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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1933
Page
2
Chicago markets show 235,000 hogs with bids mostly steady to 10 cents higher. Prices listed across weight classes from light to heavy hogs, with top hogs around 4.00 per pound for 140 to 180 pound animals. Cattle and calves: 15,000 cattle and 1,000 calves. fed steers and yearlings in supply, vealers 6.25 to 4.00, slaughter grade ranges noted for steers cows and bulls, with various weights included.
Local railroad timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals for freight and passenger trains. It names No 82 Local Freight daily except Sunday with morning and afternoon times, No 429 Mixed Train daily except Sunday, No 430 Mixed Train, No 93 Morning Pass, No 21 Evening Pass, No 22 Evening Pass, and No 84 Freight with multiple daily depots. Agents J C McKay and W C Bell attend offices.
The market shows mixed movement with sheep and lambs varying by weight. Spring lambs sell good to high with quotes 6.90 to 7.00 for good and choice, while 90 lb to 110 lb ranges show 4.75 to 5.75 for good and 4.00 to 5.25 for common and medium. Heavier weights and lighter lambs fluctuate within the cited bands.
Chicago May 1 market bulletin shows eggs steady with varied receipts including 39 122 cases, firsts and extras adjusting to 12 13 percent. Butter remains steady with higher 6 cent rise and 6 690 tubs received. Poultry unsettled with mixed cattle and poultry grades, many items recorded with modest percentage changes. Potatoes on track with 181 arrivals and 780 shipments, market dull.
Chicago May 1 grain table lists Wheat Corn and Oats with May July and Sept quotes. Wheat May 0.71 0.72 0.69 0.70. Corn May 0.35 0.36 0.35 0.34. Oats May 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24. Rye May and July entries show varied percentages.
Chicago May 1 prices for cash corn show mixed results with several grades quoted. Mixed 24% to 87 and 36% for 3 and 4 mined 46, 6 mixed 34 to 34, 2 yl low 37 to 8, 2 yellow old 38, 3 yellow 35 to 37, 4 yellow 25 to 36, 5 yellow 35 to 42, 6 yellow 33 to 34, 2 white 28 to 37, 5 white 35, 6 white 24 to 35. Receipts include 02 cars.
Mrs. Warren Matthess and daughter Charlene and father H B Matthess express thanks to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness and sympathy shown after their bereavement.
Oslo reports from May 1 to May 4 that Professor Vogt of Norway Technical University Trondheim argues Greenland is sinking into the sea at about 38 centimeters per century. His 1991 Southeast Greenland expedition measured shoreline changes showing the 2500 meter glacier exerts pressure causing mainland subsidence, with Viking burial sites like Evalynes now submerged.
Washington May 1 Production control provisions of the farm relief plan would be carried out through state and federal machinery. Secretary Wallace favors decentralized administration and crop destruction may be used to enforce measures. Farmers who plow under crops could receive farm aid benefits. A House vote on inflation measure is expected tomorrow. George Peek may head the relief program.
DES MOINES Iowa May 1 State fish and game officials report pike are being seined from several Iowa lakes to obtain eggs for hatching at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake nurseries. Warden J T Bode and supervisor S P Baur note new Clear Lake pumps will raise hatchery efficiency. Flood season rescues and stream improvements aid trout, with volunteer sportsmen aiding in some areas. Bullhead fishing remains excellent in northern lakes.
D F Macon reports in brief items from nearby towns, noting social events, weather, local happenings, and short updates from surrounding communities as part of the Journal’s subscription service.
Rex Smith plants 20 acres of corn and aims for early plowing if warmth continues. Clifford Brady’s West End store draws shoppers and praise. W W Cherry sale lauded as one of the season’s best with careful care for hogs and livestock. Local residents and subscribers are thanked for their support while W C Long near Lond on and J E Coffey’s farm keep livestock in good condition.
Local residents from West Chester and nearby towns visited Saturday including J. Coffey N. R. West and daughter Sam DeLong Roy Pauers and others. Notables from Richland Ainsworth Columbus Junction Cotter and Wayland were seen shopping and socializing as town folks welcome back home folks.
The colored cook’s mistress granted requests to move dinner earlier on two Sundays. After the second time the cook left, clad in black, the mistress encountered her as she departed. The cook then spoke a bold-line remark ending the scene.
In Pekan Kansas on May 1 a Chamber of Commerce event awarded a slab of bacon as a prize. Albert Silk, a Jew, picked up the bacon, smelled it, and laughed at the unintended joke. A neighbor reportedly had bacon and eggs for breakfast the next day.
The article traces Chicago’s horse market from Tom Byers sale in 1871 through its peak in 1916 and decline after 1932. It notes record yearly and weekly arrivals, highlights key figures like Byers Evera and J. S. Cooper, and ends with a nod to local radio praise of singer Harvey Coulter amid church Sabbath moments.
Springfield Missouri May 1. Long time inmates of the correctional facility were described in a blotched early report as having a peculiar habit connected to domestic work.
Verda Turner, described as a slender brunette, caused a cell block disturbance at police headquarters by flooding cells with water from faucets and water scoops. She was overpowered and detained for a sanity hearing after dousing inmates and officials.
The crayfish or pollack referred to as coal fish or green cod measures about feet long and weighs around 25 pounds. It is valued for its flesh and notably its liver, with a distinctive greenish color and protruding features.
Unfurnished apartment available for rent. Contact number 542 bine, 6412 for details and inquiries.
Notable screen drama Rasputin and the Empress features Ethel, John, and Lionel Barrymore in a sensational MGM production about the fall of the Romanoffs. Richard Boleslavsky directs a period yet modern tale with Morgan, Wynyard, and Alexander in supporting roles. Ticketed for Tuesday at the State theater.
Maple Hill cemetery in Birmingham Iowa hosted a service led by Rev. Ervine pastor of the Presbyterian church in Birmingham. Casket bearers were WN Roley Gail Swanson V Mad dix Ned Clyde Fisher Ralph Hill all nephews of Mr Hawking.
Funeral service for T. W Hawkins was held at 1 36 Sunday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home with Dr F W Eastwood in charge. A graveside service followed with a ceremony at the grave.
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