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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs cattle calves and sheep prices with 17000 hogs and 4500 cattle trading. Grain table lists May July and Sept wheat and corn prices with closes around 53 to 54 cents for wheat and about 29 to 31 cents for corn.
Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers headline Foxs all star State Fair with Lew Ayres Sally Eilers Norman Foster Louise Dresser Frank Craven and Victory Jory in a memorable ensemble performance continuing the studio tradition of popular stars in a bright production.
City ordinance sets appropriations for the 1933 fiscal year based on the treasurer’s report ending March 31 1933. It outlines funds for the consolidated general fund police salaries street work lighting and other departments plus budgeted levies for various funds and requires book entries and end of year fund balancing. Passed March 20 1934 with John W Applieg as mayor and W H Fulton as city clerk.
Subscription information from the Journal's Subscription Representative D. F. Macon, including contact details and processing notes for readers renewing or updating their accounts.
The note records rain across the area with remarks on potato planting and ground conditions. Visitors from Crawfordsville and Ainsworth share weather tells, while Keota and Kalona folks attend a Bros. community sale and jokingly chase chestnut burrs. A local boy exclaims finding a porcupine.
Travel notes describe a sale at Keota with buyers including Steve Grawford Jyde Tom Dewis Oscar Davy Brewer C B Reed and Rudiger of Washington. The narrator visits West Chester and Mrs Amanda Cheskey inquires about the Evening Journal and mentions a 91st birthday celebration of a Keota resident. Rain falls, warmth returns, and farmers anticipate spring work once fields dry.
A lighthearted exchange considers naming a newly finished bungalow. Suggestions include Seldom Inn Walk In Cozy Inn and All Inn as possible options reflecting comfort and humor. The discussion ends with a playful notion to name it All Inn after completing payments.
A preacher invites prayers for volunteers. A woman asks to be prayed for her husband, but is challenged for not having one. She explains she has supported the church for a long time and seeks help to obtain a husband.
From Paris the Louvre loan brings Whistler’s Mother to the 1933 Century of Progress exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Directors Harshe and Rich announce the fair will feature masterworks by Fra Angelico Botticelli Velazquez El Greco Holbein Titian Raphael Rembrandt and Manet alongside El Greco’s The Assumption of the Virgin. The show runs June 1 to November 1 with three divisions highlighting old masters progress in the last century and a focus on Venetian French German and Spanish treasures.
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