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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
2
Chicago markets show hogs steady to up slightly with good grades leading gains while sows trade near steady. Cattle weaken across most killing classes amid abundant holdovers with grass cattle and stockers dominating demand. vealers hold, grain and grass-fed lines vary by weight and quality.
Mixed grain quotes show wheat at Sept 1.32, Dec 141% and Mar 147, May 151% with oats under Sept Dec May. Additional figures reference old cash 1246 and new 1070 plus district and school notes, indicating market and local notices in a single fragmented page.
Market brief lists corn and Timothy hay figures with mixed bids across varieties. Updated notes show yellow and white seed types, Clover and general seed values, with percentages and unit counts reflecting fluctuating demand.
Public notice announces a special election in the Consolidated School District of West Chester Washington County Iowa on September 1928 for issuing bonds totaling 45000 dollars to build and equip a schoolhouse. Polls open at noon and close at 7 p.m at the schoolhouse with a single voting precinct.
The article notes Fox Theatre Mo hosts a three day run of a talking picture based on Bayard Veiller's stage hit The Trial of Mary Du, with Veiller directing and a star cast including Norma Shearer and William H. Macy. It highlights Veiller’s belief that stage experience matters little for talking pictures and his choice to film in Hollywood with an all-star lineup.
On Monday Mare Lektord's latest screen drama unfolds at Gransm'Theatre with two heated confrontations. A young coquette tests loyalties between an older man and a younger lover, drawing sharp clashes as the father’s verdicts and a bitter tongue lash drive the action. The little flirt wanders between duty to father and love for Michael, facing harsh scrutiny from a judgmental world.
News notes cover local residents in Washington and Dutch Creek area. Mentions include visits by J. T. McCareb and C. C. Hotle, health updates on Roy Noret after an auto accident, a peach delivery from Murphyboro, and a letter from Donald Hell to his family. Community events center on church fairs, school plans for Helen Titterington, and obituaries for Calvin Hoskins aged 77 with a Pleasant Plain address.
Brighton notes list region visitors and moves, including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dayton of Sioux City visiting Flora Dunbar, Jake Crile returning to Brighton, and Doris Whisler from Fairfield. The Brighton school opens September with a staff led by C. J. Christiansen and Velda Christensen, plus multiple grade teachers.
In Havre on a Monday the listing mentions John Cky shelling corn and a Sherm White near Craw credit to Rdsville. It notes Mr. and Mrs Forrest Donaldson at the parental Gardner baby Walter James spent time.
A partial sale notice lists a yearling Poland China boar in Ainsworth and several pigs including six old sows. Also includes various social notes of residents visiting relatives, a hunting trespass notice in Riverside Iowa, and upcoming sales of Poland China and Shorthorn cattle across Columbus Junction, Washington, Durges, Keota, and Keota area.
A historical market item notes prices for cream hens leghorn hens Taghorn Springs and various per pound poultry and geese prices, plus calf hides mores hides and pony hides. It mentions no market for thin or rippled poultry and references delivery terms and miscellaneous prices.
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