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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
2
Hog sales showed limited trading strength with prices 9.00 to 9.15 for lighter weights and 9.20 to 9.80 for good to choice hogs weighing 150 to 260 pounds. Cattle futures slipped from Monday gains as heavy steers and yearlings finished unevenly lower, with top yearlings at 16.25 and heavy steer averages around 14.75. Shipments reached 1,000 with estimated holdovers near 2,000.
Wheat futures open high and low with Dec and Mar contracts showing modest gains. Corn shows varied percentages across months and rye holds around 1.07 to 1.09. Lard futures trade near 10.55 to 11.07 with several months listed and several nominal values.
Grain values show hard wheat at 129 and 128 with 2 and 3 digit reads. yellow hard ranges 126 to 126 with 3 and 4 unit notes. cornenw mixed 8245 and mixed lines 80 to 79. yellow 74 to 84 and 81 to 83. White 83 to 84. Oats white 46 to 47. Barley 64 to 65. Timothy 6590 to 685. clover 1075 to 1085. Sample grade 71 to 79.
Fragmented OCR style note showing figures like 1110 and 1160 with dates such as Dec Feb March. Mentions Timothy and NEO context with cash values and dates, but text is garbled. The readable items indicate seed market cash figures and dated entries without a clear event or outcome.
The report notes Wyler Anderson returning to Oklahoma City after Thanksgiving with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Anderson. Dr. and Mrs. Marion Anderson of Clinton visited their relatives over the holiday. Faculty and students also spent the break at their homes. J. J. Fitz-
December 7 notes ranch activity as Joe Wright of Cannon Bros near Verdi ships four carloads of 88 Hereford steers at 15.25 to 15.65 per hundred. Over five weeks more cattle, about 374 head, head to market with a Swift and Company buyer for nine years. Also news of Mrs Wells suffering a light stroke and travel from Long Beach to home.
Sells has quality. Gale, his 13 year old son, will take his saddle horse to Keota with him. Mr. Powell and Saga hold a closing out sale near West Chester on Dec 17. Mr. Henry Hite near West Chester on Dec 14. Bill Monroe moved 32 yearling steers to his farm near West Chester. W. D. Alliman's closing out sale northwest of Rubio on Dec 10. Also notes from Wayland News about weddings and local foreclosures, plus a Christmas seal sale by school children and multiple funeral notices and visits from out‑of‑town relatives.
The Graham Theatre presents Arthur Train's Ilusion adapted to film as the week's main feature with Buddy Rogers as the young magician and Nancy Carroll as his love interest. A nightclub sequence features Revolutionary Rhythm with Lilian Roth and a chorus, while a veteran cast supports the leads including June Collyer Kav Francis Rengis Toomey Knute Prickson Eugenie Besserer and others.
Lila Lee entered theater at age four when Gus Edwards cast her for a new show during a dinner party. She toured theaters nationwide, signed a five year contract with Famous Players, then returned to the stage briefly before resuming film work.
Mrs. Vinnie Mishler and H W Sargent married in Wapello Methodist parsonage by Rev R J Arms. After a St Louis visit they plan to reside in Fredonia. Community notes list bazaars, talks, games, and meetings in Columbus Junction including health and recreation discussions, Christmas party, and club events.
A sequence of closing out and sale dates for multiple estates and properties appears. Items include December sales near Kalona Ainsworth Washington Wellman West Chester Kalona Rubio Singmaster ranch and neighboring towns with sellers such as Niffenegar J D Rabenold Henry Hites Spencer Reed C Roup and Mrs D E Brumback among others.
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