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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1930
Page
2
Grain quotes show Mar at 1.024 and 1.0344 for May, with July at 108M. The record includes partial figures for Sept and other months, plus sales figures and percentage markers. Data appears fragmented with inconsistent formatting and several unclear entries.
Fragmentary OCR notes show prices for timothy and clover in a grain market, with cash and imported cash values, and March price points. Mentions oats and unspecified entities in Chicago area.
Local Crawfordsville area farm notes mention sheep prices and cattle, with prices like 19.00 and 34.00 for products. Community gatherings recount a Friday outing to Washington and a declamatory contest in Fordsville. Multiple residents including Bert Yard and Mrs. Latimer Davis are noted with visits and meetings, plus Farm Bureau activities and Women’s project work led by Mrs Jeeg.
Market report shows wheat at 102 percent for 2 hard and 99 percent for 3 hard, with mixed quality around 100. Corn lines feature mixed grades from 72 to 73443 and 68 to 70 percent, yellow corn at 71 to 78 percent, and white and white-implement grades around 43 to 42 percent.
In Des Moines a printed cash register card reading thanks triggered a theft probe after nearly 200 dollars of merchandise vanished from Frank Todd’s eiga store yesterday. The report notes the incident as part of Iowa briefs from Des Moines on March 12. The item also mentions state treasurer politics and a University of Iowa anniversary address by President M Hughes as part of separate Iowa briefs.
A lively column from Ida Grove area farmers recounts daily rural events. It mentions neighbors plowing ahead, Ralph’s one man farm, the Carter and Stewart families, Angus cattle, field work progress, a public sale memory for A B Swift, and local residents like Oscar Carlson and Charley Beemblosom. A March 15 item notes a fire at Woody Dawson’s barn destroying grain and equipment and losing hens, with impacts on farm operations.
March 14 report on Oakville State Savings bank after closure notes no surplus and \$1,058.45 in undivided profits. Deposits total \$92,437.95 with loans and discounts at \$87,942.71. Bank assets include \$2,000 banking house value and \$2,000 furniture. Real estate owned listed at \$16,150. cash on hand and other assets \$4,040.52. State banking official Charles R. Beck overseeing affairs. expect minimal loss to depositors. Fredonia local official results listed for city posts. In Des Moines, Fred E. Huffman, 60, dies from automobile crash injuries.
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