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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1930

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Report Prices Mixed Across Hogs Cattle Sheep

Chicago Oct 4 hogs six thousand with four thousand direct demand urgent for all classes and prices mostly steady to higher. hogs 180 to 270 pounds 9.86 to 10.00 per hundredweight. packing sows 7.50 to 8.00. cattle compared with last week yearlings steady but heavy steers weaker. top bullocks 12.00. yearlings 13.15. heifers to 12.75. sheep 1,500 direct with fat lambs 25 to 40 higher. best natives to outsiders 7.78 to 8.00. bulk 7.00 to 8.25.

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Livestock Market Iowa Minnesota Hog Receipts and Prices

Hog receipts for 24 hours ending 10 a m at interior Iowa and southern Minnesota yards and plants totaled 12 523 head, up from 12 849 last week. Prices ranged by weight with good to choice on light to heavy hogs, sows, and pigs in the 6.75 to 9.55 per cwt area. quotations based on truck or rail deliveries with feed and water at destination. Also included are grain and feed market figures from Chicago and Des Moines district reports with wheat, oats, rye, barley and timothy prices and carded cash grain listings.

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Washington Produce Market Prices and Daily Quotations

Listing of per pound and per item prices for farm products including hens leghorn and brown eggs, spring chickens by weight, roosters, white and colored ducks, geese, and hides. Prices vary by weight with daily market quotations and no notice given.

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Keokuk County Sunday school convention and town notes

In Richland on October 2 the Keokuk County Sunday school convention drew over 100 visitors with a strong program led by Walter Hutton, a sale of Jesse Smith household goods followed by his move to Sigourney, and oblique tributes to Mrs. B Horn. Other items include Mrs. John Cook hosting kin from Knoxville, Doris Wiles Lola Mae Widner and Janetta Westbrook in Jefferson County Hospital for appendicitis operations, and several town visits by local residents and relatives from Burlington, Chicago, and Cedar Rapids.

Richland Keokuk County Walter Hutton Jesse Smith Smith Sigourney B. Horn Citi Ie Jehureh John Cook Knoxville Cook South Doris Wiles Lola Mae Widner Janetta Westbrook Jefferson County Hospital Roe. McCarty Chicago Wm. Harkens Harkens I. M. Walker Town City Cedar Rapids Ples Hoskins Leslie Henderson T. L Burlington Henda Roy Nordyke

Social Notes From Crawford and Surrounding Towns

Marie G Crawford and Lena Roth attend local gatherings as Irene Roth visits Burlington for studies. Community members gathered for Rev Daniel Gruber’s funeral at Seat Creek church. Crawford Farmers Union social at the school featured a delegation report and humorous recitations, with coffee and sandwiches served before a dance home.

Vance Coleman Pleasant George John Abrahamson Lyman Johnson Jon Kuftan Irene Roth Burlington Dan Roth Daniel Cgruber Seat Creek Jake Schlatter

Local Notes From Washington Area Visited by Relatives and Neighbors

Ellis Peters visits Columbus Junction family after five years away, recounting his post office job in Los Angeles. Nearby reports include visits by Drougere Eile to Washington, Bob Ferguson selling timber south of Washington, and Gerald Stockman listing plans for large acreage. Merle Peters, in Alameda, California, keeps Washington News alive for family in Iowa.

Ocronen Ellis Peters Dan Peters Columbus Junction R. E. Peters Gar Peters Washington Ellis Los Angeles California Bob Ferguson West Chester Inve W. Gallagher Merle Alameda News

At the Theatres Grama and Fox Offer Diverse 1930s Films

The Graham presents Clara Row in Love Among the Millionaires and Born Reckless with Catherine Dale Owen and John Gilbert stars. The Locked Door stars Rod La Rocque and Barbara Stanwyck, while The Dude Wrangler showcases western comedy. Al Jolson’s Big Boy and Ramon Novarro’s Call of the Flesh play at Fox, with One Night at Usies and other films featuring Billie Dove and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in weekly theater lineups.

Grama Theater Clara Row Graham Clara Mitel Green Skeets Galagher Stuart Erwin Amund “Lowe Catherine Dal Owen Ly Hight Catherine Dale Owen Stinto John Gilbert Lawrence ‘Tibbett Warner Baxter Edmund Lowe Rod la Rocque Barbara Stanwyck Wallace Reid Clift Broughton Usie Billie Dove Fox Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Ted

High School Notes and Assembly Events

A special assembly at the high school featured Guy C. Caldwell of the American Nature Association performing animal and sound imitations, entertaining students from the grade and junior high groups. The HiY held its first dinner of the year with Mrs. Stutsman leading the serving, and Dick McCleery spoke on the play Green Pastures, praising its all Negro cast and Broadway significance. The English Club adds new members after tryouts, with a focus on maintaining C grades for continued participation.

Guy C. Caldwell American Nature Association Caldwell Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain National Park Highool Hiy HSY E. B. Stutsman J. G. Bridges W. J. Duncan Carl Jungbluth Dick McCleery Tie Green Pastures Pla Heaven Hey Virginia Lemles Glalandh Ethel Wagner Henry Cartis Rose Carbaugh Daisy Franklin Curtis Wells Mary Mickey Betty Stephens Marjorie Robertson Russell Grisis Ruth Mate Morrison Ruth Sirter Mildred Lembes Grant McKune Ray Witting Vera. Tutsman Barbara Brooks Doris Clow

Fort Madison and Washington Demons Face Season Tests

Local grid notes say Washington has beaten two teams that beat them last year and aims to extend the streak. Fort Madison looms as a major challenge, with football material praised in prison city reports and predictions of a strong season for the Demons if they continue their fight.

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