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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
2
Chicago hogs steady to higher with receipts around 12 000 including 3000 direct. Prices for various weights rise to 6.70 top, sows 4.75 to 5.50, light and medium weights firm. Cattle and calves mix with feeders high but many classes steady. stocker activity limited. Ohio feeder and Illinois slaughter figures noted alongside Chicago produce and grain quotes amid a busy market day.
Quotations show light weights 140 to 160 lbs at 4.50 to 5.70, 160 to 180 lbs at 5.80, 180 to 200 lbs at 5.60 to 6.00, 200 to 220 lbs at 5.65 to 6.10, 240 to 250 lbs at 5.65 to 6.10, 250 to 340 lbs at 4.60 to 6.10, 100 to 120 lbs packing sows at 4.75 to 5.00, with bulk shipment notes about excessive weight shrinkage and logs usually selling above or below quoted levels.
Bers Wheeler and Robert Woolsey star in Radio Pictures Caught Plastered at the State Theater. The comedy blends new laughs with dramatic tension, offering giggles, smiles, slapstick, and patter as Wheeler and Dorothy PS deliver whimsical romance amid a surprisingly absorbing, story-driven plot.
Mission Texas native Ken Maynard, noted western star, appears in Tiffany The Arizona Terror at the Fox theater tonight and Saturday. His colorful career as an actor stems from a life that shaped his rugged on screen image and stage presence.
News notes from neighboring communities describe Columbus Junction's annual car fair and livestock displays. Mentions winners John R. Williams and John H. Johnson, cattle and hog premiums, visitors from Washington and Keota, and local society activities. Also notes travel and weather reports from Colorado Springs and a light festival turnout.
The narrative recalls Ken’s upbringing by a rancher father who urged him to pursue the family trade. As a child the family moved frequently, living in several states. By age eight they had resided in multiple states, and Ken completed his education in five, culminating at the Virginia Military Academy where he graduated.
IOWA BRIEFS reports on the estate of Ernest Sehernau filed in district court with recording costs about ten dollars. In Vinton a crowd of around 10,000 celebrated Sweet Corn Day with a parade and Ruth Kray named queen. A warehouse fire damaged machines and furniture, causing about 100 dollars in total losses to multiple buildings. In Algona, Thomas Wagner and Sam Hedrick died when their car left the road. A short poem reflects on memory and eternity.
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