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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market notes show 17 000 hogs with varied weights and prices from 3.10 to 4.50 for sows and pigs, 6 000 cattle with steers and yearlings advancing up to 7.50, and 10 000 sheep with lambs and feeders priced from 2.60 to 5.74, reflecting uneven, mostly steady to higher trends.
Chicago reports firmer markets across eggs butter and poultry. Egg receipts total 161127 cases with varying grades, butter receipts 4872 pounds with specials and extras noted, poultry receipts listed as 14 trucks with price ranges across fowls turkeys broilers and other categories.
In The District Court of Iowa the estate of George W Heideman is probed. E F J Harmmeier as Administrator seeks court authority to sell part of the decedent’s real estate to pay debts. Hearing set for March 27 1923 at 10 00 AM in Washington Court House.
James I. Walden, of Rakersfifln California, reports perfecting an automatic all steel humane bear trap. The device aims to protect by preventing unnecessary suffering and enabling safer, more humane capture or restraint of bears.
Analysts estimate the 1988 Chicago World’s Fair will draw about 350,000 visitors daily from June 1 to November 1, totaling around 62.9 million. The projection assumes a 10 percent daily attendance rate of the Chicago metro area population and expands to include nearby suburbs and metropolitan areas for higher totals.
The second advertisement in a series of constructive suggestions to poultry raisers appears today over W. S. Reister & Son's name. It calls attention to keeping chicks off the ground and suggests building a sun porch on the brooder house with detailed guidance.
An unnamed animal injured receives daily feeding and watering with minimal care described. Walden reports catching three bears with the device, implying successful use of the method on wildlife.
D. F. Macon reports local briefs from nearby towns. Short items cover community events, school activities, and civic notices, with names and places noted where readable.
Mr and Mrs T J Easter of Ainsworth spend the winter in Florida and read the Plant City Enterprise nightly along with the Evening Journal. They note the season is starting off well in the south.
Through February 27 the season total tops 15 million pints with estimated grower returns around 953 thousand dollars. February 20 marks the best day with 679 thousand pints from Plant City while overall shipments run above 400 thousand pints on five of six days.
A March 13 Riverside P T A meeting drew a fair crowd at the public school. Mrs George Maresh of Iowa City gave an address on Service to the Community while a ladies quartette and readings entertained. Election results announced with Knebel and Cummings winning three and two year terms.
Ainsworth residents share thanks and updates from town. F M Bucher county treasurer is described as pleasant. H C Hunt funeral held at WWP church with many friends. Ira Nordyke praised for car repairs at his filling station. Mrs Koehler's improved acreage and home noted along with handmade rugs and singing canaries. J T King urges continued Journal subscriptions.
The John L. Deatsch family and A. H. Pogge with children visited West Point Sunday and were joined home by Mrs. Pogge who had stayed with relatives there. Henry Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hahn of Cedar Rapids visited Saturday with Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Blythe.
Keota residents turned out in record numbers to vote on the economy program for the school board. N. G. McNurren and FE L Kirkpatrick won reelection over George J. Lyle and Edith Teets with 261 to 104 and 256 to 92 respectively, keeping the board unchanged. A. S. Lodwig, a former Keota resident, arrived from Wisconsin March 5 in a paralyzed condition to stay with his daughter Glen Hitchock.
A report notes 35,000 miles of railway travel in Russia along with over 5,000 miles of railways and 20,000 miles of navigable rivers canals and lakes. Moscow is identified as the capital in the summary of Russian transport facilities.
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