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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
2
Several members of Troop F attended the Ottumwa Cavalry inspection Monday night. Attendees included Capt. Jay Brown Lieut W G Conner First Sgt R W Knott he manually.eltus Sgt Pen Eldridge Sgt Rodney Sage Sgt Mel Boileau Corporal Thomas Dodd Corporal Rodney Kephari and Corporal William McConaughy.
Chicago market reports show hog receipts around 14 000 with bids up to 7 10 and bulk 140 to 280 pounds, cattle receipts 8 000 with fed steers and yearlings steady to strong then softening, slaughter cattle 600 to 1500 pounds mostly 6 40 to 9 00, vealers 7 75 to 9 25, stocker and feeder cattle 7 00 to 7 75, and sheep 7 000 with steady demand and lambs 8 00 to 11 50 seeking packers.
Mrs Richard McCleery and Clarence Logan recall the Class of 22 26 and the Class of 12th annual graduation festivity with staff ties to the first edition The Graham Store Miss Trene Reed and local residents share memories of commencement exercises and class days. other notes mention a birthday dinner in Burlington and Iowa City visits by Masonic delegations.
May 20 news from a small town reports May visit by May 20 May 20 to Grand Rapids resident and various local happenings. People include E L Stewart paying journal money and cautioning about short changing, disputes over tea and remedies, and a grade sample listing for crops such as corn oats rye and barley with figures noted.
The narrative recounts a Brighton trip noting decorated bank rooms and sociable locals like Mr Berry, Mr and Mrs Peters, and Mr Leeper. It mentions Lem Guy and family, a full Brighton class play, D W Pringle’s well kept practice, and two Pringle sons—Glenn heading to Penn College this fall and Gale to Brighton graduation next year.
Combined hog receipts for 24 hours ending 8 a m totaled 8 200 across 23 yards and 7 plants in interior Minnesota and southern Minnesota. Prices ranged by weight with light weights 140 160 lb at 5 75 6 20 and up to heavy 250 290 lb at 5 75 6 15, sows 275 350 lb at 5 00 5 85 and heavier hogs 425 550 lb at 4 00 4 85.
Toledo market notes list barley and clover seed prices with old and new prime rates. Alsike cash remains at 14.00 cent per pound and timothy at 1.26 per ewt.
The piece notes Miss Blondell and Miss Moor as relative newcomers beside seasoned cast members while Miss Daniels delivers a standout stage presence. Ben Lyon and Lewis Stone enact a central love triangle in a film directed by Rey Del Ruth with script and dialogue by Charles Kenyon.
Chicago dispatch reports May 20 on produce markets with eggs steady at 12,996 cases received. extra firsts 184 and first 1744. butter firmer with 19,013 tubs received and extras 22 percent. poultry steady with specific fowl and turkey prices. cheese twins 11 percent. potatoes on track with 252 car arrivals and 899 shipments. regional prices for onions and potatoes noted across Alabama Louisiana Texas Idaho Wisconsin with sacks and round whites priced per hundredweight.
Tribune data shows Chicago grain futures with Wheat May at 82.4, Corn May around 50. Alternating bids for July and Sept are listed with mixed gains and losses. Market range reflects opening highs lows and closing figures in a volatile session.
Chicago market report shows wheat values ranging from 2 red 88 to 1 hard 3144 and 2 hard 63 to 85 with mixed quotes around 8344. Corn bids include mixed 55 to 68 with several yellow classifications and varying percentages, reflecting unsettled grain trading.
Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Lewis Stone and Albert Gran headline the Warner Bros Vitaphone production. The State theater presents the adaptation of the sensational novel with a cast that includes Joan Blondell Natalie Moorehead Virginia Sage and Daisy Belmore among others.
Louis Wolheim joins actor directors in Hollywood. He directs and stars in The Sun Ship at Fox theater after signing to direct and act in Danger Lights with Myles Connolly as associate producer. Born in New York City, he studied at public schools, the College of the City of New York, Columbia, and Cornell, graduating as a mechanical engineer.
A sequence of gatherings is announced for West Chester and nearby. Ruth and Marian Bridges host a linen shower for Anna Marie Anderson. The country club opens the season with dinner at 6 30 pm. Various church, club and auxiliary groups plan meetings and social events through May 24 with potlucks, programs and fundraisers.
An old fashioned health ad urges older readers to monitor bowels for constipation and take Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. It claims safe laxative formula from laxative herbs and pepsin, available at drugstores, with no diet changes required.
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