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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
7
Market tone slow to higher as hogs and cattle flow through Chicago on May 15. Hogs top 9.45 with various weight ranges trading 7.75 to 9.45. receipts about 12 000. Cattle slaughter classes mostly steady with weights 550 to 1500 lb fetching 6.50 to 15.75. calves 1500 head and sheep 12 000 with lambs 8.00 to 9.40 and 7.00 to 8.00 for medium grades. Estimated Thursday hogs 12 000, cattle 4 000, sheep 12 000.
A weekly community sale occurs every Saturday at City Feed Yard. Local residents and vendors gather to trade produce, livestock, and goods in a neighborhood market setting with casual turnout.
Prices paid for Wednesday include Brown Meats 22c per dozen eggs 22c per dozen for nery and White Eggs 22c per dozen Sweet Cream 28c per lb Sour Cream 26c per lb No 2 Sour Cream 24c per lb Heavy Breed Hens 15c per lb Leghorn Hens 11c per lb Heavy Broilers 17c per lb Leghorn Broilers 14c per lb Old Roosters 8c per lb
The report lists meat categories with weight ranges and price quotes such as medium 6.60 to 7.85 for 90 to 98 pounds and 7.65 to 8.25 for 98 to 110 pounds. It notes medium and choice 3.00 to 5.00 and common to medium 2.25 to 3.40.
Chicago produce items show steady markets with varied receipts and grades. Eggs run 25 726 cases with firsts and dirties in the mid 20s. butter receipts 11 323 with mixed grades. poultry receipts include 37 trucks with fowls springers broilers and turkeys across multiple percent changes. potatoes on track with 347 arrivals and 799 shipments as market dulls.
Chicago market report lists cash corn bids: No 2 yellow 8 to 9, No 3 yellow 7 4 to 8 74, No 4 yellow 8 6, No 5 yellow 8 38 %, No 2 white 90 1g, No 3 white 89%. Receipts 25 ears.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Carson were held quietly yesterday at Sherman's funeral home. Rev. D. Chalmers Fulton officiated with a vocal duet by Lloyd Walker and Marion George. Pallbearers included Charles Beatty Fred D. Stewart Homer Jarrard George Jarrard James Zeck and Orley Page. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery star in Vanessa Her Love Story based on Hugh Walpole. The romance centers on Vanessa who loves Montgomery but accepts a proposed match with Otto Kruger. Hayes delivers a sterling heroine performance amid jealous tension and a dramatic escape of past devotion.
Representative D. F. Macon writes about nearby towns in a civic-minded column. Readers gain insights into regional concerns, growth, and shared interests across communities.
In Columbus Junction Iowa on May 13 1935 William Owen R 1 writes with a two dollar check to renew his Journal subscription. He signs as the poet and notes they miss a poem from him, expressing gratitude for past verses.
Mrs Stewart wife of the late Dr C W Stewart and her daughter Mrs Mildred Stewart Keesey of Philadelphia send thanks for compliments to the Evening Journal. They praise flowers and encourage better living during Mrs Stewart’s visit, expressing appreciation for the column.
Washington visitors Tuesday included Earl Mikseh Ainsworth John L Johnson Titus Spencer Reed R Washington Bert Cray Riverside Melvil Bell Colum bus Junction Mr and Mrs Sherm Willey Ainsworth Mr and Mrs Everett Lewis and son Clarence Keota Keith Barnes and son Jim Brighton R 1 Ed Endicott Ainsworth Pat Hoover West Chester Mrs Ezra Wittmer Hvening Journal correspondent Way land
Ward Essley of Washington Route 2 sends in a five dollar check for a year’s subscription to a home daily journal and other reading material, as appreciated by the writer of this column.
Washington resident D C Griggs offers to cover Mecoa's trip expenses to the Lexington Derby races next year if Mecoa attends and keeps a detailed expense record. Griggs expresses regret at not being able to join and jokes about Kentucky hospitality.
With 98 billion dollars of life insurance in force at year end 1934 the industry reports a rebound in new life insurance written. Growth from 1924 to 1932 shows a 10 percent rise in ordinary policies and 90 percent of coverage handled by major companies. National Life Insurance Week highlights rising totals likely to beat 1934 figures in 1935.
Booster club members postponed yesterday’s meeting due to the funeral of Mrs. Joe Carson, an old neighbor, and will meet tomorrow as planned.
The column reports a former gangster briefly in town now working in Joliet, plus residents Brinning and Emry at home. It notes 4 H calves on a local farm, Sunset Park opening for a busy season, and Dr. M L McCreedy owning the bank building. Pringle poultry room and new cafes are mentioned with weather and Cham bers sale of furniture upcoming in Ainsworth. Opportunities and greetings fill the page.
Read fragments indicate an afternoon gathering at the residence of Mrs. Lloyd Walker, with no further details on purpose, attendees, or time.
The last Enterprise P. T. A. meeting for the year was a covered dish supper at the schoolhouse. Officers were installed during the regular business meeting led by Mrs. Clarence Lynn. The program, led by Mrs. W. Ralston, featured readings including The Robinson Family and Somebody's Mother, with several members contributing.
The Carnegie Institution is a foundation with an endowment of about 25 million dollars, largely donated by Andrew Carnegie. Its purpose is to increase human knowledge and thereby enhance human happiness, far surpassing the founder’s early dreams and the trustees’ initial plans.
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