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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
2
Receipts total about 6 000 with slow trading across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs show continued decline for packing sows while slaughter pigs hold steady to lower and weights vary. Cattle receipts around 19 000 with weak to steady demand, fat stock under pressure and strong to higher bulls noted. Sheep receipts near 20 000 with fat lambs and sheep weaker and limited buyer interest.
Chicago officials release official livestock estimates for tomorrow with hogs at 16 000 cattle 10 000 and sheep 14 000 as a guide for markets and traders.
Farmers in northwestern Iowa push sugar beet trials after poor corn results last year. Four five acre plots in O'Brien and Sioux counties will run three years under extension supervision to test soil climate adaptability and crop rotations with alfalfa clover corn and small grains. A Mason City beet firm will buy the harvest.
Groundhog populations rise in Iowa causing crop damage and animal injuries. Iowa State College experts advise farmers to seal all burrow openings except one and place calcium cyanide at the single access to kill the pests through the remaining tunnel.
Sale dates announced include March 31 for Galle Herr property in Keota, April 4 for W. W. McFarland agt East Mein Street Eckerman residence, and April 4 for Triange Auto Co Washington.
Chicago markets report several grain price levels for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds. Arkansas legislature considers a seven year tax exemption for textile mills via constitutional amendment. Also notes on groundhog control guidance and demonstrations by extension entomologist Fred D. Butcher.
Market price list shows butterfat test per pound at 42 cents Eyes per dot 25 cents, hens priced by weight with several weight categories, springs and cleghorn varieties, old roosters, large ducks and geese, swan geese, heel hides and horse hides. No market for cull or defective poultry.
Kimberly, now powerful in a Las Vegas like office, faces a past murder tied to Jim Breeden. Breeden returns with a confession and a sheriff’s badge, claiming both killed Carns in a drunken feud. Kimberly trembles, realizing the long arm of Reno may pull him back.
The weather bureau defines the Upper Lake region as the area around Lake Michigan Lake Huron and Lake Superior. The Lower Lake region includes Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
The Ames Poultry Club at State College announces a state wide egg show to be held May 15 and 16. Open classes invite entries from members, associations, farmers, 4 H clubs, and students. Liberal prizes and ribbons await winners, with divisions for different classes and brown egg awards. Contact the Poultry Department manager at State College for details.
New York publisher and philanthropist Henry Bok offers to cover the first year's expenses for the Walter Hines Page School at Johns Hopkins University Baltimore. Owen D Young, president of the board, announced the plan as a national fund drive begins to build an endowment. The school aims to open next academic year with a proposed budget near 50,000 for maintenance and scholarly purposes.
A collage of humorous and reflective snippets from public life. Items touch on marriage longevity, a New York minister's resignation, Congress adjournment and bills, Paris news about Germany, opera in New York, a celebrated actress remarrying, and social observations on fashion, education, and everyday quirks. The tone mirrors a light column of witty asides.
Mr Holt urges expansive funding for the Page school and argues education fuels national growth. He says future domestic and foreign policy hinges on understanding global financial, economic and spiritual issues and warns against isolation.
Edmonton Urban Council bans jazz at all municipal dances following citizen complaints. Chairman T. J. Harington says jazz dancing disrupts waltz space and is not graceful or dignified, prompting the new prohibition in the London suburb.
Aviation in Austria shows substantial progress with a 30 percent rise in flights and a 60 percent increase in mileage over the year. Passenger carriage and food transport doubled, and new routes such as ViennaBerlin ViennaCracow and ViennaTrieste are under consideration.
The State Board of Health says vaccine development shows promise to immunize against Rocky Mountain fever. United States Public Health Service lab in Hamilton reports progress. Drs Spencer and Parker test the approach, including self administered first dose and guinea pig trials amid reduced case numbers.
Corrected up to date railway time table shows eastbound trains including No 4 Golden State and No 12 Express with arrival and departure times. Westbound services include Golden State Limited No 3 and various No 49 and No 87 passes. Knoxville branch trains and local freights are listed with multiple Nos and daily patterns, noting Sundays exceptions and agent details.
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