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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1932

Page

2

Live hog market totals for Des Moines area show steady to higher bids

Combined receipts at 25 concentration yards and seven plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8:00 AM totaled 19 300, down from 24 400 last week and 25 700 year ago. Demand remains active with light to medium weight hogs firm to higher, quotes by weight group listed and based on bulk transactions.

Des Moines Iowa Navy U. 8 Minnesota

Chicago Livestock Market Reports Steady Hogs Cattle Weak Sheep

In Chicago the hog market held steady with prices to 3.30 for top hogs and varied in the 2.85 to 3.25 range for bulk. Receipts were moderate and cattle supply about 14 000 with steady beef and steady calves while sheep fell in price with lambs 5.50 to 6.25 and yearlings 3.50 to 4.50 amid weaker demand.

Chicago Navy

Chicago Butter and Car Market Report Amid Varied Price Ranges

Market notes from Chicago in November list butter at 5 596 tubs with several grade categories and ranges for old and new cars and creamery products. Poultry prices show live weights and grade distinctions for turkeys hens and young toms, with No 2 and No 28 listings.

Chicago

Roosevelt plans navy budget cuts to balance federal finances

President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt told Rep Carl Vinson in Georgia that he would seek to reduce the navy budget by about one hundred million dollars a year and eliminate much new naval construction. He favors consolidating some bureaus to save money though unlikely to unify army and navy into a single department of national defense.

Warm Springs Navy Department Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Navy Lect Carl Vinson Georgia House Naval Affairs Committee Vinson Mr. Roosevelt Army Department of National Defense Bernard M. Baruch New York

Unclear Itinerary of Produce Quality Percentages

Fragmentary data shows percentages for poultry and crops including chickens leghorn broilers ducks geese and potatoes with varied shipment and grade figures. Specific items and destinations remain unreadable. context incomplete for firm conclusions.

U. S Wis Idaho

Seed market report from Chicago grain and hay prices

Chicago December seed market shows cover fair 700 to 725, good 775 to 750, choice 875 to 900, fancy 825 to 1900. Alsike fair 709, good 775, choice 825, fancy 900 to 950. Timothy 240 to 250 to 270. Alfalfa 1400 to 1750. Grimm 1960.

Chicago Timothy Grimm

Grain Market Report from Chicago with Mixed Cash Values

Chicago grain notes preview a volatile session with wheat and corn prices shown and cash grain close figures. The report lists Dec May and July futures for wheat corn and oats with varied highs lows and closes alongside cash grain summaries and mixed yellow market indicators.

Chicago NYE

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities

Local brief from the Journal’s subscription representative D. F. Macon covers updates from nearby towns.sharp notes on community events, new businesses, and civic happenings across the region.

November farm notes on corn harvest and community life

On November 30 a pleasant day out west of Washington finds R L Keyser pondering calf sales at current prices. The farming community reports extensive corn work by Hauter Heck Dunbar Wehr Noel and neighbors with multiple families finishing and assisting, large corn deliveries to creeks and barns, and social gatherings at Gracehill including a chicken supper. An anecdote about Rudolph Spreckels at a California hotel adds a light historical touch.

Washington R. L. Keyser R. E. Brinning Gracehill Art Mayers Wellston Guy Brown Andy Hayter Elmer Kolesick

Fragmented crop grade data mixed with percentages

A garbled excerpt lists multiple color coded items with percentages for yellow white oats barley and mentions old and sample grades. The text shows inconsistent figures like 21% and 22% alongside stray numbers such as 212 and 181 percent, lacking coherent context or dates.

Cellophane Sweat Band Hat Tip

A strip of cellophane inside the sweat band prevents perspiration from staining the hat. It alters fit very little and works best with light colored hats. Popular Mechanics Magazine.

Popular Mechanics Magazine

Speed and safety in highway driving standards

Commissioner argues speed is a personal driver habit, not fate, urging drivers to follow rules. He calls for limited speed capacity by construction or law and for state road policy to favor safe speeds, with discipline to curb exaggerated speed and educate the public to reduce accidents.

Connecticut

Local church and community notices list gatherings and Thanksgiving visits

The page details church events and home visits including pot luck, Christmas decorating, and treats. It notes Thanksgiving dinners, school absences, vacations, and illness among residents such as Parker, Meyer, Rothlisberger, Foster, and Peterson families, plus Grand Prairie school vacation due to teacher Ruth Gideon illness.

Parker Wes Meyer Marian Larson Boyd Foster Virginia Meyer C. J Stanley Lloyd Poster John Foster Puth Helen Lloyd Foster Theodore Meyer Parenta’ Donaldson Jane Rothlisberger Gladys Wolf Mildred Harrison Peters David McCartney South Prairie Mildred Peters Rothlisberger R. F. Peters Humphrey Davis Carl Jane Rothhlisberger Grandpa Cocklin Tenois Homer Harrard Mr. Stump Ray Lambert Leo Mildred Rothlisberger Elgin Iowa Charley Rothlisberger Edith Reed Keokuk Lyle Fletcher Fitzgerald McCartney Betty J. W. Field Ernest Meyer Fred Donaldson Bobby Billy Carl Peterson Richmond Wayne Cideon Wayne Brinning Wilbur McClelland Do. J. Wolf Myrtle Pearson Grand Prairie School Ruth Gideon

Prosperity at the State theater with Dressler and Moran

A lively small town farce and drama featuring Marie Dressler and Wally Moran as rival mothers-in-law in Prosperity. Sam Wood directs a brisk production with Anita Page Norman Foster Jacquie Lyn and Jerry Tucker portraying the married children and grandchildren in rapid quotable scenes and a strong emotional finale.

Marie Dressler Wally Moran Miss Dressier State Theater Marie Miss Dressler Miss Moran Sam Wood Anita Page Norman Foster Jacquie Lyn Jerry Tucker

What Kind of Man for a Shipwreck Romance

Fay Wray judges suitable partners for life on a lonely island in the new RKO film shown at Fox Theatre. Joel McCrea Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong star as different fellow-crusoes, with Wray offering humorous aboard ship exile scenarios.

Fay Wray Fox Theae Joel McCrea Leslie Banks Robert Armstrong

Community social at Bethel church in East Jackson

Ruth Gideo reports a community social at Bethe church in East Jackson on Tuesday evening December 6 with Rev Parker supplying entertainment. A committee was appointed for the Christmas entertainment and no date has been set yet.

East Jackson Bethe’ Chhurch Parker Elies

Mayas Fashion Jade Inlays In Ancient Dental Tradition

A Chicago exhibit showcased 1,200 year old Maya dental art where cavities were drilled to set jade inlays. The display highlighted enduring vanity and skill in Central American culture.

Central America Chicago

Osteopathic Physician Ad Appears With Contact Details

An old classified item lists osteopathic physician Preston L Epter with special attention to tech diseases, third floor Lemmons Pharmacy, upstairs office, phone numbers 410 and 81. It preserves a vintage medical advertisement tone.

Osteopathic Preston L.epter Speeicl Coortrowth Lemmons Pharmsey

Train schedule notices for mixed and passenger trains

Mixed trains No. 429 and 430 run daily except Sunday with 9 30 A M and 8 45 P M times. Nos 1 and 4 stop for woo discharge California passengers. No 11 serves county seats and El Paso, Brighton, Fairfield, Eldon and other towns. Morning and evening passenger and freight trains listed with station stops and agents Goodlander J C McKay and Bell.

Faily Woo California Wnd el Paso Brighton Fairfield Eldon Belknap Center‘iie Seymour Allerton Princeon Spiekards Excelsior Springs Liberty Goodlander J. C. McCkay Lael Washneton Limeid Bell

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