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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1928

Page

2

Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Hog receipts 4 000 hogs mostly steady to lower than Friday with light hogs in short supply. Hog prices 9 55 to 10 00 for good and choice 240 to 290 lbs. sows 8 00 to 9 00. Cattle receipts 300 with mixed movement. heavy steers 14 24 to 15 00, fat cows 6 25 to 7 50, vealers steady. Sheep receipts 11 000 direct. fat lambs 15 20, wooled lambs 18 90, springers around 25 down. fat ewes 19 25, bulk clipped lambs 15 75 to 16 50.

Sheen Recein

Grain Prices and Offers in Toledo Trade

Toledo market reports show Clover with cash 16.50 and futures Oct 17.30 Dec 17.30. imported 13.75. Timothy cash 2.20 and May 2.20 Dec 2.65. Alsike listed at 15.00 cash.

Toledo Clover Timothy Alsike

Chicago Grain Market Price Report May 12

Chicago cash grain markets show wheat and corn bids with declines. Wheat futures traded down with hard and soft classifications. Corn prices mixed with slight losses across several grades and maturities.

Chicago

Grain Mixes and Forage Values Across Stocks

A terse listing outlines percentages for color and mix categories across oats barley timothy and clover. Entries include yellow and white groups with varying ranges and a sg value, along with oat and barley adjustments and timothy and clover percentage shifts.

Wheat and Corn Futures Quotes from Chicago Delivery

Chicago markets display May, July, and Sept futures for Wheat and Corn with open high low close figures. Prices show May Wheat around 1.54 to 1.50, Corn May around 1.0414 to 1.03, and miscellaneous OTS rates near 46 to 66 percent across months.

Edna Oswalt to Lead Dutch Creek Center School

Miss Edna Oswalt of near Brigh ton will teach at the Dutch Creek Center school in the coming year after visiting the neighborhood on Monday evening.

Funeral of William McCaleb Brings Kin to Burlington

George McCaleb and sister Anna Simpson attended the Burlington funeral of William McCaleb, 70, a watchman who died in an elevator accident. Burial occurred Friday in Burlington. Rumor of relatives visiting rises as Chicago Heights family members travel from Dunlap. A Monday caucus at S. C. Pearson office nominated local officials for June primary, with lists including trustees Jesse Marr and Wm Brown and clerk Louise Kilgore. Other names appear for township assessor W D Roberts and constables Sam Marsh and W A Lopshire.

Ainsworth George McCaleb Anna Simpson Burlington William McCaleb van Horn Dunlap Iowa

Community Notes From Dublin and Surroundings

May 10 Dublin report highlights busy corn planting and a needed rain. Local families, including the Mangolds, McCutcheons, Browns, Lockwoods, and Seethouts, visit relatives and attend gatherings in nearby Will Brown’s, Des Moines, Wellston, and Washington. Howard Mangold and D. C. Robertson are noted, with general cheerful updates on visits and farm life.

Dublin Mrs. Wild McCutcheon Will Brown Ainsworth Zeno Times Roscoe Robertson

Riverside High School closes with diplomas and events

Riverside May 10 The Riverside high school will hold closing exercises Friday evening May 18 with diplomas for Vera Craig Luva Lukovsky and Hester Watkins A junior senior banquet was held May 4 and the class play is slated for May 11 Faculty for next year includes R C Knight superintendent Violet Simpson Gladys Page Inelda Deatech and Bernice Cassady A Mother s Day observance is planned for May 13 at St Mary s school with music by Inez and Rose Mannion and several students featured Then Delights Veggy and Mrs Leona Watkins travel to Denver for a family illness Emma Deatsch returns from Cedar Rapids to care for her ill mother The piece lists several students and teachers connected to the Riverside community.

Riverside Bernice Cassady Brighton St. Mary’s School Inez Rose Mannion Frances Kephart Bernica Duwn Irene Horn Mary Gertrude Griffin Elanore Kloeffer Mary Louise Walsh Dotty Leona Watkins Town City Denver Richard Vergy Emma Deatsch Cedar Rapids John L. Deatsch

Glendale News Briefs Include Funerals Visits and Picnic

May 10 a Glendale report notes Mrs. Cyrus Wagner and her son Francis traveled to Keswick Iowa for Irene O Brien funeral services. Mr and Mrs David Kleese and children Elwood and Wilma visited the Titus neighborhood Sunday with the Thomas Gerdes family. J A Koehler of Washington planted corn for his son in law Clark Hopping Monday through Wednesday. Logan Ahrens and daughters Marjory and Phyllis were guests at Leehamber's Sunday. Glendale teachers and pupils held a picnic in the timber near the school Friday afternoon. Spread Eagle school district plans a play to be presented at.

Glendale Cyrus Wagner Francis Keswick Iowa Irene O'Brien David Kleese Elwood Wilma Titus Thomas Gerdes J. A. Koehler Washington Clark Logan Ahrens Marjory Phyllis Leehamber’s Spread Eagle

May 12 Weather and town notes mix with local chatter

Ice in troughs and frost on grass mark a chilly May morning, with warmth expected soon. Notes on Rock Island stock yards moving west and paving plans trigger local talk of improved streets and loading spaces. Community updates mention visits, travels, and light humor from residents and nearby towns.

Mothers Day Tribute and Local Notes From Beacon Salt Creek

A mix of personal updates and community happenings from a local Iowa paper. J. G. Moriarity and visiting relatives are mentioned along with land purchases for a county home farm. A May 12, 1928 note includes reader correspondence praising a column, local antics, devotionals on the road, and light satire about local figures.

Farm Bureau Township Meeting Schedules City Hall May 19

Township residents are invited to a Farm Bureau meeting at City Hall on Saturday evening May 19 to discuss local agricultural issues and community plans. Local officers urge attendance and input from farmers and neighbors.

Farm Bureau Township

Tent show attendance draws many from the community

The notice notes many locals urged to attend the tent show in Washington this week. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Louie Schwab visiting her parents near Riverside Sunday.

Washington Louie Schwab Riverside

Ainsworth Social News and School Play Preview

The L G club met at the Hunt home Friday evening. Local families visited Brighton and hosted relatives over the weekend. The community mourns the death of Charles Schneider after a lengthy illness. Seniors from Ainsworth High School plan a two night play on May 22 and 23.

Ainsworth R. R L. G. Club Lee Hunt H. Rademaker Charles Brighton G. W. Hiedel Ed Kleinberg Louie Schroeder Harry Dye Ben Fitgerald Jim Fitzgerald Ainsworth Harles Schneider Schneider Fred Emma Schroeder George Miller Ainsworth High School

The Enemy in Lillian Gish’s War Film Portrait

The article discusses Lillian Gish delivering the perspective of women amid war's toll in The Enemy, MGM’s stark screen adaptation of Channing Pollock's stage drama. It highlights starvation, grief, and moral disintegration as pervasive aftereffects beyond battlelines.

Lillian Gish Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Channing Pollock

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