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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1933

Page

2

Market snapshot from Chicago Livestock on Bank Holiday

Hogs scarce on sale with 28 000 direct not enough to form a market. Prices steady with Friday's average. top 4.00. Medium weight loads 3.85 to 3.90. Cattle see yearling and fight steers up to 25c, weighty steers steady, other classes mixed. Vealers 1.00 higher. yearlings to 7.50 top. bulk steers 4.25 to 6.50. Sheep 3,000 on the day. weekly totals show 13,500 direct plus 68 doubles from feeders. Bank holiday caused abnormal trading with wide fluctuations. lambs high since January.

Chicago Livestock Chicago Vance

Midway Sale listing horses cattle hogs and misc items

Midway Sale Company Columbus Junction sale at 12 o clock features 12 draft horses ages 3 to 6 years weight 1400 to 1700 pounds two matched pairs bay black and gray horses. Also Holstein Guernsey cows shorthorn calves 15 Duroc sows 6 Hampsires 4 Polands 25 Duroc fall pigs 40 mixed shares. Misc items include Janesville sulky Emerson plow harness and other gear. Banks may be open Tuesday. cash preferred.

Columbus Junction

Eggs Butter Poultry and Potatoes Market Updates

Market reports show eggs steady with receipts 10856 cases and 12 percent firsts. Butter market easy with receipts 10878 and 14 percent extra firsts. Poultry firm with 7 trucks received and various percentage changes for fowls springers leghorns ducks geese and turkeys. Potatoes on track with 234 arrivals 61 shipments 717 and market firm. Rogers stars in Too Busy To Work as a wandering vaquero type with Marian Nixon and Dick Powell in a John G Blystone directed film based on Ben Ames Williams Jubilee.

Rogers Marian Nixson Dick Powell Miss Nixon Rebeca Sunybrook Farm Powell New York Frederick Burton Douglas Cosgrove Constance ‘Romanoff Louine Beavers Jack O'Hara John G. Blystone Ben Ames Williams Philip Klein Barry Conners

Too Busy to Work: Will Rogers Stars in New Fox Picture

Will Rogers appears in a new type of role in Fox film Too Busy to Work coming to the State theater Sunday. The light comedy follows his character amid busy schemes and humorous mishaps as audiences expect Rogers' signature fable wit.

Will Rogers Fox State Theater

Officers elected at Riverside Woman's Catholic Order of Faqr esters

At the regular meeting held Thursday evening in Riverside the Woman's Catholic Order of Faqr esters elected new officers for the coming year. Zelda Shebek was chosen Chief Ranger with Mary Knittel as vice chief ranger and Sophia Kueneman as past chief ranger. Rose Dautremont becomes recording secretary and Nellie Quinn financial secretary while Irma Heitzman takes treasurer. Trustees are Anna Griffin Matilda Wieland and Nettie Dautremont. Zelda Shebek is delegate to the state convention with Nellie Quinn as alternate. Installation of these officers follow.

Riverside Woman's Catholic Order of Faqresters Zelda Shebek Mary Knittel Sophia Kueneman Rose Dautremont Nellie Quinn Irma Heitzman Anna Griffin Matilda Wieland

Herb Pennock A Yankee Lefty With World Series Brilliance

The spotlight falls on Herb Pennock the Yankees left handed ace as he enters his twenty first season at thirty nine. Babe Ruth calls him the smartest pitcher he has seen and Pennock plans to pitch when needed by McCarthy in tough spots after decades of control and world series success.

Sterling Balling Herb Pennock Yankees New York Babe Ruth Pennock Nage Herb Athletics Navy Red Sox Buffalo McCarthy Cubs Erb Comerieht King Yatecet Syndicate

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities

Community notes compiled by D F Macon from the Journal's subscription listing. Local items include short notices about residents, events, and civic happenings across nearby towns.

Timber work and village notes from Washington area

March 11 report from D. F. Sayre and son Howard describing walnut timber, neighbor Frank Bruty improvements on a 20 acre farm, and local shoppers John Samson and Markus Kuhn. Food scarcity at a Brighton farm dinner contrasts with butter and pig feed purchases. West Chester area mentions lean finances with no money for either spouse.

D. F. Sayre Son Howard Washington Frank Bruty

Riverside School Elections and Local Notices

Riverside prepares for the April 20 event and the March 13 district election listing two two year terms and a three year term on each of two tickets with C J Karel as secretary. Other items include a list of local social visitors and a series of university lectures with scheduled times in March and April from 8 40 p m and 9 19 p m.

Council On Iowa Black Haw National Scene Iowa

Iowa history week radio series to mark white settlers arrival

Iowa City WSUI will air a six week series leading to Iowa History Week April 17 22 to commemorate the arrival of white settlers in the state. Programs run March 16 to April 13 under The White Tide theme highlighting regional settlement history. Brighton correspondent reports community notes and obituary references amid local meeting updates.

Iowa City Iowa WSUI The University

Town Portraits and Friendly Encounters in Brighton

A traveler recounts visiting Brighton with stops at a bank home showing abundant goods and a welcoming home kitchen. They meet locals including Dave Kilgore and Dave’s tour of Brighton, the night marshal Levi Shidler recovering at home, Olive Benders and Mrs Hanna Engel households, Nell Engel and grandson Joseph Engel, and Mr Rudolph's busy garage with Slim handling customers. The piece notes Mayor John Scoll driving improvements and gratitude for hospitality.

Levi Shidler Olive Hanna Engel Nell Joseph Engel Engel Mr. Rudolph Slim

Willing Workers Meet at Fairfield Home

Local group Willing Workers gathered Thursday afternoon at the home of their daughter Mrs Geo Kessel in Fairfield. News reached the community of the death of Mrs N W Lyon at her daughter Mrs Zula Lewis residence, leaving older residents saddened by the loss.

Geo. Kessel Fairfield Ann Johnson N. W. Lyon Zula Lewis

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