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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1932
Page
2
Hogs 24,000 sold, market weaker with bids 10c lower. choice lights 3.75, heavies 3.50–3.60. Cattle receipts moderate, steers and most cows steady. veal calves up 50c. Lambs strong, best 7.00–7.25. Sheep 11,000, lambs 6.25–7.00, yearlings 4.50–5.50. Prices for beef steers 7.00–8.00. feeders 4.50–6.00. stockers 4.00–5.75. Cheese, poultry, and potatoes also listed in mixed ranges.
Des Moines reports combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 25 900 for the 24 hours to 8:00 A M down from last week and the year before. Prices for various weight classes trend heavy with lighter weights up to 160 lb quoted 2.75 to 3.20 per cwt. and heavy weights 250 lb plus at 2.60 to 3.05.
Chicago on May 5 reports butter at 7 696 tubs with extras and standards 1714 and 16 to 17 percent or 17s, firsts 16 percent, packing stock 12, specials 17 to 18 percent. Eggs listed at 22 208 cases with current 11 to 12 percent, extras 13, firsts 12 percent.
Travel offer for coaches only on all Milwaukee Road trains May 6 and 7 with the 1 12 a m May 8 service. Return from Kansas City by 6 00 p m May 9. Contact Milwaukee Road agent at phone 252 for details.
Market brief lists wheats, corns, oats, and rye with May July Sept and Dec quotations. Prices show percent changes, with figures like May 4.53 percent for wheat and July 55 percent for corn, plus various annualized contract points and spreads.
Chicago cash grain quotes show mixed results with wheat in the 53 to 55 range for hard and soft types, corn varying from 30% to 39% gains across mixes and colors, oats trading around 22% to 24% for white grades, rye listed as none, and barley between 52 and 59. The report lists multiple grade and color categories with corresponding percentage ranges.
Rin-Tin-Tin appears in The Lightning Warrior at the Fox theater for twelve weeks, with Friday and Saturday shows. The first chapter The Drums of Doom debuts Friday. The mystery melodrama set in western pioneer days features Frankie Darro Georgia Hale George Brent Yakima Canutt and Kermit Maynard in supporting and stunt roles.
Richard Barthelmess, currently appearing at the State theater in Alias The Doctor, has been a movie star for fifteen years. His first starring picture was Tolable David, one of the screen's early successes.
Journal’s subscription rep reports on local visits and daily exploits in Brighton, Washington, and nearby towns. Mentions several residents by name, farm activities, light anecdotes, and social notes about homes, farms, and small-town life.
The actor Barthelmess earns his place in film history through hard work intelligence and sincerity. He credits early tutoring by David Wark Griffith for his fifteen years of sustained fame and notes his versatility and resilience beyond the typical five year star lifespan.
New Haven report notes road men busy this week blasting and pulling trees along the Dublin east road toward the pavement. The item also mentions social visits among local families including Merle Statler family and Ethel Hotle returning from visit with her sister Mrs William Edgar.
Rejoicing over the arrival of a new granddaughter born to Mr and Mrs William Edgar Saturday. She weighed 8 pounds. Mrs Edgar was formerly Miss Alice Hotle. Mr and Mrs Addison Baker and daughter Beulah visited Marion Smith home Tuesday.
The Black Hawk social club met Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Parcell. Attendees included Keith Barnes and son James Lee Prody Borkoski Evertette Garrett and sons Clarence Raymond Victor Oswalt and son Kermit Andy Oswalt Esther Parcell Carl Lis Marcelle and Glen Alvak Esther Stone. Guests enjoyed visiting and ecards and a refreshment of sandwiches pie and coffee. Farm Bureau Women’s Achievement Day was held in Washington on Thursday. Parcell family arrangements noted with Wayne and Walter managing the home place and Parcell moving in with his mother.
The report catalogs local visits by Prody and Clara Borkoski in Fairfield and several farm and community stops. Farmers benefited from good weather as plowing for corn nears completion, and church activities included a bell ringing before weekend visiting. Additional mentions include Woodfords visiting Washington and residents like Art Forbes and the Woodfords calling on neighbors.
Local notes list multiple family visits and farm chores. Jake Keifer and Paul Ott spent Monday evening with Petie Times. Henry Bombie and family visited Robert G. Sheetz home. Robert and Walter Sheetz helped Ross Sheets spread lime.
A string of social visits across Osceola and Keota items as Marilyn and Geraldine Stewart visited the Robert G Sheetz home while Misses Philmena and Marie Bombie, Eloise Black and others spent time with relatives. Also listed are farm work and purchases including a tractor, hog shipments, and a petty theft ring arrest in Osceola County with five youths taken into custody.
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