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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market notes March 17 show hogs active with gains 5 to 10 cents across classes and varied weights. Cattle and calves total about 2,000 with steers and heifers in the 4.00 to 7.50 per hundredweight range and cows from 2.60 to 3.75. Sheep and lambs trade slow to around steady with lambs 5.25 to 6.85 per hundredweight in lighter weights.
Market notes from Chicago show eggs receipts 16026 cases with firsts and specials varying, butter receipts 9672 tubs with multiple quality grades, poultry market unsettled with mixed truck arrivals and varied prices, leghorns and turkeys rising, ducks and geese mixed, roosters and broilers listed, potatoes on track with shipments and dull demand.
The article highlights Donie Bush as a tireless mover who will lead the Cincinnati Reds from a struggling position. It notes acquisition of Bottomley, pairing with Hafey, and reliance on veterans Rice and Henry. Opening vs the Pirates is set with Eppa Rixey rumored to start pitching.
Community briefs reported by the Journal's subscription representative D. F. Macon cover happenings in nearby towns. Items include local meetings, school events, weather notes, and community announcements with a concise roundup tone.
Charley Stearns, Elmer Wyse, and J L McGraw visited Washington area residents early Thursday morning. L F Sigafoose, in his ninetieth year, arrived in Washington in 1850 and shared stories of old times. Mrs D O Davison has son Ben repairing the garden fence. Eli Speidel keeps livestock and dry feed, watching teams load logs and limbs for wagons.
A fragment from a column presents garbled phrases and names including Huey Long and Fu Manchu. The text mentions local residents Clarence Benson and neighbors, hogs butchered, and family ties among Wayland and Washington residents, with scattered quips about stamps sugar tomatoes and symphonic arrangements. The passage reads as a noisy, incomplete sample of a larger piece.
Grain table from Chicago shows May wheat futures at 52 percent, July at 66, with Sept around 53. Corn lists May 38, July 350, Sept 33. Oats figures show May 18, July 19, Sept 10, with several fractional changes across months.
Mrs Elizabeth Wallace traveled to Cranston to help sister Mrs Longstreth celebrate her golden wedding on Sunday then went to Muscatine to visit daughter Mrs Pearson. Mr and Mrs J H McCreedy spent Sunday in Iowa City with their son Myral and family.
Community scenes describe meals and kinship visits with Mrs Benson teaching at Coppock school. Des Moines basketball trip by local families, bank chatter from Miss Margie Imhoff, and residents like C. L. Graber, John A. Babcock, and Harold Disney. Humorous quip closes with a firelight image and a room joke.
The filling station once run by Arthur Eden remains occupied in Maskins as tenants plan another year of work. L. H. Bennis relocates today to Washington for the year. Frank Embree and Lysle of near Washington visit the Godlove home to butcher a beef. Doris Leffler spends weekends with Mrs. Jim Jones. M. Aikman, 77, longtime township trustee and school director, helped found two county townships and Lyons village. his family helped establish Clinton County settlements dating to 1857 after moving from Canada.
A historical note states that timber lands in Germany cannot be sold for debris and that up to 4,000,000 acres are held by families for generations, with the eldest son to keep possession.
The passage emphasizes living nobly as the highest service to others, urging purity and integrity as the example to follow. It frames character as the most meaningful aid rather than mere actions. The author underscores moral steadfastness as essential in daily conduct.
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