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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1932
Page
2
Chicago market reports show hogs 3.75 top with lighter pigs 3.50 to 3.70, heavy hogs 3.36 to 3.50, and overall tone improving. Cattle and calves held steady to strong with beef steers 6.00 to 7.50, calves 4.00 to 6.50, and lambs 5.50 to 6.50. sheep run 15,000 amid steady prices.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ending 8:00 A M show 43 700 head, down from last week and year. Prices vary widely by weight from 2 60 to 3 25 per cwt with longs heavy weights near 3 15 and sows 2 30 to 2 65. quotes reflect bulk sales and shipping point weight exclusions.
Chicago market report lists butter at 9,423 tubs with creamery extras and standards 16 percent plus extras 16 to 1644. firsts 15 to 15 percent. Eggs total 234,802 cases with current 11 percent and extras 13 to 13 percent. dirties 10 percent. Cheese includes young Americas and longhorns 11 percent and brick 11 percent.
Federal prohibition officers in Iowa yielded more than 50 years in federal sentences and about 90000 dollars in fines for the year ending June 36, 1931. Northern district cases surpassed southern due to agent distribution. Seizures included 87 automobiles, 49 stills, 1068 fermenters, and large beer and spirits totals across districts.
A dense price table lists percentages and weights for live poultry including turkeys hens toms and roosters with grades No 2 8 and various pounds and conditions. geese ducks and potatoes with raspy unit prices and regional US shipment totals and sack weights for Bliss Triumphs russets and other varieties across states.
Grain table shows wheat corn oats rye with mixed May July Sept and December quotes. Notable figures include wheat around 5S to 64% range and corn near 32% to 35% across May July Sept contracts, with oats near 22% to 24% and rye around 36% to 44% across listed months.
Chicago cash grain closes show Wheat around 54 percent with red weevils, Corn varying from 32 to 33 percent, Oats between 21 and 23 percent, Rye No 2 at 39 percent and Barley 41 to 42 percent. Billing differences noted across mixed lots and multiple yellow classifications.
Wheat 31 cars, corn 18 cars, oats 48 cars are recorded as grain receipts with totals by commodity. This brief item lists shipment counts by product.
Local column by D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover happenings, small developments, and community snippets with names and places referenced.
Saturday in Washington drew crowds and visitors from Crawfordsville Ainsworth and Wayland. Local residents and neighbors exchanged updates on farming, trading and upcoming trips. Mrs Wittmer from Wayland received praise for her journal correspondence as families shared turkey ranch progress and a family birthday card prompted playful humor.
Andy Peterson was informed by his daughter Mrs. Arthur Tory that John Jackson, his brother-in-law, died in Denver at age 92 on Saturday. The report notes his family connections and his passing in the Colorado capital.
Mrs. James Miller returns from Dallas Texas where she spent winter with son John and will soon head to Montana for summer with another son Richard. Mrs Nannie Dickinson of Brighton visited Friday and left votes for Miss Washington and will keep her Journal.
A Packwood correspondent thanks Mrs. Clark Bell for sending a letter and a check and reports placing twelve hundred votes for her chosen Miss Washington along with additional votes for the same contestant.
C D Spencer of Ainsworth sent a letter and payment and following directions. Arthur Reubsam owns 50 acres of corn ready to plow and 70 additional acres to come. He believes the land around his farm near Ainsworth and Havre is mostly clear and usable.
Lois Stansbury of Phoenix writes a birthday note stating they will move this Sunday to San Pedro California and live at Gen Del until further notice. A wire says Guy may start work there Monday and a night letter to Clyde Putman is sent with hopes they will not miss him on the way.
The regular W. A. Co. meeting in Ainsworth on May 16 discussed Memorial Day plans and appointed committees for program, music, finance, decorations, markers, flowers, and children activities. Graduation events at the high school concluded with a stormy start, a May 12 commencement, and a class play repeated due to weather. The program included processional, invocation, address by Rev. Shook, and solo pieces.
The Mother's Day program at United Presbyterian Church featured songs, Bible reading, prayers, solos, duets, and mother and child bouquets, led by Merle Dunsmore and Dale McFarland among others. The morning service lasted an hour with Rev. McAlister absent, while M E church also observed Mother’s Day with a sermon by Rev. J J Shook and a Baccalaureate service in the evening.
A full house applauded the Crawfordsville senior class play Once in a Lifetime in the school auditorium Friday. Miss Stratton directed the dramatic program and Miss Gault led the orchestra with interludes between acts. The senior boys quartet performed On the Road to Mandalay and The Gypsy Trail, while the cast included Jeff Ross, Emily, Rodney, Stella, and several Gypsy characters in a lively local production.
A village stage presents a drama about heredity and environment in which Konrad, raised by Jeff and his wife, seeks his Gypsy roots. Zara and Stan attempt to sway him, while Laur ie loves Konrad maternally. The Gypsy camp’s lure, music, and scheming kin stir romance and conflict as the play unfolds. Also notes on a high school picnic in Iowa City and weekend visits from Columbia Missouri residents.
The origin of jiu jitsu is uncertain with theories tying it to a Japanese physician teaching in China and others claiming its long use in Japan. Most accept Chinese roots, though the Japanese are said to have greatly modified the practice.
Glen Dunbar reports purchase of the Perch eron horse formerly owned by Howard Hopping. Standard rounds will be made with a service fee of 10 dollars. Contact Washington RS87-21 or Brighton R221.
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