Des Moines Hog Receipts Rise Across Central Iowa and Minnesota
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended at 8:00 a m today totaled 14 800, up from 7 200 a week ago. Market uneven mostly 6 to 15 cents higher on hogs 250 pounds and under with demand fairly active. heavier processors steady with Wednesday. Prices listed by weight class for light to heavy hogs and packing sows, based on bulk transactions and excluding certain shipments.
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Des Moines
U. SS
Db. A
Towa
Minnesota
Chicago Livestock Markets Report July 30
Receipts 17,000 hogs with direct. Hogs steady to firm. mostly 170 to 226 lbs at 6.65 to 8.40. sows 4.65 to 5.50. Cattle receipts 6,000 with calves 1,500. fed steers and yearlings steady to strong. slaughter cattle 5.00 to 9.50. vealers 8.50 to 16.00. Sheep receipts 16,000. fat lambs weak to 25c lower. best natives to outsides 8.25. packer bids 7.50 to 7.75. ewes 2.25 to 4.00.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago produce figures show steady Begs receipts at 6 986 cases with various grade spreads. Butter firmer with 9 149 tubs and mixed surplus. poultry receipts 2 cars with demand across fowls ducks and turkeys. Cheese prices for Twins and Americas quoted. potatoes on track with 221 cars and 451 shipments. market described as weak with regional price ranges noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Wheat Price Range Report
Grain market brief for Chicago July 30 shows wheat prices fluctuating from open to close. The range indicates modest gains with July wheat quoteds around 51 percent, reflecting cautious trading activity amid market shifts.
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Chicago
Geraldine Foster Murder Scene Reveals Tannic Acid Preservation
Thatcher Colt and the team reveal Geraldine Foster was killed and preserved by tannic acid in a bathtub after death. Dr. Humphrey Maskell and suspects Bruce Foster and Harry Armstrong face scrutiny as autopsies show the body unduly preserved and staged.
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Geraldine Foster
Humphrey Maskell
Geraldine
Colt
Bruce
Harry Armstrong
Armstrong
Hartford
Bruce Foster
Mr. Foster
Dougherty
Siptes
Multooler
Thatcher Colt
David S. Paul
Tabernacle
New Jersey
Jesse James
Sutherland Sisters
Alibi Shadow in Murder Case Sparks Theorizing
Dougherty argues the killer used a forty eight hour window to fake an alibi. Maskell counters that only a conspirator could bury the body and place the scene after the murder, prompting calls to locate tannic acid buyers and verify movements.
Detective Chess Game Ends With Alibi Clash
Dougherty accuses a physician of guilt over tannic acid and a muffler found in the house. The doctor maintains a Christmas Eve alibi with a chauffeur and Doris Morgan, prompting threats of a third degree as the tense scene weighs a verdict to come tomorrow.
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Dougherty
Doris Morgan
Thatcher Colt
Maskell
Hogan
Market figures show mixed grain and fat demands
OCR data lists monthly and seasonal percentages for CORN OATS RYE and LARD with varying yields and values. Figures include July and September rates, plus December projections and per ton values, indicating fluctuating agrarian commodities.
Grain prices close in Chicago market directions
Cash grain close shows Wheat at 50 to 61 for red and hard types, Corn mixed mostly 50s to 70s with yellow and white varieties listed, Oats with white prices 24 to 23, Rye none, Barley 35 to 2, Timothy 375 to 425, Clover 12.50 to 19.50.
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Chicago
Grain Receipts Report for Wheat Corn and Oats
Grain receipts listed 630 cars of wheat 218 cars of corn and 44 cars of oats reported by the local grain office. The figures summarize weekly shipments and reflect ongoing agricultural traffic through the terminal.
Toledo Market Roundup Quiet as Prices Waver
Commodity prices from Toledo show Clover at 13.50 for July delivery and 18.50 for October, 13.75 for December. Alsike hay cash at 6.5 for August and 6.65 for December, timothy hay at 1.25 per cwt.
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Toledo
Clover
Alsike
Dee
Hay Timothy
Described Spoon Incident Highlights Odd California Day
Eureka doctors and police laughed as Patrick O Neill 45 swallowed a silver dessert spoon. An X ray confirmed the spoon lodged midway between throat and stomach and was removed. Louis Lopez 45 faced liquor selling charges in Porterville claiming unfamiliarity with Prohibition laws and paid 250 days or a 250 fine. Mary Company proprietor of the Green Horn club in Council Bluffs was found with a secret liquor pocket in her right bloomers while feigning fainting. Virginia Dawes 17 daughter of Ambassador Dawes faced a speeders court in Evanston and pleaded not guilty with release on bail after a brief hearing.
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Eureka
Calif
Patrick O'Neill
O'Neill
Porterville
Louis Lopez
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mary Company
Greenhorn Club
Mary
Evanston
Ill
Virginia Dawes
Kitten Banana Travels 35 Miles Home After Five Days
In Catonsville Maryland Banana the eight week old kitten travelled 35 miles to return home. The cat had been taken to Annapolis by an excursion owner, trapped in woods by a dog, and found back home five days later. In Lynchburg Virginia locals report a bathtub liquor setup with moonshine from hot water and beer from cold water taps, deemed highly illegal by police.
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Catonsville
Banana
Annapolis
Lynchurg Va
Fourth suspect to be viewed in Webster County bank robbery case
In Des Moines witnesses plan to view a fourth suspect in the Webster County state bank robbery at Red Cloud Nebraska. Earlier suspects Theodore and Harry Ebsen returned to Nebraska for charges. Alfred Otto Sehreck, arrested with the Ebsen brothers, was released for insufficient evidence.
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Des Moines
Webster County
Red Cloud
Nebr
Theodore
Harry Ebse
Nebraska
Alfred
Otto Sehreck
Harry Ebsen
This Woman Lost 64 Pounds of Fat
Mrs. H Price of Woodside New York writes she weighed 190 pounds a year ago and after using Kruschen her weight is 126 pounds. She says she feels better and looks younger. The ad claims a bottle lasts four weeks and offers a money back guarantee.
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Lemmon’s Phey
America
Threshing and town visits in July day reports
The report notes Watt Marbourg finishing threshing and touring the town with his wife and daughter on a cool morning. It mentions Bible scholars and J C Boice for Bible questions, Brighton readers craving the Journal, and locals like George Kurta and Claud Davis who were injured or affected by recent accidents.
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Marbourg
Wyatt
Brighton
Fred ¢Tin- Kens
George Kurta
Washington
George
Ceci Lane
Francis Bush
Francis Welie
Valley farm reports high yields and optimistic poten tial
The story notes Bill Derby's oats at 70 bushels per acre and widespread threshing expected to finish this week. Frank Feltz discusses walnut lumber for furniture and the Feltz farm’s sizable livestock and crop quality south of Valley.
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Ing Hear Valley
Bill
Frank Feltz
Valley
Francis Feltz
Donald Joe
Boy burned with aluminum paint in punishment case
In Council Bluffs a 9 year old boy Ralph Ellsworth recounts being daubed with aluminum paint as punishment after rocks were thrown at company workers. A remover used to clean the coating caused concern for aluminum poisoning as doctors worked on head and body. The suspected painter is 28 year old Roy Coziahr. A missing man William Huppman, 57, was found dead in the Cedar River near an abandoned rowboat after being missing since Monday.
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Council Bluffs
Dee
Ralph Ellsworth
Ralph
Roy Cozinhr
Coziahr
Werson
Floaine
Cedar River
William Huppman
Huppman
Centerville Man Dies After Hay Load Fall
In Centerville a man named William Deitrich died after a fall from a hay load late yesterday. He suffered a broken neck and died almost instantly.
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Centerville
William Deitrich
Eds McAndrews Framed Claim After Liquor Bust
Federal agents say Ray McAndrews editor of the Des Moines Post-News was framed in a liquor raid. His car, found with three gallons of liquor, was returned after officers investigated a tele phone tip and concluded the editor was framed.
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Des Moines
Ray McAndrews
Des Moines Post-News
McAndrews
Automobile Crash Near Grand River Kills Passenger
An auto accident east of Grand River yesterday killed F. A. Greenland who was riding with Charles Frye. The car overturned in a ditch. Frye was uninjured.
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Grand River
Here
F. A. Greenland
Greenland
Charles Frye
Iowa Residents Consumed Over Three Gallons Ice Cream
Des Moines report shows Iowa dairy officials say the state produced 8,900,000 gallons of ice cream in 1930. Clark of the state Dairy and Food department computed per person consumption at more than three gallons, covering men women and children.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. G. Clark
State Dairy and Food Department
Clark
Murderous Assault Charged In Iowa City
Verne McCombs was bound over to the grand jury after a justice court appearance in Iowa City. In G W Stewart’s North Liberty court McCombs bail was set at 5000 dollars. He is charged with assault with intent to commit murder for wounds inflicted on Lyle Lent at a road house brawl near Louie Tree in May and will appear at the September term of district court.
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Iowa City
Verne McCombs
Justice of the Peace
G. W. Stewart
North Liberty
McCombs
Murioy
Lyle Lent
Louie Tree
Clinton Selects Queen for 75th Jubilee Celebration
Miss Donna Wulf will be crowned queen of Clinton's 75th anniversary jubilee tonight. Four day program opens with the crowning and includes an old settlers picnic a bath in beauty contest a band concert and a parade.
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Clinton
Donna Wulf
Centerville Merchants' Bet Dies
Centerville reports the death of Oppie a large Maltese cat that frequented the business district for eight years. Oppie known for six toes on each paw and regular theater attendance near the stage. His preferred treats included corn potato chips pickle beer and cream puffs.
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Centerville
Bet
Oppie
Amory Oppie
Harmony social notes highlight local visits and family gatherings
Mr and Mrs Roy Schiebel and sons of Davenport spent the weekend with Chas Schiebel. Elizabeth Longer visits relatives, Pauline Plorang visits sister Mrs Bell Chemilar. Roy Terrance family of Wayland visit Emil Fink. Jim Longer and others spend Sunday at Will Longer home. Edwin Lukavsky works for Emil Fink. Timothy cutting by Emil Fink and Bill Chemilar for seed.
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Harmony
Roy Schiebel
Davenport
Chas Schiebel
Elizabeth Longer
Pauline Plorang
Bell
Roy Terrance
Wayland
Emil Fink
Walter Longer
Jim Longer
J. W. Longer
Evelyn Nebergall
Will Longer
Edwin Lukavsky
Bill Chemilar
Timothy
Farm resident John Harms found dead at barn
The body of 55 year old John Harms was found hanging in the barn on his farm near LH Mairs. Authorities say crop failure is believed to have led to his death by his own action.
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LH Mairs
John Harms
Acquaintances Spot Body in Waterloo Incident
Police report a dead body found in Waterloo last night after acquaintances alerted authorities. Investigators are reviewing potential causes and interviewing individuals connected to the scene. Further details were not immediately available.
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Waterloo
Henry County Fair Preparations For Mt Pleasant Rodeo
Preparations are nearly complete for the Henry County fair and Rodeo in Mt Pleasant from August 4 to 7, 1931. The event features bucking chutes, rough riding, dancing horses, trick ropers, Indian village performances, and a mammoth livestock parade. Entries come from multiple states with 125 pac horses in Midwest Racing circuit and Adams Rodeo performances between races.
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Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
West
Chieti Silver Bell
Pac
South Dakota
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Adams Rodeo
Local Families Visit Across Town in July Socials
Lexington reports show Mr and Mrs Ranken Young of Kansas visiting Boyart Young and the Wilcox family, with Milford Wilcox and Ed Kleinberg hosts. Ernest Stram and family also noted at the gathering, reflecting small town summer social ties.
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Lexington
Ranken Young
Kansas
Boyart Young
Milford Wilcox
Ed Kleinbergs
Ernest Stram
Local threshing aid and new hire at Libe farm
Mr and Mrs W Longer assisted threshing at the W Gideon home on Friday and Saturday. Chas Schettler started work for Carl Libe last week, joining the farm crew.
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Mrs. W. Longer
W. Gideon
Chas, Schettler
Carl Libe
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J. C. Boice
Claud Davis
Waskaloosa
Ralph Augustines
Feltz
C .R. Reighard
Emil Finks
Mrs. R. D. Page
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Iowa State News
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Lemmon
Phey
Henry CO
W. W. Matthess
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C. A. Haller Sales Co
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Con Harold
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