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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
7
Kansas City and Los Angeles market wires report cattle hogs sheep and calves with varied prices and demand. Job ads seek Rawleigh sales agents in Apache County and a few housing inquiries appear alongside livestock data.
Chicago market report shows hogs 49 000 head traded with prices 10 to 15 cents higher. 250-300 pound hogs at 9.25 to 9.60, 730-160 pounds at 8.85 to 9.50, packing sows 8.00 to 8.75, pigs 8.25 to 9.25. Cattle and calves about 1,000 each with dull and limited trade on steers.
A 100 meter extended landslide occurred on a hill near Cabanas in Zacapa yesterday. It partly obstructed the San Vicente river and may divert its course, risking serious damage to local plantations if it grows.
English sports fans claim the Oxford rugby squad functions as a League of Nations team. Six players, led by captain T W Gubb, are Rhodes scholars from South Africa. A seventh member is listed from New Zealand, drawing objections from Oxford students who call the claim unjust.
Reported formation of an unbreakable dish corporation aims to reduce domestic smash-ups by providing durable dinnerware solutions. Industry observers note potential market impact and consumer safety benefits.
A survey of hospital records and the University infirmary shows the student body in excellent health this year with few contagious diseases. In 1928 influenza swept the campus after Thanksgiving, filling the infirmary, while this year there are no patients and almost no serious illnesses so far.
Santa Fe Coast Lines will install 21748 tons of new rail covering 145.5 miles next year as part of an upgrade led by general manager W. E. Etter. The plan calls for 80.5 miles of 110 pound steel and the rest 60 pound, with 16 miles on the Los Angeles division and 71.5 miles on the Albuquerque division, including 32.5 miles between Ash Fork and Prescott.
The Postal Telegraph Company opens an office designed for women in Cleveland. Counters are removed and the space features easy chairs around a fireplace, personal writing desks, and a study like atmosphere with an old rose green and blue color scheme.
Mr Etter states approval of the year’s budget is contingent on endorsement by President Storey and the board of directors.
Paris reports the government weighs five Legion of Honor crosses annually for veterans and civilians with at least one hundred descendants. Nord and Pas de Calais show six candidates, while the south with large families is expected to yield many more.
A lighthearted item recalls a postmaster's daughter known for her keen attention to mail handling and active involvement in local postal duties.
R Binks a white bull terrier owned by Col onel and Mrs S Gregson of Cob Orchard Plaxtol Kent is said to be the only dog to pass the Kara coram pass. They report in 1927 the dog walked the pass between China and India and traveled about 1700 miles on the return trip.
Decatur Illinois December 13 local firemen using idle time between alarms fashioned doll beds for 215 children as part of Christmas cheer efforts.
Governor Henry Horton received a letter from a Memphis woman describing novel ideas to obtain a pardon for her husband, a state convict. She says she wrote Sears Roebuck and many others and was advised to insult the governor about it.
Bergen dispatch notes personal crisis reports swelling with winter. UP reports seven in one day and an average of five daily as cold weather settles in UP BERLIN.
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