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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
2
Chicago livestock report shows hogs 10 to 15 cents higher with top at 4.50 and light weights strong. cattle trading slow with steady values and light receipts. calves weak for the week. sheep 17,000 head with fat lambs 25 cents lower and prices around 6.00 to 6.50 for lambs.
U S D A daily hog receipts across 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota show 12 800 head sold in 24 hours, down from 26 500 last week and 20 400 a year ago. Prices range 2.80 to 4.10 per pound across weight classes with some上涨 in loading activity.
Market report lists dairy product prices including butter, creamery extras and firsts with percentages. eggs weekly case totals and quality grades. cheese varieties with percent values. live poultry and waterfowl prices and grades. and potato shipment figures by carload and origin. It reflects price ranges and stock classifications for butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, and potatoes.
Sendol tablets claim quick, non habit forming relief for neuritis sciatica frontal headaches stiff joints sore muscles and various forms of rheumatism. Available at druggists 20 cents a box.
Grain receipts show Wheat 62 ears, Corn 181 ears, and Oats 29 ears. The figures summarize harvest yields and crop tallies recorded for market reporting.
Chicago March grain table shows Wheat options with Mar 58.58 May 61.62 July 63.63 Sept 66.3. Corn Mar 58? May 39.40? July 42? Sept 43. Oats Mar 22 May 24 July 25 Sept 26 with varied readings. Rye activity shows Mar none May 48.14 July 51.51 Sept 52.3. Figures indicate fluctuating open highs and closes across contracts.
Chicago March cash grain close shows Wheat across grades around 57 to 67 cents with mixed and yellow varieties listed. Corn prices range from 32 to 37 cents with yellow and white mixes noted. Oats refer to white grades near 22 to 24 cents. Barley at 44 to 45 cents.
Ainsworth residents report social visits from Ed Richards, J E Adams and W G Roberts families. Updates include moves of Lockett and Floyd Marsden, illness of Charley Palmer, and a 44th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Adams. Everett birthday gathering hosted by L G Roberts with guests.
Brief items from nearby towns reported by the Journal's staff. Read about local meetings, school events, and community notices, with short notes on civic activities and notable happenings across the region.
A Crawfordsville Evening Journal column recaps local happenings. It notes Bunnie Barnett’s cheerful letters, a funeral for Bert Pierce, live musical praise, and social visits from residents near Washington and Noble counties.
An actor recalls a Savannah performance remarking on a run across the country. He jokes that the show captivates audiences beyond limits, promising engaging reading for Washington businessmen.
Stanley Mouser of Washington. Miss Pauline Jolly returned last week after visiting with her sister in Des Moines Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Work and Dorothy attended the Larkin club pot luck supper at Wil Richards home Friday night. George Colthurst has had flu and chicken pox. W D Roberts moved from I K Bear place to Col line farm last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carson and family spent Sunday evening at the KE White home.
In Richmond a local general store run by Joe Kos survived a close call after a minor incident, with no injuries reported and the building sustaining limited damage. Authorities investigated the event and are reviewing security footage.
A fire of unknown origin woke Joe Kor senior near midnight, flames spread under a counter and across the floor but a chemical extinguisher quickly controlled the blaze. Arden Saforek visited Wellman home, and Raymond Kos family plus Lorraine Kos called on Joe Saforek during weekend visit. The Fred Potsander family moved from last year’s Hesseltin residence.
Classified ads list sale items including white rock hatching eggs and a Duroc boar with contact numbers. Following notices report a fatal operation complication and burial in Wellman cemetery. Local residents Arthur and Gingerich travel to Minnesota while Sorden family visits Webster and Sigourney. The grade operetta Love Wites in Hawaii debuts at the high school with praised talent.
Local notes record visits from Iowa City and Wyoming residents at the McIntosh home and a church program at the Methodist church with solos duets and a sermon. A chicken supper fundraiser and a Lime Creek township spelling contest are announced with winners advancing to a county meet in Washington. Funeral services are noted for Hank Snider at the Meet' wast church following hospitalization for eye issues after smallpox.
Red Oak Iowa officials including Mayor Horace Cloud and the city council announced a natural gas service promise to be completed before 1933 ends. After negotiations with Continental Natural Gas Pipeline, a line will extend from Red Oak to the main line about five miles away and continue to Shenandoah twenty five miles south.
A memorandum notes a March 7 administration sale of the Geo. Parks estate located southwest of Washington. A community sale is set for Wednesday March 9 at Teota, Trier Bros are involved.
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