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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1933
Page
2
Markets report Chicago on March 6 with 26 000 hogs including 15 000 directs and 8 000 cattle plus 13 000 sheep. Prices range widely from 3.70 to 7.50 for slaughter and feeder cattle and 4.00 for early hog sales with standstill noted in sheep trading and payments by checks pending bank reopening.
Daily arrivals and departures listed for several trains with stops and passenger notes. Includes No. 3 4 11 1 route specifics, and multiple morning and evening passes, freight trains, and local freight services.
Chicago market round up shows eggs with steady prices and 8395 cases received. Butter supplies steady with 7509 titles and various firsts and extras reported. Poultry steady with mixed roosters, leghorns and turkeys. potatoes on track with 862 shipments and very slow market.
Spencer Iowa plans a public trial of an alcohol gasoline blend on March 8 hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Visitors from Iowa Minnesota and nearby states will see demonstrations comparing start easier operation no moisture absorption and improved engine performance with the blended fuel. Officials say the trial supports the measure as a state response to corn surplus and will inform legislators ahead of next week's debate.
D. F. Macon notes from nearby towns including civic happenings, society items, and local events. Brief updates mention community meetings, visits, and upcoming dates of interest to readers in the region.
Washington March 6 The text of President Roosevelt s inaugural address stresses candor and bold action to face national hardships. He declares fear is the only thing to fear and calls for leadership, unity, and a bold use of plenty while addressing unemployment taxes and shrinking values.
Cecil B. DeMille’s Sign of the Cross, a million dollar spectacle, returns to State theatre for Tuesday through Thursday showings. The epic features a cast of about 7,500 with Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Bhisma Landi and Vreirie March among leads, plus thousands of Roman extras in street and arena settings.
Noting a mild March Monday morning residents recall a Saturday gathering with visitors from West Chester and Keota R2. Walter Bauer and wife and others from their town were present along with Bob Ferguson M Hollinger Frank McAvoy and the Wests Sid and Ralph Robertson and N F E West.
Ira Amlong and family moved back to Lexington and were in Washington Saturday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Red linger Keota R 2 shopped in town and reported roads out their way clear. Mrs Alex Gitties from West Chester on Keota R 2 visited Washington, with Alex also likely present.
ee Fritz of Pleasant Plain spent a few days at the Charley Lennin ger home before moving to their new home near Sigourney. Ross Sheetz and son Wilmer were Washington callers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Fossen of Kansas City visited at the home of his grandson, Everette Fagen. Miss Josephine Sheetz visited a few days in Washington this week. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Davidson and daughter have moved from the Temple farm, to their new home near Washington. Mrs. Fred Sheetz and daughter Josephine visited Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Guy Black. Leland Sheetz attended a surprise party Monday evening at the Nick Hahn home, the occasion being Bernard's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sheetz and daughters spent Sunday afternoon at the Jake Sheetz home in Pleasant Plain. Mrs. Charley Lenninger and
In a bustling street scene, clerks ignore a patient man as chatter turns to fashion with a lavender stamp request. The crowd includes Mr and Mrs C A Pinburn and daughters, while others discuss college days and daily papers, and a motorist jokes with a police officer.
A lively neighborhood snippet recalls a quarrel over shorebirds and a tourist insisting they are gulls. An Irishman quips that gulls or boys, they resemble a fine flock of pigeons. The item notes locals visiting from Crawfordsville and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Saltzman hosted Mrs Saltzmans parents Mr and Mrs Roy Seberg and relatives at dinner. Ethel Saltzman wed Theodore Cox of Brighton on Feb 21 at Lancaster Missouri and they started housekeeping on a farm near Brighton. Des Moines visitors Mr Stephenson and Miss Tol lie Morgan spent time with I A Morgan. The Bridge club held a farewell party for Mr and Mrs Cecil Lease. The Leases moved to a small acreage near Crawfordsville. Mrs J A Huston and daughters visited Iona City. In Wayland prelims Olds won best drama with Joanne Russell at The Valiant. Legion Auxiliary to meet March 7. News of birth: Mrs Norval Taylor learned of a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Wallerick of Riverside on February 27. In Burling ton tournament Olds beat Huron 23 to 22 then lost to Crawfordsville 34 to 19.
Saturday the rural route workers listed include Joe H Mc Graw W Hole Wolf Bros John Hindahl Robert Hyde and Mr Will Wenger of Wayland at a local gathering the couple joked about potato salad during the chat.
In San Juan Puerto Rico on February 24 Dr Paul Bartsch reports a new ocean depth record at 44 009 feet or 833 miles deep north of the area the discovery marks the greatest known depth in the world officials note the finding by the investigator is preliminary and awaiting verification
A quirky line from the Plorida Times Union defines a diplomat as someone who stays silent while others talk without saying anything. The brief note reflects a humorous, clipped editorial voice.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 4. Iowa legislators return from spring recess to tackle the biennial appropriation bill, Beatty Bennett tax cut proposal, and repeal of the 18th amendment. A gasohol measure would tax all motor fuel not blended with alcohol, while a farm foreclosure postponement bill and a joint sifting committee are planned. The Brookings Institute will report March 13 on state government reorganization steps.
TYRONE March 2 A few neighbors surprised Clarence Randall on Friday evening February 24 before he and his family moved to a new home near Ainsworth Mr and Mrs LeRoy Lenninger and their daughter Bud and Marie were among those present in TYRONE.
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