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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1932
Page
2
June 28 Chicago livestock report shows hogs up 10 cents with top at 4.75 and bulk 4.30 to 4.70. receipts 15,000. Cattle steady with beef steers 7.00 to 8.25, calves 4.90 to 6.00, stockers 4.50 to 5.59. sheep steady with lambs 6.50 to 6.99.
U.S. Department of Agriculture data show 9,100 hogs received over 24 hours at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, up from 8,?00 a week ago and 11,500 last year. Prices span 3.16 to 4.35 per hundredweight across weight classes with pigs and sows noted, and bulk transactions used for quotations. Long hauls and heavy hogs may deviate from quoted ranges.
Chicago Produce prices and lots listed for butter eggs cheese live poultry and potatoes with ranges for grades extras firsts and packing stock. Entries include butter 15 14 percent ranges and eggs 11 to 12 percent, various cheese grades and live poultry prices for turkeys hens and roosters, plus potatoes 36 cars noted with on track and US shipments figures.
Grain receipts listed include Wheat 2 cars, Corn 29 ears, and Oats 36 cars. The compact tally reflects railway shipments or yard sums for the period, highlighting small wheat load and larger corn and oat movements.
Chicago open high low close grains table lists Wheat July and Sept rates, Corn July and Sept figures, and Oats July Sept Dec values with percent figures for highs and closes, indicating mixed movement across contracts.
The encounter in Chicago features Gene Tunney, visiting writer, sharing a hotel room with narrator O Malley from Brielle New Jersey. The pair bond after a timid knock leads to coffee and a startling kiss, easing fears of crime in the gun smoke city.
Des Moines reports John B. Hammond will head a dozen Iowa delegates to the Prohibition Party national convention in Indianapolis on July 5. The Iowa party approved a state convention plan to explore a state prohibition ticket and opposed repeal rhetoric. The platform cites employment for the masses as key to preventing violations of the eighteenth amendment amid economic strain. Hammond named state chairman. Anna Mott elected secretary. J. Alvin Mitchell treasurer. A. A. Coats and R. G. Talmage named to the executive committee. Delegates listed include E. F. Hoag, W. C Mott, George Wrightman, H. P. Hammond, William A. Mott, G. E. Mortimer, and E. MacKachron.
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says a man delights in his own words to share happiness with as large an audience as possible. Washington Star notes this view on self expression and public appeal.
Local items from D F Macon highlight happenings in nearby towns. Community events include meetings, school news, and notable civic updates with brief mentions of residents and organizations.
June 28 report shows Andy Augustine shopping in town then berry gathering at the Stannard farm near Clay. Several neighbors drop by for Monday business, with notes on hay weather, thanks to G C Ebner, and updates from local businesses and estates.
Journal notes show Ainsworth as a busy trading point with livestock shippers and feedstore merchants keeping up operations. Vendors including C M Spessard and Glenn Miller handle customers while Sam Sands tours the countryside with conversation centered on harvests, Crops like potatoes and berries flourish under three inches of rain.
The stage battle over credentials before the presidential nomination intensified with Roosevelt allies and foes jockeying for influence. Mississippi and Iowa hint at cracks against Roosevelt while Ritchie and Baker camps push to disrupt the Roosevelts with competing delegates. The question of permanent chairmanship tests unity as Shouse faces Walsh with the Smith-Raskob faction looming.
Paul Derringer revived the Cardinals pennant hopes by holding the Cubs to five hits in a 4 to 1 victory. St. Louis swept Chicago 3 games to 1, while in the American League the Athletics moved into third by beating the Red Sox twice 15 to 9 and 9 to 4. Roy Johnson homered three times in the first game. Izzy Goldstein and Deacon Cramer contributed in Detroit’s 9 to 3 win.
The June 25 Olds column reports a two week Vacation Bible School begun with 57 enrollees led by Rev Waery and Bosharts. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs John Davis. Florence Peterson and Roger Sherman wed at the Peterson home south of Olds. First free summer movie and band concert scheduled tonight.
Shouse forces claim a majority for Smith before the convention opened, while Roosevelt leadership did not concede. The exchange signals a tense start as factions push for influence in the proceedings.
Davenport police hold Lewis Spridgin 35 of Muscatine and Pat Welsh of Columbus Junction over the death of Nick J Coin bootleg king. A shotgun linked to the shooting was found with Spridgin, and witnesses identified his photo as one of the two gunmen in the car.
Davenport authorities report the arrest of Norman O. Luce in Los Angeles and his extradition to Iowa to face murder charges in the 8 year old case of Ethel Collicott of Cedar Rapids. Luce was indicted soon after the crime and the charge remains pending.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled boards of supervisors cannot relocate a primary road if rebuilding costs are to be paid from a Clay county bond issue authorized before relocation. The suit by Louis Schamberg was Johnny remanded to improve Clay county roads as voters approved in a special election. Knights Templars Prepare for 69th Iowa Conclave in Spirit Lake with devotional services and ceremonial drills.
In Bangkok on June 27, a new Siam government emerged as princes formerly governing the country were confined to the Royal Palace. King Prajadhipok, deprived of absolute power, assists leaders of the people's party in shaping the administration.
A civil and a military representative accompanied by two armored tanks and detachments visited the king at the palace for talks on a constitutional framework. A new constitution was anticipated soon with the king issuing a royal proclamation legalizing all actions.
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