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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1925
Page
2
Hogs receipts around 6000 strong to higher with bulk 150 to 225 pounds at 11.26 to 11.46. Cattle receipts 20000 with fed steers and yearlings weak to lower, vealers 7.50 to 8.50, stockers firm. Sheep receipts 16000 with fat lambs higher, clipper weights 11.35 to 13.50. Chicago cash grain shows mixed grain quotes for wheat corn oats barley and seeds with various No. 2 to No. 6 grades listed.
Official live stock estimates released from Chicago show hogs at 15000 head, cattle at 153000 head, and sheep at 25000 head for tomorrow.
Springfield reports two senate passed bills offering bounties on bank robbers with punishment to reward killers dead or alive. The measures go beyond existing rewards which mostly cover murder burglary and other crimes, while a separate forest reward law remains rarely used. Berlin notes money stabilization spurs marriages as rents stabilize and prices rise less fear of loss, with couples confident in their money’s value.
Fragment from a newspaper classified page shows unit prices and rates with multiple cents amounts. The readable bits include references to pounds and pounds per load and small price figures, typical of ads for goods or services. The text is incomplete but preserves pricing cues.
In Los Angeles, Alfred T. Clothier of the street railway lost and found notes women lose more articles than men due to fewer pockets. Nine of ten lost items traced to women, with odd cases including a rattlesnake, a man’s head fragment, and a purse left with a babies carriage.
Services at the Kelly home and grave were led by Rev. W E Ruston with the Columbus Jet band. Kelly longtime business manager of the original Columbus Junction band. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Other items note Union Girls Club officer slate and upcoming meetings, local missionary society notes, births, travels, a child injury, and school track results between Columbus and Wellman.
Mr and Mrs Charles Cherry and others spent time at local homes. Mrs H B Porter left for Joliet after a death in law. The district leaders met for a lesson on furniture selection and arrangement led by Miss Workman of Ames. Baby chicks and farm work keep residents busy as spring arrives. Harold Kriley attended an English Club event at the high school. Mrs Claude RhoWebeck and Miss Harriet Phillips were mentioned in town.
Keokuk Iowa May 4 Plans are being made by the parish of St John s Episcopal church to celebrate the seventy fifth anniversary during the week May 24 to 30 At the opening service it is planned to have the Right Rev Theodore N Morrison of Davenport bishop of Iowa present Rev Harry S Longley will assist in the observance St Johns is one of the oldest churches in southeastern Iowa.
A reader urges conservation of wildlife and forests, urging restraint in picking flowers and mushrooms, avoiding litter, reducing fires, and supporting reforestation. The piece notes the need to protect species, trees, and habitats, cites forests in Pennsylvania and Japan, and promotes joining the Izaac Walton League with a $3 to $4 membership.
April report from Heligoland notes the complete harbor entrance blockage as part of dismantling under the Interallied Commission of Control. The once formidable fortress and submarine base has been converted to a peaceful fishing district, with guns melted into peacetime implements and extensive demolition finished. The island’s residents fear declining tourist business next season.
In Los Angeles on May 2 Judge Walter Gates of Superior Court refused to restrain a wife from talking about her husband Robert B. Stacey Judd, a prominent architect. The judge noted some remarks were catty but ruled no court can bar a woman from speaking.
Mrs. Charles Keller was killed when a tree uprooted by a severe windstorm fell on the automobile carrying her family in Fairfield. A four year old Keller son was seriously injured while the father and two other children escaped unharmed.
Webster City sold 15000 dollars of water bonds at par with a 414 percent rate. Voters approved the issue for digging a city well. Bidding was spirited and the interest rate described as the lowest ever offered for municipal bonds in the state.
Washington May 3 Miss Anita Evans Phipps directs a study on women in national emergencies. She surveys past wars to define roles for women and suggests cooking for service units could free skilled men for their jobs. Phipps, daughter of Brig. Gen. Frank H. Phipps, served in Red Cross and Marine motor corps and held key posts in Governor’s Island and at the War Department.
May 4 Furler brothers report a litter of pigs with two bodies joined to one head. Each body has four legs and a four-eared head, two normal and two small. The pig died shortly after birth and the preserved body is kept in alcohol.
Shenandoah announces a new local broadcasting station to be constructed to serve Iowa radio fans with entertainment and radio features. The plant will use EMA call letters and 500 watt class B equipment for its transmission facilities.
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