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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1934
Page
2
HOGS: 28,000 with 8,000 directs. market active and down to 16 cents from Friday. CATTLE: 24,000 with calves 6,000. slaughter cattle and feeders show steady to higher ranges for various weight classes. SHEEP: 12,000, generally active and steady with top spring lambs at 9.54.
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master is Harry E Turner and secretary is A W Yard.
Train schedule lists daily operations for Golden State Limited Apache No 11 and other passenger trains. Includes local freight Nos 83 and 429 mixed trains plus No 430, with stop details for California passengers and county-seat locales. Agent names L Goodlander and J McKAY listed with morning and evening runs.
Partial rail timetable notes list westbound and eastbound trains from Washington, with Local and Southwest Limited designations, times around 1:83 to 2:05 a m, and agent Bell referenced.
W. W. Akers who has led Marshall towns police for five years was appointed June 14 by Harold M. Cooper chairman of the Iowa liquor commission to head the commissions law enforcement division for the state.
Slaughter sheep and lambs priced by weight. Lambs 90 lb and up sell from 8.60 to 8.75 per hundredweight in good and choice. Common and medium go 7.25 to 8.75. Ewes 96 to 150 lb bring 1.50 to 2.25 for good and choice, with common and medium at 1.00 to 1.76.
Chicago reports varied produce trading volumes across eggs butter poultry and potatoes. Egg receipts total 14 252 cases with 15 percent firsts and 15 percent extras. butter shows 14 282 tubs with 25 percent specials and 24 percent extras. poultry market steady with diverse crate and bird counts including fowls springers broilers and ducks. potatoes on track with shipments noted amid dull market activity.
The Chicago market reports mixed cash corn prices with No 3 mixed at 58 percent, No 4 mixed 58, No 2 yellow 58 to 59, No 3 yellow 68, No 4 yellow 58, No 6 yellow 54 to 66, and No 2 white 62. Receipts total 108 cars.
A campaign by Cities Service Ot company promotes a five minute breather every hour on long trips to reduce carbon monoxide exposure. Governments and insurers note carbon monoxide dulls driver alertness and contributes to accidents. Tests on cars on New England highways show 62 percent contained measurable carbon monoxide and 160 percent risk in many cases.
Fragmentary notice markets advertising real estate near Herculanum Pompeii with plans to build during a dated Ides period. The readable text lists property topics and promotional promises for developers.
Grain table shows July and Sept prices for WHEAT and CORN with ranges around mid 60s to 70s percent, OATS July Sept Dec quoted between low 40s and mid 40s percent, RYE July Sept Dec around mid 40s to high 60s percent, with odd garbled traces of other figures and note of a high and low price range. The data appears as an OCR fragment with fluctuating percentages and inconsistent symbols.
Local item from the Journal's Subscription Representative D. F. Macon reports on happenings in nearby towns. Updates include community events, civic notices, and small-town milestones.
Long list of local residents visiting Washington Saturday includes Mr and Mrs W R McCreedy of Ainsworth and Mrs James Bridges now living in Brighton. Mentions of farm life, crops, illnesses, and a schoolboy chat about Caesar. Includes short humorous exchanges and community sightings around Wellman Crawfordsville and nearby areas.
The University of Iowa will again offer Saturday classes from October to April to aid residents who want to keep jobs and earn university credits. About 250 participants study across roughly fifteen departments, with education emphasized. Courses include residence work and directed home study, serving teachers pursuing higher degrees. In 1933-34 the program drew 243 students from Iowa and neighboring states. dates for 1934-36 and course schedules will be set in August.
Fragmentary text notes public repudiation by doctors and reference to old wives tales. The readable items mention Moos Auber and Woon but lack clear events or concrete details.
Town residents report a string of rainfall totaling nearly two and a half inches, praise for local weather record keeper Sherman Bros, and updates on neighbors Earl Bidwell and Harry Klees. A Thursday sale of household goods from the late Harry and Mrs Harry Ross is also announced as public notice.
Six experts will present special lectures on social administration at Iowa City during July and August under the division of social administration. The program includes practical current problems in social operations with visiting specialists from Chicago New York Des Moines and Des Moines. The experts are A W McMillan Margaret Rich Sarah Brown Allan Houghton T J Richmonds and Charles Madison.
In ancient times the notable book collector Apellicon of Athens gained fame for an ardent quest that led him to seize and hoard books from owners who refused to sell. His collecting spanned first editions of Aristotle and Theophrastus and a priceless Iliad copy, all in scroll form. He died in 84 BC.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports farmers were paid more than $216.9 million in benefits for crop restrictions over the past year plus processing taxes funding these payments totaling $328.4 million. Cotton and tobacco accounts dominate southern payments with figures for 1943-44 and 1984-35 contracts, tax collections for May, and regional variances.
A Los Angeles grand jury report details testimony by June Delong that aspiring actresses were forced to surrender their charms to studio officials for minor roles. Dave Allen head of Central Casting is indicted on moral charges and denies the accusations.
Turkish women witness the move to end the last vestige of harems in Istanbul trolley cars. The city council decrees men and women may sit anywhere, ending reserved front seats and forcing men to yield to women when needed.
A Pathfinder Magazine debate notes a historic legal rivalry on whether tomatoes are vegetables or fruits. Courts have held that items eaten mainly cooked are vegetables while those eaten as dessert or raw may be fruits, reflecting how eating context shapes classification.
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