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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1932
Page
2
Chicago June 21 reports best light hogs at 4.10 with most 3.80 to 4.00. Cattle receipts at 5,000. calves steady. Beef steers 6.25 to 8.00 top, yearlings 5.50 to 7.75, heifers 4.00 to 6.75, cows 2.75 to 4.75, feeders 4.25 to 6.00. Sheep 11,000 with lambs 6.00 to 7.00, ewes 1.00 to 2.25.
Commingled hog receipts totaled 10 800 across 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M today. Prices ranged from 2.30 to 3.65 per pound across weight classes with sow and pig quotes noted. long haul weight shrinkage and heavy hog adjustments may affect final bids.
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat with July 48% Sept 51% Dec 54% values. Corn July 30% Sept 32% Dec 32%. Oats July 20% Sept 20% Dec 22%. Rye July 34% Sept 32% Dec 43% with various daily high and low figures and limited percentage shifts. The data covers Wheat Corn Oats and Rye futures across July September December contracts.
Grain quotes show wheat with multiple codes including 2 red 5014 and 3 red 50 and a 49 percent billing difference. Corn features 6 mixed 2914 with variations and 6 yellow segments at 9 percent, sample grade 22. Oats display 2 white 21 to 22 percent and 3 white 0 14 to 23 with 4 white 294 to percent. Rye listed none. Barley 39.
Readable data for butter eggs cheese live poultry potatoes and regional shipper listings. Quantities and quality terms appear with percent ranges, car counts, and regional varieties including Wisconsin Idaho and U S S shipments.
Stringtown residents share Sunday dinners and weekend visits with relatives in Olds Wayland and Havre. Families attend reunions and shop in Washington while a Chevrolet Six changes hands. Local repairs and friendly calls illuminate community life.
Keota area residents and relatives were laid out for a quiet Sunday afternoon gathering. Mr and Mrs Guy Black hosted Warren Carris and others while Henry and Bombie families shared time with friends. trips to Washington and Valley were noted along with picnics and dinners.
Journal subscription representative D F Macon provides brief items from nearby towns including local business openings, community events, and notable arrivals. Short notices highlight civic happenings and everyday happenings in the region.
June reports list residents and visitors from Washington, Keota, Ainsworth, Wayland, Crawfordsville, and Olds. It mentions cross ocean advice from John Bryson, a birthday for Bobby Gene, livestock shipments by the Madderrans, Democratic convention chatter, and town social rounds through McClintie cafe and local stores.
Crawfordsville residents host relatives from Fairfield and Algona while Cedar Falls instructors visit for weekend. Band concert draws large crowd as church services feature violin solo and duets. A boy auction at the United Presbyterian church showcases community involvement. Marriage news notes Helen Manners and Clifford Durman wed in Galesburg Illinois with home to Norfolk Nebraska after September.
Observers report Frank Magdefrau at noon surveying local livestock markets before heading to his farms. The scene captures a market day routine and the protracted pace of farm trading.
Richland Louis Embree the new boy at the Joe Embree home is a fine little fellow. Omar Meeks won a scholarship this year. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Combs celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with relatives and friends. Harold Fulton married last week and started a new home in the area. David Du Mont of Des Moines stayed with Atkinson relatives. The Dickinson family and Retta Mills visited the cemetery at Richland and called on old friends.
Iowa City reports today the longest daylight of 1932 based on University of Iowa professor Co C Wylie calculations. Sunrise to sunset lasts one and a half seconds longer than Monday and two seconds longer than Wednesday, while noon to noon records December 22 with 24 hours 30.02 minutes.
Chicago June 21 The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced price increases due to a new federal tag Effective tomorrow gasoline will rise 1.1 cents per gallon and lubricating oil by four cents per gallon reflecting the policy change.
White Oak notes show Florence Robinson of Richland visiting sister Mrs. Lloyd Luers for part of the week. Several local residents including Chas Scranton, the Luers family, and Worth Noecker circulated among friends, with Loyd Luers attending a Brighton Telephone Co. directors meeting and a Luers reunion held in Sunset Park, Washington.
Mohammed Dosti, 32, a Turkish immigrant, fatally shot his wife and two stepsons in Paterson New Jersey. He wounded one more family member before police overpowered him and he was arrested on homicide charges.
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