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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1930
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 20 000 with top 9.40 and a range across weights. Cattle receipts 9 500 with steer prices 9.25 to 11.00 for 600 900 pounds and vealers 10.50 to 11.75. Sheep receipts 14 000 with lambs 8.75 to 9.84 and ewes 2.24 to 4.00 amid weak to steady demand.
The list covers Washington Produce Markets pricing for cream breading legions of poultry and animal products. It includes Biggs per dozen and various weights of broilers leghorn hens roosters geese and horse hides with prices per pound and per item. Also shows pony and colt hides priced at one dollar.
Chicago markets July 23 close shows wheat varying amounts for different futures grades from 89% to 91 and corn mixed ranges around 84 to 87 with multiple yellow and white classifications. Oats list small fractional values and old and new barley figures appear, with Zarley grain at 46 to 58.
The report lists Clover prices from 1025 to 1175 for three months and Timothy ranges 525 to 550 with specific futures. It notes Clover domestic cash 23.25, prime choice 13.55, October 14.00, December 14 25 and Alsike cash 11.60, October 11.94. Hay timothy 125 cwt.
A fragment notes that a trial will convince readers about the value of classified ads. It hints at persuasion through reference to a courtroom or test of usefulness, emphasizing practical outcomes for advertisers and bidders.
July reports describe four threshing machines at farms around Wayland and Coppock with busy businesses in Wayland and Brighton. Charley Robertson tours with a large truck while Reston and Robertson homes host visiting family, including young twins and a dog. Tile Cafe prepares to reopen with new stock, and Tib Mortimore leads the Quality cafe as staff serve dinners.
The report covers West Chester merchants with new stores in Ferguson building and plans for a Fada radio event on July 6. It mentions Rev Klein in charge of a store, H M Shellabarger applying weather strips, Tom Porter as a customer, and Joe Amline busy with threshing activity on Maxwell farms. It also notes WA Harper Nave visiting from California and T J Thompson recovering at home amid hot weather.
Long Branch New Jersey July 23 air golf is introduced for July 20 in the metropolitan district at Long Branch country lab. John F. Casey of the New Jersey state aviation commission and Irving G. Hay of Red Bank will drop golf balls near the screens. George F Sullivan and Marty O Laughray will hole out to decide the total strokes.
Four gangsters were put to death in the electric chair in Trenton New Jersey for the murder of a bus company cashier during a holdup. The condemned were Victor Giampietro Frank Jersey Kid McBrine Joseph Malanga and Joseph Rado. All faced death without flinching.
Readable text indicates a furnished downstairs apartment available for rent at address 606 Blue. No other details about size price or contact are provided in the fragment.
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