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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
2
Livestock receipts at 5,500 with steady demand and lower steer prices. Barrows and sows mixed, top hogs around 210 with various weights and prices noted. Cattle market mostly steady, slaughter and choice grades show slight declines. totals include 3,000 steers and 1,100 cattle values.
Fragmentary market notes list per pound prices for Lechorn Hens heavy ducks geese tweet hides and miscellaneous meats with unclear units and missing context. No clear market activity or date. text appears damaged and partially illegible.
Receipts show cattle and sheep with varied quality. Good and choice cattle range 1025 to 1150 for hot buyers, cutters mid range, and middling stockers. Sheep receipts about 15,000 with bids near 1250 to 1570 for lambs, ewes mid to high, springers around 650 to 700. Open market data includes a wheat move near 1.08 to 1.09 per bushel and July futures around 1.0654 to 1.08.
The clipping lists mixed figures for grains and fats including oats lard wheat and corn with several monthly and contract prices. It also notes livestock estimates for May and sheep totals around 14,000 with cash and old/new timothy and alke values.
The French attempt to beat Lindbergh’s 22 hour 80 minute New York to Paris flight will be delayed at least a day or two due to bad weather. The Bernard movoeplane in Hwuteh Rene LeFevre, Jean Assolant and Armeno Lotti Jr. have tested the aircraft and found it not yet ready. The party is eager to depart and cross the Atlantic.
An assortment of local items from Ainsworth and surrounding areas includes farming notes on Campbell using soybeans and DuBay seed corn, Kephart patching, and Galloway farm activity. Shanghai dispatches report Chinese Nationalists withdrawing from Canton amid anti Americanism, while local recollections recount weather quirks, a watch found after seven years, and community anecdotes from the Mason City Glob Gazette files.
Memphis Tenn May 21 Engineers report Lay feet of levee at Mounds Landing Mississippi are crumbling and unless aid is rushed the Mississippi River will overflow a large area. J B Allen levee district official called the situation one of the most critical in two years.
The Mississippi Valley faced its worst flood threat as waters rose to threaten rich farms. Authorities worked to divert the surge and limit further losses after a record-breaking season.
A Cleveland clinic disaster officials blamed the decomposition of x ray film for a fatal incident that killed 125 people. The building was held responsible as investigators assess causes and safety lapses. Messages of gratitude express grief for the death of Mrs Nancy Green and family members, including Isaac Green and Allen Green.
Fragmentary report cites Mrs Jesday and Jeanette visiting New York relatives and the American tract society. Mr and Mrs Charles Bear from Journey visited Washington at Henderson Wallace home. Mr and Mrs Caughey returned to Chicago after a weekend with the Andro home.
Ramseyers dominate poultry shows with top finishes from Ramsey hatcheries. White Wyandottes, White Orpingtons and Barred Rocks win multiple firsts while Leghorns and Minorcas claim seconds and thirds. Entry pools from surrounding states and a standout group of White Leghorn chicks from Petaluma travel to Ames for strong results. Ramseyers also tally major wins in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Michigan shows, marking a record run of midwest success.
Boston Post reports blackmailers demanded 59000 dollars on behalf of Constance Morrow, 15, daughter of Ambassador Dwight Morrow and sister of Lindbergh’s fiancée, with threats of death by torture. The note prompted Lindbergh’s party in New York.
Reports from The Post describe Secret Service agents and private detectives guarding a Constance Avenue woman near a school in Germanton West Roxbury to trap extortionists. A purported demand for 50 009 dollars was West at the indicated site, with denial in Washington that agents had duty with the Morrow family at North Haven.
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