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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1934
Page
2
Chicago hogs 37 000 head down 10 cents from Friday top 3 55. Cattle 19 000 calves 2 000. Steers mostly 5 50 to 9 50, heifers 5 00 to 6 50, cows 2 25 to 4 75. Lambs 9 00 to 11 25, spring lambs 9 75 to 11 25, ewes 1 75 to 2 50. Market totals show mixed declines across weights and classes.
May 28 Chicago market reports steady overall with eggs at 93 840 cases receipts and 1314 current receipts while butter shows mixed specials and firsts. Poultry remains firm with 70 trucks and one car noted. fowls broilers ducks and turkeys listed with varied percentages and geese. Potatoes on track with arrivals 170 shipments 50 and market stronger.
Chicago on May 28 reports mixed corn futures No 2 mixed 5% to 5% quarter. No 2 yellow 55 to 56 cents. No 3 yellow 54 to 54.4. No 5 yellow 52%. No 2 white 61.5 to 61.0. No 4 white 59.14. Receipts show 10 cars.
Paramount's Private Sean Mal thriller Murder Mystery plays at the Fox Theater Tuesday and Wednesday. ZaSu Pitts Ned Sparks headline the deadpan comedy with Phillips Holmes and Mary Brian as leads and Lew Cody as the jealous financier. The piece notes Sparks disputes the fatal ending theory while Cody's influence looms over the plot.
Melvin Gingerich of the Washington high school faculty spoke at two churches about world peace and the dangers of a new war. Resolutions were signed urging support for Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy and a halt to armed conflict, with copies to Washington DC. The countywide effort aims to mobilize peace sentiment and counter munition influence.
Negro Commie is awarded a role in a musical Stand Up and Cheer Lincoln Perry returns to Hollywood after studying for priesthood at a Catholic college in Montgomery Mia The actor, widely known as Stepin Fetehit, is said to have borrowed a race horse name for his stage persona The article notes his long history and current project in film and theater.
D. F. Macon, subscription representative for The Journal, reports local briefs from neighboring communities. Highlights include civic events, small-town meetings, and community announcements shaping the week’s regional gossip.
May 28 residents and visitors around Washington Iowa share community updates. Mrs G M Barbour visits Ainsworth. farmers report corn shelling work and rain need. Ernest Carlson runs for office. D H Reed visits Keota and Davenport trip recounted. Local nostalgia and reflections on old Wayland News and community figures end with Sam Shannon’s health news.
Wellman announces the alumni banquet tonight at 6 30 with seniors honored by Francis Coffey and others. The program includes music, solos, speeches by Dr Harry D Henry and Suzanna Gardner, and a diploma presentation to the class of 1934 with Supt H E Ross.
A Chicago grain price table shows bid and ask ranges for wheat corn oats rye across May July and September contracts. Notable figures include wheat near 94 to 98 percent, corn May 52 to 55 percent, oats around 38 to 40 percent, and rye near 59 to 62 percent, with year ago and daily variations reflected.
Stage graduate moved to motion pictures as a 48 contract player for Fox. He gained prominence in the Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 and acted in Show Boat Big Time Salute and cameo Kirby. News from Movietone City says he is back signed by Fox and reporting to work in Carolina David Harum Stand Up and Cheer at the Stat theater.
The Keota high school commencement exercises on Thursday May 24 announced honors by Superintendent Hofer and presented diplomas to twenty four students. J A Klein presided as board president. Mary Isabelle Klein led the class with the top ranking, Vincent Fischer second, with Helen Martin and Carl Luers following. Violet Komff Josephine Haupert Lucille Bell and Dorothy Britten earned B plus averages. Mary Isabette Klein and James Milton Rogers were named representative girl and boy. Dr Herbert Martin delivered the commencement address.
The University of Iowa faculty hosted an outstanding graduation with an address by a speaker on education and care. More than four hundred attendees witnessed diploma recipients including Donald Adrian, Lucille Bell, Charlies Biewen, Max Bott, Dorothy Britten, Dwight Clarahan, Sue Clara han, Thelma Evans, Vincent Fischer, Marcella Fosdick, Chester Green, Dion Green, Josephine Haupert, Mary Klein, Carl Luers, Opal Valmey, Paul McDonald, Helen Muar fin, John Morris, James Rogers, Violet Stoutner, Edith Trier.
Community snippets detail visits and gatherings across Cedar Rapids to Cimarron and Los Angeles. Dr Emma J Neal and Verde Yearick visit Aunt Mary Dill. Mrs Henry Kemp hosts a party for Mrs Ralph Dean visiting Cimarron. Mr and Mrs M A Davidson from Fairfield visit relatives.
Mrs J M Marshall Margaret and Jean Swickard of Nichols visited cousin Joyce and Donald Gilkey over the weekend. Hattie McGrew and W H Dean hosted a Methodist church party. Lucile Oak won a home economics certificate for household equipment. Cedar Rapids visitors Lucile and Henon Troyan visited Colum bus City aunts. Columbus City township 4 H held a bake sale. Dr E W McWilliams marks ten years in practice. Mrs Raymond Randolph and two children of Silvis Illinois visited Arthur Woodruff and attended events.
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