Poker golf a new betting golf game gains popularity
London May 9. Golfers in the Midlands embrace poker golf a betting variant played over matches of at least three balls. Players ante at the tee with one shilling or higher stakes and may drop out by forfeiting. The hole winner takes the pot, drawing crowds as spectators back favorites and form pools. City officials in Birmingham and Manchester move to curb Sunday play and the gambling linked to this form of golf.
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Ars London
U.A
Midlands
Altho
Birmingham
Manchester
Clurg
Leo Burr Named New Manager at Hotel President
Leo Burr, formerly a hotel manager in Duluth Mitn and Peoria NL, arrived in Waterloo today to assume house manager duties at Hotel President. He brings experience in high class hotels and promises courteous service. F E Leird, transferred from Hotel Sheldon Munn Autos to the President during opening, has resigned and left for Madison Wis to take a new post.
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Leo Burr
Manger
Duluth
Mitn
Peoria
Waterloo
F. E. Leird
Sheldon Munn
Autos
Madison
Wis
Cedar Falls Farmers Grow Cucumbers for Marshall Concern
Marshall town Vinegar Works through WN McHugh contracts Cedar Falls farmers to grow cucumbers for the coming season. Pay rates are 2.75 per hundred for cucumbers up to four inches and 1.00 per hundred for four to six inch fruit. Last year 50 acres were grown. this year acreage will double. The company supplies seed. Typical farms plant about one acre.
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Gourier
Cedar Falls
Ill
Marshalltown Vinegar Works
WN. McHugh
Steady Rise in Holstein Milk Output Noted in Registry
Holsteins show rising production as selective breeding improves stock. Advanced registry reports to March 28 1929 indicate an average 551.68 pounds of butterfat per cow per year across 760 long term tests, versus 635.13 pounds for 30,2999 cows through March 31 1928. Mature cows average 627.84 pounds vs 601.79 for earlier records.
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Tlatstein-Friesian Association of America
Office of Advanced Registry
Farmer Experiments With Alfalfa Find It Successful Feed
Manchester area farmers T. J. Yelden & Son report alfalfa as the most successful feed tried. On five acres they harvested 15 tons last year and dairy herd performance improved versus timothy or clover. They plan expanded alfalfa planting next year. soil varied yet responded after liming and manure. An additional trial with Huban sweet clover is planned for fall plowing.
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Coker
Manchester
T. J. Yelden & Son
Yelden
Appeal from zoning ruling indicates a challenge to permit denial
An appeal to Judge H B Boies ruling denying a mandamus to issue a Campbell Avenue Fourth Street filling station permit is indicated. The ruling sustains the city zoning ordinance in an exclusive residential Fourth Street area near an existing station. Carleton Sins represented the city. the island note mentions Earth and ballast.
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H. B. Boies
J. G. Marquis
Campbell Avenue
Fourth Street
B. FB. Swisher
Arm of Pickett, Swisher & Farwell
Marquis
Carleton Sins
Building Commission
Fun With Firemen at Central Station
Amusing firehouse anecdotes reveal quirks of cooks Clarence Damon and Archie McKinney and pranks by Capt. Frank Lindsey. Jokes about music taste, a stolen horse shank, electricity pranks, and the mysterious closet rummaging of Pheder and Windsey fill a lively Central Fire Station feature.
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Central Fire Station
Clarence Damon
Archie McKinney
Damon
Clarence
Damien
Kitty
Wenell Fulcher
Ed Knipp
Archie
McKinney
St Aimmered
Frank Lindsey
Isage
Fromen
Lindsey
Staton
Clint Windsey
Clint
Wendl Filcher
Pheder
Wheat Slumps Deepens in Chicago Markets
May wheat prices fell to season lows amid heavy selling by holders and slow export demand. Corn and oats followed, with early firmer trends turning to declines, while provisions remained steady. Cash demand and 500 000 bushel charters to eastern ports reflected anxious market tone.
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Arisk
Eastorn
cMay
Gorn
Liverpool
St Yne
Ilac
Chicago
Cotton futures slip as prices ease in early May trade
Reports from Liverpool and Chicago indicate cotton prices moved lower with modest demand. May contracts declined to about 16.60 cents, July and October also easing, while receipts reached around 10,000 bales including 3,100 American.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Grain Prices Mixed as Receipts Rise in Kansas City
Kansas City grain markets report May 9 with wheat receipts four cars and mixed futures. No. 2 dark hard around 88 to 94 cents, No. 2 red about 102 to 104 cents. corn receipts forty eight cars, No. 2 yellow 64 to 66 cents, No. 3 white 83 to 84 cents. Oats receipts eight cars, No. 2 white about 45 to 46 cents.
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Kansas City
Grain Prices and Grades Reported in Market Wire
The market wire lists wheat and corn price/grade notes with various No 2 and No 3 listings. Entries include mixed durum, white and yellow corn categories with small differences in quotes and positions.
Estimated Livestock Receipts at Chicago Tomorrow
Chicago cash market outlook lists tomorrow's receipts with hogs about 14 000 head, cattle around 2 000, and sheep near 9 900 as the day’s forecast. The figures reflect regional trade patterns and seasonal demand expectations.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Cash Quotations May Chicago Wheat Prices
May quotations show wheat prices across grades with No 3 hard at 1.07, No 4 marshere at 1.04, No 3 yellow around 0.85, No 3 white near 0.90, and sample grades varying. Barley and timothyseed values listed along with cloverseed at 17.50 to 25.50 and provisions for ribs 12.75 and bellies 13.00.
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Chicago
Market Report on Eggs Butter Cheese and Poultry Prices
New York and St. Louis reports show eggs receipts and prices across grades with firsts and extras. butter creamery stocks and packed storage values. cheese offerings including twins and brick varieties. poultry noting heavy hens, mew springs, turkeys and geese with price ranges. Kansas City notes similar trends with eggs firsts around 28 to 29 cents and poultry steady.
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New Yor
New York
Hennery
Buiter
Chicago
Wally Young
St. Louis
Missouri
Lee
Mew Springs
Liberty Bond Prices Near Closing in New York May
New York May closing quotations show Liberty bonds trading with Treasury issues around the 48 to 47 range. Buyers and sellers continue to move quotes for Liberty bonds as markets reflect shifting demand and near term supply.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Das Pourth
Treasury
Treasury Jiss
Irregular Market Day Reflects Credit Fears and Mixed Gains
New York May 8. Nervous trading showed price swings as credit concerns dominated activity. Barnsdall Pure Oil and Associated Tidewater hit yearly highs while several heavyweights fell, including Murray Corporation and International Nickel, as investors weighed higher loan renewals and a possible rate hike.
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New York
GPI
Inege Commission
Houston Olds
General Electric
Murray Corporation
Columbia Carbon Fest
Jersey Central
International ‘Telephone
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
Auto Pacific
Advance Tutnety
Solvants
Radio
General
Fox Film
Marmoun Mators
Pace Fle
Jarse
New York Federal Reserve
Ean
Union Pacific
National Dairy Products
American Tobacco
Bncon
Curtiss
Warner Foreien
Alfred Ghem. & Dye
Setae
American Agr
Ghemlead
American Can Co
Tolleng
American Car & Foundry
American & Foreign Paicer
American Bugar Refining
American
American ‘Tob. . Co
American Woolen Go
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Atchison ‘Yopekna& Sante Pe
Baltimore di Ghia
Bethlehem Steel
Californian Packing
California
Arizona
New Canada Dry Eves Wee Aem Canadian Peetfie Oy
Tate Case
J. T. Threshing Martine
Gerra We
Pasca Copper
Ghesapewkea& Cho Ciesee
Chicago Great Western
Chitavo M. St. PL & Pag
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
R. I
Chrysler Motors
Cities Service
Colorado
OIE Consolidated Gas
Beweesee
Continental
Crucible Steel
Dupont de Nemours Co
Electric Power & Light
Erle Roaflroad Siesiyes
General American ‘Tank
General Asphalt
General Clear
Generel Motors
General Outdoor Ad Gimbel Gras
Great Northern
Greene
Cannnen
Howe
Rodsen Motors
Stainson
Consand International Harvester
International Mickel
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Lowthern
Keita Albee Orpheum
Perererers
Miamit
Mid-Continent Petroleum Ma
Kasa Tex
Missouri-Pacific
Montgomery
Pacife Gas & Electric Pan
Mtarrican Dy
Parammink Farony
Pennavivanin
Eerere Street Ee Bhd
Pere Marquntte Phimps Petroleunt
Cies
Boed Radio Corporation of America
TT Rami
Republic Tron & Streh
Reynold
Tobreeo Co
Senta Roevuck
Union
Rimmens CO
Rinefair
Bouthern Railway
Bbedeye Standard Dial & Electric
Standard Ov
Standard OU
New
Jereey Standard OI
Studebaker Corporation
Texas Corporation
Texas & Pacilews
Timken
Universal Pipe Ae Hans Vanadium
Westinunouse Electric
Sesrees Eeee
White Motors
Overland Orth Pow
Wright
Atra
Potatoes receipts and trading fair report from Chicago markets
Market brief shows potatoes trading in Chicago with 102 cars received and new stock sold. Bliss Triumphs and Wisconsin whites cited with varied prices around 4 dollars, while Idaho Russets reach about 2 dollars. Minnesota North Dakota round whites and Alabama Louisiana sacked goods noted amid steady demand.
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Bliss
Alabaama
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bazbse
Idaho
Grain grades and lots listed in Peoria bulletin
A grain notice from Peoria lists lots by grade and type including No 2 yellow No 3 white and mixed varieties with some misprints in the OCR text. The source emphasizes grading and lot numbers for delivery.
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Union yards conduct representative sales of livestock featuring various cattle offerings. Dealers and farmers reported steady interest with buyers examining heifers calves and steers for future fattening and breeding programs.
Waterloo Markets Waterlo o Markets og Kes Fis
A fragmented notice from Waterloo Markets lists elements including dates and figures, indicating a local market event or sale with partial details unreadable in spots. The readable fragments reference market actions and potential dates, but key specifics are missing.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary May Receipts
Livestock receipts at Kansas City total about 15,500 head with hogs and cattle leading activity. Hogs show top prices around 10.95 per 100 pounds for 200 lb butchers, with varied weights trading between 9.75 and 10.80. Cattle receipts near 2,000 with mixed classes. fed steers and heifers range roughly 13.00 to 14.75 per 100 pounds, cows from 8.75 to 13.00, vealers from 6.00 to 13.50. Sheep and lambs around 5,500 with spring lambs quoted 12.25 to 16.90, other grades 13.25 to 14.75.
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Waterloo “Mills
Gan
Seeererarey
Tyebentee Oost
Seeewee
Diden Gibbs
Arlington
Bwitt & Ge
Prom Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Kansas City
East St. Louis
Chicago
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Omaha Livestock Market Summary May 9 1944
Receipts total about 9000 hogs and 3200 cattle with mixed pricing. Hog top at 10.85 for 210–230 lb butchers, bulk 280–320 lb around 20.25, big weights 370 lb average 10.15. Cattle show fed-yearling and steer demand steady to weak, yearlings around 14.60, cows 8.07 to 19.75, stockers steady. Sheep generally steady with California spring lambs around 16.25 and feeders about 10.00 for 70 lb yearlings.
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Oman
Neb
California
Livestock prices mixed at St Joseph and Peoria markets
St Joseph reports about 6 000 hogs with fair demand and steady top at 10.90 for 180 to 240 lb, lighter weights around 10.35 to 10.50 and sow values 9.50 to 10.50. Cattle receipts near 1 000 with calves and yearlings steady, good cows around 11.60, vealers 13.00 to 18.25. Peoria hogs up 10 to 15 cents with top near 11.35, cattle receipts 160 head with varied prices.
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St. Joseph
Peoria Livestock Feoria
Til
Grain and flour prices drift in Minneapolis market report
Minneapolis grain receipts and price quotes compare with a year ago for No 1 northern and dark northern wheat, amber durum and red durum. Flour prices ease 20 cents in Minneapolis with family patents listed at 6.50 to 6.60 a barrel and shipments totaling 30,540. Price close on curb in New York shows market activity with various figures.
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Minneapolis
Carl and Lots
Bond market slips as rates weigh on prices
The bond market showed a continued inverse downward trend amid rising money rates. American Telephone and International Telephone issues led declines while other active speculative stocks fell. The threat of further effects on reparations provision weakened foreign insolvencies, and U.S. government obligations eased slightly on turnover.
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New York
United States
New Boulevard Pole Sample Erected In Waterloo
A cast iron eight pole sample for a proposed boulevard system in Waterloo will be installed in front of Pioneer National Bank at 531 Commercial Street within two days. It mirrors the existing globe system and height from Fourth and Sycamore streets and citizens are invited to help officials choose between the two types.
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Waterloo
Pioneer National Bank
Commercial Street
Fourth
Sycamore
Swine and cattle bid up as hogs lead steady to higher market
Chicago hog receipts around 16 000 with 2 500 direct to packers. top hogs 11 1 70 and several loads 11 60 to 11 40. Cattle steady to higher with best steers near 14 75 and yearlings up. calves strong with heavy demand, spring lambs scarce and mutton prices steady. Sheep and lamb prices mixed. receipts about 15 000 hogs and 40 523 cattle listed for the week.
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Chicago
Ghoten
Sislsa.ds
Gattle
Dudl
Hogs and cattle prices listed at East St Louis market
Hogs show weak to a shade lower Inter trade with steady to lower prices for various weights and sow bids. Cattle receipts around 2000 with wide ranges for weight classes and grade notes. Sheep receipts largely through with lambs and ewes quoted steady to lower as listed.
Cattle Calves Hogs and Sheep Receipts at St Paul Market
Receipts at South St. Paul market totalled 2200 cattle with slow, steady movement. calves 1800 50c lower with prices around 11.60 to 14.00. hogs 5000 up 15c to 25c higher with group prices near 11.00 to 11.50. sows 9.25 to 9.59. sheep 300 with lambs steady and ewes up to 7.50.
Foreign Exchange Rates and Irregular Demand noted
The market report lists daily foreign exchange rates for major currencies including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzer land Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Austria Roumania and several Latin American currencies with varied quotations and irregular demand conditions observed.
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New York
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzer
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Juga-Slavia
Iowa Hog and Livestock Prices From State Markets
Iowa market reports list hog prices by Cedar Rapids and Mason City with several weight classes and prime packers. Receipts show cattle and hogs—slowness for cattle yearlings, and hogs steady to strong with prime heavies around 10.20 to 10.75 per hundredweight.
Fahirey Closing Butter and Egg Standards Notice
Chicago markets report Fahirey closing butter and egg standards with updated figures for December June and March. Fresh standards listed for butter 43tact June 43540 eggs refrigerator new March 3440 old November 3440 storage packed firsts May 21c June 3044c.
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Chicago
Fahirey
Staraes
Grain and hay prices from St Louis and Chicago market notes
Market wire reports show St Louis wheat prices with No 2 hard at 2084 and No 2 white bids noted. Oats, corn, and mixed feeds listed with various grades and prices. Chicago hay receipts and price ranges for timothy, clover, mixed hay, and grass mixes reported, alongside raw sugar and refined sugar price notes from New York markets.
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St. Louis
ABC
Chicago
Sura
Dimothy
Timothy Clover
Glover
Salfalta
Stagra
New York
Bay
Bank Debits and Property Records in Waterloo Week Ending May 1929
Waterloo Clearing House reports weekly bank debits totaling 4 033 584 41 for the week ending May 1929 with daily figures across Thursday to Wednesday and a 1998 and 1827 comparison. Deeds mortgages and chattel mortgage data show week ending May 8 1929 and 1928 figures, with 1 6153 instruments filed to date and year over year totals.
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Waterloo Bank
Waterloo Glearing House Association
Eboc. Ee
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Butt
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Velnee
Board of Trade
Olier
Allied Products
Art Metal Works
Bork Warner
Butler Bros
Aluminio
Abdas Wenawee
Dexter Go
Fege
Great Lakes Alrcra
Grigsby-Grunow
Hart
Deena Saveeee
Kalamazoo
Steve Erate
Ota United Gnas Co. Paverers
al U. & Gypsum
Peoria Grain
Ataltye
Pete
Waterloo Markets
Fis
Kansas City Livestock
Omaha Livestock
St, Joseph Livestock
Minneapolis Grain
Montana
Curbew York
Blanchard Ow
Indiana
Essere Gilles Brrvica
NFIOW
Alegeenn
E. ST. Louis Livestock
State Loan Co
Moser
Iowa
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Maines
Mason City
Okumwu
Ad. Sloan City
Chotco
ST. Louis Grain
W. C. Heisler
Kenilworth Road
Stenion
Tangney-McGinn Hotels Co
Money
Morris Ploen
Chattel Loans’ Automobile
Morris Plan
Waterloo, Morris Plan Company
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