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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1930
Page
2
Chicago hog receipts reach 21 000 with direct sales totaling 5 000. Prices rise to 9.80 for top hogs while light weights fetch 9.50 to 9.75. Medium and heavy weight categories show good and choice ranges from 9.20 to 9.80, sow and slaughter classes cited with varied bids.
Grain quotes show wheat futures advancing as markets push higher on open, with highs around 90 and 93. Trading activity notes 40 and 71 percent levels, reflecting March to July positioning amid volatility in the Chicago market.
Washington Produce Markets lists prices and packaging details, noting bags sold by the dozen. The entry emphasizes bulk handling and unit pricing, reflecting a marketplace listing for produce supply.
A fragmented market note lists Chicago grain receipts and bid prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and Timothy hay, with mixed No 2 and No 1 yellow corn bids around 80 to 81 cents. Toledo entries show Clover, hay timothy, and wheat, corn, oats car counts and cash versus futures quotes.
The film stars Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in a M G M comedy about the 1929 stock market crash. Washington Square landlady Moran and Dressler’s Anita Page style collide with juvenile romance as Morton and other boarders shape the plot. Director Chuck Riesner handles the offering deftly and sustains suspense to the crash.
Iowa City citizens vote 1528 to 659 granting a franchise to operate within city limits. In Des Moines negotiations for the Hunter brothers world speed record attempt at the state fair open, with a tentative offer to have all four men appear and demonstrate refueling daily.
Local notices and social notes from Washington and nearby communities recount family reunions in Sunset Park, letters from readers in Chicago, and farm and road project updates. Reports cover Hires and Knott family moves, a fatal drowning, court actions, and regional events including a city hall unrest and a rifle team selection.
George McKee of Los Angeles arrived Tuesday evening visiting friends in West Chester and Keota. He has not been here 26 years and notes many changes including roads, crowds, and growth in Los Angeles from 67 000 to over a million. He mentions local Chautauqua events and a fatal shooting case he hopes ends in conviction.
Mrs Roberta Mosby, 2, was granted a divorce from Gilbert M Mosby Cincinnati patent medicine magnate and Konjola Inc president. She received $460,000 alimony.
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