State Capitol Letter Continues Front Page
Details on the death of Charles Wilson former assistant attorney general and his survivors are given. The piece also reports Iowa state and national guard expenses totaling about 800000 to 900000 dollars, with breakdowns to Camp Dodge and armory rentals. It notes limited room at Chicago hotels for delegates and that Stevens hotel is full for Towans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilson
John H. Mitchell
Nelson G. Kraschel
Wilson
Estherville
Farm Credit Administration
Omaha
Washington
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Mildred Phipps, LeMars
W. W. Akers
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
State Comptroller
Camp Dodge
National Guard
Chicago
Ed Hill
The
State Organization
Stevens Hotel
Towans
Geese Explain V Formations Common Flight Theory
The Biological Survey suggests the V formation helps following geese see their leader, as angled flight improves visibility compared to flying directly behind. This may explain why geese adopt the distinctive V pattern during travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
Diamond Center social news and hospital update
Mr and Mrs Richard Peterson and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Frank Peterson home. Arthur Hickey returned from St Joseph hospital in Sioux City last Friday. Erik Radke, son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Radke, was taken to Sioux Valley hospital Monday evening. We all hope Erik will soon be well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Peterson
Frank Peterson
Henry Frahn
Jahehim Frahn
Fred Kreutz
Henry Otto
Lavonne
Arnold Otto
John Sullman
Garland Hickey
O. C. Hickey
Arthur Hickey
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Ella Johnson
Mable
Walter Radke
W. I. Hickey
W. F. Hickey
Storm Lake
Fahr
Fred Radke
Harry Gates
Roy Ohlson
LeRoy Heach
Janadene Radke
Orville Hickey
Erik Radke
Edmund Radke
Sioux Valley Hospital
Erik
Gunner Hansen
L. C. Bengtson
Mr. Bengtson
Paul Anderson
Cliff Bruce
Mr. Anderson
George Schafer
Cpl
Erwin Schafer
Otto East
Aurelia
Afton Vicinity Notices and Social Rounds
Robert Bugh enjoys a furlough at home while stationed in Texas. Arthur Cummings of Mankato visits the George Zwick home. A farewell party honors Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allen after a 500 card game. Lois Kudrle hosts A C C gathering. Dale Sleezer visits Sioux City. Robert Gates loses most of his two months old chickens to an overheated stove but no fire starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bugh
Texas
Arthur Cummings
Mankato
Minn
George Zwick
Edgar Allen
Lois Kudrle
Dale Sleezer
Sioux City
Robert Gates
Broadway’s Etymology Traced to 1643 Land Transfer
The first Broadway mention appears in 1643 through a land transfer on the broad thoroughfare. The name derives from the road being a broad way, akin to highways being raised above adjacent land to drain water, making a broadway broader than a lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Mt Olive Ladies Aid Elects Officers at Meeting
Mt Olive News reports the Mt Olive Ladies Aid elected new officers including President Mrs Lloyd Ohlson and Secretary Mrs Paul Anderson at a Thursday gathering hosted by Mrs Rueben Ohlson. The group also notes local visits, farm activity, and community updates in a verbose society item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueben Ohlson
Mt. Olive Ladies Aid
Mt. Olive
Lloyd Ohlson
Lincoln Hahn
Paul Anderson
Clare Ohlson
White Cross
Will Hahn
EK. H. Gillet
Ohlson
Elmer Magnuson
Leslie Gregg
Farnie Dukes
Mabel Neville
Edna
Sadie Georke
Art Q Ohlson
Roy Ohlson
Dale Mummert
Barium Carbonate Best of Rat Poisons
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson says barium carbonate is the best rat poison but dangerous to all animals. Place baits indoors away from livestock or pets, cover with boards, remove uneaten bait, inspect area, and use cardboard boxes with holes to shield bait during pre baiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Four kernels per hill may boost Iowa corn yields
An Iowa agronomy note suggests planting four kernels per hill rather than three could raise corn yields across most of the state. The guidance emphasizes adjusting hill counts to optimize moisture use and plant density.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sioux City Market Cattle Prices Steady to Higher
Fat cattle Monday and Tuesday at Sioux City market regain price levels from Thursday. Steers and yearlings sold 11.50 to 16.15, heifers 11.00 to 14.50, mixed steers 16.00, cows 6.75 to 13.50, bulls 12.60 top, stockers and feeders 10.00 to 13.75, butcher dogs 13.45, sow prices down to 10.65, feeder pigs 8.00 to 10.00, lambs 14.00 to 16.25, shorn lambs 14.35, ewes 7.50 to 9.00, feeders 11.50, Cherokee shippers listed with numerous lots and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cherokee County
Oscar Anderson
John Magnuseen
Ott Conley
Pete Engel
Frank Chinn
Orville Rolffson
Carlson Bros
Louie Frohman
Waller Bros
Fred Hustedt
Gilman Fee
George Luken
First Kangaroo Record From Aru in 1711 Garden of Bata Via
Nature Magazine notes that the first kangaroo on record came from Aru and lived in the Dutch governor of Bata via Java in 1711. Sir Joseph Banks, companion to Captain Cook, was the first naturalist to observe a living specimen in its native habitat during the 1770 voyage to Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aru
Batavia
Java
Joseph Banks
Australia
Nature Magazine
Battle Flag of Concord Minute Men Described
The yellow battle flag featured narrow blue top and bottom stripes with a central tree and the inscription Liberty Tree An Appeal to God, carried by the minute men at the Battle of Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minutemen
Battle of Concord
Local shower honors Mrs Arnold Otto in Hanover
Mrs Arnold Otto formerly Norma Sullman was feted at a mixed shower hosted at the H H Otto home on April 30 with play and a two course lunch. Attendees include family and friends such as Mrs John Lullman Mrs Albert Hogrefe and many others. Fire destroys Anton Larson brooder house killing 300 chicks on a Friday afternoon. Insurance partly covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Otto
Norma Sullman
H. H. Otto
Vernon Otto
Edgar Speckerer
Harry Winterhof
John Lullman
Albert Hogrefe
Martin Hogrefe
Victor Bartels
Lea
Edna Lullmann
Sievers
Victor Baumhoefner
Elmer Sanderman
Earl Otto
Ed Juergens
Kaufman
Geneva Juergens
Lawrence Otto
Gloria
Carl Otto
Elmer Otto
Ben Otto
Adolf Otto
John D. Otto
Herman Hinkeldey
Eid Hinkeldey
Arthur Friedrich
Ervin Radke
Harold Radke
Orville Radke
Fred Radke
Wm. Specketer
Lester Specketer
Edgar Fahr
Martha Fahr
Ervin Otto
Orville Hickey
Lorraine Miller
Anton Larson
Wayne Radke
Minneapolis
Donald Grieme
Aleutians
Steel mattresses aid war effort on quick battlefield roads
U S troops deploy improvised steel mattresses to speed movement of planes tanks and artillery as War Bonds funding supports rapid road and airfield construction across theaters in Italy and the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Pacific
U.S. Treasury Department
Prevent Chick Losses By Proper Management
Iowa poultry producers can cut last year’s 32 percent chick death rate through better management says W R Whitfield extension poultry man at Iowa State College. Start mash before two days old and provide adequate feeders and waterers, with careful brooder temperature control and space not exceeding two chicks per square foot to reduce death loss and save feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
W. R. Whitfield
Extension Poultryman
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Small farms milk more cows as big farms cut back
Operators of small sized farms have been increasing the number of cows milked while large farms are cutting down.
Also Mentioned on This Page
T.R. (Trace) Porter
Hempstead & DeMaranville Commission Company
State Capitol
A. B. Lindsay
Winfred Moulton
W. A. Liebsch
Aurelia, Iowa
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
I. H. Lockin
Secutive
C. H. Kaskey
Diamond Center
Mrs. O. C. Hickey
Afton
Earlwick
Reggy Martin
Cherokee
Ida Grove Rendering Co
C. A. Rodine, Jr
Frances Hahn
Mt. Olive News
Dorothy Anne
Homer Anderson
DyAnne
David Simmons
John Towner
Oscar Gustafson
Glen Leeds
Eitel Mohn
Mohn
Aurelia Iron Works
ROY Collier & Sons
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Ingwersen Brothers
Live
Walter Matzdorff
A. C. Will Edmund Radke
Herb. Sangwin
Eric Carlson
Maurice Eddy Hugo Peckenschneider
Orville Peckenschneider
H. J. Will
Ingwersen Brothers Live Stock Commission Merchants Stock Yards
Oscar
Gustafson
Richland Soy Beans
W.G. Whitney
CSF
Driggs
Stele-Siman Company
Ux WA
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