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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1928
Page
2
Toledo grain closes with Clover at 16.75 cash and 17.75 in October. Clover Dec cash 17.75. Timothy priced 2.20 cash in May and December 2.20, later 2.790 in December. Alsike priced at 15.00 cash.
The data lists various crop futures with percentage changes for corn and oats across May July and Sept contracts. It includes figures like July corn at about 1.69 percent and oats near 65 percent, outlining slight month to month variations and ending with an AT marker.
Chicago market notes Wheat prices for various grades around 1.74 to 1.93 per bushel while Corn ranges from 1.03 to 1.97 for yellow white and mixed classes. Oats and barley quote at multiple fractions and timothy and clover finish the grains list with broad ranges.
The Neale Helvey Company will perform here next week in a tent on South Marion Avenue. They previously played a week here last year and are opening a summer tent show in Washington after closing their theatre run in Burlington this week.
The Rainbow Bridge in Utah near the Arizona border is the largest natural bridge formed of salmon pink sandstone. It resembles a rainbow in shape and was designated a national monument in 1910.
In Washington County Iowa the trustee S W Livingston applies for partial distribution of funds to creditors of David McLaughlin. A hearing is set for May 14 1928 at 9 00 AM at the Washington Court House. Interested parties must appear to defend or risk entry of order by default.
WOC broadcasts from North Iowa Avenue on May 1 as listeners share a customer letter praising Blue Ribbon Gas and Oil. The exchange includes a humorous dialect exchange about a fly and jackass, reflecting light local humor.
May 1 reports J H Miller of West Chester battling rheumatism plans a Hot Springs Ark trip after school. His father traded Arkansas land for a plot near Hot Springs yielding 1400 dollars in strawberries last year and seven acres near Joplin Mo also pay well. A day of oddities and parish rumors fill town chatter with visitors Boyce Wagner from Cedar Rapids praising Cedar Rapids and asking the Journal to visit.
Dr. Thompson, in a leap year quirk, aims to find a penny each month and believes each penny is worth ten dollars in luck. He claims April’s penny was found on the last day of the month, prompting a note about cross-paper readership and a governor candidate reading the Washington Journal. The piece plays with light regional press references and a humorous exchange about a medical term.
A man asks Bridget about his wife's whereabouts. Bridget reveals she put them in the wash. The nurse proclaims three triplets, leaving the father astonished and joking about the census.
High school notes mark the last three weeks for the Seniors with play practices through May 17 18 and events including Class Day May 11 Junior Senior Banquet May 22 Commencement May 24 plus baccalaureate glee club orchestra and other rehearsals. The class colors are silver and blue with lil ies of the valley and violets. The Junior Senior Banquet program reflects the Seniors plan and the motto Launched but not anchored. The student body returned to classes as the orchestra played True Blue and the G A met at four with a health play.
Thursday the band Gavvr performed at Junior High with strong applause showing high appreciation. Friday the Girls' Glee club practiced and anticipate a May 3 to 5 Iowa City contest. A commercial club banquet at the high school featured a rainbow theme with Miss Reaney directing and performances by the Banjo Boys and a boy quartette.
Douglas Fairbanks stars in The Gaucho, a United Artists romance of robbers and shrine rich city. The plot centers on impersonation of a robber chief by Fairbanks as a super brigand amid a dictator’s schemes and a sacred shrine setting inspired by Lourdes.
Seventy six Miss Dorothy Allen stayed Monday night at the Harley Harden home. Neighbors mourn the death of Fred Peck of Rock Island. The county records show various visits and farm work including cattle sales and hog trades. Streets near Keota require paving as sidewalks suffer wear from an earlier freeze.
The article praises Fairbanks as a rover in Gaucho with power from brigandage. Conflict drives the story among plainsmen soldiers and heroic pairs torn by love and duty. Large cast and animals fill the scenes, with Andes and pampas landscapes lauded for beauty.
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