Grain Show Offers 1200 in Cash Prizes at Ames
The thirty seventh State Corn and Small Grain Show at Iowa State College during Farm and Home Week in Ames offers 1200 in cash prizes plus nine county trophies and seven traveling trophies. Premium list by Joe L. Robinson outlines sectional groups northern central southern and state wide awards for hybrid and nonhybrid entries with various trophies for champions and best samples across grains and seeds.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
McCulloch
Koch
Winneshiek County
Floyd
Palo Alto
Madison
Pottawattamie County
Des Moines
Humboldt
Joe Robinson
High School Notes Fielding Classrooms and Projects
Readable school page covers English, agriculture, science, and home making notes. Students discuss radio ready speeches, field trips to local homes, water science lessons, and Ninth and Tenth grade topics. Junior High plays due February 10.
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Tillie
Legislature Bills and Contests Shape Early Session
Contested results loom as committees probe narrow margins in Ida and Scott counties while incumbents face potential errors. Lawmakers consider the Iowa Community Preservation Act taxing chains and measures on merchantable title reform. Public payroll disclosures and eugenics health provisions spark debate amid a broader reorganization proposal merging the parole board into state control with the attorney general atop the new parole board.
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Cumbent
Elliott
Ida
Scott County
House
Senate
Assembly
Iowa
Committee On Reorganization
Parole Board
State Board of Control
Board of Parole Control
Department of Government
Adjutant Stork Migrates North From Indian Villages
The Adjutant stork, a semi domesticated member of the stork family in India, feeds on fish frogs and small reptiles and serves as a scavenger for river village inhabitants. It migrates north for the nesting season and flies high with long legs trailing behind.
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India
Yeast Growth Realized as Living Organism in 1836
The text notes that until 1836 people underestimated yeast in fermenting liquor. It states that yeast is a living organism and that observing it under a microscope reveals its growth. The historical claim highlights a pivotal shift in understanding fermentation biology.
Mrs Perry's Victory and the Perry family legend
The article recounts how Ohio and the nation honored Oliver Hazard Perry after the Lake Erie victory in 1813 while friends and family recalled Sarah Alexander Perry born in Ireland shaping his character. It notes her pride in instilling heroism inherited from military Covenanter ancestors.
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Perry
Ohio
America
Oliver Perry
Lake Erie
Berry
Sarah Alexander Perry
County Down
Ireland
Anteater Walks On Knuckles Keeps Claws For Ant Nests
An anteater walks on its knuckles with relaxed gait, using claws to tear apart ant nests. The behavior highlights its adaptation for foraging and movement across terrain.
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Cherokee County Iowa
Home Owner's Loan Corporation vs Henry Hatterman and Clara Hatterman. By Special Execution levied January 1939 for debt and costs, Lot 5 Block 87 Fourth Addition New Cherokee Iowa. Sale set February 17 1939 at 10 am at Cherokee County Courthouse to satisfy the judgment with costs.
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District Court
Cherokee County
Henry Hatterman
Clara Hatterman
New Cherokee
Iowa
Court House
Cherokee
Notice of Probate of Will in District Court
State of Iowa Cherokee County notices announce probate of the last will of Erick Johnson deceased dated May 1 1925 filed read and fixed for hearing at 10 00 a m on February 21 1939 at Cherokee Court House before the District Court or Clerk. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. Dated January 24 1989 Cherokee Iowa.
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Erick Johnson
Court House
Cherokee
Iowa
District Court
Said County
New Zealand's Giants: Kauri Pines Grow Enormous
A fragment notes New Zealand hosts the world’s largest trees, the kauri pines, reaching diameters as large as thirty four feet. The piece highlights their impressive size and status among the country’s natural landmarks.
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New Zealand
Hanover News birthday gathering at Charles Weiland home
Irene Zwemke reports relatives joined Charles Weiland for a birthday evening with Chinese checkers and visits. Attendees included Carl Weiland family, John Roth family of Galva, and overnight guest Neema Morse from Alta at Alvira Bumann’s home.
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Irene Zwemke
Charles Weiland
Mr. Weiland
Carl Weiland
John Roth
Galva
Neema Morse
Alta
Alvira Bumann
Aug Fett
Ben McKriver
Everett McKriver
Larry and
Ardis
Linn Grove
Charles Zwemke
Farmers Elevator
Des Moines
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Frank E. Pratt
Mozart
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Pagopago
Tutuia
Santen
Paul
Stewart-Warner
Sentinel
Aurelia
Don R. Hankens
Larson's Store
State Bank
W. G. Port
Aurelia, Iowa
Winfred Moulton
Oscar Gustafson
John Blake
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Dr. O. K. Simonsen
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
W. F. Hickey
BLACK
Bud Fogleman
Chamberlin Bldg
Gustafson& Johnson Garage
Reggy Martin
Earl Largon
Lee Johns
Max Ammons
Earl's
Le’s
Max
Biology
XYZ
China
Junior High
Clappison
North Central States
Bob Howell
Joan Will
Viola Noble
Geraldine Klumpp
Laurine Zwick
Roger Glawe
Short
Pelzer
Cass County
Minnesota
Dewey
Kuester
Dykhouse
Lyon County
State Department of Health
Boards of Health
National Safety Council
Thomas F. Barnhart
University of Minnesota
Roy Byefogle
Sheriff's Sale
Home Owner’s Loan Corporation
Henry Hatterman and
A. N. Tilton
State of
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