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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1925

Page

3

Wall Street Stocks Show Mixed Turn on Steel Order Drop

May 11 York reports heavy selling in steel shares after United States Steel Corp announces a drop of more than 400 000 unfilled orders. Railroad orders failed to lift the market and tensions rose among eastern lines amid consolidation plans. Motors shifted to low priced shares as pools influenced trading. Colt Money renewed at 344 percent. Closing remained irregular.

York Steel United States Steel Corporation Rovtomenta St. Louis Svc Colt

Omaha Livestock Report May 11 Hogs and Sheep Market Update

Omaha May 11 hogs receipts 12 000 with best butchers 12 55 to 12 58 and top 12 50. Cattle receipts 7 000 fed aoR weight steers steady to 150 higher, vealers steady to strong, bulls 4 85 to 6 60. Sheep 18 900 with lambs 25 cents lower and wool Hunds at 14 76 to 15.00. California springers 14 75.

Omaha Livestock Omaha Dept Dighc al Ealom Wright California T Joseph St Joseph

Chicago grain prices report May 11 ���

Wheat prices for No 1 red and hard varieties range from 1.67 to 1.90 per bushel with mixed and yellow values listed. Oats and rye show multiple grade prices. lard hides bellies and timber prices also noted with varying figures.

Cmivago Cash Grain Chicago

Flour Prices Drop As Bran and Flour Units Noted

Minneapolis reports flour prices cut by 25 cents with family patent noted. Bran priced at 26 and 27 dollars per unit.

Minneapolis

Weather observations for May 6 to May 7

Local observations for the past 24 hours ending at 7 this morning show highs around 64 degrees and lows near 16 to 42. Rain is reported on May 6 with trace amounts or none on the other days. scattered readings include 0.63 inches on May 6, 0.58 on May 6, 0.57 on May 7, and 0.69 on May 1 with no precipitation recorded on the remaining days.

Chicago Livestock Market Report May 11

Chicago Livestock Trades show hogs very active with 41,000 receipts and gains up to 50 cents. top hogs at 18.00 for 140 to 825 pounds. Cattle receipts 22,000 with mixed demand and steady to weak prices. yearlings and steers bring 9.25 to 11.00 for bulk offerings. Sheep receipts 21,000 with lambs steady to weak and choicest weights around 14.00. fatted sheep steady near 8.50. Official estimates for tomorrow: hogs 16,000 and sheep 15,000.

Chicago Thicago S Beni Agric Nebrask

Chicago and New York Markets Report Mixed Poultry and Dairy

May 11 market summaries show unsettled poultry with varied prices for fowls turkeys ducks and geese across Chicago and St Louis and price gains for butter eggs and cheese in New York. Reports note steady trading for live poultry and unchanged dressed poultry with miscellaneous regional price notes and packing stock figures.

United States Wiseongin Minnesota Louisiana St. Luis New York Hennery Express

Sugar markets hold steady in New York trading

Raw sugar stays quiet in New York with spot at 4.27 and duty paid. Refined sugar unchanged at 5.60 to 5.79 for tine-granulated, keeping prices flat across the board.

New York

Visible Supply Grain Stock Changes Report

New York on May 11 reports a drop in grain stocks with declines in Wheat by 2,239,000 bushels, Corn by 2,122,000, Oats by 4,358,000, Rye by 626,000, and Barley by 694,000 bushels.

New York

Wheat prices fall as visible supply drops influence Chicago board

May 11 market report from Chicago notes a sharp late-day setback in wheat with May and July futures lower. A thinner ocean passage and weaker domestic winter crop outlook pressured prices, though July deliveries fluctuated on buying by Eastern houses and later selling. Corn and oats rose briefly with late upturns, while hogs and grain supported higher closes, leaving the board generally steady.

Chicago United States Vain

Hogs and cattle market report from St Joseph May 11

Livestock receipts mix through hogs and cattle with price shifts. Hogs bid 12.35 to 12.50 top. cattle receipts 2,200 with steers around 8.75 and cows near 8.50. Sheep run 8,000 with ewes around 9.50. lambs notched up to 15.25.

Grain Prices Reported in St Louis Market

Market note from St Louis showing wheat and corn prices with No 2 red wheat at 1.80 184 and No 2 mixed corn at 1.13 1.15 percent, plus No 2 white and yellow corn grades and oats figures. Prices reflect bid and offer levels and delivery terms in the daily cash grain column.

ST. Louis Louis

Horser Sale at East St. Louis Auction

East St. Louis May 11 horses and mutes listed with bids. Drafts priced around 200 dollars, ponies 45 to 75, horses 16 to 17 hands about 175, mid-sized mounts 125 to 60, larger adults 14.2 to 15.2 hands fetch 60 to 100 dollars.

East St. Louis

Omaha cash grain prices late trading

Wheat No 2 hard quoted at 1.55 to 1.56. Corn No 1 white 1.12, No 1 or low 1.12, No 3 mixed 1.04 to 104. Oats No 2 white 46.44, No 3 white 45 to 45.

Omaha

Liberty Bonds Market Summary in New York May 11

U S bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 100.30 First 4 4 49 at 102 2 Second 4 8 at 101.9 Third 4 3 4 8 at 101.28 Fourth 4 s at 102 10 U S Treasury 4s at 101.20 U S S Treasury 44s at 105.16.

Liberty New York U.S U. S. Treasury U. S&s. Treasury

Toledo Seed Market Report Brief

May 11 Toledo seed market notes lower seed cash 1600 Oct 13.50 Dec 13.35 Timothy seed cash 3.00 Sept 3.50 bid.

Toledo

Hay Prices Listed by St. Louis Firm

Hay firm details prices for No 2 timothy and clover mixed hay ranges from 13.00 to 18.00 per unit and heavy clover mixed up to 14.00, with choice western alfalfa at 28.00 to 29.00 per unit. May 11.

HAY St. Louis Hay Firm Timothy

Coffee Futures Rise in Rio and Santos Quotes

New York May 11 coffee market shows Rio No 7 at 18 percent Santos No 4 at 22 percent with futures firm. July grain futures stand at 14.60 and December at 13.00.

New York Rio No Santos

Man Dies After Freight Train Wreck Near Perry

A man claiming to be John Rure from Centerville Ta died after injuries from a freight train wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Perry. He succumbed to a leg injury and his body will be sent to Centerville.

Perry John Rure Centerville Chicago, Milwaukee and St Park Here

Chariton Visitors Pay Sunday Calls In Town

Mr and Mrs Hugh Brown and Miss Adelyn Metz of Chariton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J H Metz and Mr and Mrs O W Brown. Mr and Mrs Fields Cochraime and Miss Bessie Cochrane of Macksburg spent the day here attending a business and doing some shopping.

Hugh Brown Adelyn Metz Chariton J. H. Metz O. W. Brown Fields Cochraime Bessie Cochrane Macksburg

Musical Week Rally Boosts Community Arts

Chas A Hayden notes National Music Week highlight as Musicians teachers and students stage strong programs. Local events include Ames trip with Glee Club finals, Mother Goose trivia, Boyds concert, Creston Choral second concert, M E church program, and hospitalities from city officials and music lovers boosting local arts scene. Donald Standley returns to Creston after Bedford season.

Music Teachers National Asociation Dayton Ojo Berlin Mother Goose Boson Mrs. Goose Thomas Fiend Merry Music Caravan Ames Elmo Roper Guy Shockley Creston Choral Club M. E M. E. Church Boyds Donald Standley Creeton Bedford

Warranty Deeds Recorded by County Recorder

A record list from Geo A Ide and Son Creston Iowa shows warranty deeds filed at the county recorder's office. The document notes deeds transferred to new owners and dates of record.

County Recorder's Office Geo. A Ide & Son Creston Iowa

Creston land transfers from 1918 to 1925 detailed

A sequence of real estate transactions in Creston lists transfers between multiple buyers and sellers from 1918 through 1925. Entries include parcels in original town lots and additions to Creston, with prices ranging from $1.00 to $8,450, and several notes on lots, blocks, and river rights.

Earvestine Hofft and Hus Anna Creston Thomas Shearer Frank E. Lucas Right of Way Co. B. & Q R R Amos J. Myers Grae. Burgard Holcomb Merril Moore S. Ray Emerson Guy L. Swartz Swigert Swan Johnson Arthur Vi Comer W. Deed Dvymont Realty Co Will‘am Dahlberg Norton’s

Court Awards $20,000 to Boy Attacked By Dog

In New York Supreme Court Justice Morschauer awarded Max Weinburg and his 7 year old son Jacques $20,000 after Jacques was bitten by a dog owned by Conway Tearle and Adele Tearle on their Chappaqua estate four years ago. The verdict split $15,000 to Jacques and $5,000 to the father for hospital expenses. The Tearles plan to appeal.

White’ Plains Max Weinburg Jacques Supreme Court Conway Tearle Adele Rowland Tearle Tearles Chappaqua N. Y Morschauser

Shaw's Mother Seeks Asylum For Son in Murder Case

Chicago May 11 The state neared completion of its case against George D Shaw shell shock veteran charged with murdering his father Bruce Shaw inventor after a road house party. Hazel Howard testified Shaw was intoxicated. The defense argues Shaw is sane and his mother testified asking the jury to commit him to an asylum.

Associated Press Chicago George D. Shaw Bruce Shaw Hazel Howard Shaw Miss Howard

Cooper Leads in Auto Race Memorial Day Speedway

Tommy Milton led at the halfway point of the 250 mile Memorial Day speedway race in Charlotte. Two of the 13 entrants were out due to crashes. Reggie Johnson was thrown through the fence at mile 94 but escaped serious injury as Earl Cooper overtook the lead at mile 200 with Harry Hartz in second and Milton in third.

Associated Press Charlotte N. C Tommy Milton Reggie Johnson Earl Cooper Harry Hartz Milton

Freezing Temperatures Reported Across Northern Iowa

Reports of killing frost continued across the northern half of Iowa with eleven stations recording freezing temperatures. Readings ranged from 25 degrees at Iowa Falls and Boone to 32 at Sioux City, with several towns including Fort Dodge and Waterloo in the 26 to 30 degree band.

Associated Press Des Moines Weather Bureau Iowa Falls Boone Fort Nodge Waterloo Atlantic Carroll Charles City Cedar Rapids Sioux City

Von Hindenburg inaugurated as German president arrives in Berlin

News wires report Field Marshal von Hindenburg arrived at Herrstrasse station for his inauguration ceremony. The planned reception and drive to the chancellery palace proceeded smoothly without any incidents. In Iowa, Frank W. Day, indicted for forging a check, was brought from Kansas City by police and agreed to plead guilty in district court after confessing.

Berlin von Hindenburg Germany Herrstrasse General von Hindenburg Cedar Rapids Frank W. Day Kansas City Wesley Benesh State Reformatory

Russian envoy Voline recalled over Paris protest

Paris reports the recall of M. Voline, first secretary of the Russian embassy, after the French foreign office protested his alleged involvement in a communist demonstration in Paris. The action comes amid Moscow protests and diplomatic tension.

Paris M. Voline Moscow Voline

What Hospitals Do To Be Told May 12

Chicago May 11. Hospital Day will be observed nationally on May 12 to inform the public about hospital functions and needs. E S Gilmore of Chicago, president of the American Hospital association, notes public ignorance as a barrier to support and that Coolidge endorsed the effort. The association will issue a certificate of awareness to the hospital with the most meritorious program.

Associated Press Chicago E. S. Gilmore American Hospital Association Coolidge Gilmore

Brandes Declares Culture a Thing of the Past in Berlin

Danish critic George Brandes spoke in Berlin on Europe as it is today saying culture is dead and Europe no longer leads world culture. He warned of looming world conflict and criticized the press and the League of Nations as a farce while noting some nations show progress.

Associated Press Berlin George Brandes Europe Brandes Paris France Russia Japan China League of Nations

Vicksburg Plans Pageants to Mark Centennial

Vicksburg Miss May 11 centennial celebration will feature historical pageants recounting the town's first settler Rev Newitt Vick a Methodist minister from Virginia and the early era as the city grew from Spanish and French eras to Union and Confederate conflicts highlighting the river frontier and the 1826 incorporation. The pioneer founders mainly came from Virginia the Carolinas and Kentucky and the population reached about 20 900 by 1835 with the Vick family establishing the town site and foundations of a great city.

Vicksburg Miss Newitt Vick Virginia Otters Mississippi River United States Fort Nogales Vick John Lane Carolinas Kentucky

Germans Debate Addressing Women as Frau or Fräulein

In Berlin on May 9, German women's clubs and suffrage groups discuss whether to call young women Fräulein or Frau. They note social prejudice against unescorted departures for unmarried women and that many favor Frau to avoid ridicule and align with male honor by using Herr for men regardless of marriage.

Berlin Europe

Experts Turn Attention to Rubber from Haiti

Washington reports the Bureau of Standards received 26 pounds of smoked sheet rubber from an experimental Haitian plantation. The material will be tested long term to see if Haitian rubber can replace imports from Java and other distant sources. Haiti lies 15 degrees north of previous rubber cultivation areas and grows a different tree species.

Washington Java Bureau of Standards Agricultural Department Haiti Indian Ocean Amazon Basin Teh

Marshalltown visitor stays with the Yant family

Harry Jones of Marshalltown spent the weekend visiting relatives and friends and stayed as a guest in the Harry Yant home at 501 South Pine Street.

Harry Jones Marshalltown Harry Yant South Pine Street

Wheat acreage to be deserted in Iowa estimate

Iowa farmers will abandon about nine percent of winter wheat, with 427000 acres unharvested from 469000 seeded last fall. May 1 condition set at 82 percent of normal, projecting 7942000 bushels. last year’s harvest reached 8078000 bushels. Livestock health remains strong, hogs and sheep at 96 percent of normal.

Iowa Leslie M. Carl United States

Husbands and Lovers at Strand Theatre

Screen humor and pathos combine in Husbands and Lovers a First National picture produced by Louis B. Mayer and directed by John M. Stahl now playing at the Strand Theatre. The satire on domestic life recalls real-life vicissitudes of the Emerson marriage and should appeal to movie fans.

Louis B. Mayer John M. Stahl Strand Theatre Mr. Stahl Emersons

Dutch Shippers See Hope for Better Business Ahead

The Netherlands Shipowners Federation report notes a slow European horizon clearing and stable exchange rates. Dawes plan prospects may raise central European buying power, but freight markets remain tight and foreign competition strong. Seamen pay in Dutch, American, and British ranks is the highest, driving sale of ships to cheaper markets.

Rotterdam Holland Netherlands Shipowners Federation

Judge Overrules Motion in Stephenson Murder Case

Judge James A. Collins overruled a motion to strike vital parts of the murder indictment against D. C. Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry in the Miss Madge Oberholtzer case Indianapolis. A subsequent motion to quash the indictment was filed and May 15 set for a hearing.

Associated Press Indianapolis Ind James A. Collins D. C. Stephenson Ku Klux Klan Earl Klinck Earl Gentry Madge Oberholtzer

Cromwell resident Bhner Kinkade visits town

Bhner Kinkade of Cromwell spent Saturday in town attending to business and visiting among friends, chatting with locals and taking a look at happenings around the area.

Bhner Kinkade Cromwell

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