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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1930
Page
2
Cattle totals 9,000 with calves 3,000, demand very slow and uneven. Hog prices range 8.50 to 10.25 per pound with stock pigs 8.65 to 9.40. Sheep 14,000 on open market, lambs 9.00 to 19.05, springers 12.59, fat ewes steady, higher bids for top lots.
Journal notes outline a busy May schedule with exams across English, mathematics, science, history, and civics. Seniors face seven remaining school days as Bernadine Jones delivers the salutatorian address and Verna Palmer the valedictorian. Governor Hammill to speak at commencement amid track trophies on display and the Commercial club banquet upcoming.
Fred Grasscup of Brighton visited Washington Tuesday hoping for tears to help a painful dry eye suffered days earlier. Vivian Bridges misses school on route fow due to jumps. Her father plans to visit Friday for a big community feed. He washed his car then refused to go to Washington for fear of getting his ear wet.
Monday morning Char lie Kennedy’s barn burned prompting about a hundred neighbors to mobilize by telephone to extinguish the blaze. Two burials occurred at Ainsworth on Tuesday, with many relatives present at Mrs. Ebner and Uncle Richard Hall’s funerals. Mrs. D A Peterson of Waterloo attended the Hall funeral, O P Essley’s new barn near Ainsworth is praised, and Marshall Edwards farm activity includes corn planting with livestock and family labor evident.
Youth revolt against modern marriage and wealthy society is dramatized in The Marriage Playground based on Edith Wharton’s The Children. Seven Wheaters led by Mary Brian face a scheming household as director Fredric March guides the cast. Kay Francis stars as the divorced wife with William Austin as Lord Wrench and Joan Standing as an English nurse.
Market rates show Cream of 2 ene Fresh legal tender lists heavy breed hens at per pound rate, Leghorn hens and broilers by weight, ducks geese beef hides and horse hides priced. No market for sick or crippled poultry.
Lola Lane began at a small Indinola theater, while Joseph Wagstaff and Sharon Lynn have deep show business roots. Dixie Lee rose to Broadway with five weeks on stage, and Walter Catlett moved from pugilism to comedy. Frank Strayer and Charles Judels bring film experience to the cast in Lets Go Places now playing at the Fox.
The entry describes planting corn on a farm on a rainy day with J M Lord painting the house and family members including his two grandsons working together. It mentions neighbors Mrs Ells Thompson and Mr Joe Nebel, funeral sermons by Rev Krenmeyer, a choir, and hopes for continued rain not delaying corn planting and a social event Friday evening.
Sunday reports list Mr and Mrs Chris G Widmer and family Mr and Mrs Dan W Widmer and children with Jacob Widmer visiting Stringtown school and calling at Emerson Witting home Edd Widmer and his wife and children had dinner at Elmer Freugenberger home Appreciation is given for recent rains and the fine growing weather noted in the area
In Brighton on May 6 Mr and Mrs Avery Horton Prody and Miss Clara Borkoski attended the Washington County Route Letter Carriers association meeting at Riverside. Mrs Jack McKinney of Rock Island Illinois has been visiting the Wall Dunbar home. John Neal is poorly this spring. Mrs Robert Hyde was brought home from Fairfield hospital. Westley Hendricks Clarence Brown and Mrs Clarence Brown visited Muscatine to see Baker Institute.
Rev and Mrs Hi d Sehrag hosted Sunday dinner at the J C Graber home. Nearby residents plan to attend the state Sunday school convention in Des Moines May 7 to 9. Mr and Mrs Peter Widmer and family visited with Mr and Mrs George Herzog, with J J Rich's also hosting guests.
The district court in Washington County Iowa will hear proof of a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Amelia L Hall deceased dated November 6 1926 with codicil dated September 27 1929 on May 15 1930 at 9 00 AM at the courthouse. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed as the will. Dated May 6 1930.
State of Iowa notice to Ali a Herely informs them that an instrument of writing our is on file and directed to appear or respond as required. The notice outlines legal action and parties involved.
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