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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
7
Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction announces a community sale at City Feed Yard. The notice lists weekly Wednesday events and invites local residents to attend.
Market steady to lower than yesterday with hogs at 9.60 to 10.10 per 100 pounds for various weights and cattle including beef steers 8.00 to 9.00, yearlings 7.00 to 9.00, and cows 5.40 to 6.75. Estimated tomorrow receipts show hogs about 16,000 and cattle around 6,000 with calves and beef lots also listed.
Chicago produce prices show steady to easy markets across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Receipts include 24157 cases of eggs with various quality levels and 22838 pounds of butter with multiple grade breakdowns. poultry offers balanced demand with diverse fowl categories. potatoes stay on track with 323 arrivals and 563 shipments, market strong to stronger.
In Chicago on June 2 the INS Corn market shows steadying quotes for multiple grain grades with No 1 mixed at 61 percent and No 2 mixed at 61 to 61 percent. Other yellow corn varieties range from 57 to 69 percent with varied quotes across grades.
A brief market note lists Chicago No. 2 yelow 8 and 4, No 8 percent yellow 83, and Des Moines 68, indicating commodity price quotes at different markets.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer explains that the Elastic Clause in Article I Section 8 grants no new powers but allows Congress latitude to choose means and pass laws necessary to execute powers vested by the Constitution.
In 1892 the United States Geographical Board upheld the Muscle Shoals name. The rapids were named from abundant freshwater mussels living among rocks in the river. The region’s early spelling used muscle or omsael, both derived from Latin musculus meaning a little mouse.
In Hawaii's Kona district on the Big Island, ancient lava flows have weathered into tillable, fertile soil. Fine coffee thrives on these transformed lava beds, sustaining farming in this remote western American region.
The fiftieth annual Iowa Bankers convention drew about 1,200 attendees as Former Vice President Charles G. Dawes headlined speakers, with debates on banking prosperity, deposits, and loans. Goldsborough praised the FDIC while detailing Iowa bank deposits and insured status across the state.
A collection of local visits and remarks from Washington. Residents and relatives from Ainsworth Des Moines Wellston Ringworth White Oak and Omaha drop names and share casual hometown anecdotes. Voter comments and family updates appear among social notes and thanks to local supporters.
A fragmented Cotlier's Weekly item notes public confusion over hawks labeled as dangerous and mentions a 1800 British Navy hand salute change using the left hand as a distinction from the army. The passage also touches on cultural responses in Asia and Africa.
A reader recounts asking Neil Humble to perform Grandfather's Clock with the Washington Concert Band a tune they first heard at old time singing schools. The note cites a clipped item from Harper's Weekly dated Sept 13 1912 and credits the Ainsworth Clip for Evening Journal readers.
The Hampton Court clock, famed for legends of stopping when a royal dies, is described as England’s first astronomical timepiece. Built in 1540 for Henry VII, it was restored 32 years ago and reinstalled opposite the state apartments. It shows hour, month, day, sun position, year day count, moon phases, and high tides at London Bridge.
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