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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1930
Page
2
Chicago livestock receipts and price ranges across hogs cattle and sheep with market directions. Grain quotes for Chicago and Toledo show mixed moves and close values for wheat corn oats barleys and timothy hay.
Local notes from Wellman report teaching and music summer plans. Mary Weidlein visits Cel, Floyd Weidlein and adopted children stay with Parisdes family. Rev. Kennedy returns to church duties after vacation. A Woman's Foreign Mission meeting set for July 21. Farmers report corn needs rain, western areas driest. oats good, thrashing nearly done. Road work slows travel. No. 30 soon to be paved Iowa City to Omaha. Heat peaks Saturday night. Mrs Lacey Maplethorpe ill. Charles Gearing and Viola Swanson of Madectine obtain a marriage license.
In St Paul on July 2, harvesters cut into ripened grain across the Dakotas and Minnesota as heat conditions spurred early spring wheat harvests. Reports vary on drought impact. some areas show heads out, others scorched by sun. The Ninth Fed forecasts average to above last year’s yield if conditions hold. Overall, eastern districts fare better than western in early results.
A coroner's jury in Chicago found Edward Mt. Johnson, a wealthy stock broker, not criminally responsible for the death of his month-old daughter Tane who was crushed when he fell while intoxicated. Testimony portrayed him as devoted to family, and Johnson was released after a quick verdict.
Ida Grove July 29 UP Lester Mohr 11 was sentenced to 50 years at hard labor in the state penitentiary for murdering his mother in district court. He sobbed briefly as the sentence was read and then maintained his usual stolid demeanor. Mohr’s father attended the crowded courtroom.
Karachi July 29. Thousands of flood refugees arriving hourly from the Indus flood area in upper Sind report starvation and widespread robbing. About 15,000 people evacuated from Larkana and Shikarpur. Lakhi gate at Shikarpur collapsed and buried five natives, all extricated alive.
Polk county officers took suspects in the First Federal Bank robbery in Des Moines yesterday. they were released today by Sheriff Park A. Findley. Bank employees could not identify the detainees.
July notes from Haod Anderson and locals recount field meets, threshing scenes, and farm life. Mentions Harold’s team, Albert Donavan, Wibar McClell, and Fred Altenheund. Observations cover machinery, hay and straw stacks, animal care, and a social stop at the Journal office with thanks and a warm meal.
Chicago July 29 The Watkins and Bambergers reached a settlement over the baby mixup, arguing over christening status and hospital births. Authorities and families debated legal birth, with hospital records and pending actions cited as factors. The case drew national attention as details emerged.
Croll estimates ice thickness near the South Pole between 12 and 14 leagues with firmer ground at Victoria Hand where ice cliffs reach only 10 to 30 feet high, indicating regional variation in ice depth and terrain.
Classified notice states advertisers seek paid placement to test response rates. Details unclear due to fragmented text but implies trial period to measure effectiveness. No names or organizations clearly identifiable in readable portion.
A fragmentary London Star piece recalls Private Athine, killed delivering a message to the Duke of Wellington during the Waterloo campaign, noting British records offer limited evidence for the Gat legend and highlighting the writer’s excitable language about ideas and finances.
The passage describes an alphabetical and phonetic teaching method where students learn letters first and then words. It emphasizes the order and structure of instruction, naming the approach as alpha etic.
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