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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1938
Page
7
A chaotic revue style film scene follows a skilled performer named Jane and her harmonica troupe, while Robert and Rochelle Hudson navigate a tangle of jealousy and romance. Rochelle flees marriage to a fortune hunter and wanders a camp where a youthful Wilcox seeks adventure in a world of romantic intrigue.
Mrs. Kate Moog Busch a nurse was questioned by a special grand jury in New York City probing spy ring activities. Mrs. Ignatz Griebl wife of Dr Ignatz Grieble was held by Nazi police in Germany during the inquiry.
Journal Subscription Representative reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notes highlight community events, local personalities, and upcoming meetings in concise calendar style for readers seeking quick regional updates.
On May 28 Friday morning people altered plans as heavy rain threatened. Joe Rich from Crawfordsville appeared in town and visits to Brighton and Walter Statler's noted rain hurting strawberry blossoms, possibly shortening the crop. County supervisors and locals gathered at C. H. Longs for dinner, with activity around A B Clarks and the Brighton meat market, while observers commented on changes to daily life and business.
A writer in Literary Digest notes marijuana is the same as Indian hemp hashish or cannabis. It calls marijuana the Mexican term and cites ancient Greek nepenthe and Egyptian long history. It warns of violent acts by Malay peninsula natives under its influence and claims the drug is more dangerous than cocaine or opium not grown here.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M announces its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. William F. Mohland serves as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
Aunt Kate notes a Brighton couple visiting a well kept farm home with fruit and garden space, describes Mr Waggoner at the canning factory with four mules, Ira Schafer and Miss Bessie Black in county offices, Mrs Schafer visiting near Bloomfield, and a heavy rain near Wyman with mower activity east of Washington.
Helynn J. Landis laments war’s waste and asks loved ones not to cry for the dead but to grieve nations’ greed. The speaker imagines freed souls rising to urge cessation of conflicts and the end of bloodshed. Indiana attribution.
Hogs total around 4 000 with 3 500 direct. weights up to 275 lb bring 8.65 to 8.75. holdovers about 500. Week gains for choice barrows and gilts 15 to 25 cents. sows 25 to 35 cents higher. Cattle steady. beef steers 9.50 to 10.75. mediums 7.00 to 9.50. yearlings 8.00 to 10.40. heifers 7.00 to 9.50. cows 5.75 to 8.00. bulls 5.40 to 7.50. calves 5.50 to 10.00. feeders 8.00 to 0.00. stock steers 6.00 to 8.00. stocker cows 5.25 to 5.50. Sheep 5 000, steady. lambs 7.00 to 7.50. commons 6.00 to 9.00. yearlings 6.00 to 6.75. ewes 2 to 4. feeders 7.40 to 7.75. Spring lambs 8.00 to 9.25.
Chicago market blotter shows eggs steady with 26,603 cases receipts and various breakdowns for Buster items. Grain table lists wheat corn oats rye with July to December quotes, while cash corn prices for No 2 mixed and yellow grades are given along with estimated earlots 476.
Incomplete readable data shows a sequence of percentages and names. No clear event, date, or context to form a meaningful summary or identify persons or organizations.
The column lists regular auction days for local markets: Negus Livestock Auction in Washington every Tuesday, Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction every Wednesday, Community Sale every Friday at Peed Yard, and a June 4 closing sale of the W. A. Dusenberry estate.
Ames Iowa May 28 to June 1 is deadline for signing ACP-68 to combine two farms into one for AAA. The committee explains how to apply and answers common questions on combining farms and payments under the 1938 program.
The English poet Lord Byron is described as gifted with easy genius. He penned The Corsair in ten days and Bride of Abydos in four days, with another work completed during late hours after balls and masquerades.
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