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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1932
Page
2
Chicago horses and hogs see firm demand with 15,000 hogs traded as top bids reach 4.10 and bulk 3.50 to 4.00. Cattle receipts around 8,000 with beef steers and yearlings firm. calves and feeders mixed. Sheep about 11,000 with lambs 6.00 to 7.00 and ewes 1.50 to 2.50 as inventories shift through the day.
U S D A reports 14 200 hogs received at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 8:00 A M. Prices range from 2 35 to 3 65 per pound depending on weight class with lighter pigs and packing sows noted. Demand remains active and prices show steady to higher movement despite lighter receipts than a week ago.
Chicago market update lists butter, eggs, cheese and live poultry prices with quotes for various grades and standards. Potatoes show 80 cars on track with U S shipments and condition notes from sound to decayed in cents per pound.
Chicago grain table shows daily quotations with wheat and corn futures for July and September. Prices fluctuate with open high low bids and percentage changes across columns reflecting July wheat and corn contracts and nearby months.
The readable lines show numeric percentages and years tied to items labeled CORN and OATS. The content lacks coherent events or names, rendering a terse data snippet rather than a clear incident or report.
Jackie Cooper stars in When a Feller Needs a Friend opening Thursday at the Fox for three days. The tender drama showcases Cooper as a juvenile screen talent alongside the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. Laurel and Hardy appear in County Hospital, the latest slapstick comedy.
E Lucille Dawson notes the eight and a half month term ends April 30 as students and teachers depart. Honor pupils include Everette Davison Mildred Davison June Garrett Russell Davison and others. Visitors and festivities mark the final day with crafts, nature walks, and a dental parade review.
Community briefed by D F Macon highlights local happenings across towns. Reports cover social events, business openings, and notable appointments, with emphasis on community ties and upcoming gatherings.
Mrs W E Acheson of Ainsworth visits Missouri and praises a Duroe herd with a 740 pound head. Numerous local farmers and residents share farm improvements, haying, and planting activity. Mentions include the Kepharts, Sam Sigafoose, George Brown, Victor Wenger and J T Wenger near the golf course, Ira Caldwell, and the Shiloh church gathering plans.
The narrator describes a day on farms around Essley and Schantz in Iowa, detailing haying on Ralph Kauffman and Jolly Essley properties, the work of Markus Kuhn and Mac Been, and nearby activities including W. S. Cochran's saw mill and cattle handling on Magdefran and Nebel areas. They visit the Schantz home filled with old war relics and note family members and neighbors at work and in supper. The account ends noting haying and corn plowing in full swing across Iowa.
The Stephens family from Plant City Florida travel to their old home area Ainsworth Town while Mrs B F Coward reads the Washington Town Evening Journal in Tampa Florida.
The safety lamp by Sir Humphrey Davy uses a wire gauze around the flame and dates from 1815. It has improved over time with many lamp patterns, the latest being an electric torch offering long life and effective placement for miners.
Lawrence Zelinski and his mother were injured when their car skidded on a hill and overturned after leaving the Polish Catholic church south of town. Lawrence has a double fracture of the left arm, a damaged right elbow, and facial injuries. Mrs. Zelinski suffered bruises and shock.
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