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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1935
Page
7
Markets show slow hog trade with top at 10.05 and various weights priced. Cattle and calves run 7,000 and 2,500 respectively with mixed grades. sheep at 8,000 head and fair activity, spring lambs up modestly. Estimated Wednesday receipts: hogs 13,000, cattle 7,000, calves 2,500, sheep 6,000.
Chicago reports firm markets for produce and poultry. W R Produce shows receipts of 30 805 cases with high extras and firsts. Rutter firm with 17 437 titbs and high extras. Poultry receipts totaled 42 trucks with varied percentages for fowls, springers, broilers, and other cuts. Potatoes on track with 541 shipments and market steady.
Chicago cash corn market reports No 2 yellow priced at 7 to 874 cents with receipts listed as four cars.
The vehicle, described by Mrs. F. Ogden Jr. of Reno Oklahoma in Collier's Weekly, was steered from a front seat by one man while two others in the rear turned a crank to propel it. Its top speed was two miles per hour but it featured a dragon figure on the hood that spouted water up to 15 feet to move people aside.
Prices paid for Hlennery Brown Peas Hennery White Eyes No 2 Nests Heavy Hens Leghorn Hens Heavy Broilers Leghorn Broilers Old Roosters Wednesday 6 dozen 2e each 12c per dozen 6c 15e 8e per pound
Ordinance No 209 regulates and licenses beer sales in Washington Iowa. It defines terms, requires permits, sets district rules, caps Class B permits by population, sets fees, renewal, bond, and investigation requirements for applicants.
Notes from our neighboring communities compiled by F Macon detail local happenings, announcements, and brief updates for readers. The column preserves a regional snapshot with concise items and civic mentions.
Nate Black traveled to Indianapolis for the late Ab Hall funeral. He noted heavy rain near Beards Town, NL, with water up to the pavement and a shaky feeling from the floods. Washington saw more people Monday, doubting whether fields would be workably dry.
Mrs Myrtle Swift of Mahin or Moline is in our town visiting her parents Mr and Mrs James Swift southeast of Washington.
The record lists residents and households from Crawfordsville Wellman Keota West Chester Ainsworth and nearby areas who shopped here on Monday. It notes thanks to John Stewart of Washington for daily home delivery of the Evening Journal and mentions local turkey raising at Maple Lane Farm.
J M Stewarts and Ainsworth visit Washington with prepaid Evening Journal subscriptions. The note says they will stay at the home until asked to leave, reflecting plans for advance payments and future arrangements.
A report from the Weekly farm south of Washington describes a Monday shopping trip in town and remarks on improving roads after heavy rain. Earl Atwood runs a busy barber shop in West Chester. he and his wife serve diverse customers. Col. Logan Fredrick’s daughter-in-law Mrs. Atwood is mentioned, with notes on the late Col. Fredrick and the auctioneer’s long career beginning in 1896. Howard Been blossom and Erwin Lins from Ainsworth were in town on business.
June 3 report notes junior and senior normal training classes from Wellman schools, 21 students, toured Wisconsin by bus, returning Saturday. Other items mention Wellman residents’ travels to Colorado Springs, a wedding in Redwood City California for Miss Yvonne Burt Best and Frank Ceil Jones, and local staff changes and visits.
West Chester residents note the West Chester Produce Co. shipped fries and mention Mr. Herman Luers walking on one leg due to an injured knee. John Brookhart and family visit Duluth relatives, and friends gather at Lester Macon’s house for Monday evening.
This morning Mr and Mrs Joe Barnes depart for their California home after a visit with Mrs Barnes parents Mr and Mrs Harry Whittaker. No one will miss them more than we will except Mrs Spencer RB Reed now the Whittakers.
The document outlines class B and CC beer permits rules in Washington Iowa. It covers citizenship, location transfers, mandatory revocation for felonies, hours restrictions, unlawful acts, penalties, and enforcement, effective after passage on June 3, 1935. It lists penalties up to 30 days imprisonment or $100 fines and specifies clerk and mayor attestations.
Miss Althea Montgomery delivered a strong review of Joseph and His Brethren at the public library this morning. Attendees hope she will review The Young Joseph when it arrives, as well as the forthcoming Joseph in Heypt by Thomas Mann. About 230 attendees were present for the session.
Dyes known as indicators show different colors in acid and alkaline solutions. They are extensively used in chemical work to carefully control the acidity or basicity of solutions.
The United Presbyterian Church reports improved finances with higher congregational expenses and steady contributions in most departments. Rev. D. C. Fulton notes the upturn after returning from Akron Ohio’s general assembly where Rev. E. C. McCown was elected moderator and will travel to advance church work. Rev. E. M. Milligan head of publications died in Akron. Assembly ran May 22 to 28 with next year’s meeting at Pittsburgh Sensas. Fulton family and relatives visited Hookstown Pennsylvania during the trip.
A display of flowers fills the United Presbyterian church basement as the show proceeds despite injuries to chairwoman Mrs Wilson and a committee member Mrs McCutchhen's absence for a family illness. Visitors can view exhibits tonight with admission, featuring a hobo nook rock garden doll tables and more among 133 entries including vibrant oriental poppies.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Elm Grove Cemetery for Mrs. C. R. Beenblossom after services at L. A. Jones Funeral Home. Dr. Y. C. Witzigman and Prota South of Painfield led the arrangements with pallbearers named Howard Beenbion.
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