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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1931
Page
2
Chicago live stock report shows hog receipts 6000 with 4000 direct and prices for weights under 200 pounds steady to weak for heavier hogs. Cattle receipts 200 with higher prices for heavy fed steers and yearlings, grass cattle weaker. Sheep receipts 4000 with fat lambs 60 to 75 cents lower week over week and ranged native and ranger lambs from 6.25 to 8.00 in early quotes.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8 am show 14 300 head, up from 12 700 last week. Market mostly steady with slow trading due to holiday. volume light and hog quality improving while packing sows remain plainer. Prices for light 140 169 lb hogs run 4 40 to 5 50 and 160 186 lb hogs 5 25 to 5 85 with 180 200 lb figures listed.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 C BE Regular meeting second Thursday night each month Ida McDaniel WM Ernestine Denison secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 WSJ Regular meeting fourth Tuesday Mason ic Temple rooms Mrs Chica Spies WP Hazel Haven Worthy Serje Washington Lodge No 24 AF A M Regular meeting first Friday each month Harry C Ward WM A W Yard Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 RAM Regular meeting second Friday each month J W Enslin HP A W Ward secretary
Railway schedule listings show arrivals and departures for the No 4 Golden State limited including 2:39 a.m and 1:10 a.m services with related No 56 and No 11 Apache trains. Local passenger services run daily except Sunday at 8:35 a.m and 9:05 a.m with additional 6:19 p.m and 9:26 a.m departures. Freight trains No 80 and No 83 run daily except Sunday with 6:30 p.m and 11:50 a.m slots.
Local passenger and mixed train times listed for Knoxville, B&O and St. Paul and Pacific railways. Entries show arrivals and departures with daily and Sunday exceptions, noting California passenger restrictions and freight schedules, with agent names J. McKay and W. Bell.
Plans for a public wedding at the Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction on Sept 11 include eighteen bridesmaids and a special orchestra. A procession from the amphitheater will lead to the ceremony as merchants p reve gifts from Columbus Junction and surrounding towns, with many items listed from jewelry to furniture and merchandise.
The report lists live hog prices by weight classes from 100 to 650 pounds, with grades good and choice and varying dollars per hundredweight. It notes bulk-transaction basis, with adjustments for long haul, weight shrinkage, and hogs purchased at shipping point weights.
Kenneth Buffington and Robert Pierce of Columbus Junction along with Norman Hawkins of Conesyville and Martha Meeker of Letts won premiums on stock exhibited at the state fair this week. Mrs Vern Hanft won first place for whole wheat bread at the fair, with 70 loaves entered. Johnston led a Washington school teaching assignment. the United Presbyterian missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs J Carson Duncan's home.
The Roman god Janus, lord of gateways and beginnings, inspired the name January due to his two faces looking to the past and future. The month’s naming reflects his association with thresholds and transitions.
Paris stylist l aul Poiret notes how fashion evolves with caricature over two decades. He observes shifting ideas of elegance as designers reinterpret form, color, and silhouette to reflect changing social styles.
In Clarksbury West Virginia hoodlums burned a fence around the garage at Quiet Dell where Harry Powers, accused killer, murdered and buried two women and three children. Police said the act aimed to protest paying admission to view the scene. Thousands had visited the property, but officers reported no leads. The coroner's jury later charged Powers with all five killings.
A 61 year old farmer JL West was burned to death when a can of gasoline overturned in a car and soaked his clothes ignited. He leaped from the car and rolled to extinguish the flames but died days later. The report notes he had previously fallen down stairs.
Des Moines officials announced the 77th Iowa State fair drew 297 225 attendees, as grounds were cleaned after the exposition. The figure contrasts with 76 058 attendees recorded in 1930.
More than 250 delegates attended the 25th annual convention of the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents in Sioux City. The silver anniversary event began yesterday and closes today with principal address by Walter A Bennet of New York City secretary and counsel of the National Association of Insurance Agents.
Mason City reports A L Urich state labor commissioner spoke at the annual meeting of the town Council of Carpenters. W H Griebling was reelected president with Henry Hickson of Waterloo named vice president and J D Norton of Cedar Rapids named secretary and treasurer.
Sept. 5 in Linvilleville Ames Greenley, set to begin college, faced disappointment when his family car broke down. Funeral director O. O. Greenley improvised by using his business ambulance to transport Ames to campus, turning a setback into a quick, if unusual, transport.
Sioux City report states officers seek conviction of Charles Rentz for the July holdup of the Sioux County Savings Bank in Maurice Iowa. Rentz, arrested yesterday, denied involvement. Clarence Demers awaits trial at Orange City on charges of robbing the bank.
Gov. Turner announced examinations will be held in Des Moines to select an Iowa National Guardsman eligible to take the entrance exams for the United States Military Academy at Washington. The date will be set by Adj. Gen. W H Bailey.
Frank L. Wasson a veteran newspaper man who served in many U.S. regions died in Cedar Rapids last night from injuries suffered earlier. He had a long career across multiple newspapers and regions.
Frank Graham, 60, arrested in Leon on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. Police believe he targeted Iowa attorneys by showing letters from insurers and offering a percentage share, then asking for $50 to $100 in advances before vanishing. Held for Waterloo authorities on similar charges.
Des Moines reports a warm September day with highs reaching 90 degrees in Inwood and Sioux City and 78 degrees in Keokuk. Inwood records 47 degrees as the coolest this morning while scattered rainfall totals include .68 inches at Atlantic and .44 at Dubuque with smaller amounts at Albia Decorah and Des Moines.
The body of Mrs. Frank J. Keith aged 51 was found in a gas filled room last night. The death is reported as a self inflicted act. Authorities are investigating the incident in Des Moines.
J. Lyle Kinmonth, editor of the Asbury Park Press and son of J T Kinmonth of Columbus Junction, was chosen president last week of the Sesacoust Trust company, a banking organization in Asbury Park and a major state institution.
Ainsworth residents report three miles of pavement remain on Route 161 before completion and opening to traffic. The note mentions Mae Richards recovering in Town City hospital and hopes for improvement for Qua kens of Ainsworth. Local scenes include farmers, sales, and visits to relatives near Crawfordsville and Wayland with talk of the Al Mulherns golden wedding anniversary.
The Cedar County items list births, moves, and visits: Frank Hanft opens a jewelry store in Morning Sun after editing The Press in Asbury Park. J O Browning wins 2:19 pace prize at Tipton fair with Miss Nobody and plans fairs in Maquoketa and Oskaloosa. Other brief notices include travel, family visits, and church remarks involving Norris Dickey, Marie Overholt, Mae Wehr, Lyle Edwards, Albert Morgan, and Lawrence Richards.
Parents welcome a daughter born August 26 at Washington county hospital. Local families attend events and shipments include Ed Pretz and sons sending hay to Chicago with Milton Pretz. Mrs Paxton returns home from Chieves employment. Woodbine couple to open a grocery in the G Anwyl building. Rockford residents Carpenter visit, and McConnell family from Monmouth call on friends. Shellabarrer Estle and Thompson kin plan a Weer park reunion. Muscatine fair features Iowa Belle Iowa King Pride of Muscatine watermelons from ISU program and county displays with sub-station work at Conesville and Fruitland under plant pathology.
Foe Marsh, local furniture dealer and undertaker in Keota, fell on stairs at his home injuring his leg. A sliver from the large bone below the knee was frozen, an X ray taken at Washington county hospital. He returned home to convalesce in his room for several weeks. Reading mentions guests at the Stewart home include Mr. and Mrs. J A Yoder and Mr. and Mrs. Forman Gay of Iowa City and Mr. and Mrs. Hicks and son Robert of Chicago.
The column records family movements and local happenings. Barbara Hicks returns from aunt’s home with relatives, while the Women’s Missionary Society held an August picnic and all day meeting at Inez Martin’s home. W. W. Smith finishes a construction posting near Harper and relocates to Beatrice Nebraska with family. Residents Keith Stoutner Ruth Jones Anna Antes and others travel for studies and visits in Des Moines Washington Cedar Rapids and Truro.
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