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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1929
Page
15
Des Moines report cites fair to good business conditions in Iowa with favorable crop prices. Corn likely near 60 cents at the farm on December 1, while Iowa leads in corn production and pasture conditions extend the grazing season benefiting dairying prospects.
The article notes corn husking underway in parts of the state and that highway paving continues until weather stops it. It cites Des Moines bank clearings up 15 percent from last year and forecasts total primary road paving near 650 miles this year.
A manufacturer notes a neighboring city would capture more trade, yet a new store arrives in Sioux City. The town shows a wholesale grocery pattern with depots, cash and carry sales, and one chain grocer expanding in the region while others do little jobbing.
Grinnell Iowa report details a collision between a gasoline tanker truck and a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train near Grinnell. Truck driver Upchurch was fatally burned when the tank exploded. he was thrown by the crash and died at the scene or shortly after.
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