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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
6
Official letter from Postmaster General Billany requires Indiana rural mailbox boxes be moved to the right side of rural routes by June 15 1929 to comply with a new state law restricting left side driving. Service may be withdrawn until boxes are relocated and restored upon compliance.
Columbus June 8 The Toledo and Ironton Railroad owned by Henry Ford was indicted by a federal grand jury on violating the Elkins Act. The indictment charges the line defrauded shippers of about 140000 by manipulating coal shipment rates.
Stockholm announces Captain Ahrenberg will begin the trans Atlantic flight to New York at 6 a m. He will depart with Lt. Axel Floden and Robert Jungland after private donations covered about 8000. The route goes to Bergen Norway then Iceland Greenland and Labrador with in flight refueling landings.
Hog auction totals show 5 500 head with steady to 150 lower heavies 10 50 to 11 00 mediums 11 00 to 11 25 lights 11 00 to 11 25. Cattle market 100 head steady with cows 8 50 to 11 vealers 13 50 to 16. Sheep 100 head steady lambs 16 50 and ewes 4 50 to 6 50.
Hog prices steady to 10 cents lower with heavies at 10.50, mediums 10.75 to 11, lights 11.90 to 11.18. Cattle steady with steers 13.25 to 14.75 and no drovers. Sheep 4,000 head trade 25 to 50 cents higher with lambs 16 to 16.50 and ewes at 7.
Hog prices show a 15 to 25 cent drop for heavies and 10.50 to 11.25 for mediums and 11 to 11.35 for lights. Cattle markets steady with calves at 75, steers 12.25 to 14.25, cows 9 to 10, stealers 12 to 15. Sheep steady with lambs at 16.50 and ewes 2 to 6.50.
Princeton Indiana June 8 on motion of special prosecutor Thomas Duncan and prosecutor Arthur Wilson the case against Herschel Higgins police chief charged as an accessory after the fact in the death of George Pierce was dismissed today
The Clerk of the Daviess Circuit Court appoints Diaz Doolin as administrator of Martha A. Doolin's estate in Daviess County Indiana. The Federal Land Bank of Louisville is plaintiff in a case with Charlies H Alishouse and Minerva R Alishouse. a public sale is set for June 15, 1929, at 10 AM to 4 PM at the Washington Court House door to sell rents and profits for up to seven years for a described land parcel in section 18 township 5.
List of names and a resolution appointing a committee for the court house dedication. Includes chairs Charles Gardiner Hugh G Faith and Hugh L Cox with others named on the committee. Public press urged to publish the resolution and meeting calls.
The Republican party, about 20,000 members strong, marked its 75th anniversary in Ripon, its birthplace, with speeches, parades, and entertainment. An unrelated line about an Irishman giving a Chinaman named David Dang two pints of blood in New York is noted, followed by a jarring punchline about laundry clients and Wang.
A Vitaphone feature heads the Indiana theatre bill beginning Sunday with a strong supporting cast from legitimate stage. Notables include Grant Withers Albert Cant Alma Tell Lucien relations Hol Anna Schaefer. Includes last varalie the Liberty.
Glendive Montana reports famine and pestilence threaten a wide eastern region after a disastrous cloudburst Thursday night. Messages from many towns indicate at least three deaths, possible livestock losses in the hundreds, extensive property damage, and buildings washed away or flooded. Early estimates put damage around one million dollars.
Funeral services for Miss Scudder will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 at the home 109 East et with burial in the cemetery. Rev will have charge of the rites.
Statistical table fragment notes Tmax 78 and Tmin 61 with precipitation 41. announces birth of twin sons to Mr and Mrs Oscar Turk of Ottaha Nebraska. Father Amiel Turk resides northeast of the city.
A fragmented note surveys multilingual newspapers in the United States and notes language adoption in daily use. It mentions a 1919 amendment ratification context and Alabama’s December dates, then explains California’s name origin from a Spanish word meaning hot furnace. It closes with a brief nod to tobacco’s discovery in San Domingo and its spread to Yucatan by Spaniards.
A Sunday start features Laura LaPlante in a mystery photoplay praised for suspense and ghostly thrills. The Last Warning stars Montagu Love as producer Margaret Livingston as the former burlesque queen John Boles as understudy, with Paul Leni directing the haunted theatre tale full of murders and eerie warnings.
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