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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1929
Page
2
Hog prices firm with top at 9.90 for 140-170 lb hogs and bulk trade 9.65-9.80. Cattle tally 16 000 with run largely short fed and variable prices across steers heifers bulls and cows. Sheep and lambs show softer fat lambs and weaker ewes with steady feeding lambs in mid-teens.
The notice lists commodity bids for wheat and corn with varied numbers across color grades. Prices show mixed movement, including red and yellow classifications, with several entries around 75 to 90 and notable percentages cited for white and mixed lots.
The report lists percentages for oats barley timothy and clover across samples. It notes two white oat readings 46 and 44 to 45 with 75 percent for 82 and 77 percent for some items. Rye appears at 2 units with rye details around 105 percent.
Surface summary lists domestic cash seed prices and futures quotes for Clover variants. Includes old and new cash values with December and March dates and related time terms. Also notes miscellaneous cash figures for Time hy cach cold and Alsice items with December February and March references.
A garbled OCR listing shows fluctuating prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Lard with several percent changes across months like May and July. The fragment mentions figures such as 1.27 1.32 226% 726% and 58044 with scattered letters Mary TM May ITV Oats Roe Dee and various percent shifts, but lacks coherent context or complete items.
December 30 article notes fine local climate and travel on icy roads improved in two days. Dewey Coffman and family visit from South Bend Indiana via Chicago. Odd Fellows plan a home coming on December 31 and urge dues payment. Nate Black involved in a Saturday automobile wreck near Keokuk. Henry Bowes to move to Jesse Marrs farm area. Frank Taylor recovering from horse accident. Joe Murphy referenced in neighborhood update.
Pathes presents a dialogue heavy comedy starring Robert Armstrong and James Gleason at the Graham for tonight and Tuesday. The film, written by Gleason, aims as a successor to Is Zat 30. It marks the first reunion of Armstrong and Gleason since their screen debuts over a year ago.
A letter recounts Mr Taylor and Henry gaining news in California while noting Sam Wheelers thriving in Cotter and Welsh barbers in town. It mentions Grover Neiswanger’s restaurant in Columbus Junction, roads to Nichols, Roy Hesseltine heading for Cone, and California relatives keeping up with the Journal as Washington families send copies and plan future mailings.
Colleen Moore stars in Footlights and Fools a Technicolor screen revue at the Fox. Raymond Hackett and Frederic March co star as a three sided romance unfolds with Moore portraying varied roles including a Parisian accented actress and a Broadway chorus girl. Technicolor enhances several stage numbers featuring a large ensemble and songs such as If I Cant Have You You Cant Believe My Naughty Eyes and Pily Pom Pom Plee.
A sequence of public sale notices lists dates from January to February 5 including Wilbur Beenblossom Jan 7, J H Baird Jan 8 dairy cows 6 miles SW, Zeck and Teets Jan 14, Work and Coulter Jan 14 east and south of Washington, Hawkins Land sale Jan 18 near Ainsworth, and H P Wilson and Son Feb 5 seven miles north of Washington.
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