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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1929
Page
2
Market notes show July wheat trading around 1.41 to 1.46, Sept futures near 1.50, and December around 1.54. Corn July near 1.04 to 1.07, Sept about 1.06, while oats and rye display varied quotes across contracts with notable changes.
Timothy and Alsike items appear in a brief notice with dates and amounts. The fragment notes Oct entries and sums 1200, citing Dee and budo context in a local column.
The report notes 62,000 hogs with many prices down from Friday, top around 1210, and loads around 150 to 220 pounds. Packing sows and butchers show varied values, while cattle demand weak with most killing classes lower and steer prices drifting down from 1600 to 1500 pounds.
Market rundown with cattle prices for various grades and weights including cows bulls yearlings heifers and feeders. Sheep trading remains slow with Idaho lambs good and native stock around 1300 to 1350 and lambs at 92 pounds 1275 to 1375 with ewes 150 pounds down 475 to 650 and feeder lambs 1250 to 375 in incomplete entries.
The report lists varied bids and percentages for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and Timothy Clover with numerous grades and flip flopped percent changes. Values include Wheat 2 red 14294 to Ido 38 red 142 to raguys 4 red 4s and Corn 2 mixed 10644 to 107 percent among others.
Chicago July 29 cattle receipts about 6 000 hogs around 29 000 and sheep near 10 000 as early estimates for the market day.
The film version of Abie's Irish Rose, Anne Nichols' acclaimed play, opens at the Graham for a three day run. Victor Fleming directs a Paramount adaptation blending romance and humor to explore love across creeds with stars Jean Wershut, Rosemary Murphy, Carroll, and Murphy plus comedy turns from Gorcey and Kramer.
Warner Brothers operetta filmed in full for the first time features Louise Fazenda as Susan and Johnny Arthur as Bennie Kidd in a desert adventure with a marauding band led by the Red Shadow. John Boles Myrna Loy and Myrna Loy star alongside a 100 strong chorus in this Fox Theatre engagement running through Tuesday.
Crawfordsville notes record Mr and Mrs T H Riley and date as shoppers. Washington Thursday afternoon calls by Mr and Mrs Lee Sands and their niece Lois Sands. They visited the Iran Sands home Tuesday afternoon.
A busy sale at H. L. Whittaker on Saturday drew a larger than expected crowd with farmers remaining until the end. An auction notice announced a follow up sale at the same site on August 10 as harvest activities wind down. Washington saw a very large turnout Saturday night, signaling growing crowds if harvest continues.
Town residents hosted a busy Saturday with E. S. Liechty and family from Wayland reporting smooth farming and wheat threshing. A community sale drew buyers and sellers, while visitors Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ryals of Fairfield called on Mrs. J. A. McCall. The Turners left for Timber Lake South Dakota to visit sisters and then the Black Hills.
Families and friends gather as threshing continues across the community with work at Nim Clark’s and Farrel Young’s. Harold Schlatter plans to depart for Wardell Missouri in two weeks to teach at a local school while Betty Jean Schlatter visits near Wayland.
The twenty eighth annual Columbus Chautauqua session is planned for August 2024 with performances by the Ramos Mexican Orchestra Edna Means Mardoni and Company John Ross Reed Company and plays by a New York cast. Lectures will be given by George H. Bradford Royal H Holbrook and John Edward Bockewitz. A meteor-like flash was seen in the east sky Thursday night. A Methodist church measuring party raised about 36 dollars. Mrs P Madden of Iowa City visits Mrs Charles Giffey this week. A children's day program is set for Sunday afternoon at the Columbus City Methodist Church followed by a basket dinner after the morning service.
Wayne residents Mr and Mrs Roy Johnston and family spent last Sunday at West Liberty. The report notes their visit and mentions Mrs Wallace Carson preponent Wayne.
Pilotsburg area reports a recent shower halting harvest with some fields not finished. Families and neighbors visited, hosted relatives from Chicago, and local residents attended dinners and gatherings around Wellman, Riverside, and Cedar Rapids, with threshing and haymaking continuing.
Four persons three girls and a man drowned in the bay near Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin yesterday authorities said. The tragedy occurred in the water near Sturgeon Bay with no immediate details on identities or rescue efforts provided in the report.
Berlin dispatches report the Graf Zeppelin will depart Friedrichshafen for the United States on Wednesday morning. The message notes the flight preparation and expected schedule, reflecting the era’s airship plans for transatlantic travel.
Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids by August 14 at 2 PM for 336 ft of 42 in reinforced concrete pipe and 336 ft of 42 in Arnve corrugated pipe. Delivery to Noble Iowa. Bid bond 4 percent. Specifications via County Auditor or County Engineer. County may waive technicalities or reject all bids.
Buyer seeking fresh country eggs in large quantities. Will pay premium per pound for poultry delivered to our produce house.
George Lea Lambert vice president of Von Hoffman Aircraft Corp and a student flyer believed to be Harold Jones of New York were killed when their Banglerock training plane crashed near Blackjack Missouri today.
An eastbound Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck a car at a grade crossing in Gativa. Three people inside the car died and one train passenger collapsed from heart failure.
Poultry and eggs prices listed with per pound and per dozen rates. Leghorn hens and spring chickens show varied figures. old roosters and spring chickens priced per pound. Hides and other livestock terms included. note premium for poultry delivery and no market for sick or crippled birds.
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