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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
2
General market activity strong with gains up to 25 cents. Cattle and calves show broad demand across weights and classes. slaughter cattle and heifers up to 7.50 per cwt, cows and bulls varied. stocker and feeder cattle steady to higher. sheep and lambs fairly active with spring lambs at 6.50 to 8.00 per cwt and feeder weights around 2.29 to 3.25 per cwt.
Produce and butter markets show steady trends with varied receipts. Poultry and potatoes listings provide mixed movements including stock volumes and price signals across multiple categories.
Grain table from Chicago shows May prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with open high low and close readings. Entries include May July September and December futures across Wheat Corn Oats Rye with various percentage figures for each contract.
Chicago May 17 grain market mixed by grade with No 2 corn around 46 percent and No 4 near 41 to 44 percent. No 2 yellow ranges 45 to 48 percent, No 2 white 46 percent, No 4 white around 40 to 44 percent. Receipts total 155 cars.
The standings show American League leaders Washington Cleveland Chicago and Boston with varying win percentages. Yesterday Washington beat Cleveland 11 to 6 while Boston defeated Detroit 3 to 2 and Chicago beat Philadelphia. Today’s schedule includes Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia among others. In the National League Brooklyn routed St Louis 6 to 5, New York beat Chicago 4 to 1, and Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 5 to 4.
The chemist Lavoisier coined the word oxygen meaning spirit of acids as he believed acids contained the element. The text now notes the name is known to be neorreet.
Local brief column by D. F. Macon highlights community happenings from nearby towns. Short items mention visits, meetings, and civic notes from several neighboring locales through the Journal’s subscription network.
A May report describes heavy rains across regions near Washington Iowa with farmers in fields. Visitors from Ainsworth and Wellman remark on local agriculture and crop conditions while townsfolk discuss newspapers and family updates. A canoe accident near Goshen, Indiana claims a life during a trip with four Goshen students. The community prepares for a Legion Auxiliary event and a commercial club banquet notices.
Wayland social items list local visits and family events. Lyle Zehr attended the Fairfield track meet while Calvin Keith recovered from a health episode near New London. Families from Morning Sun Dubuque Washington and Winfield visited or traveled to and from local homes over Mother’s Day weekend.
Aunt and Mr and Mrs Will Jones will spend Sunday eve with Cotter and plan a summer on the farm. Guests of Mr and Mrs Gras Boshart included Dr and Mrs O F Roller Ruth of Washington and others. Supt and Mrs J C Ellis entertained seniors with a rack party and ice cream and cake.
Mrs Kathleen Coffey concludes a successful music teaching year in Ainworth public schools and returns to Wellman for summer with her parents Mr and Mrs EF Coffey. Irene and Helen Zillmer also return home after teaching in Rossie high school and other assignments.
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