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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1933
Page
2
Markets show slow demand with hogs at 6.06 to 5.15 for packs, 4.25 to 6.10 for various weights, and direct numbers around 5.15 top. Cattle and calves color weaker with steers 5.50 to 7.50 per 500-1100 lbs, cows 3.50 to 4.25, calves mixed. stockers 5.00 to 6.50. Sheep slow with lambs 6.00 to 7.75 and ewes 2.25 to 6.25 depending on weight.
Chicago May 22 market report shows produce prices mostly steady with strong receipts for bees and potatoes tracking. Butter unsettled with various price ranges, poultry steady with mixed gains in fowls springers leghorns and turkeys. potatoes on track as arrivals and shipments rise.
Cash Corn CHWAGO May 22 shows mixed corn grades with percentages for No 2 through No 6 and yellow white varieties. Ranges include No 2 mixed 4% to 44% and No 4 yellow up to 44% to 44% with sample grades 23 to 40. Receipts total 24 cars.
Professor Geoffrey Shevherld of Iowa State College outlines the Farm Adjustment Act as an omnibus measure to lift farm purchasing power. It includes production control and benefit payments, agricultural credits, and an inflation program with tax funding and bonds to relieve mortgage burdens and raise commodity prices. Local councils and Iowa Extension Service will coordinate state adjustments and statistics.
The Wednesday event offers five prizes for best guesses on total roosters and total weight, longest spurs, largest families, most pounds, longest distance traveled, most roosters delivered, and heaviest roosters. Coupons for guesses available at stores. prizes awarded Thursday by mail notification. deliveries due by 6 pm. Washington businesses listed as cooperators include many local shops and services.
Manager Carl Hedges announced Klein Klothing Kompany will host a free shopping day on April 27 after an envelope on display was opened. The event marks its second such occasion with all customers receiving refunds of their purchases.
A plan outlines field supervision by farmers in their districts with commodity committees in Washington gathering data and proposing contracts. Special hearings will seek views of farmers and market authorities before Secretary Wallace makes final decisions on production control methods and processing tax levies.
D F Macon reports community updates from nearby towns including local meetings, upcoming events, and notable happenings with emphasis on civic notices and social gatherings in concise telegraph style.
In May 1973 residents from Ainsworth to Brighton Iowa express appreciation for the Evening Journal and pledge support. A note from Mrs. Wesley Hendricks asks to keep the Journal coming, while readers recount a Nebraska style sales scam of double charges and misused receipts.
J. W. Dunbar of Brighton visited Saturday and talked about daily expenses for future trips. Acknowledgments were made to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hotlot near New Haven for hosting three days, with comments on wartime eating arrangements and travel.
The fragment shows C C Patterson tossing money on the sidewalk and a taunting remark about retrieving it. Journal mentions Weasley Sigatoose saving. The text asks if this is how things are done in town.
A shopper near the gravel road south of Washington left his money behind at a store run by Co. C. McKay. He planned to stay busy with alfalfa chores afterward.
The saying attributed to Erasmus from Adagia notes a choice between two bad options. It means little difference between courses and uncertainty about what to do. The phrase has been reused by many writers with variations.
A poetic line extols a beloved girl who steals into hearts, swears she will not love another, and finds a special place in exchange of affection. The fragment hints at romantic longing and possessive devotion in a lyrical tone.
The report notes a large turnout with attendees from many directions. Charles Plecker of Kingsworth plans future mobility efforts as roads dry. The Kauffman family from Havre visits town routinely, and a birthday date May 20 is shared by a married couple. The message ends with a marriage guidance saying marrying young can catalyze achievements.
J H Baird and family from south of town were here Saturday. He spoke of his 240 acre farm and the money handled with cows cream milk and other livestock plus some food and whales.
Dougherty Bros and others gathered Saturday near Washington with many locals from Ainsworth Keota and Brighton. The event drew families including Simkins Wagenknechus Rath Peters Stout Sheets Kleese Ramseys and Betty Millie Steel as well as Odes Ferguson whose shoe shining attempt ended abruptly leaving him partly shined and able to walk screens with curtains undrawn.
Dave Wallingford recalls the devastating cyclone that struck north of Washington sixty years ago this evening. He was one year old at the time and remembers the terrible sights he witnessed.
A good Shorthorn bulla from the Dougherty Micon herd west of Washington was sold to Mr and Mrs Richard Heitzman three miles north at Riverside.
Mr and Mrs Art Minick and their children from Decatur report the Illinois river at Beards Town dangerously high and say crossing the nearby bridge was nearly impossible. They note the Mississippi River is very high at this time and confirm Decatur is similarly affected.
This weekend Miss Frances Richer Miss Ruth Miner and Miss Myerna Jacobson hosted guests at their apartment. On Friday evening they entertained at a jigsaw puzzle party with attendees seated at three quarter tables during the puzzling session.
John Ries a longtime resident south of Brighton died Saturday evening at 4% clock at his home about six miles southeast of town. Born July 12 1857 near Trenton Iowa he was married to Mary Ann Koch who died about ten years ago. Survived by son Ben brother Jake Kies and sister Mrs Leo Shuppy. Funeral by Rev J L Leitzinger of the Lutheran church Tuesday at 10 am at the Int. home with burial near Germanville.
Mrs Lizzi Billick was taken to Washington county hospital Saturday after a fall broke her leg in two places and she rests more comfortably today. Her sister Mrs Lotert Lemon is mentioned as kin. A baby boy named Richard Date was born at 9 30 yesterday morning at Washington county hospital weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces to Mr and Mrs Milford Anderson of 60 miles northwest of Washington.
Miss Corrine Martin Miss Mut fred Woodburn and Miss Ruby Washburn led in completing their picture and earned a candy prize. On Saturday four tables played bridge with Miss Isabelle Davis taking high score and theater tickets. Refreshments were served by hostesses and the event concluded joyfully.
Miss Esse Glassburner Miss Myrtle Macon and Mrs Ruth Lemley hosted a bridge party for teachers at Miss Glassburner s Batu day evening. Six tables competed with Miss Alice Poole winning high, Miss Helen Kamerow low, and Miss Barbara Sawyer travel prize. Bouquets of snapdragons and spring flowers adorned the home as candlelight lit the event. Mrs W L Glassburner assisted the hostesses.
Tom McElhinney of Washington high school was among five boys tied for fourth in the pole vault at the state track meet in Ames. Schieber of Davenport won the event with a 12 foot vault. Clinton won the meet with 21 points, followed by Leamon 18, North Des Moines 15, Algona 13, Davenport and Oskaloosa 11 each.
J H Peet superintendent of Washington schools delivered the commencement address at Cotter high school in Columbus Junction on May 22 with the topic The Challenge of the Unattained. Diplomas were awarded to senior class members Sarah Burris Martha Davis Freida Van Horn Marvi Edwards Lenore Morse and to eighth grade graduates Kenneth and Leonard Arthur Burdette Davis William Duncan Ruth Guffey Virginia Guffey Donald Hammond Betty Podari Robert Williams Lucile Winee.
Rh F Smyth of Columbus Junction went home from Washington County Hospital yesterday afternoon after a weeklong stay for an infected hand. Mrs Noy VFineh moved with her husband from 909 Ma to Rollie Optenberg’s North Third home. The Optenberg couple departed Thursday for their ranch near Bondurant. Mrs J T Anderson’s condition edged better this morning and her daughter Mrs C Southwell of Des Moines arrived Saturday night to be with her. Mrs Anderson is cared for at Dr Keith Dros’s home.
The world hosts between fourteen thousand and fifteen thousand named fish species. Many more unnamed species likely exist, limited to true vertebrate fish and not including all marine fauna.
Route Six notes tell of Nella Griges returning home from Luton and visiting with Leiland Bayne of Sioux City. Many families, including Hoyles, Andersons, Menefees, and Griggs, mark Mothers Day with relatives and friends. A sudden death in the community prompts condolences for Mrs. George York.
A hog nosed snake uses a feigned death display to deter predators. It writhes slowly then rolls onto its back, appearing in agony, but often returns to its upside down position as if to mimic a corpse.
Inventor claims circular disks used in motion picture projectors for education and advertising purposes can be shown 10 000 times without damage. The disks substitute for traditional film and aim to extend projector life and reduce wear.
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