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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
2
Livestock prices mixed as hogs run 10 cents higher on uneven demand with heavy weights strong. Cattle and calves show varied trade. steers 1200 to 1550 pounds fetch 1375 to 1550, fat cows and bulls weaker. Sheep market slow with lambs and yearlings noting declines. feeder lambs steady near 1250 to 1260. Wheat and corn futures steady to firm with oats mixed.
OCR fragment lists December and July futures for oats rye lard and wheat with percentages and prices, plus Chicago grain bids and mixed corn quotes. It also notes animal feeds Timothy and Clover price ranges, showing broad commodity activity without a clear single event.
June visitors join grandparents as rural residents discuss crops and daily chores. Local farmers name corn ready for harvest, bean and pumpkin patches, and two row versus single row cultivators. A birthday misstatement, new pavement, and a sale near town are noted along with family readings on work ethics and a lighthearted car search.
Chicago June 25 P Tomor rows estimated receipts 7 000 sheep 1 000 cattle are listed with grain market figures and livestock expectations.
The revival features the hit stage play On Trial based on Elmer Rice law court experiences and its cinema adaptation in the Vitaphone special. Archie Mayo directs a star cast including Pauline Frederick Bert Lytell Lois Wilson Holmes Herbert and Robert Lord. The production omits unneeded details and recreates vital testimony in true courtroom settings.
Carl Laemmle’s finest production The Man Who Laughed opens yesterday at the forecast scene with Mary Philbin as Dea, Conra Veidt as Gwynplaine. Veidt’s masked grin and the tale of political intrigue drive this powerful drama praised as one of 1928’s finest characterizations.
An eight pound boy was born June 23 at the county hospital to Mrs Frank Kleese and Franch vd at the Wall floor. The item references several people by surname in a fragmented Iowa community scene including Moore Combs and Bauer with a note of summer school and local churches.
Hollywood mourns Strongheart, the famed canine star from the European warfields, who served with the German Red Cross and Berlin police. The beloved dog, a pioneer of animal stardom, had been ill for months and is laid to rest with friends and fans sending sympathy and flowers.
United States delegates head to Rio de Janeiro to attend the Second Pan American Congress on Highways. The group includes Cyrenus Cole, H. MacDonald, and J. Walter Drake among others, with topics including the Pan American Highway and highway education, while Edna Caldwell visits with her parents in Missouri.
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