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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
5
Classified columns offer a cheap way to connect with buyers and sellers. Post ads to 1402 or 1207 to trade chickens eggs corn farms tools wood produce or other goods and services.
The listing shows prices for hens of various ages and breeds, Leghorn and black chicks, old cocks and leghorn stags, turkeys poor or hollow sided, ducks full feathered and Muscovy, geese full feathered, guineas per head, and pigeons strong flyers per dozen with a 1.00 per dozen rate.
Receipts: cattle 1,200. calves 600. sheep 10. hogs 3,000. Hogs 15c higher with top at 12.00. Cattle steady. steers 9.50 to 11.50. cows and heifers 6.50 to 11.00. Sheep nominal with no sales. Calves steady to strong. weights 9.50 to 10.00.
Receipts 1,600 cattle with market lower and no quotations for shipping steers. Hog receipts 3,400 with prices up 10 cents to good to choice packers not clearly quoted. Lambs priced 17.00 to 18.00 dollars, best to good to choice demand noted.
The report notes firm for Corn No. 0 at $1.04 and No. 2 white oats at around 42 to 48% with some fluctuations. Hay market described as steady and unchanged, reflecting a sluggish trading mood for farm commodities.
Jethro Meek sold the Gainesville grocery on Lincoln and First streets for 2500 to Cleo Renigar and Pacl Bird, two local men. They plan tearing down the building to install an up to date filling station aiding motorists on state road No. 36. Work on demolition to start immediately.
An affidavit charging riot was filed by David Lyons against Raymond Hollis Ernest Hollis Lester Sylvia Charles Hess Gilbert Branham and James Hampton Jr. All defendants are under 19. They were arraigned before Mayor Jenkins and the case continued to Wednesday May 6 for after school appearance.
Grammer nine defeated Millhousen 10 to 5 after noon at Grammer with Yancey pitching two hit shutout through seven innings. Millhousen scored on first and second inning errors as Schoettmer started for Marion township and Millhausen travels to Oldenburg next Sunday.
The Knights of St. John nine returned from Westport with a 21 to 12 defeat. Westport hitters knocked Schroeder from the mound early. Knights first baseman Wilheit homered with the bases loaded in the fourth.
Vernon Kuert of Cincinnati visited relatives in New Point on Sunday.
A hydro-airplane route now carries passengers from the Caribbean coast to Bogota in seven hours, a dramatic improvement over the ten days required by existing transportation options.
Woodward and Christman advertise a 10 day sale on Nappanee Kitchen Cabinets starting May 4 granting buyers a free gift set of household items including food and cleaning products with each purchase. The cabinet is offered with a weekly payment plan and price listed as 1055 ¢.
Neighbors and friends gathered at the Clint Wilson home four and a half miles south of Batesville to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The surprise party included a home filled with baskets and a midday feast of chicken meats pies cakes and many good things. A large group contributed silver presents and a group photo was taken at noon. The couple have deep roots in Laughery township and Ripley county with Mr Wilson tracing back to a pioneer great grandfather. Distances were noted by several guests from Indianapolis Os good Versailles Brookville Cincinnati Greensburg and other nearby towns.
Miss Lutie Gordon, nine year Greensburg high school art and penmanship instructor, resigns to take a similar role in Greeley Colorado. The move is described as a promotion with higher pay. She is active in the Christian church and Sunday school and will be missed by Decatur county neighbors.
R. C. Kanouse and wife with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Meek and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Woodfill will go to Connersville Thursday where Mr. Kanouse will deliver his famous lecture on Foolishness to the Kiwanis club. Raymond Crawford, a former Greensburg man, will chair the program.
Decatur County Indiana announces sale of 6000 dollars in bonds. Twenty bonds of 300 dollars each issued May 15 1925 bearing 4 percent interest payable semi annually. Bonds mature serially from May 15 1926 with bids to highest bidder at par. Sale April 27 1925 in Greensburg Indiana.
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