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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
2
Slaughter and live cattle steady to higher with bids running 4.25 to 7.75 for varied weights. Hogs traded 4.90 to 6.00 for good and choice, sow and slaughter pigs listed, and light weights showing strength. Fat lambs up to 8.25, other sheep mostly steady. stockers and feeders quoted 4.00 to 6.75 for steers. bulls and vealers in narrower ranges.
Eggs market unsettled with current receipts 36 324 cases and firsts at 11 percent. dirties 4. Butter market unsettled receipts 18 487 titbs with specials 211 and extras 21 with firsts 19 to 24 percent. Poultry market weak with receipts 22 trucks and fowls rising to 16 but turkeys down to 12. Potatoes on track 44 arrivals 46 shipments 768 with market steady to strong.
Grain table shows open high low close for wheat corn oats rye with July September and December positions. Values include percentages and decimal estimates across wheat corn oats rye contracts, indicating modest shifts and activity in July to December maturities.
Chicago June 2 cash corn market shows No 2 mixed 44% No 7 mixed 42% No 4 mixed 41% to 41% No 2 yellow 44% No 4 yellow 45% No 3% yellow 42% to 44% No 2 white 45% No 4 white 43% No 6 white 40% Sample grade 22% to 37% Receipty 214 cars.
Iowa farm prices gained 13 points between April 15 and May 15, led by grains with livestock slower recovery. Wool prices surged 42 points to 75 percent of prewar levels, while overall U S agricultural prices reached 62 percent of prewar levels. Leslie M. Carl notes gains from February lows and compares May to April.
Jackson Township Farm Bureau met Friday night May 26 at Pleasant Plain with strong turnout. Martha and Donald Hines gave recitations. Walter Smith chaired the program. Joe Knotek recapped the Jair field district convention. Ralph Shannon spoke on the Century of Progress exposition. William J. Roudabush presented moving pictures. the Jacksonite 411 club served lunch.
National League standings and results with teams like New York Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia and St. Louis. Yesterday’s games saw New York defeat Philadelphia 7 2 and St. Louis beat Chicago 6 1. Upcoming games include New York at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at Boston.
Ames Iowa June 1 Lieut Charles A Pyle college ROTC instructor will sail from New York for Panama August 26 to resume active service in the field artillery He will be succeeded by Capt Jesse B Matlack who has completed officer training in field rain Matlack was expected in artillery at Fort Sill Okla Cap Ames tomorrow
Iowa fishermen will convene in Fort Dodge on June 4 for the ninth annual Rod and Reel casting tournament. Prizes go to the first two in events including three-eighths ounce accuracy five-eighths ounce accuracy and distance contests plus wet fly and dry fly accuracy categories.
The article traces Ralph Bellamy path from running away to join a Shakespearean repertory troupe in Chicago to leading parts on the road and finally breaking into Broadway in 1934 before securing a movie contract. It notes his support role to James Cagney in Picture Snatcher at the State theater.
Dividends totaling 913001.71 were released today in 48 Iowa state banks under liquidation by the state banking department. Lyons Savings Bank of Clinton issued the largest dividend at 112819.46, while Security Savings Bank of Iowa Pallette paid the highest percentage at 25. The Pallette dividend totaled 24777.49.
The Mysterious Rider film based on Zane Grey is showing at the Fox theater. Kent Taylor and Lona Andre star with Irving Pichel Gali Patrick and Warren Hymer leading. Paramount produced this sound version following Heritage of the Desert and Wild Horse Mesa with Randolph Scott and Sally Blane.
Community notes compiled by the Journal's subscription representative D F Macon report local happenings. Brief items from nearby towns include social gatherings, church events, school news, and household notices affecting residents.
Day by day the pleasant weather aids corn planting with several locals plowing first time. Farmers like Ed Simmering Geo Gilbert and C C Hotle report progress while others such as Geo Fulton Oscar Lane and Walter Hotle keep busy. Local visitors, meals, school graduates and cattle on the Augustines farm add to the community snapshot.
China established the first sustained examination system for state employment long ago, creating a enduring method to select officials.
On a hot day near the Dutch Creek fair grounds Ralph Augustine runs a strong stock farm with pure bred horses and spotted Poland sows. Eighteen horses filled W F Derbys field and several other farms showed activity with corn planting nearly done.
A Auburn car with Quality Cafe advertisements in Brighton draws notice. Tip Tracey mentions Dr. Horner and Dutch Waneros seeking contact. The text clips a Washington DC news note about a Star route service between Iowa City and Washington established by the Post Office Department from June 16 to June 30, 1923, with Loren Carey of Iowa City named contractor at $870 a year.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a journal sale date on column Sorurda with unclear month day and title. No readable names or events.
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