Local News Highlights at Hedges Elevator
Local notes recount visits by Mrs. H oetkin Miss Sybil McCorkell and Mrs. Garret Smith while ads promote Farmers Grain Co items and services. Mentions of community events, school board meeting dates, and upcoming Akron Chautauqua program with season ticket appeal and local fundraising by the American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedges
H. Oetkin
Sioux City
Garret Smith
J. L. Clayton
Sybil McCorkell
Farmers’ Crain Co
Mike Kapfer
Elk Point
Agnes Carr
Sioux Falls
Ellis Hammer
Siouxj Falls
Plymouth
Grain Co
Helen’ Ensign and Son
Hawarden
C. M. Stoutenburg
Tanlae
March & Thorson
Art Wachtmann
Oldham
M. D
J. B. Cunningham & Son
Klaner Broad
Klauer Brse
Farmers’ Grain Co
Pioneer Thomas Stinton Dies at 74 in Akron
Early settler Thomas Stinton, one of western Plymouth County’s best known farmers, died at his daughter Mrs. W. W. Burrill’s Akron home after a three week illness. Born in England November 11 1847, he homesteaded near Adaville, built Evergreen farm, expanded to 720 acres, helped found U. B. church and cemetery, led Johnson township finances, and helped establish Akron Savings Bank where he served as president from 1907 until his death. Funeral services were held at Adaville A B church with Masonic rite at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Adaville
Thomas Stinton
W. W. Burrill
Akron
Tuna
England
America
Robert
Sarah Stinton
Jackson County
Iown
Josephine E. Brown
Iowa
Johnson Township
Myr. Stinton
Evergreen Farm
Order of the Eastern Star
Stinton
Tommy” Stinton
M. B. Spahr
M. I
E. J. Hammer
L. F. Root
J. H. Pollock
A. A. Wilson
Boyson Ross
C. M. Hilliker
Freedom Judge
ALR
A.M
Card of Thanks for Dear Father and Brother
We thank the Masonic order along with neighbors and friends for kind assistance during illness and after the death of our beloved father and brother Ralph Stinton and for the many fine floral tributes from Mrs. W. W. Burrit and Mrs. E. J. Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Order
Ralph Stinton
W. W. Burrit
E. J. Bradley
Tubes for Ford Size Cords Advise Larger Tube Use
Ford tire users are urged by Henry J. Callaghan to fit 31x4 tubes with clincher cord tires in Ford sizes. He notes 30x3½ tubes cause chafing in 20% clincher cords, and using the larger tube prevents trouble. The warning applies only to clincher cords, not straight side tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Henry J. Callaghan
United States
Flies Reduce Milk Yield and Alfalfa Harvest Advice
Dairy experts note flies reduce milk yield and cause restlessness leading to inefficient milking. A recommended spray blends coal tar dip fish oil and other ingredients to treat 40 cows twice daily for 10 days. Separate guidance warns early oats sown with alfalfa can be harvested without harming the stand, while later varieties risk alfalfa loss. Read the Want Ad column for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Own State College
Dairy Husbandry Department
Wilkins
Wilking
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Nettie Harms
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Morningside College
V. F. Rossow
Percy Harrington
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D. D
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H.R. Alexander
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Nebru
8. D
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John and
Pater McGath
Warl Kennedy
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Hessie Carol
Tim Bergin
Arthur McGraw
Cone Kennedy
Morrill
Orton
Anna Claassen
Bertha Harding
Akron Electric Co
Marathon Oil
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Richard Hanek
A. G
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B. A. Adams
L. A. Beekman
Hudson
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B. R. Adams
Lennox Steel
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Sanitary Plumbing & Heating Co
Stollen
March & Thorsen
Riverside’ Cemetery
H. A.’ Ervin
Cathrine Burnight
May Dams
Lake Okoboji
T. L. Burnight
Akron Motor Service
Carlisle
J. Hanmer
Mary Willard
Colton
Richland
W. J. Kennedy
Farmers Grain Co
Henry Simeon
Paullina
L. I. Burrill
Alton
Herman Claassen
Silverberg & Co
W. W. Limp
Birdseye
Indiana
H. Cummins
Marel & Thorson
George Sanderson
Geo. Mattison
George Mattison
Ponca
Nebr
James Pearson
Vermillion
W. J. Brunner
Prairie City
Alex. Schwiderski
Ed. Sagers
Albert
Ben
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Mich
Ray Fletcher
Henry Willey
Luverne
Mesdames
C. P. Vargason
F. P. Baker
Farm Bureau
Bernard Blum
Inmanuel Luther League
Harley Lewison
Arthur
Edor Johnson
E. F. Peterson
Storm Lake
O. Jackson
Emmyp
Varby O. Jackson
Baldwin
State Hospital
Town City
Ernest Engleman
W. A. Neal
Grace Pike
Whitfield Ray
Berry
Choe
Auxiliary Indies
American Legion
W.H. Christy
Masonia Temple
Morningside Ave
BELL
Will Rogers
O. Henry
Whistling Dick
Christus Stocking
Harold Lloyd Ine
Grace Darmond
Rupert Hughes
Tome
Vesta Batteries
Akron-Electric-Co
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Swan & Dahl
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