Chicago Livestock Markets Report May 24 Hogs Strong to Higher
Hog market strength carried prices up to 3.50 for best light hogs with bulk 2.90 to 3.45 and heavy at 3.0 to 3.30. Cattle receipts were 5,900 with steady demand for steers and butcher stock while sheep at 10,000 remained steady after Monday gains. Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota yards reported 20,700 hogs in 24 hours, with steady to strong bidding and detailed weight-based quotations for various hog classes.
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Chicago
Iowa
Minnesota
Town Livestock Market Des Moines Report May 24
Des Moines Iowa May 24 combined report from U S D A notes market activity at the town livestock market. Cattle and hog prices steady to firm with moderate receipts and steady demand from local buyers. Trade shows cautious tone as buyers reserve bids awaiting futures direction.
Chicago Produce and Grain Markets Report May 24
Chicago markets show butter tubs and creamery items listed with varied grades, eggs supply including fresh extras and dirties, cheese varieties and live poultry details, potatoes and U. S. shipments, and California and Idaho lots. Grain table covers wheat corn oats rye with opening highs and closes, plus cash grain near term values.
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Chicago
Ander
U. S
Minn
Idaho Russets
Ala
Bliss
Texas Bliss
Calif
White Rose
Attorneys Livingston and Eicher Abstract Office
Livingston and Eicher operate an abstract department at 204 West Main Street, one block east of the Court House. Contact via phone 147.
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W. D. Dwyer Bailey
Northeast Corner Square
T. J. Pease
Court House
Penney
Livingston & Eicher
W. Livingston
E. C. Eicher
West Main
S&t
Chiropractor Neurocalometer Service Ad
Downstairs office opposite the Court House offers chiropractic care with neurocalometer service. Office phone 102 and residence phone 102 listed.
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Court House
Osteopathic Physician Preston Letter D O Practice
Osteopathic physician Preston Letter D O offers special attention to rectal diseases. Office located third door south of Lemmon’s Pharmacy upstairs. Office phone 410 Kew and phone 81 Black.
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Preston L.etter
D. O
Lemmon’s Pharmasgy
Kew
Grain quality figures from sample grading note
The report lists several grain varieties with color coded quality percentages and changes. Yellow corn shows varying percentages from 58 to 59 with multiple lot codes, while white and other colors appear for oats and barley with percent changes and restricted billing notes. Rye shows none.
Director Connway Praises Barrymores and Montgomery
Jacek Conway, director, recalls directing John and Lionel Barrymore in Arsene Lupin and Robert Montgomery in But the Flesh Is Weak. He hails Montgomery as a self made talent who creates precise characters with vivid imagination for the new Fox release starring Montgomery as a roguish fortune seeker who falls for the wrong woman.
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John
Lionel Barrymore
Arsene Lupin
Robert Montgomery
Jacek Conway
Barrymores
Conway
Bob Montgomery
Fox
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Debon
Montgomery
Chatterton Film Draws Crowds at State Theater
Ruth Chatterton stars in The Rich are Always With Us at the State theater, First National Pictures newest vehicle. Reviewers and audiences alike praised the screening drawing steady crowds to the venue.
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NEW Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
First National Pictures
State Theater
Ralph Pratt
George Brent
Bette Davis
George Arliss
God
Adrienne Dore
John Miljan
Mae Madison
Robert Warwick
Walter Walker
Burton Churchill
Masonic Lodge Notices for Washington and Damascus Shrite
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A J M Regular meetings first Friday monthly led by W M Glenn Mace with secretary A W Yard. Damascus Shrite No 10 W S of J Regular meetings on the second Tuesday monthly at Mason ic Temple rooms with Grace E Twinam W H P and J W Bidwell W Scribe.
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Washington Lodge No
A. J
A. M
Glenn Mace
W. M
A. W. Yard
Damascus Shrite
Masonic Temple
Grace E. Twinam
Railway Time Table Entry for East and West Bound Trains
The document lists daily and Sunday exceptions for multiple east and west bound passenger and freight services. It includes No 50 and No 30 passenger trains, No 12 and No 4 passenger trains Apache and Golden State lines, various No 81 82 83 freight trains, mixed trains Nos 429 430 on the Washington and Osualoosa branch, and references to Southwest Limited and other schedules with times such as 7 45 A M 12 20 AM 11 35 AM and 2 12 AM. W C Bell is named as agent.
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Piri
Oaks
Apache
Golden State Limions
Washington
Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Veterans Cause Tense Situation Near Caseyville
In Caseyville Illinois a tense standoff involved 385 unemployed World War I veterans demanding transport to Washington to press their bonus case. Illinois militia 321 soldiers were mobilized from East St. Louis to guard and calm the scene after they blocked freight trains and cut air brake hoses to secure escort to Washington Indiana.
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Caseyville
INS
East St. Louie
Illinois
National
Washington
Indiana
East ST. Louis
Congress
Baltimore and Ohio
Fred Sterling
Adjt
Carlos Black
Portland
Ore
Memorial Day Address by Rev Treverton Warren at Clay
Rev Treverton Warren of the Richland M and church will deliver the Memorial Day address in Clay at 10 o'clock in the morning on May 36. Mrs. Zella Starr hosted club ladies at her home Wednesday afternoon. Frances Meacham and Francis Pringle attended a 4H meeting in Washington Thursday. Local residents attended the circus in Washington Monday. Ruth Carris of Woolson and Margaret Carris of Washington visit the Stannard home. Mr. and Mrs. R L McCaleb of Washington called on A J Meacham and family Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A J Morgan visited friends near Libertyville Sunday afternoon.
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Washington
A. J. Meacham
Everning
A. J. Morgan
Libertyville
Flight dreamed by teen ends in tragic suicide above airport
In Chicago on May 23, Ernest J. Lepgyel, a young man unable to qualify as a pilot, fatally shot himself in a hired airplane over the municipal airport. A note found in his pocket said he wished to die happy, explaining his disappointment.
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Chicago
JNS
Ernest’ J. Lepgyel
Stringtown Community Notes and Family Visits
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Jacob Gerig with sons and Mrs Mary Conrad and Mr and Mrs Milton Roth and son. Deane Rinner celebrated his sixth birthday with friends. A community meeting is set for Stringtown school Tuesday May 24. Local families and shoppers were noted at Washington and Wellman events.
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Stringtown
Jacob Gerig
Mary Conrad
Milton Roth
J. C. Graber
Deane Rinner
Maxine Mangold
Max Leiehty
Edward Freyenberger
David Allen Graber
Duane
Evelyn Widmer
Merle Shockley
Junior Saltzman
James Rinner
Pete Widmer
J. T. Wenger
Emerson Witting
John Jr
Jacob Gunden
Wellman
Wilbur Schantz
Washington
Edd Widmer
P. S. Boshart
Wayland
Joe Widmer
Peter Widmer
J. J. Rich
Peter Graber
Margaret Witting
Carl Johnson
Local Notes From Crawfordsville Highlightsok
Mrs Pearl Tressler of Washington cares for Mrs Sam Curry who is ill. The Sehell circus passed through Sunday morning en route to Washington with camels and elephants in open trucks. Rev A N Porter preached at the county home near Washington with several locals in attendance. Kenneth Lemon placed second in a Parsons college music contest at Fairfield, with Margaret Gault as accompanist. Olive Moore visited Haskins. Union service featured Pearl Byers singing Living for Jesus. Bridge club entertained at Legion hall in honor of Mr and Mrs John Bullers who plan to move to Williamsburg Iowa. Paul Hultquist and Martha Hamilton stopped via Sioourney after a national music contest in Marion Indiana where Hamilton won top division.
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Crawfordsville
Pearl Tressler
Washington
Sam Curry
Sehell Circus
W. Huston
Mt. Pleasant
A. N. Porter
Porter
Lucile Jones
Margaret Davidson
T. H. Barnes
Louise
Ruth
Margaret Gault
FE. L. Clark
Talma
Marie
Fred Anwyl
Will Twinam
Walden Smith
Moravia
Virginia Miller
South English
Kenneth Lemon
Fairfield
Parsons College
Kenneth
Bruce Hanna Carol Hinton
Talma Clark
Olive Moore
Haskins
Booth
S. F. Wenger
Booth Home
Presbyterian Church
Paul Hultquist
Martha Hamilton
Sigourney
Marion
Ind
Hamilton
Iowa
Community Notes From Wayland and Surrounding Areas
Wayland residents share visits as Mrs. Ezra Wittmer hosts guests including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Isreal and Mrs. Amelia Nafziger of Eldon Iowa. Local social happenings include the Sugar Creek Literary society's radio program at the Dan Widtmer home and several Sunday meals and visits at the Wittmer and Johnson homes. Various locals address illnesses, travel, and teaching assignments with several short updates on family events and health.
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Wayland
Fred Isreal
Isreal
Amelia Nafziger
Eldon
Iowa
Sam Wenger
Sugar Creek
Chriss Swartzendruber
Hesther Meyer
Gladys
Gwendolyn Miller
Pleasant Plain
Father Martin
Eudora
Gwendolyn
Lena Roth
Jake Schlatter
Roy Manning
Hazelton
Ross Severt
Ben Koehel
Iowa City
Servert
Leela Kauffman
Burlington
Allen Meyer
D. F. Meyer
Max Kauffman
Dianne
Will Ka
Presbyterian missionary society meets in Crawfordsville
The Presbyterian church missionary group held a Thursday afternoon meeting at Mrs. Earl Wimmer home led by Mrs. Wenger with devotionals and a stewardship program. Members read mission papers and shared reports on foreign stations. Rev and Mrs Parker and Mrs Rees Annerberg joined for dinner at the Wenger residence.
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Crawfordsville
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Earl Wimmer
Wenger
N. J. Lease
Wimmer
Bauxbaum
Manda Davis
W. H. Parker
Rees Annerberg
Cotter
S. F. Wenger
Ivan Lemon
Will Lemon
Mildred Mason
Winfield
Missouri
Donald Blankenhorn
Blankenhorn
John Bob Buller
Williamsburg
Iowa
Faye Holland
Iowa City honors Mortar Board to new coeds
A dozen University of Iowa coeds were named new members of the Mortar Board honorary senior women’s society. The inductees include Vivian Kuhl of Davenport, Estelle Strohbeen of Walcott, Grace Donovan of Iowa City, Hildegarde Frese of Readlyn, Virginia Maxson of Tipton, Elizabeth Eliasson of Lead, and Eloise Anderson of Ottumwa among others.
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Iowa City
Iowa
INS
University of Iowa
Mortar Boaray
Vivian Kuhl
Davenport
Dpresident
Estelle Strohbeen
Walcott
Grace Donovan
Hildegarde Frese
Readlyn
Virginia Maxson
Tipton
Elizabeth Eliasson
Lead
S. D. Eloise Anderson
Ottumwa
Mar
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Bailey
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Washington National Bank
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H. W. Hyde
Chasc
Plumbing Beam & Carson Plumbing and Heating
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Sherman's Funeral Home
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Ainsworth
Golden State Eintienn
Peay Seo
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Royal Robertson
West Chester
C. A. Strohm
Grace Hill
Herbert Askea
West 3rd_ street
Madison Jones
Victor Wenger
Sudan
T. J. Harvey
Nellie Manners
Ezra Wittmer
Brown's Business College
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H. E. Busby
Lotf
Bunden
County Sunday
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Swedesburg
J. J. Pritchard
Allen Wenger
Elmer Basinger
Axel Norman
J. Waery Olds
Waery
Dennis Blosser
Nellie Manner
Journal Office
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Black
Chas. Brown
East
Washington St
Washington R
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Washington RR
Union School
Allison Maas
Albert Maas
Charles
Maas
B. J. Holmes
Holmes
Wm Koenings
Harley Myers
Kalona
Milton Maas
Bryan Swift
Dave Benson
the Fulmer
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Harriet James
Town City
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Tewiston
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