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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1932
Page
2
Hog receipts were 5 000 with scarce swine. light weights 4.25 to 4.50, heavy 4.00 to 4.35, top 4.60. Cattle steady to 25¢ higher week over week. top steer 8.65, calves steady, feeders steady. Sheep and lambs show mixed shifts with lambs 25¢ lower. total week receipts down 20 000 to 47 000 versus prior week.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meeting on the 41st Friday of each month led by Glenn Mace W M and A W Yard serving as secretary. Damascus Shrifte No. 10 W S of J holds regular meetings on the fourth Tuesday at Mason ic Temple rooms with Grace E Twinam W H P and Hazel Haven W Scribe.
A detailed timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains on the Golden State line at Knoxville and companion routes. It includes local passenger trains No 49 No 30 No 4 stopping for California passengers and mixed freight service No 430 429. Officials J C McKay and W C Bell annotate departures arrivals and special notes for Sundays and restricted trains.
Des Moines March 5—U S D A dispatch shows 17 300 hogs received across 21 concentration yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours to 8:00 A M Mostly steady with active trade and uneven, light Saturday marketing Quoted prices span lightweight good and choice 140 160 lb at 3 25 3 85, 160 180 lb at 3 75 4 10, up to 350 lb and heavier classes with values from 2 90 to 4 00 depending on weight and class Long haul weight shrinkage and heavy filled hogs may fetch above or below quoted levels
Chicago markets report butter at 4.093 tubs and creamery extras at 4714 with standards 21 and 14 percent extras noted. Eggs show 14.907 cases with current 114g and dirties 104. cheese includes young Americas and longhorns at 12 percent, bricks at 11 percent. Poultry prices list turkeys and young hens at 22 percent, toms 17, ducks 20, geese 10. potatoes show 61 ears and russets No 1 at 125 to 1585.
Chicago market report lists red clover fair to good 9.00 to 12.59, choice 13.90 to 13.50, fancy 13.75 to 14.00, sweet clover 4.75 to 4.86, Timothy good 3.15, choice 3.40, fancy 3.75.
The Chicago grain table shows mixed open high low and close figures across wheat corn oats rye for March May July and September contracts. Strong readings in wheat and corn contrast with modest moves in oats and rye as traders weigh supply demand signals.
Chicago Cash Grain closes with mixed bids for wheat and corn. Prices show slight changes across various grades and regions, reflecting a fluctuating trading day.
Local brief from The Journal details community happenings reported by subscription rep D F Macon. Highlights include civic updates, small-town events, and notices affecting residents across area towns.
Local notes report March weather disruptions with more snow and bad roads. A Washington gathering spanning the Methodist and United Presbyterians featured toastmaster Ralph Livingston, speeches by Dr. Bowers of Waterloo, and a large communal meal praised as outstanding.
Ralph Pratt surveys current films praising Hell Divers and profiles Barbara Stanwyck Carole Lombard Mae Harlow Hoot Gibson Sally Blaine Marion Davies George Arliss Polly of the Circus Marie Dressler and others highlighting star images and upcoming thrillers in a nostalgia filled cinema column.
The Springfield Union reports that a kiss may not shorten life by three minutes as claimed by SomeOne, but the paper notes that absence of affection can feel like a longer day. The item presents a light look at love and timing without medical claims.
Barbara Stanwyck appears Monday Tuesday and Wednesday in Forbidden a Columbia picture directed by Frank Capra with Adolph Menjou and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows a librarian’s rise to a world woman and includes Havana settings and a Park Avenue residence, highlighting Stanwyck’s emotional range and style.
Local items note families relocating to McGraw farm and Dusenberry tenant house, the Corye family grieving after John Corey's death in Keota, and several residents visiting friends or traveling to Washington. Various residents like Lyall Moore, J A Walker, and Harlan plan year arrangements and farm moves.
The Paramount feature No One Man runs at Fox Theater Monday and Tuesday, adapting Rupert Hughes novel themes of love and divorce. Lloyd Corrigan directs a stylish New York City and Palm Beach setting with Carol Lombard Ricardo Cortez Paul Lukas Juliette Compton and George Barbier headlining a satire with mature tone in a story of search for answers to marital strain.
Mr and Mrs S B Sands of Washington moved to the A B Moore property this week. Mr and Mrs Moore returned to their farm. J K Beal and family are hosted on the Porter farm. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society met with Mrs Shook with Mrs George Carson assisting. Mrs May Marsh to Washington county hospital for treatment amid pneumonia threat. Mrs Mary Chambers returned home after a month with son Millard and wife at Morning Sun. Edith Richards seriously ill with flu and complications. She mistreated the lapse and is again quite ill.
Mr and Mrs J A Walker visited the Carl Herring home near Dayton Grove on March 2, sharing a social call with the host family and extending greetings to neighbors.
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