Greece market rally lifts wheat and grain prices
Wheat and other grain futures opened higher on news of a Greek order for grain, then retreated as outside support faded. March and May contracts traded around the session highs before easing, with corn oats and provisions following the overall softening trend amid light demand and scattered selling across Chicago Kansas City and St. Louis markets.
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Associated Press
Shorts
Kareas Ary
Kansas City
Cattle and Hogs Slower in Midwest Livestock Markets
Market reports show cattle receipts around 300 with no local price today. steers steady to 2¢ lower and cows mixed. Hogs 3,000 head with uneven demand. lights 35–40c lower, heavies 20–30c lower. top hogs around 11.35 to 12.00, bulk lights 10.00 to 11.80. sheep and lambs generally firmer by week’s end across regions including East St. Louis and Imaba with modest gains.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Sioux
CITY
Sioux City
ST. Joseph
Lewes
Ike Polpis
Imaba
Neb
Market Reopens After Good Sunday Selloff Trading Mixed
The stock market resumed activity after a Good Sunday suspension with renewed selling pressure on oils and motor stocks. Atlantic Gulf General Asphalt and Sears-Roebuck led declines while Houston Oil and Mexican Petroleum posted gains amid a choppy session. closing was irregular with about 350000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New-York
Te Rubber Group
Atlantic Guit
General Asphalt
Goodrich
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Sears-Roebuck
Houston Qi
Invincible Oil
van Fadium
Lackawanna Steels
Northern Pacific
Gross Re Atlantis
Atlantic Gilt
Mercantle Marine
United Fruit
Hide & Leather
American Smelting & Refining Co
Houston Oil
Mexican Petroleum
American Can
iAmericam Car & Foundry
Bi American Locomotive
American Smelting & Re
Southern Pacific
Crucible
General Motors
Great Northern Ore
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation , Texas Co
Prare Tobacco Products
Union Facifle
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Utah Copper
Westinghouse Hiectri
Willys-Overland
Centrel Bid
BL & PB. Ltd
N. American Woole Midvale Steel
Rath Worker Fined for Knife Assault at Packing Plant
Ed Boyden, a Rath packing plant worker, received a $25 fine and costs or eight days in jail after a knife assault claim by striker S. Crase. Judge J. W. Gwynne warned both sides to obey the law as police noted Boyden was followed to work. Crase testified he was assaulted. Boyden claimed he faced pursuit and denied violent intent.
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Ed. Boyden
J. W. Gwynne
Rath
Boyden
C. Crase
Bouden
Crase
Wade Not Biased in Utility Rate Cases
Judge Martin J. Wade of the federal district court was found not biased in Des Moines gas and street railway rate decisions. Judge Kimbrough Stone of the circuit court upheld the ruling and said the matter should go to WH Sanborn for a determination on appointing another judge for further proceedings.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Federal District Court
Kimbrough Stone
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wade
Stone
WH. Sanborn
Teamster Sentenced to Up to 20 Years for Assault
Al len Breaden a 50 year old teamster was sentenced to Fort Madison for up to 20 years after pleading guilty to criminal assault on his 15 year old daughter Gertrude Breaden of Des Moines. Breaden and his wife are separated and the daughter was visiting from Des Moines. Breaden was arrested yesterday and moved toward Fort Madison within 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Allen Breaden
Fort Madison
R. M. Wright
Breaden
Gertrude Breaden
Des Moines
Dan
Short Day Session Shifts in New York Markets
The Evening Sun notes a brisk weekend stock session with activity centered in meter and related shares. Sears Roebuck fell over four points while Kelly-Springfield Tire dropped about three. Studebaker Pierce Arrow Chandler American Bosch Magneto rose one to three points in later trading. foreign exchange held steady with no major changes.
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United Frossy
New York
Evening Sun
Financial Review Today
Stock Exchange
Searsuck
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Sears-Roebuck
Kelly-Springfield
Studebaker
Pierce Arrow
Chandler
American
Busch Magneto
Dike
Grain and Provision Review Sees 1916-Low Wheat May Prices
The Associated Press reports weekly grain prices dropping to their lowest since 1916 with May wheat leading the decline. Corn and oats also fall as bearish factors include weak export demand, dull business expectations, and unsettled domestic conditions.
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Associated Press
Germany
Cate Cave
Hoover Child Relief Campaign Ends
The Iowa drive for the Hoover child relief fund ends today with the national campaign set to close April 1. Counties and individuals may still contribute to Homer A. Miller, president of the Iowa National Bank, Des Moines. Marshall County leads with 101.7 percent of its quota while Polk County has raised 54.3 percent to date.
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United Press
Ges
Zionist Leader Weizmann to Visit United States on April 3
Jacob Cohn of the local Zionist group reports Dr. Chaim Weizmann arriving in the United States on April 3 marking his first U S visit. A “Weizmann membership day” is planned with meetings to enroll new members as Zionists in Waterloo and nearby districts prepare to honor the World Zionist Organization head.
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Jacob Cohn
Zionist Organization
New York
Chaim Weizmann
World Zionist Organization
United States
World Ionist Organization
Dr. Weizmann
Weizmann
Adam Kaplan
Zionist District
Waterloo
League of Nations
America
Heing
San Remo
Herbert Samuel
Palestine
Great Britain
World Zion
Jewish Agency
Europe
Farmers Say Bureau Misrepresents Needs in Legislature
Senator George S Banty told a Cedar Rapids conference that the Iowa Farm Bureau misrepresents farmers in the legislature. He said bills claimed as Farm Bureau proposals were not, urging public backing for laws and enforcement. Local agents urged more meetings and approved a two week Ames short course for county agents.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
George S. Banty
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids
Fann Bureau
Banta
Murl McDonald
C. R. Gilbertson
Washington
Iowa
B. G. Nourse
Ames
Iowa Farm Bureau
Z. P. Eves
Waterloo
Eves
State Fair Board
Sny
Farm Bureau
L. Os Wice
Clinton County
W. O. Brant
Benton County
M. A. Lindsay
Linn County
J. W. Merrill
Muscatine County
Ben H. Walker
Jackson County
H. Hail
Johnson County
R. T. Lee
Buchanan County
Tama
Cedar
Scott
Jones
Delaware
Farm tests of soy beans and corn at Owa Farms
Ames Iowa March 26 Farm tests of soy beans corn sweet clover sudan and sorghum will be carried on extensively by members of the agricultural experimental ag agda lon according to Secretary Joe L Rubingsen. Seed will be sold to members ensuring pure varieties. Three experiments include soy beans for seed soy beans with corn for hogging down and soy beans with corn for silage.
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Ames
Sudan
Ericultural
Joe L. Rubingsen
Duroc Sow Farrows Litter of Eighteen Pigs in Kosuth County
Swea City Iowa March 26 The season's largest pig litter in Kosuth county goes to Hughert Olson who owns a Duroc Jersey sow that farrowed 18 pigs Two runty piglets were killed along with two others unable to suckle leaving 14 surviving.
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Swea City
Kossuth County
Hughert Olson
Grundy and Butler Send 2432 Bushels for Europe Relief
The Grundy County Farm Bureau shipped two carloads of gift corn donated by Grundy county and Beaver township in Butler county. The consignment totals 2,432 bushels and will aid famine relief in Europe.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Guthriel O Shippers Association Handles Stock Last Year
Stuart Iowa March 25 Eleven thousand one hundred cars of live stock were shipped in the past 11 months by the Stuart Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association. The gross weight reached 2,833,325 pounds and sales at terminal markets totaled 208,292.95 dollars. Losses in transit were remarkably low at 291.62 dollars for the year.
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Stuart, Is
Stuart Co-operative Livestock Shipping Association
C. A. McKee
Worth County Farm Donated to St Luke's Hospital
Hanlontown Iowa March 25 A veteran farmer Toller Sanden died in Mason City and left his 40 acre Worth county farm to St Luke's Hospital Mason City The land lies about six miles north of Hanlontown and is valued at about 290 dollars per acre.
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Hanlontown
Toller Sanden
Mason City
Worth County
St. Luke's Hospital
Poultry Farm Proves Profitable Despite Low Prices
Allison Iowa March 26 Frank J Busse Jr operates a farm northwest of Allison and says poultry holding is profitable with two incubators and two broeders added. He now has a flock of Brown Leghorns and plans to keep about 669 hens next winter. Marble Rock Iowa March 26 One hundred sixty dollars per acre paid for Ira n March quarter section west of town bought by J F Griffin Mason City owner of adjacent 240 acres.
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Allison
Frank J. Busse, Jr
Roys Butler CO
Marble Rock
Town
J. F. Griffin
Mason City
Local Couple Seeks Foundation Stock After Jersey Herd Sale
Lakota Iowa March 26. Mr and Mrs Tomes Vermerson of this point have sold their grade Jersey cows and are seeking good foundation stock to begin a registered herd.
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Lakota
Tomesvermerson
Stage Is Ready for Big Holstein Sale at Waterloo
The Town Holstein Breeders' Association sale opens at 10 a.m. Monday in the Dairy Cattle Congress pavilion Waterloo. Seventy top Holsteins will be auctioned to the highest bidder as Chesley F. Jenness secretary reports strong interest with Col E Mack and W K E Crouse presiding, and B O Scott handling pedigree expertise. Foreign breeders are expected to attend.
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Cattle Congress
Chesley F. Jennesy
Association
Colonels
E. Mack
W. KE. Crouse
Cox
Scott
iHolstein
Towar oats touted as best for Black Hawk farmers
Black Hawk county agent A A Burger urges planting Towar oats for higher yields. Seed scarcity limits uptake. three local seed holders Marius Bergstrom Cedar Falls D S Blough Orange and Dewey Bros Janesville offer Towar for seeding. Ames experiments show Towar plots outyield other varieties by at least six bushels per acre.
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A. A. Burger
Black Hawk County
Marius Bergstrom
Cedar Falls
Farmers Favor Late Pig Crops
Farmers advocate late farrowing to shield pig crops from spring frosts. O C Gnagy of Orange township favors April or May farrowing to align with pasture growth and market timing. He farms 320 acres with hogs and Holsteins, plans large hog herd, cuts corn area but still grows 100 acres of corn, 102 acres of oats, and 120 acres of clover and pasture.
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O. C. Guagy
Orange Township
Gnagy
Pink Plavored Salmon Described In Brief Field Notes
The pink salmon, about four pounds, matures in two years and thrives in Puget Sound and along the Alaska coast. It has a coral-pink hue and is especially tender. The chum or white salmon, larger at about eight pounds, matures in three to four years and runs in fall along the north Pacific coast, with a trout-like creamy white flash.
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Puget Low
Alaskan
North Pacific
Rossuth Farmers Busy in Field Prep for Planting
March 26 report from county agent W. T. Muakestead notes good weather enabled farmers to prepare fields for planting. Sudden cold prevented earlier small grain planting. Grundy Center Iowa March 26 Hampshire breeders organize with a large county turnout.
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Rossuth
W. T. Muakestead
Grundy Center
Hampshire
Grundy County
Sleeping sickness patient improves in Grundy Center
John Phillips of Grundy Center, Ill, ill for five months, shows improvement. Fremert Stickfert plans to build a modern Holland home. Beenken, a Figsland pioneer, struggles with dropsy. Louise Grunewald, nurse from Waterloo, aids in care. Local brief notes on a newborn, a move to Des Moines, and marriage licenses issued to multiple couples.
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Grundy
Grundy Center
John Phillips
Gickeneas
Fremert Stickfert
Wil
Holland
G. Beenken
Figsland
Louise Grunewald
Waterloo
Brief News
Rudolph Claussen
Sameera
le Clay
Des Moines
New Terminal
Margaret Johnson
Dike
Eldora
Nick Karas
Elaine Dew
Conrad
John de Beer
Elizabeth Dilger
Stout
Harm Harrs
Clubwomen Await Fate of Bill for Movie Censorship
Women’s clubs and civic groups weigh a proposed state bill on censorship as the National Association of Motion Picture Industry backs wholesome film standards. Waterloo leaders urge national censorship as the ultimate goal while local members review the speaker Arch McWarlane's copy and praise producer Jesse Lasky for his 14 points to improve movies.
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National Association of Motion Picture Industry
General Federation of Women's Club
Des Moines
Cleveland
Hax
Association
G. TF. W
Boges
Waterloo
Ilub
Woman's Club
Arch McWar
W. H. Langias
Ne’ l
Yesterda
Jesse Lasky
Amelia
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