State Capital Letter Continued Examines 1932 Campaign Frictions
The piece notes friction between Willkie for President clubs and Iowa GOP state officials over patronage and aims to appeal to both voters who back Willkie and the state ticket. Reporters speculate on Roosevelt Willkie coverage and independent bids by H R Gross, including petition needs and past vote comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Willkie
State Central Committee
Willkie
Central Committee
Willkie Club
Roosevelt
Reap
Wilt
H. R. Gross
Fovernor
Gross
Fomer
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Brookhart
Louis J. Murphy
Dubuque
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Sell Swap Rent Buy Via Want Ad Style
A compact want ad roundup encourages readers to sell swap rent and buy items using a simple classified style. It highlights quick listings and easy exchanges across local markets.
Early Birds Should Not Delay Molt Withholding Feed
Iowa State extension poultryman W R Whitfield warns that holding back pullets with reduced mash or grain to prevent fall molt backfires and reduces egg income. He says well bred birds fed adequately will lay from six months to late summer of the second year, and suggests feeding growing mash plus grain and keeping birds well fleshed for winter laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College Extension Poultryman
Whitfield
Grass seeding helps trees for winter in Iowa orchards
Iowa State college extension horticulturist Edgecombe says clean cultivation in orchards should be stopped in late summer and a light seeding of oats or rye will toughen trees for winter and reduce soil runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Edgecombe
Iowa State College Extension Horticulturist
Edgecombe
Iowa
Coat sale in Nashua leads to winter use
Lou Bullen sells a sheep lined coat on a hot day in Nashua. Happy Jordan models the coat and Carl Gritzner buys it for next winter, proving the garment will have value when cool weather returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Bullen
Nashua
Jordan
Carl Gritzner
Harsh Traffic Fines Exposed in State Court Table
A citizen laments court priorities as a table shows average fines for traffic offenses including passing curves four dollars sixty two cents and hit and run forty four dollars forty four cents. The appeal urges stronger enforcement of just laws and better highway safety measures.
Hanover Socials Include Guests From Several States
Mr and Mrs George Oakes and daughter Leona and Earl Schmidt of Britt Iowa were supper guests Sunday evening at the Albert Otto home. Many visitors traveled to area homes including guests from Tracy Michigan and Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oakes
Leona
Earl Schmidt
Britt
Albert Otto
Fred Barnard
Tracy, Mich
L. C. Plog
Frank Bedke
Albert Miessler
Jacqueline
Chicago
Gilbert Garberding
Albert City
Wm. Speckerer
Martha Lietz
Herman Winterhof
Galva
Surprised Ride Moment Stuns Local Residents
Surprised looks appeared on Ed Schmidt of Fenton and a man he unknowingly gave a ride to when the stranger woke the next day after sleeping in Schmidt's garage. Schmidt had attended a Whittemore celebration the prior night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Schmidt
Fenton
Stranger
Schmidt
Whittemore
Graveyard of the Atlantic and Gloucester Fishermen
The Graveyard of the Atlantic off Sable Island and Grand Banks has claimed many Gloucester vessels. A 1826 storm sank 14 Gloucester ships with 120 men, creating 70 widows and 140 orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sable 'S
Georges Banks
New England
Grand Banks
Sable Island
Gloucester
Rubber from sugar: new experiment at Ramsey plantation
Allan Ramsey Wurtele, ex Navy lieutenant commander and Ramsey plantation owner, produced a black spongy mass from granulated white sugar near New Orleans. Observers say it bounced a foot, and Ernest Jahncke notes Swiss methods could aid Louisiana sugar industry. Wurtele describes the process using nitric acid oxidation turpentine and hydrochloric acid. Beet sugar and refinery wastes may also work. Wurtele, sugar cane harvester inventor, is Annapolis 1915 alumnus and former chief engineer of federal barge lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Allan Ramsey Wurtele
United States Navy
Ramsey Plantation
Ernest Lee Jahncke
Louisiana
Wurtele
Annapolis
Federal Barge Lines
Origins of the Week Days Traced Through Myths and Rome
A brief tour of how seven days derive from solar worship and myth. Sunday honors the sun, Monday the moon, while Tuesday through Saturday reflect Saxon and Roman deities such as Tuetonic war leader Tue sco, Mars, Woden, Mercury, Thor, Freya, and Saturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuesco
Dies Martis
Mars
Woden
Odin
Mercury
Thor
Jupiter
Friga
Freya
Venus
Saturn
Storm Darkens Bahia Blanca as Cyclone Tail Lashes City
A fierce. storm plunged Bahia Blanca Argentina into three hours of darkness terrorizing 50 000 residents. Cordoba and Chilean quake memories fueled panic as iron shutters closed and cars vanished from the streets. The cyclone tail uprooted trees damaged signs and cables but reportedly caused no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Cordoba
Chile
Ancient Americans Traced On Great Salt Lake
A newly found ancient American people near the Great Salt Lake are described as 2000 years older than the basket makers and more advanced, yet they fell to drought just as later groups did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Salt Lake
Drouth
Bumblebee incident injures Clarinda woman
Mrs. Mina Apple of Clarinda fell from a car when a door was blown open by the wind. She sustained painful injuries from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Apple
Clarinda
Money Stolen Then Found at Dow City Residence
A Glen Argotzinger home in Dow City reported a $25 theft. Investigators followed a later commotion and confirmed the money had been returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Argotzinger
Dow City
Argotzingers
Stolen bicycles hit Northwood area in two weeks
Four bicycles have been reported stolen in Northwood over the last two weeks as police investigate the wave of thefts and urge residents to secure bikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
New Nests Aim for Ancona Hen at Blairsburg Farm
An Ancona hen at George Olson's home near Blairsburg nests in a new perch after stealing a squirrel's nest 30 feet high. Olson plans a safer home for the hatchlings by placing them in a chicken house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Olson
Blairsburg
Olson
Hearing on Establishment of Secondary Road District 640
Cherokee County seeks to establish a gravel surfaced district for multiple county roads in township 90 range 39 with segments near Diamond Buena Vista and sections 8 9 16 22 27 28 36. A public hearing before the Board of Supervisors will be held August 21 1940 at 10:00 AM in the Cherokee Iowa courthouse, with listed property owners and a county auditor on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Diamond
Buena Vista County
NEX
Ag Eas Shy
Carl & A. W. Isakson
A. W. Isakson
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Cherokee
Iowa
INEY
Laura A
Foote
Sia & Sa Sey
Caroline Lockin Gray
Bernard I. McQuinn
Dexter A. eQuinn
Wy. G
Swi
Arthurs Tona ‘Carlson
H. C. & R. T. Steele
Wa Net
Dale R. Goldie
Gotthielf Letsche
Eurdie
Board of Survisory
Secondary Road District 340 real estate description and owners
Three miles of road in Secondary Road District 340 between sections in township 92 range 39 are described. Owners listed include Dietrich Hansbruch Emma and many relatives and associates. The notice notes parcels and names plus August 5, 1940, as a date connected to the matter.
Secondary Road District 440 Property Description List
A list of parcels and owners in Secondary Road District 440 including multiple township ranges and sections in Township 92, Ree. 39 and 89 with described real estate. Named owners include Jas A Crouch Elizabeth Brannon Josephine Sweet Alfred Callender Etta A Mary Wayne Callender Adele Callender William A Smith Lena Nelson Mamie Schultz Emma Beck Arthur Phipps Flora Phipps Caroline Lockin Gray Hancock Mutual Life Ins Ellis S Stieneke Jeffies Joslin D Hankens William Swanson Frank Mummert Henry W Hanson KE Wilkie Myrna Gates William Dreyer Vera Bierman Leo Prescott Edna Prescott Laura Foote Harvey Prescott Emma Whiting Kohlhagen Montgomery County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estat
Jas. A. Crouch
Elizabeth Brannon
Josephine Sweet
Alfred Callender
Etta A. Mary, Wayne
Adele Callender
William A. Smith
Charles
Lena Nelson
Mamie Schultz
Emma Beck
Arthur and
Flora Phipps
Caroline Lockin Gray
Hancock
Ellis S, Stieneke
Jeffies, Joslin
D. Hankens
William and
Frank Victor Swanson
Wilson Bowers
Frank Mummert
William Mummert
Henry W. Hanson
Ke, J. Wilkie
Myrna Gates
William Dreyer
Arthur Phipps
Vera Bierman
Leo
Edna Prescott
Laura A, Foote
Harvey W. Prescott
C. A
Emma Whiting
Je, J. Kohlhagen
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. F. Ruppert
Mgr
Fdr
Hoover
Don R. Hankens
Aurelia
Larson’s
State Bank
Aurelia, Lowa
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Carlson’s Dairy
Nipe Valey Mutual Insurance Association of
Geo, E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Geo
E. Blanch
Chas
Gustafson
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
Wharton Funeral Home
G. R, Wharton, L. E
Reggy Martin
Gustafson & Johnson Garage
Aureana
W. A. Liebsch
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Liberty Magazine
Joan Bennett
Lloyd Nolan
Francis Ederer
Anna Sten
Kauger Ouspenskaya
Woowig
Johnny Stossel Russell
Darryl F. Zanuck
Irving Pichel
20Th Century-Fox
August Menke
Wilhelm Menke
Minnie Speckerer
Arthur E. Hickey John Otto
Martha Westensee
Herman
Wm. F. Jordan Herman
Anton W. Anderson
Zelia Crowley
C. E. Broderick
C. H. Johnson
Farmer’s Loan and Trust Co
Nellie M. Dubes
Esther C. Boothby
Roy Pelton
Roy G. Ohlson
Remil Radla
H. M. Montgomery
Dietrich Hansbruch
Emma
Elmer
Edward
Henry
Minnie
John
Lillie
Arthur
Rosa
Roy Buddenhagen
Elsa Hesse
Roy
Buddenhagen
van Hace
Henry ‘Kolpin
Edward Pingel
John Lydell
Irving Cole
Henry Kolpin
Ludwig Pingel
Henry H. Lump Blanche Kolpin
Chrystal Kolpin
William Honsbruch
T. Irving Brewster
Qtaaln
Tdaswa Tre
William “‘Buddenhagen
Montgomery
County Auditor
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