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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
2
Hogs receipts 17,000 with 700 directs, market steady to 19 cents lower, top paid 11 85. Cattle receipts 7,000, calves 3,500, market around steady but slow on most killing classes. Sheep receipts 15,000, mark steady to slightly lower, lambs showing varied prices. Toledo Dairy and Chicago Grain alongside small notes on feeds, futures, and cash bids.
Review notes the first all talking film Lights of New York playing at the Fox Theatre. The story follows two small town youths drawn to a grim Big Town where a murder occurs and a cabaret proprietor involved. The film showcases dialogue spoken by all characters with no subtitles and stars Helene Costello Gatien Land Mary Carr and Gladys Brockwell in a glamorous urban panorama.
After a snowing of the Lone Wolf production at Uyam theatre, Teri Lytell’s Michael Langard draws wide praise and film lovers clamor for more Lone Wolf. The Lone Wolf’s Daughter, latest Louis Joseph Vance adaptation, follows the hero and his daughter amid romance and peril as he battles spies and cunning foes.
News notes report rain delaying planting by a day and Sam Schulty expected to be laid up for several days. The item mentions a prior plan to finish 40 acres last week and thanks an old Scotsman for past help. Additional items recall Col. Word’s Civil War death and local veterans, plus local anecdotes from Flagler, Stratton, and nearby towns.
Fragmentary items report Kentucky corn producers and radio industry figures with vague monetary values. The text mentions rabies, manufacturing counts, and a visiting Stewart family near Ainsworth plus a child named Carl. Ainsworth area family dialogue about secrets and castor oil appears as a local vignette with informal dialogue.
Estimated receipts show cattle 16,000 and sheep 14,000 with May 14 figures. No further details on cattle breakdown or regional totals provided.
In Ewood New Jersey May reports say Miss Morrow and Col Charles A Lindbergh will wed at the Morrow North Haven summer home in Maine. Mrs Dwight Morrow and daughters left with seven servants for the likely destination. Aunt J J Morrow denied the Wor lx would host the event and rumors claim Miss Morrow has received many letters about elopement and wedding outfits.
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