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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
15
Wheat receipts totaled 230 cars with various grades listed including No 2 dark hard and No 2 hard pricing. Corn receipts totaled 31 cars with prices for No 2 white No 2 yellow and No 2 mixed. Oats receipts 8 cars with No 2 white and No 3 grades priced unchanged.
Fayette City iron worker Maximilian Bradot, 33, trains for singing during shifts on skyscrapers and recently performed before the Ki club, with a broadcast on station KDKA. Nearby, St. Joe price listings show hogs, cattle, and sheep activity with mixed gains and declines across grades, weights, and stock types.
U S department of agriculture livestock prices show hogs 4000 head mostly 25 cents higher with top at 12.60 for 200 to 215 pounds and other weight bands. cattle and calves volumes noted with fed steers and yearlings steady, grassers slow, heifers and slaughter classes listed with price ranges up to 16.90 for good and choice, mixed weight groups and stock prices included.
Los Angeles August opening of the Pat Kelley murder trial drew a large crowd as the defendant faced murder charges in the killing of Mrs Myrtie Mellus. Attorneys revealed a romance with the victim and plans to marry once a divorce was granted, promising sensational testimony from the Westside set.
Parsons designates August 29 as Clyde M Reed day at the Tri-State fair running August 28 to September 1. A parade honors the Republican gubernatorial nominee with bands and drum corps from southeastern Kansas cities. Invited are Senator Capper Governor Paulen Kansas lawmakers and GOP leaders. Also reported are livestock price ranges for jaw cutters veal stocker cattle and sheep at the fair with lambs and ewes listed by weight and condition.
Kansas City report lists produce and eggs with changes unchanged. Eggs firsts 27c seconds 23c. Butter creamery 49c large quantities 46c. Butterfat 40c premium extra 3c. Packing butter 30c. Poultry hens 16 21c springs 27c broilers 27c geese 8c old ducks 11 13c young ducks 13%c roosters 8c.
New York cotton futures closed steady at session lows on August 23 with October at 18.74 to 18.76, December 18.59 to 18.60, January 18.54 to 18.56, March 18.60 to 18.61, and May 18.65. Spot middling prices held at 19.00.
Mrs Harry Pressler of Los Angeles repeats after winning the 1928 women's Western Open in Chicago defeating Virginia Wilson of Chicago in the finals. The caption notes she has done it before and likely will again, with the trophy showcased.
Local items report cantaloupe day at the city market with promises of 4 536 766 cantaloups. Various notices note residents visiting Emporia and Kansas City, shop changes at Zimmer man’s and W H McFarland beauty shop sale, and a snake encounter experienced by Miss Carrie Patton at 1205 South Second Street with a decisive end to the intruder.
A mob of 40 to 50 armed men stormed the Adams county jail in Natchez early today in search of John Burke a Black man charged with assaulting a 60 year old white woman at Pine Ridge near Natchez. The crowd failed to find Burke and the alleged leader Cecil Collins was arrested nearby.
Ray M. Collins, Seminole oil field umpire, filed with the state corporation commission for an order to apply the Seminole curtailment program to all Oklahoma fields. The petition is set for hearing September 6 at Tulsa City hall. The note about Capitol windows counts 129 in the dome and 679 total across the United States.
The piece surveys Democratic tariff doctrine from 1892 to 1928, noting shifts toward revenue only and protections against monopoly, then claims the party seeks to mislead voters. It contrasts historic positions with posturing on fair revenue and competitive imports. The column also reports local notices and brief updates on residents and events.
A miscellaneous sale page lists items including an oil burner with 900 gallon tank, threshing outfit with a Rumsey tractor, incubator, sewing machine, barrels, furniture, grapes, a wringer, a gas range, household goods, a going through table, honey frames, flour and groceries, an adding machine, pianos, cabinets, garden produce, radios, and various farm tools. multiple listings show contact details, prices, and locations in Kansas towns.
Ambitious industrious person wanted to sell Rawleigh Horsehole Products in Atchison and nearby towns. No selling experience required. Rawleigh Co provides products literature and service methods. Profits rise monthly with low prices and best values. Department KA422. Aug 247 8 11 14 16 18 21 23 25 25 30. Also multiple rental notices for rooms and apartments in Atchison listings.
Classified ads show sale of Brahma cock erels and household items. Rentals include a partly modern house and a furnished room. Also listed are hunting gear, phonographs, pianos, a Chrysler coupe, furniture, a cash register, and other sale items with contact details. Some job and lost items included.
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