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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1934
Page
2
Hogs total 15 000 with 9 000 direct. slow to steady demand and top price around 3 .85. Cattle and calves listed with multiple weight categories and ranges. general market slower, weaker for some classes. Sheep numbering about 9 000 with fat lambs active and prices projected 15 to 25 cents higher.
Chicago May 4. Eggs market steady with receipts 35 727 cases and breakdowns for various grades. Butter market easy with receipts 9 500 and price shares across specials extras firsts and seconds. Poultry market unsettled with truck arrivals and varied percentages for fowls springers broilers ducks geese turkeys and roosters. Potatoes on track with arrivals 57 shipments 752 and market steady.
Chicago May 4 corn prices for No 2 mixed 47 percent No 2 yellow 48 percent No 2 yellow old 48145 No 3 yellow 4814 No 4 yellow 47 to 47 percent with zero car receipts today in the market.
Silas H. Strawn, Chicago attorney, addressing the 22nd annual US Chamber of Commerce convention, calls for a balanced budget a return to the gold standard and revision of the securities act as prerequisites for real prosperity, voicing sharp criticisms of the New Deal and the recovery program.
Grain market table shows Chicago prices for wheat corn oats rye with near, May, July and Sept futures. Values include open high low close with changes from year ago and yesterday, listing May and July prices for wheat corn oats rye and notes on March or April terms.
A concise feature from the Journal’s Subscription Representative D F Macon presents brief items of interest. Includes notices, promotions, and community updates aimed at readers and subscribers.
Bert Meek of Ainsworth promotes his local enterprise by placing an advertisement in the Evening Journal to bolster his business efforts in the town.
Thanks to Mrs Mable Crawford Nichols for her daily home support during a visit to the Glenn Miller store where Mrs Nichols and Everett Shearer were busy and the store was doing good business.
W. D. Sinkins observed Date Thompson at work finishing his spring plowing. The scene captures Thompson’s deliberate effort and steady progress on the field as part of the season's farm tasks.
Everett Simkins at the filling station urges residents to prevent the Journal from closing. He says he would not dare go home if the publication quits, stressing the paper as essential to the community.
The notice mentions J. M. Lord of Answorth participating in a local softball club activity and references daily market prices and past events for readers to review.
Forty years ago the Great Northern Railroad operated normally from St Paul as strikers accepted the management pay raise. Coxey's Army leaders were arrested in Washington and dispersed. The London Bi Metal conference opened as Armour plant Chicago closed for smallpox vaccinations. Eggs sold for 9 cents a dozen in Converse Indiana. Hogs at 289 pounds brought $5 025 top. Hereford steers at 1375 pounds sold for $4.50 per pound with two roads.
Mr and Mrs A E Pauls of Lexington were in Washington Thursday shopping and said their spring work is in good shape but they would appreciate a good rain to help crops and gardens.
The note thanks Lloyd Humston and family as readers of the home daily. Al Augustine and Roy Gardner of West Chester share stories while Clark Pauer and his dad assist on the farm. Joy the granddaughter stays aloof as relatives care for her in May baskets.
John Nickerson escaped unharmed when a small twister swept through Thursday lifting dust and debris that briefly spooked his horses. He says he might not have been there but emerged without a scratch.
A fragment notes polite conduct among neighbors in a community setting. It highlights courtesy, shared spaces, and respectful interactions shaping daily life. No further names or dates are provided.
In a strong speech Straw argues that confidence and restrictive legislation slow business and push capital underground. He urges balancing public budgets at federal, state, and municipal levels, rejects spending, and presses a return to strict economy. The president should declare the emergency over.
Mrs Ruth Norris reports visitors in Ainsworth as Mr and Mrs Maurice Fritz and two sons from near West Burlington who visited Mrs Fritzs mother Mrs Nettie Gupton. The Misses Lillian and Vera Simpson attended a telephone employees meeting in Aledo Illinois Saturday. Miss Naomi Prandt visited friends in Yarmouth over the weekend. Miss Dorothy Smylie is home from Winfield after visiting Mrs Virginia.
A Texas humor note recalls Bishop Candler sharing a train seat with a rough rider who asked where he had seen him before. The bishop retorted asking which part of hell the man hailed from, delivering a punchy regional joke from Del Rio, Texas.
S. P. Beatty improves a fence and hosted guests near Lexington. Miss Coertrnas served a quarter pie described as excellent water pie equal to custard. The author praises the dog with striking glass eyes and thanks Mr Beatty and his daughter for the pie and hospitality.
Ira Amlong shows effort as his wife takes the lead in a rural fence building challenge. The pair share a light moment over carpentry skill and progress.
Bud Doran revisits Sam Schulty’s property after years away. He notes a cora planted three weeks earlier by Sam, left there to watch it sprout. Doran recently traveled and spent time with Rob Cherry in Wisconsin.
Neighbors observed Ernest Crawford working on his farm with the big mules in the pasture noted as part of daily chores. The sighting reflects his routine agrarian duties and rural lifestyle.
iam Johnson Howard Holle Ora Sankey and Gem Matlock are doing fine road work on R. 4 where they were installing a culvert. The ground was as hard as it could be, but they pressed on to complete the task.
Clifford Reeves noted for berry blooms while Maxine and Merna assist their mother with sewing. Their father helps Harry Rittenhouse with corn as grandparents reside in Washington. Neighbor Bill Ganon visits Rittenhouse and Mr Kerr tends Bill’s farm.
Mrs. John Rittenhouse notes the Journal is back today and praises a North Prairie Flower farm. The entry highlights an improved farm and an unusually fine flock of chickens managed by local residents.
Glen Thompson works on the Mark Hay farm, tending to a large job on 1, acres of well improved land. The property features good soil and quality improvements, indicating solid farm value and productivity.
Isaac Kleese, described as a skilled horseman, is said to manage cattle at the Boo Cotter farm near Washington’s southeast edge. The report notes his confident, favorable portrayal as he speaks over the telephone about his work.
A fragmented note describes two days spent with a son Lester and his wife, arranging a years subscription and an American magazine for their children. It mentions favorable moments with the couple and their restrictive parents during their time together.
Bob Keyser complains the sales tax costs him about twenty four cents daily while awaiting corn planting. The statement is met with skepticism that Tob is boasting rather than making a factual claim.
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