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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
2
Pricing ranges for various cattle weights and grades are shown. Receipts detail common and medium classes, with weights from 1300 to 2600 pounds, larding values around 5.00 to 9.85 per unit. Lambs and chokes noted with specific price points and grades.
Chicago grain report lists daily percentages for wheat corn oats rye with July and Sept deliveries. Data includes open quotes 83 percent wheat 86 percent corn 34 percent oats and 48 percent rye, with various month figures and percent changes across July Sept Dec contracts.
Gold Star Mothers planned to receive two gold star medals and engraved certificates as mementos of their sons, with presidents Hoover and Coolidge inscriptions. The medals, designed by Tiffany, accompany a memorial certificate showing both sides and the year 1930, as mothers prepare to travel abroad on American ships to graves in Europe.
Mount Ayr July 5 A pursuit by B Stephens led to the release of a suspect connected with fires that threatened the business district in Tingley over the past two months. After questioning, Stephens said he believed the man had no involvement with the mysterious incidents. In other regional notes a separate item discusses demographics in Capetown and a list of books and authors.
A stream of short items notes visits by Mr and Mrs Wiedmer, Dr Miller, and other townsfolk to relatives in various towns. Weather remains unusually hot, with farming and market chatter about livestock, poultry, roads, and local roads. Community life includes travel from Glendale, California to see relatives, funeral attendances, and church and school events with remarks on local teachers and actors.
The article references Frederick emuman-tteme and William Davidson as contributors to special melodies for The Rainbow Man. It notes Dowling’s Haw ley song as a standout in a New York theatre musical comedy, detailing the cast’s backstage to front finale path and a dramatic wartime curtain moment.
A chaotic stage sequence at a Westend festival features characters led by Lelia Hiyama and Tony Stone amid a dramatic clash. The plot centers on a warlike siege with tanks, a crowd panicking, and a dramatic finale as authorities restore order, while performers including DeWitt Jennings and Claire Meow vie for spotlight amid danger.
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