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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1932
Page
2
The report lists weekly and yearly price comparisons for hogs and sows, noting declines for heavy weights and detailing quo tations by weight class from 100 to 450 pounds. It explains bulk basis, shrinkage, and shipping point exclusions.
Chicago hog receipts reached 6000 but lacked sufficient supply to form a market. Prices showed steady to weaker trends amid limited offerings.
Markets show limited gains with 500 cattle arriving and hogs steady to weak. Choice steers gain 25c from last week while grassers fall, cows and heifers retreat, lambs rise 26 to 50c with top at 6.50. Chicago bids show calves steady, beef steers 8.00 to 9.50, yearlings 7.50 to 9.50, and sheep steady with lambs 5.50 to 6.50 and feeders 3.50 to 4.50.
Chicago grain prices show July and September bids for wheat corn and oats with mixed highs lows and closes. The data lists Wheat July and Sept values around 50 and 52 percent, Corn July around 32 percent and September near 32 percent, Oats July about 16 percent with September similar.
In a tense penthouse gathering, Thatcher Colt and allies plan a physical reconstruction of Christine Quires murder. Suspects include Vincent Rowland, Lola Carewe, Guy Everett, Eunice Chung, and more as the commissioner outlines steps to locate the killer.
A scrambled sequence of percentages and dates appears with partial month names and initials. The text lacks coherent events or names, offering only isolated figures such as Sept Dec July and various percent values.
Chicago market notes show varied produce prices for cheese and dairy items, live poultry, ducks, and geese. Potatoes amid shipments list Missouri Kansas cobblers, Nebraska and Idaho varieties with price ranges and quality notes for each lot.
Chicago July 10 Wheat prices show mixed bids with 1 hard 52 to 63 percent and 2 hard around 52 percent. Yellow wheat 56 to 62 percent. corn values feature 1 yellow 33 percent and 2 yellow 33 percent. Oats listed at 18 to 19 percent for 2 white and 3 white 17 to 19 percent. Rye unavailable and barley ranges from 3 percent to 4 dollars.
Wheat 110 cars, corn 91 cars, and oats 182 cars were recorded in the latest grain shipment totals. The figures indicate steady activity across the three staple crops.
A stampede at a Glasgow railway station for the comedy team Laurel and Hardy left thirty injured. Nine women and children were hospitalized after the surge, while falling debris from a nearby hotel balcony caused additional injuries during the chaotic welcome event.
Authorities investigate the slaying of Ed Elifritz 53 found bullet ridden on a road near Hopkins after attending a movie Wednesday night. The case follows Elifritz suing William Alexander for alienation of affections and Mrs Elifritz seeking a divorce. In Forest City a theater owner M A Brown was fined 25 dollars for Sunday showings.
Community notes compiled by D F Macon from the Journal's subscription staff. Brief items highlight local happenings across towns, including events, meetings, and small notices affecting residents.
Steve Crawford and sons Marion and Dennis visited town on a July morning. Marion seeks medical care while Dennis shares licorice. A photo from C B Reed shows him swimming at Asbury Park New Jersey. Reed reports a 1500 mile journey and good health.
Will Krotz questions if farming so much land was wise given price trends. Mrs. Sterling Holmes hosts ice cream after dinner with four chickens for dessert. Neighbors help with chores while Julius Wulfs thresh their own and others grain. A new baby joins Mr. and Mrs. Duesenbury in Crawfordsville. Families travel, shop, and boast bountiful gardens and busy farms across the area.
A humorous tale opens with a college graduate deriding dated cultivation methods and a farmer correcting him about a pear tree. The piece shifts to social notes from Washington and nearby farms, mentioning the Lines, Dunn, Rockhurst, Kennedy, Shebeck, Augustine Ainsworth, Rothlisberger, and Lambert families, their visits, chores, and farm work.
A fragment recalls a child pleading for a guardian to play Indian with him. The elder’s response offers comfort while acknowledging the boy’s fear of loss and mock danger, preserving a child’s emotions in a tense moment.
Camp Wapsie Y in Central City Iowa reports a busy day with five hikes along the river led by Mounts Winters Nelson and others. Boats sank after a high river trip while fishing and camp naming introduced new nicknames for several campers. Washington visitors and baseball games frame the day.
Camp notes describe a sunset by Wapsie River from the bluff and a vivid stunt night with cabins performing songs solos and a drawing act. Mr Soule stresses camping life helps boys find themselves while fifteen scouts hike away as five trips depart at 9 00 this morning.
Des Moines report says Governor Dan Turner sent letters to county board chairmen and boards of education presidents urging heating with Iowa coal this winter. He argues Iowa coal is cheaper than much imported coal and would ease unemployment in the state.
The Lundoff Bicknell company files a lien foreclosure in Davenport district court for 154 049 against the Mississippi hotel and theater building. They seek special execution and priority of their lien over others amid river dam construction plans.
DK T. J. Pease and FF. Boller advertise offices opposite the courthouse and at the Commercial Bank corner with realty services. John W. Applegate lists farm and city property from City Hall area, near the State Theatre, with contact numbers.
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