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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
20
A fragment shows numerous payments to individuals such as Wyatt Gart Nick Sondag and Geren with varied amounts. The text ends noting minutes approved and adjournment, with Katheryn Barton and W. Miller as signatories.
West Point cadets prep for a tough football season wearing bright gold jerseys with a black gray band, differing from earlier uniforms. Coach Biff Jones leads a lineup featuring Keener Cagle Dick O Keefe Hertz Murrell and others as they train for games against Boston University Gettysburg Davidson Harvard Yale and more. EAST TRACKMEN DRILL follows with nine Orange and Black athletes training at East High School under Coach Makeever.
The Senate opened tariff discussions with Norris urging immediate decision on Ware seating and a Broussard amendment expanding tariff gates to Philippines goods. Hoover nominees Harrison and Minals to Uruguay and Theodore Roosevelt to Porto Rico considered. Ford urged Muscle Shoals bid. Brock seated as Tennessee senator after Tyson’s death. Next day Senate to continue tariff debate and review Shearer disarmament inquiry.
Summary of top batting leaders across the National and American Leagues with players from Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Chicago Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Includes games at bats hits and averages for key season totals and notes leaders from the previous year.
The August dairy testing report shows Polk County association leading with 28.7 pounds of fat per cow from 386 cows and 846 pounds of milk per cow. North Tama and West Branch follow in fat and milk output amid dry conditions. Other high performers include Benton, Linn, Jasper, and War Ten associations with strong butterfat and milk yields.
Ames Iowa September 10 six new tennis courts are being built at Town State college to meet court demand. Three will be concrete and three sand and dry. The campus already has 16 courts near the State gymnasium in constant use, with reserve requirements during the school year. Women's courts near the dormitories are also in heavy use.
A long time Philadelphia Athletics fan will not see the Mackmen play in the World Series if they win the pennant. Connie Mack's eldest daughter Miss Mary QO McGillcuddy has reportedly entered a convent to become a nun.
J. K. Williams, about 70, residing in the northeast section, died suddenly in downtown Independence while ill. He had frail health years and had worked at the state hospital. Survived by his widow and a daughter Mrs. E. H. Winckerbalch living west of the city.
Cedar Falls city council plans to extend water mains as part of routine business at its regular meeting. Also notes from Oskaloosa report the All American Friends conference closing with progress toward understanding and tolerance. Ned Brown and spouse return from months on the west coast, mainly California.
Chicago wheat action remained choppy and dull with little volume and a fractional drop from yesterday. Corn steady to slightly lower while oats eased. traders awaited government crop reports amid expectations of a Canada shortage.
Minneapolis grain market report dated Sept 19 shows wheat receipts at 473 cars with mixed bids for No 3 Northern and No 1 dark northern. Prices quoted for various durum and hard red varieties, with mixed corn and oats values and multiple posting errors in the OCR text.
From Omaha Nebraska on September 10 grain and commodity quotes are listed. Wheat No 1 hard 1231 dollars, No 2 lard, mixed prices noted. Corn No 1 yellow and No 3 mixed prices recorded. Oats No white priced 44 to 50 cents. Various company names appears in the market close notes.
Peoria notes hog receipts at 2 000 with lower prices around 10.30 and bulk sales at 10.25 while cattle receipts reach 180. Washington grain experts report U S exports for the week at 5.899 million bushels of corn and 3.858 million of wheat with price changes across Harley oats rye and other grains.
Osgood the former Newton coach is set to lead the Waverly high school football team for the season. Coach Raymond Smith died after pneumonia and is unlikely to return to duty this fall.
Des Moines and nearby towns saw multiple burglaries as thieves broke into three Des Moines locations and at Grinnell and Iowa City. About $500 in cash and $100 in merchandise were taken, with a Des Moines storekeeper robbed of $120 and the Rex Cigar store hit for several hundred dollars.
Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations list No 1 hard and No 2 prices for wheat across several grades with values around 1.90 to 1.29 per bushel. Rye timothy and cloverseed prices are given, along with provisions such as lard ribs and bellies priced near 11.65 to 13.50.
Market notes from New York and St Louis dated Sept 10 show receipts and prices for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Butter receipts 11 800 tubs creamer y extras 44c standard 23c eggs 11 809 cases mixed grades 30 36c etc. Poultry prices steady to higher with heavy hens up 10c and spring chicks up to 23c.
Closing quotations on trading on the Chicago Stock Exchange include American Rad, United States Gypsum, Zenith Radio, Borg Warner, Kellogg Switch, Viking Pump, and several other listed companies and commodities. The report shows varied prices and conversions with many entries obscured by OCR but preserves the core names and market activity.
New York shares overall slide amid rising call money to 0 percent and weak outcomes. U.S. Steel unfilled August tonnage drops trigger a late-market rally that fades, leaving most leaders down 1 to 3 points while a few issues resist.
Kansas City market reports show hog receipts around 9 000 with prices weak to lower. top hogs near 10.10 while 160 to 200 pound hogs bring about 9.30. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steady to slow demand. top fed steers around 16.00 with cows from 6.50 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 700 with lambs easing to around 10.25 to 11.50 in mixed lots.
Receipts include 100 street cattle and hogs with declines in lighter weight hogs to 20s–27s. Cattle receipts around 8800 reflect steady to higher demand for stockers and feeders, with fed steers and yearlings trading around 12 to 164.78 and fat cattle higher. Lambs and yearlings show sales near 19 to 20 dollars, with weather impact noted.
A short market listing appears for Waterloo markets at the 21 wl a st area with a 17 37 5 notation. The readable fragment suggests a local vendor row or stall entries in the Waterloo district.
Hog prices at Iowa packing centers and towns show varied quotes. Gedar Rapids buyers paid 9.80 for 180 290 lb primes, under 400 lb packers 7.05 to 7.50, Des Moines receipts 1,400 with primes up to 9.90 and heavies 5.40 7.85, Mason City 180 230 lb 8.90, 240 200 lb 9.60, 270 300 lb 9.20, 320 330 lb 8.00, sows 360 500 lb 7.20 7.30, Ottumwa prices around 6.60 9.25 for 130 350 lb ranges, packers 7.55.
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow include cattle about 000 head hogs around 2000 head and sheep near 26000 at Chicago market. This brief note lists cattle hogs and sheep figures with approximate totals for the upcoming trading day.
New York traders report uneven bond prices in early dealings with best grade mortgages holding steady while government securities lose some firmness. Convertibles fall up to 3 points and utilities stay fair. foreign obligations weaken amid light interest. Cotton futures start quiet with several months showing declines and spot sales around 7,000 bales.
Fragmented OCR text lists Chicago related terms, receipts, cars and amounts like 12 00720.00 and 70.00 alongside lawn and grass mentions. Lacking clear events or names, the readable bits suggest a miscellaneous inventory or receipt note with financial figures and street mentions such as Armathy rd. and Clover.
Chicago market report lists US potato shipments on track with prices for several varieties. Wisconsin round whites priced at 3.00 per cwt, Minnesota packed round whites 2.90, Idaho sacked Russets 3.15, with totals and regional data noted.
New York September 10 raw sugar holds at 4.02 cents per pound for spot duty paid while refined sugar remains at 0.30 cents per pound. Buyers lock in contracts ahead of tomorrow's trade with prices reported at 4.11 cents for refined sugar.
Foreign exchanges listed with bid values for many currencies including Great Britain 481%41, France 3.01c, Italy 5.22460, Bel-Rum UBRSac, Germany 23,180, Norway 2d.d2c, Sweden 24,270, Dreimark 94.8lc, Switzerland 1.90c, Argentina 41,98c, Brazil 1iRdot Tokto 46.100, Shanghai 67.10c.
Chicago traders say hog prices fell under 11 dollars as receipts reached 25 000 with 2 500 direct to packers while cattle and sheep trading remained light. Hog weights around 249 pounds opened 10 to 20 cents lower versus Tuesday with weaker or steady larger grades. Cattle receipts 7 000 with limited demand and sheep slow in quiet sheds.
South Bt. Paw Minn Sept 10 Hogs receipts 4 000 better grade light hogs 10 40 top 10 00 pigs steady 9 75 10 00 sows 7 75 8 25 calves receipts 1 000 range 16 00 17 00 beef 14 00 up heavy calves slow Lambs 11 50 12 60 natives steady and better grades to killers. St Joseph Missouri Sept 10 Hogs receipts 8 000 moderately active 25 lower 160 220 lbs 9 00 10 00 250 300 lbs 9 18 9 85 sows 7 75 8 25 calves 400 native offerings light slaughter slow yearlings 15 00 beef cattle 7 00 7 25 veal top 14 00 lambs 12 60 fat ewes up to 8 25.
Receipts total about 5 500 across cattle hogs and sheep with steady to lower bids. Cattle show limited activity with yearlings and feeders trading around 15.00 to 18.00 while beef cows held near 14.40. Hogs pull back, top around 10.00 with 160 to 390 lb range 7.50 to 9.75. Sheep and lambs steady with early 12.75 for lambs and 12.76 for feeding lambs.
Chicago and Northwest wheat receipts reported for the period show 4,501 for last and 47300 for today, with totals across markets. Minneapolis flour shipments remain unchanged at 41,713 for flour and 20,000 for bran, with the figure 20.40 noted in the report.
Waterloo historical note recalls a September 16 1928 gathering led by J R Vaughan at the Empress theatre and Black Hawk hotel Cedar Falls. John Livingston of Mid West Airways trailed Edward Bullough in a notable aviation delegation with radio addresses along highway 20.
Kiwanis club members at Hotel Russell Lamson saw a film tracing lumber from virgin forest to finished product. The Long Bell Lumber Co of Kansas City provided the reel with scenes from Long View Washington. Violinist James W Vandersall of Dumont Indiana performed several numbers.
The Keezar cafeteria in the Irving hotel block was shut down Monday night by Sheriff H. T. Wagner over an alleged default on a note due Louanna M. Kezar, holder of a chattel mortgage on cafe equipment. F. H. Kezar, owner, has run the business about ten years and is a former Chickasaw county sheriff and Nashua town marshal.
Three nine year old boys were cited in municipal court by Judge George J. Sager for vandalism and stealing watermelons. The complainant L B L Mackaman alleged malicious mischief, but the judge admonished the youths and released them to their parents.
Dr and Mrs FE M Galge and George T Cowgill entertain at 502 Almond Street Huntington Park Cal Rev Frank B Cowgill and daughter Nina are visiting He is a retired Methodist minister born in Iowa educated at the University of Iowa 50 years ago He has served 33 years in Minnesota parishes and 41 years in the ministry Also listed building permits for Mary A Smith 619 Hammond and FP Klegin 017 Kimball plus Nels Hansen fined $10 and costs for allegedly beating his wife in downtown city court correcting a published Jensen name error Salen
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