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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
2
Market firm with hogs active up 15 to 20 cents. 200 to 300 lb hogs 4.60 to 4.70, sows 275 to 550 lb 3.50 to 4.20. Cattle and calves trade near standstill for early steer and yearling sales. slaughter cattle mostly 5.50 to 7.50 for 900 to 1500 lb steers and heifers. cows 3.75 to 4.15, bulls 2.75 to 4.00. Sheep around steady to higher with lambs 7.90 to 8.50 for 90 lb and under. ewes 1.25 to 2.75.
Chicago Produce notes market unsettled with receipts 8 545 cases and extra fire's 12 to 13 percent. Firsts range 12 percent. July 26 report from Chicago.
The Washington County campaign favors Coal Creek for a county lake site due to larger water area and potential for enlargement while Dutch Creek offers more shore timber and easier dam construction. Both sites are near primary roads with engineering input from Dr Boone and A B Copeman. A financial drive is planned as site decision is postponed.
Current receipts for dairy show 11 to 11 percent dirties 9 percent with butter unsettled. Butter tubs include specials 25 to 23 percent extras 22 percent and firsts 20 to 22 percent while seconds range 19 to 19 and standard. Poultry market easy with receipts 45 trucks and fowls 9 to 16 percent, springers 11 percent, leghorns 8 percent, ducks 7 to 10, geese 7 to 9, turkeys 16 to 11, roosters and leghorn broilers 12 to 17 percent. Potatoes on track arrivals 165 shipments 348 market Pleady.
A Chicago grain table lists Wheat, Corn, and Oats futures with July September May contracts. Prices show highs and lows across months, including percent changes and settlement figures, though many entries are fragmented.
Chicago July 26 Cash corn prices listed with numbers for mixed and yellow grades. No. 1 yellow 51 to 53 percent, No. 2 yellow 51 to 53, No. 3 yellow 50 to 52, No. 4 yellow 49 to 50, No. 6 yellow 44 to 46, No. 2 white 52 percent. Rample grade 26 to 49.
A reflection notes that Benjamin Franklin proposed a thirty hour week about 175 years ago with a six hour work day. The rest of the day would be recreation as Franklin argued people could accomplish more in six hours than in ten.
J C Merrill says the slump shows need for national price stabilization. Iowa farmers support wheat allotments and the government plan, with extension agents helping organize county groups. Plans will affect next year's wheat production, not this season’s due to poor conditions.
H Aaberg, assistant state secretary of agriculture, says Iowa farmers overall gained about 120 million dollars in wealth from March 1 to July 1 due to higher grain values. March inventories showed large corn and oats stocks with March prices at eight to ten cents and July prices at 30 to 40 cents.
An aged license was used for a recent ceremony in Bellows Falls as Carl Prench and Stella Vorter were married here, marking a notable local event.
Local briefs report happenings from nearby towns through the Journal's subscription correspondent. Items include community meetings, school events, and public notices shaping regional updates for residents.
A breezy diary entry from Winterset Iowa recalls soil erosion work, drought, and looming westward moves. Clerks describe threshing progress, farm visits, neighborly chats, a wreck in Gladwin, and social happenings from Jobe Thompson to Merle’s family while noting hospital return and cake temptations.
Report from last night’s Devils versus Troop game features taunting of Rudy Knottner and a potential all tournament first and second team selection. Players Lewis Dusenbery Ray Kupka Tom Tucker Jack Woods and Windy Kerr are noted for footwear nicknames and on field antics while Tim Dodds drew a walk as the cavalry knocked down the scoreboard.
A neighbor, Ray Bell, notes improvements on farms with crops grown to a high standard, comparing favors and gains to the best known.
A fragment recounts farm activity at Bob Reaneys with crops cattle and pastures. Mentions Don Brown and Bill Glassburner finishing threshing, Boo Nelsons machine threshing 2940 bushels, Lon Burris and others threatening nearby, Stirling Holmes finishing threshing, and Mrs Holmes with canning a family thanks.
Ruby Keeler, star of 42nd Street and a Warner Bros. performer in Gold Diggers of 1933, appears in Dind Street at the State. The wife of Al Jolson, she gains confidence in her second film with a deft, mature touch that surpasses her debut and elevates the musical drama.
Mrs Harry White of Crawfordsville enjoys a cheerful community gathering in Crawfordsville with neighbors and friends in attendance.
The junior legion baseball tournament in Try Iowa will determine the champion. Four district winners enter a round robin to earn Iowa’s regional berth at Springfield Missouri on August 19 20. The Twin Lakes Post of the Iowa American Legion sponsors the event.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a marriage arrangement tied to a venue and a procurement by an unspecified party years earlier. Details are unclear, with names and locations not readable.
The passage notes Vienna's long association with composers Johann Strauss and Franz Schubert, both long time residents. It highlights Vienna as a hub for musicians artists and Balkan students, with a civic history dating back to Marcus Aurelius.
A pair of children behind the press box snickered at a Devils look alike comment during last week's game. Elmer McFadden confessed his plan to win a late assignment from the scribe, admitting he aimed to outdo the competition.
The fragment describes Hub Turner patting at least seven teammates on the back and Dale Kiesey rising from the crowd, but the incomplete text omits event, location, and outcome details.
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