Chicago Livestock Market Report August Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
Chicago livestock prices show steady to higher hogs with top bids around 7.75 for 170 210 lb pigs while 220 290 lb pigs sell 6.46 7.50. Cattle receipts reach 17 000 with steady demand for fed steers and yearlings and varied ranges for slaughter cattle and vealers. Sheep receipts 30 000 with a slower market and declines of 25 to 60 cents, natives and westerns trading under 8.25 for lambs and ewes 1.75 to 3.25.
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Chicago
Hog Receipts Edge Up Across Iowa and Minnesota
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 AM show 77 600 head, up from 24 900 a week ago. Markets steady to higher with lighter weights and sows improving. prices vary by weight class from 140 to 350 pounds.
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Des Moines
U. 8
Iowa
Minnesota
Hog shipping price quotes and weight adjustments noted
The quotations cover bulk hog shipments with price ranges from 3.80 to 4.55 and weights from 425 to 550 pounds. It warns heavy shrinkage on long hauls and hogs fitted excessively may sell above or below quoted prices. Hogs bought at shipping point weights are excluded from guwtions.
Chicago Produce CHPCAGOL August Market Summary
Chicago market report shows mixed produce results with eggs weak receipts 14 938, butter firm with 9 825 tubs, poultry unsettled with various cuts and prices, cheese at 14 45 to 14 %, potatoes on track with arrivals 135 and shipments 490, russets 1.50 to 2.00, cobblers and round whites priced in 0.96 to 1.55 range across Missouri Nebraska Wisconsin and Colorado regions.
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Chicago
U.P
Missouri
Cobblers
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Colorado
Grain Receipts Report Details Car Totals by Grain
Wheat 319 cars. Corn 121 cars. Oats 2127 cars. The record lists grain receipts in car quantities, indicating movement or storage figures for Wheat, Corn, and Oats.
Market Prices for Clover and Alsike Hay
Clover prime priced at 12.00 in October 12.00 and December 12.25. Alsike cash 8.25 in August 8.25 and December 8.50. Hay Timothy priced at 1 per cwt.
Cash Grain Prices Reported in Chicago Auction
Chicago market notes cash grain bids for wheat corn oats and rye with varying grades and numbers. Wheat ranges from 38% to 59% in mixed and red markets while corn shows 41% to 51% in mixed and yellow classes. Rye No 2-38 and 3-37 posted. Sample grades cited for wheat and oats.
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Chicago
U.P
Four Murderers Are Electrocuted in Pennsylvania Pen
Four men were executed in the electric chair in Bellefonte Pennsylvania for the 1928 hijacking killing of Louis Hoffman of Adams township. The condemned were Carl Crow Joseph Parsi Frank Cantilla alias the ace of spades and Frank Powell. Parsi pleaded guilty to the killing and the others were convicted by juries.
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Bellefonte
Pennsylvania
Louis Hoffman
Adams Township
Carl Crow
Joseph Parsi
Frank Cantilla
Frank Powell
Parsi
Prohibition raid targets Hinky Dink cabaret Brooklyn
Prohibition agents trailed a beer run to Hinky Dink cabaret in Brooklyn where John McCall claimed to be a whisky salesman and offered samples before being jailed with 16 half barrels. In Garfield New Jersey burglars stole 600 library volumes all of serious content, prompting Police Captain Boyle to question the motive.
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United Press
New York
Prohibition Agens
Hinky Dink Cabaret
Brooklyn
John McCall
John
Garfield, N. J
Boyle
Telephone switchboard aids sane living in state hospital
Dr. Edwin P. Bledsoe head of a state hospital for the insane says phones help many patients recover. He cites remarkable improvements from simply keeping patients engaged with a telephone switchboard.
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Batimore
Edwin P. Bledsoe
Sparrows trained to sing like canaries hoped for 1933 debut
Evanston man George Sabin trains six sparrows to sing like canaries and plans to exhibit them at the 1953 world’s fair. He keeps the birds in a backroom cage and practices whistling to them in spare moments. He believes they may sing as well as expensive canaries by 1933.
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Evanston, Hil
George Sabin
Safford Man Arrested Over Gas Failure Claim
In Safford Arizona Joe Marchetti aged 50 was arrested for failing to pay for a tank of gas. He declared it an insult to allege a minor offense and claimed credit for historic Chicago killings. Police said he was taken to jail.
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Safford
Ariz
Joe Marchetti
Jake Lingle
Chicago
St. Valentine's Day
Marchetti
Car slams into display window in Northville
Victor Edwards an Omaha salesman staged an auto display in Arthur Miaraz showroom when his brakes failed and his parked car crashed through plate glass wrecking a new automobile in the window.
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Northville
Mich
Victor Edwards
Omaha
Arthur Miaraz
Grain and hay prices listed for barley timothy and clover
Barley ranges 38 to 57 with prices. Timothy quoted 3.00 to 3.48. Clover prices span 10.00 to 16.50. These figures suggest market bids or price postings for feed crops and forage seeds.
Brilliant Mackaill Show In Reckless Hour Romance
Dorothy Mackaill stars in The Reckless Hour at Fox theater a First National romance about a poor girl who models fashion by day and endures family strife by night An all star cast includes Conrad Nagel Joan Blondell H B Warner Walter Byron Joe Donahue William House and Dorothy Peterson with costumes by Earl Luick in a Fifth Avenue atelier themed production
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First National
Dorothy Macknaill
Fox Theater
Fifth Avenue
Miss Macknaill
Earl Luick
Warner Bros
First National Studios
Arthur Riehman
Conrad Nagel
Joan Blondel
H. B. Warner
Walter Byron
Joe Donahue
William House
Dorothy Peterson
Transgression heads to State theater with Kay Francis
Three stars lead Radio Pictures drama Transgression based on Kate Jordan’s novel The Next Corner. Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez and Paul Cavanagh appear with strong supporting players Nance O’Neill Ruth Weston John St. Paus and Adrienne d Ambricourt in a tale of a young Englishwoman torn between conscience and desire in Paris after a peaceful upbringing.
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Ruth Weston
John St. Paus
Adrienne d'Ambricourt
Babe Ruth Still Dangerous Hitter Despite Contract Questions
Babe Ruth, nearing 40, remains the league’s top slugger as he leads both leagues with 33 homers and trails batting leader Al Simmons by two points. The Yankees beat Detroit 9 to 6 as Ruth hits his 33rd. Washington and Philadelphia divisions shift in the pennant race with varied results across the leagues. The article notes Ruth’s strong form and potential double honors amid contract uncertainty.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Ruth
al Simmons
Yankees
Detroit
Washington Senators
St Louis
Marberry
Washington
Alvin Crowder
Senators
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cochrane
Cramer
A Busy Gazette Tells Of Visitors Sales and Local News
August 17 notes C Reighard visiting his hospital-bound father T S Reighard and plans to move the bed side news home. John T Malin sale drew distant buyers including one 45 miles away. clerk Charley Lembly calls it the best sale in some time. Glimpses of Washington life include farm fires, band humor, water quality praise, visitors from Pleasant Plains West Chester and Richland, and a Wisconsin cheese gift.
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C. Reighard
Keota
R 4
T. S. Reighard
Daily News
Brighton
John T. Malin
Fairfield
Times
Malin
Charley Lemly
John A. Pratt
Grace Hill
District social notes and local visits in Columbus Junction
Miss Elizabeth Mewhirter visits Burlington and attends the fair while Mrs Frank Hanft and her sons visit the Leffler home near Ainsworth. Numerous residents travel to Ohio Wisconsin Rock Island and Muscatine for visits and business. The Columbus Junction State bank estate report is filed in Muscatine County Court. The Old Clifton club plans a penial at J M Robertson farm and the Louisa County Medical Association meets with banquet hosted by Whatsoever society. Zion Products operates in Columbus City to make cleaners and polishes.
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Aug
Elizabeth Mewhirter
Frank Sellers
Burlington
Frank Hanft
Henry Leffler
Ainsworth
Millard Younkin
Leffler
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ollie Shearer
S. S. Wilcox
Rock Island
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Dauhter
Farry Lee
Cahenda
Ill
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Margaret May Hanft
Glenna Jones
West Liberty
Dean Richard
Cleveland
Ohio
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S. O. Willes
Kirkwood
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Lester Orr Trave
Traverse City
Mich
Chicago
BE. G. Brent
Pearl
Ray Edgington
Muscatine
Columbus Junction State Bank
Martha Solomon
Conesville
District Court of
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Clifton
J. M. Robertson
Randall Gentzler
Virginia
G. B. Holmes
Otto Littrell
Winslow
Ind
Frank Mellinger
Oakville
Austin Davis
Davis
William Luzenberg
Dubuque
L. M. Dallmeyer
Roy Doblehower
Dallmeyer
Eleanor Wehr
Cones Ville
Galesburg
Everett Johnson
Schooley’s
Week in baseball shows Phillies and Yankees leading stats
During the week from Monday August 10 to Sunday August 6, five wins and one loss for a best ball in the majors. Phillies lead American League with strong play and defensive record allowing 17 runs in five games. Yankees top AL in runs scored with 49 but allow 52 runs. In the National League Chicago strong offensively with 41 runs while New York Giants defend well allowing 19 runs in seven games.
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Boston
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Walker
New York
St. Louis
Frisch
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Glen Wright
Hue
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Phillies
Ateas
New York Yankees
Up per Iowa University President Dickman in Critical Condition
Fayette reports President J W Dickman of Upper Iowa University is in critical condition after a collapse or severe illness. Details on cause or prognosis are not yet released by university officials.
Justice for Porch Slayers Handed In Ann Arbor
Six hours after three men confessed to attacking and killing four high school students near Ypsilanti Michigan and burning their bodies in a lovers lane sentence was passed. The trio Frank Oliver Fred Smith Nathan Blackstone received life terms as Michigan lacks capital punishment. Crowds gathered at the courthouse in Ann Arbor while National Guardsmen and extra guards kept the mob from lynching the defendants.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ypsilanti
Frank Oliver
Fred Smith
Nathan Black
Stone
Michigan
Entertainment by Fletcher duo at Reformed church
Jessie Chown Fletcher dramatic soprano and Willigan Fletcher reader and impersonator from Santa Monica Calif. will present an entertainment at the Reformed church Tuesday evening free will offering to be taken.
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Chicago
G. W. Weber
Edith Kelly
Richmond
Etla Curtis
FE. (. Gentzler
Effie KA
W. A. Samp and
Tulsa
Okla
Duncan
Clhautauqua Park
Ina Owens
Clarence
Colchester
W. G. Roberts
Drayman
Nebraska
Max Robertson
Columbus City
Columbus Junction
F. M. Mossberry
H. M. Patton
Escanaba
Mich
Faithful Old Jo the Coal Hauler Retired at 25
Utica Missouri honors Old Jo a 25 year old horse who met the train daily for 20 years with his owner William Wolfscale. Jo hauled thousands of wagon loads of coal to kilns where he toiled before retirement.
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Utica
William Wolfscale
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