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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1930
Page
2
Department of Agriculture notes indirect steady hog market with large lots and few odd lots. Top price up to 10.30 for odd lots, weights 160 to 200 pounds. some 190 to 290 for other weights. shorts and lower quality hogs hover around 10.00 or less. Trade slows on light lots and spare supply.
Report shows loads of packing sows and cattle values with declines from a week ago. Steers, yearlings, and cows mostly lower, heavy volumes and holdover noted. native lambs and yearlings also down, California feeders listed with varied quotes amid overall softer demand.
Chicago grain notes show declines in wheat and related futures amid fluctuating prices. Mixed discounts and varying percentages suggest uncertain activity across contract months with notable slips in some delivery indicators.
Cleveland tops the American League in first place by a slim margin over Philadelphia with Washington and New York close behind. A harsh schedule pits the Indians against their three rivals in 19 of 16 games as New York arrives for a four game series while Cleveland visits Philadelphia and Washington. Chicago, Boston, and Brooklyn later vie for position as the pennant chase tightens.
Grain receipts show delayed figures for June 14 with prices for yellow and white corn mixed at various percentages. Timothothy hay and clover notes include cash prices and monthly variations. Domestic cash and seasonal dates reflect market activity at Toledo Seed for Apo with listed entry prices and dates.
Miss Vernelda Bowen daughter of Mr and Mrs A N Bowen of Keota now Susanville Teils, and Mr Alfred Dahms Phicarn were married at the bride's Evansville home on July 7, 1930. They plan a honeymoon automobile tour through Wisconsin and Illinois ending in Keota. Dahmer was born and raised in Keota and is a Chicago Art Institute graduate who has taught art in Kansas City.
In Spring tota the past two years Keota friends have received announcements of marriages and visits. Winnie Teeter and family are noted. Mra Warrington travels from Cincinnati to Des Moines with plans to visit Mrs Warrington. Mr and Mrs Turniphead visit relatives in Wisconsin and Ohio. Kirkpatrick family plans extended stay in Ohio and Wisconsin while A A Clendenning and others prepare for Monmouth College commencement activities.
Mildred Kurta and others are noted at UNION DISTRICT events. Neighbors and families including Kurtz, Stransky, Shalla, McFarland, Bear, Mundtaria, Chabal, Booth, and others are named with Sunday or Monday visits at homes in Kalona Riverside Dixon Center and surrounding towns. Death of Mrs Abe Beenblossom mentioned with condolences. rain relief praised for crops. various callers and attendees described.
District No 5 correspondent reports a flurry of visits and social events. Families travel to Fairfield and Crawfordsville, weddings anniversaries, showers, strawberry picking, and Sunday dinners mark a week of neighborly activity featuring Phillips Humston Schwartz Knapp and other local families with guests from Ottumwa Canton Central City and Keota.
Mrs Daisy Huber and Mrs Ella De Long hosted a family picnic Thursday evening at their home in Crawfordsville in honor of Mr and Mrs Spencer from Colorado Springs Coto who are visiting. About twenty attendees enjoyed supper and hospitality as the Spencers plan visits to Cedar Rapids New York and Europe. Local residents Mr and Mrs T W Randall C Randall Roy Randall and M C De Long and daughter Irene attended as guests. Mrs Wyle Edwards Schnenssier is visiting from New York and Mr and Mrs H B Ross of Wellman also stopped by Thursday.
Johnson home welcomes Hazel Kempt for summer visit with parents Mr and Mrs Milo Kempt. Burlington residents Homer Sharkey and Mrs Ed Sponberr with daughters visit Lyman Johnson. J C Sandburg funeral held at Swedenburg church with ministers Elmquist and Ebb. attendees include Arthur Sandburg Dorothy Miller and Mrs Jake Miller. Will Richard buys a two row cultivator.
First National and Vitaphone comedy The Flirting Widow debuts at the Fox theatre Monday for a two day engage. Dorothy Mackaill stars with Basil Rathbone Leila Hyams and William Austin in a satire of English nobility as a father schemes to wed his eldest daughter.
The piece describes The Love Parade and the allegations surrounding its authorship. It notes involved figures such as Schartzinger and Jermaine, mentions a hidden home studio, and references a controversial production at Graver Theatre amid legal and ethical questions.
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