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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market reportMay 12 lists hog volume of 20 000 with price ranges by weight and grade. Cattle and calves show gains in killing classes and broader cattle categories with price spreads by weight and class. Slaughter sheep and lambs run steady to firmer with multiple weight brackets and ranges.
The notice lists arrival and departure times for multiple trains at Washington station with local freight and passenger services. It names agents J. C. McKay and W. C. Bell and shows daily trains except Sundays and several specific departures to stations such as Westhound and Southwest.
Eggs market firmer with receipts 45372 cases and grade splits. extra firsts and firsts around 14 percent, current receipts 13 percent, dirties at 12 percent. Butter market steady with receipts 14950 pounds and varied specials and standard fractions. Poultry market steady with receipts 22 trucks and diverse stock including fowls, springers, leghorns, ducks, geese, and turkeys. leghorn broilers 21 to 24 percent, stags 11 percent. Potatoes on track with arrivals 112 and shipments $03, market dull.
In Chicago on May 12, Corn No. 2 mixed 46 percent, No. 3 mixed 45 to 45 14, No. 3 mixed old 45, No. 4 mixed 44, No. 11 mixed 44, No. 2 yellow 46 to 471, No. 3 yellow 45 to 4, No. 4 yellow 45 to 46, No. 4 yellow old 46, No. 4 yellow 42, No. 2 white 47 to 48, No. 4 white 45. Sample grade seven dollars. Receipts 177 cars.
Daniel McAvoy former resident of Columbus Junction dies at his Chicago home after weeks of illness. Funeral planned at Stephens funeral home with Masonic rites at Columbus City cemetery. Survivors include widow Elizabeth Van Auken and son Joe McAvoy who was killed in France. Ada Smith reelected county school superintendent. three board members re elected for six years. Other notices include local residents visiting, illness updates, and travel for work.
National League totals show Pittsburgh at .760 and Philadelphia at .286 with Brooklyn and Cincinnati tallying seven to six and seven to six in yesterday’s games. American League lists Cleveland at .652 and New York at .636 with several matchups scheduled for today amid wet grounds. local society notes mention Lois O’Brien visiting Chicago and students Woodrow and Marine Shearer visiting Mt. Pleasant.
Ainsworth and Conesville items report visits by Myrtle OConnor and new Journal correspondent Mrs E Wasner. The Crawford family moves to Gardner farm. Tom McAvoy mourns an aunt in Des Moines with a Columbus Junction funeral. Seniors see bad weather and a busy week. Delta Delt club hosts Bridge despite rain.
Mrs Ton reports in Kalona that Mr and Mrs Frank Kennard Jr from near Oxford visited the George Scrivens home. Mr and Mrs Bemis of Washington were in Kalona on business Tuesday. Charles Bivens, after weeks in Indiana, visits M P Rowe home. Miss Gladys Page, Riverside teacher, returns home for weekend and is elected to teach next year. Mrs A N Grady has suffi
Subscription representative D. F. Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Snippets cover local happenings, small events, and community updates as shared for neighboring residents.
The piece recalls May 12 reflections from Keo residents and nearby areas about rain soaked roads and passable paving. It notes comments on O K Clapper and W W Cherry, mentions Charles Atkinson humor, asks about meals, and records visits by Frank Scranton W H Hend erson Geo Brown and others plus editor I E Kraemer and wife of Brighton.
Reports from Kalona recount recovering patients Mrs. George Rowe and Mrs. John C. Gingerich. Wilson Gingerich closes a school year at Hickory Grove in Washington township. Kalona churches form Vacation Bible School committee with Weller Snyder chairman Mrs Lovelle Strickler secretary and Mrs F E Bourgeois treasurer. Ralona open house attracts many with gym displays and a fashion show by home economics. Declamatory contest winners receive letters as Dr and Mrs Chittum visit from North Aberty and Joseph Chody recovers from pneumonia.
A new spray booth minimizes fire and explosion risk by washing pigment dust and other combustible matter from the air before it reaches the exhaust fan. The system removes airborne contaminants, improving safety and reducing ignitable particles in the exhaust stream.
A Col lier's note claims some tribes remain untouched by modern life wearing no clothing and lacking homes or fire making skills. It suggests they may be unaware of the sun as daylight source.
Brighton residents Fred Ginkens and Mr Hamilton visit town while Harry Davidson travels Route 2 to town. Titus is nearest shipping point. Mrs S A Stephens of Ainsworth plans a reading club from the Evening Journal. Rain delays and farming outlook stretch to May with streams rising. humor and travel anecdotes mix with local chatter.
Several ads offer Ruby Yellow Dent seed corn and Krug high yielding 90 day corn, RCA Victor sets, a vacuum cleaner and a piano with refrigerator, plus a yearling Hereford bull and 80 acres in Missouri for sale or trade. Contact details include Mrs Warren Matthess Wellman RR 4 and Kopasick Ainsworth, plus prices such as 41.95 and 20 dollars.
The Chateau d Artagnan, home of the mother of Jamas' hero, recently sold for 1750 dollars near Paris. D Artagnan was born at another estate and later used his mother's name to avoid family confusion.
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