Geodetic Survey Tower Erection Opens Local Project
Workmen begin a 65 foot survey tower at the school grounds as part of a regional triangulation effort from LeMars to Pocahontas. Lt. Jeffers leads a Coast and Geodetic Survey team of about 50 in Wescott park with twelve 90 foot towers planned and night observing to avoid daytime refraction.
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School House
Cherokee Times
LeMars
Pocahontas
Cherokee
K. B. Jefferson
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wescott Park
Laurens
Jeffers
Oak Hill Cemetery
William N. Martin
Ensign
Martin Z. Braden
Good Cows Need Some Vacation
Dairy experts urge a dry period before calving to boost milk and butterfat. E N Hansen notes 6 weeks dry for heifers yields up to 89 percent higher production. older cows gain 19 to 22 percent. After drying off, feed liberal high roughage and a controlled grain mix to restore body condition before calving.
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E. N. Hansen
Towa State College
Hansen
Notice of Road Vacation in Diamond Township
The commissioner appointed to vacate a road in Diamond Township reports in favor of the vacation. Objections or claims for damages must be filed in the auditor’s office by noon September 20, 1940, or the road will be vacated without reference. H. M. Montgomery, County Auditor.
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Diamond Township
Zelia Crowley
M. L. Crowley
P. W. Crowley
Mary Crowley-Conger
Roy J. Murray
H. M. Montgomery
No Maneuvers For Him Lindsay Crabtree
Kansas City man Lindsay Crabtree planned to join the National Guard at Camp Ripley but instead lies in a LeMars hospital after a fall in the business district left him with a head injury.
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Lindsay Crabtree
Kansas City
National Guard
Camp Ripley
LeMars Hospital
Crabtree
LeMars
Electrician Ray Allard Dies in Refrigerator Incident
Ray Allard of Gladbrook was killed by electrocution while working on an electric refrigerator. The accident occurred as he handled electrical components, prompting investigations by local authorities.
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Ray Allard
Gladbrook
Lights of New York and A Firehouse Cat Tale
A local column recalls Col P E Barbour pausing on Broad Street as a chow chases a lean alley cat. The cat repeatedly leaps back into traffic, while a kind passerby ejects it, only for the feline to return. The piece also notes new weather shelters for fire truck drivers and highlights Spots the Dalmatian at Engine 65 riding the driver’s seat and responding to alarms.
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Col
P. E. Barbour
Broad Street
Stone’street
New York
Spots
Engine Company No. 65
Sorghum Crops Lead Iowa Silage Production
H D Hughes of Iowa State College says sorghum crops Atlas Sorge and Waconia Orange should mature fully before frost. Farmers start silage cropping mid September to early October with regional deadline variations. Sorghums yield about 50 percent more tonnage than corn under similar conditions but corn silage is worth more per pound.
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H.D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Hughes
Kansas Experiment Station
Iowa
Atlas
Farmer pays for rain ad after gauge shows two inches
Harry Baldwin of near Little Sioux ran an ad in the Little Sioux Hustler seeking a gentle two inch rain. Kerr, publisher and local weather reporter, promised payment only when the gauge showed two inches. The gauge later read four inches, both men satisfied, and the publisher collected double.
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Harry Baldwin
Little Sioux
Baldwin
Kerr
Weather Bureau
Planting Fish by Plane Proves Successful in Montana
Helena Montana report says three metal cylinders carried 2000 rainbow and native trout two to three inches long over isolated lakes. Dropped from 100 to 400 feet they burst on impact releasing fish. About fifty perished. John Schofield, superintendent of Montana Fish Hatcheries, applauded the method as cheaper and faster than pack trains.
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Helena
Mont
Mars
Montana
John Schofield
Montana Fish Hatcheries
Schofield
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