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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1929
Page
2
Delayed trading and uneven demand show prices steady to firm in early trading. Cattle receipts around 14 000 with most classes holding or strengthening, top fed steers near 1483 while bulk grades run 1225 to 1450, feeders and heifers mixed with activity concentrated on mid to high ranges.
The report shows bids for cutter and feeder cattle, vealers, and various sheep classes with price ranges. It lists openings and early sales on fat lambs, woolskin values, and spring lambs with price bands. Also included are Chicago livestock quotations for wheat and lard futures with tentative high low figures.
President Hoover may visit California in autumn to help inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee of the California State Fair at Sacramento from August 21 to September 9. The event marks the fair’s 75th anniversary and includes exhibits from San Joaquin Valley ranches owned by Hoover and associates.
Shenandoah Iowa May 2 1929 local items reveal W Wooley near Crawfordsville left town a week ago and money sent to Journal readers. Mrs Adolph Spears supports Evening Journal. Letters from Geo Elner and Pearson neighborhood residents show community aid for the paper and neighbors. A Florida California exchange prompts remarks about fruit store visitors. Radio service from KMA praised with thanks to D F Macon and Rev John W Todd and daughters for regular morning broadcasts at 8 to 9. Funeral details for John Green and surrounding local observances noted.
A fragmented note recalls a Pennsylvania State College group led by Fred and Tom Waring and Buck Clintock performing dance numbers at Penn State. They gained attention, prompting an extravaganza at Graham Theatre and touring nationwide.
A review notes Terror a new all talking feature at the Fox Theatre. The film centers on a dilapidated Eng lander house converted into a home while Scotland Yard pursues a stolen bonds mastermind. The story links the rest home to a bank robbery twist with tense atmosphere.
A chopine is a high clog worn under a shoe to appear taller. It was introduced in the west from Turkey. The shoe with hog attached is also called a ebop.
Funeral services for Sadie Brown 38 formerly Sadie Kuan of Chicago were conducted Sunday at the Stephens home block with Rev W I Parker of Cotter Presbyterian church officiating. Millicent Johnston, nurse at St Luke's Davenport, spent the weekend here as a visitor. Rural pupils from the north part of the county took exams at Columbus High School Monday under Miss Myrtle Jamison. Committees for the annual junior senior hang to be held at Columbus High School have been named.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Washington market scene with unclear mentions of pricing, deliveries, and potential shortages. The text hints at a car, a person named Tiare, and a failed market outcome with tensions surrounding delivery.
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