Pork Consumption Higher In 1932 Than 1926 Says USDA
The USDA bulletin notes per capita pork consumption rose in 1932 above 1926 levels while total meat and lard intake fell similarly. 1982 processing hit 45.245 million hogs, 20 percent cut still tops 36.196 million. 1933 marketing year slaughter tops 47 million. Exports drop 60 percent from 74 million in 1926 to about 3 million in 1933, boosting domestic supply.
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United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
City to ban midblock crossing with new parking plan
City officers plan an ordinance forbidding jay walking as cars park along Bedford streets. The change aims to double downtown parking but may confuse residents at first. parents urged to teach children not to run across blocks.
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Bedford
Jay
Venus the wanderer shines as evening beacon in December sky
The Evening Star Venus appears after sunset toward the southwest as the brightest celestial object aside from the Moon. It is not a star but a planet reflecting sunlight. Sirius is far dimmer by comparison. Venus’s surface and rotation remain unknown due to dust clouds and telescope limits. If life exists, it would depend on Venusian day length.
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Venus
Sirius
Earth
Planets
Harthward
Merchants Stand Out in Pledge Against Subordinate Orders
The New York Times notes many people pledge not to take orders from others, with merchants as notable exceptions who want to sell something now and then.
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New York Times
Unclear Invitation Times Highlight Club Address Odds
A San Francisco Chronicle snippet notes that these times offer advantages as fewer men reach the level to be invited to speak at luncheon clubs.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Sparrows Hold Semiannual Meeting Under Hotel Trees
Hundreds of sparrows gather nightly in the trees south of the Bacon Hotel on Sixth Street. Local youths with BB guns reportedly bagged about 160 birds in one evening, making the unusual congregation a notable curiosity for residents and visitors.
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Bacon Hotel
Sixth Street
Adams County Free Press
Counterfeit Half Dollars Warn Lenox Readers
The Lenox Time Table reports a Des Moines arrest of a counterfeiter who admitted producing and circulating thousands of fake half dollars. Local business people say pieces have appeared in Lenox recently. The coin flaws are hard to detect by sight but weight and feel reveal them. Do not pass suspicious coins. destroying bad ones is advised.
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Des Moines
Lenox
Gravity resident suffers broken arm in fall
Mrs. Frank Fleming broke her right arm at the wrist when she slipped on the cement walk at her Gravity home Saturday morning. The bones were fractured in the fall, and she is recovering.
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Frank Fleming
North of
Gravity
Bull gore incident ends with bull killed after two horses die
Oscar Calgaard of Lake Mills area faced repeated barnyard violence when his bull gored two horses to death on his Iowa farm. To stop the rampage he killed the animal and now seeks two more horses and a bull, avoiding further fatalities.
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Iowa
Oscar Calgaard
Lake Mills
Calgaard
Lorimor Journal
Hitch-Hiking Preacher Delivers Sermon Across Wright County
Rev. Albert Kilbourne, pastor at Eagle Grove, Wright County, preaches Sundays at a Galt church twenty miles away. He hitchhikes rather than drive, greeting drivers with a lifted hat instead of a thumb. He has never missed an appointment and has walked the distance only once in nine months, saying the method teaches him about men.
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Albert Kilbourne
Eagle Grove
Wright County
Galt
Osceola
Freight Cars Derailed Near Blanchard After Rails Break
Spreading rails caused three freight cars to leave the Wabash tracks at Blanchard’s north edge. One coal car overturned and the others were damaged. The 6 p.m. wreck delayed trains until 2 a.m. repairs continued through noon to restore the line.
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Wabash
Blanchard
Shenandoah Sentinel
Bakery in Humeston Promotes Bread Wrapper Reuse
Humeston bakery offered a small incentive for customers to bring in bread wrappers. A wrapper brought in was twelve years old and the proprietors recalled they never carried that design. The Diagonal Reporter notes the curious lapse in memory.
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Humeston
Scientists Push Pekin Man Age Back Thousands of Years
A Los Angeles Times quip notes scientists have dramatically reduced the estimated age of Pekin Man by thousands of years. The remark wonders about the potential of such researchers in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles Times
Enough for Us Quote on Prices by Atlanta Journal
A quotation from the Atlanta Journal expresses a philosophy of buying for less and selling for more, urging generally low prices for purchases and high prices for sales. The remark frames a market stance as a compact editorial voice.
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Atlanta Journal
Older Boys and Girls conference held in Clearfield
Miss Iola Ambrose Miss Beth Moore Miss Lois Anderson Miss Hope Greenway Mrs W L Chandler Elvis Spriggs Cherald Brookman and Leslie Jewell attended the Older Boys and Girls conference in Clearfield on Friday.
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Iola Ambrose
Beth Moore
Lois Anderson
Hope Greenway
W. L. Chandler
Elvis Spriggs
Cherald Brookman
Leslie Jewell
Clearfield
Davises Move Farm Household Goods to Gravity
Mr and Mrs A C Davis relocated their household goods from their farm west of town to Gravity on Friday. They plan to move to Omaha soon to stay with their daughters. The Davis farm is leased to Mr and Mrs Jesse Johnson. Mrs Flora Clabaugh of Essex visited at L E Morley s home last week. Mrs L J Phillips and Mr and Mrs Ray Walker went to Des Moines for a weekend at R W Coan s home. Margaret Munster made a business trip to Villisca. Abbie Reid employed at the county home visited home folks. William Lavery returned from Omaha after a three week visit. Charles O Beirn Virginia Hanna and daughter visited relatives in Ottawa Illinois and returned Monday. Ray Porter came from Indianola for his mother in law Mrs William Scott who remained for the winter.
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L. E. Morley
Des Moines
A. C. Davis
Omaha
Ida Boatman
McMinnville
Ore
Bedford
Clarence Anderson
Norwich
Flora Clabaugh
Essex
L. J. Phillips
Ray Walker
R. W. Coan
Margaret Munster
Villisca
Abbie Reid
William Lavery
Charles O'Beirn
Virginia Hanna
Ottawa
Ray Porter
Indianola
William Scott
Porter
Conway and Sharpsburg M E Churches Events
Conway Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship 11 10 a m subject Nearness to God Epworth League 6 30 p m evening service 7 30 p m choir practice at the parsonage Tuesday at 7 30 p m Bazaar at the church Saturday dinner and supper Mr Bancroft talk Wednesday noon hour worthy Sharpsburg Sunday school 11 a m Bazaar Thursday dinner and supper W C T U Wednesday afternoon Mrs Bell Dresher hostess Edward E Garrett pastor
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Bancroft
Cora Gold
Sharpsburg
Bell Dresher
Edward E. Garrett
Bedford Sermon Affirms Church's Civic Role
The Methodist church speaker J Stanley Decker argues churches exist to inspire and aid in serving God. He says the church is the best community enterprise and should enhance the gospel reach, asserting Bedford is a better place to live because of it.
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J. Stanley Decker
Bedford
Blocks In This Quilt May Be Set Ever So Many Ways
Pattern by Nellie Ross explains a versatile quilt titled with many possible names. Readers are invited to submit prints and plain colors, print name plainly, and send 10 cents to The Times-Press Pattern Dept in Chicago, with clipping as ticket.
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Times-Press
Pattern
Caxton Bldg
Chicago
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The Clothes That Make the Man Sermon At Epworth League Concert
The article invites church members to Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Clothes That Make the Man. Epworth League meets at 6 45 followed by a union evening service at 7 30 featuring the Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods School Mississippi in a concert of negro spirituals and southern plantation melodies with a free will offering for the school.
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Epworth League
Union
Cotton Blossom Singers
Piney Woods School
Mississippi
Farmer Reflects On Hard Times And Local Life
In a Times-Press piece a farmer recalls dealing with horse weeds in corn patches and the strain of unemployment as the county adjusts. He notes a traveling home, jail rumor, a salesman with a hose finisher, and a wary town sensing a tough era while people press on with hope.
Government Seeks $135 Million for Rail Song Eligibility
The New York Sun reports the government plans to release 135 million dollars to qualify for a permit or status connected with the song I ve Been Working on the Railroad. The article frames the move as a financial step tied to cultural or musical eligibility.
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New York Sun
Hope Not A British Writer Accused of Plagiarism
Detroit News reports Hope Not A British writer faces plagiarism accusing him of copying a detective novel in full saying he used the act for practice. The piece questions whether he has previously attempted composing a popular tune.
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Detroit News
Wealthiest German Named As Kaiser Wilhelm
Positively the former Kaiser Wilhelm is listed as the wealthiest German with a fortune of 175 million dollars, a fact that settles the question of who won the war in Portland Oregonian reporting.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Portland Oregonian
Study Alphabet Buck Phrasing Sparks Hunting Debate
A Boston Herald note questions how hunters distinguish a buck from a buck, warning one-letter difference may cause misidentification and urging caution in the season.
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Boston Herald
Church of Christ announces week schedule and guest team
The Church of Christ lists Bible school from 9 45 to 11 50 with Leonard Moore as superintendent and morning worship at 11. Communion at 11.00 and evening services follow. CE societies meet at 6 30 p m and an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m. A Gospel Team from Maryville State Teachers College drew a large crowd last Sunday and plans to return in spring. J C Harris minister.
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Message Bible School
Leonard Moore
C. E
State Teachers College
Maryville
Bedford
J. C. Harris
Stop That Hack Chear at the Service Humorous Clip
A humorous clipping from the Riatto Times-Preas notes a parish service scene where a cough prompts a quip about lozenges replacing coins as alms. Virgil Coon of Bedford is mentioned as a retired figure, with a notice to bring the clipping as a ticket.
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Perkins
Virgil Coon
Bedford
Riatto-Times-Preas
Manifestly the puffer fish inflates when frightened
In the Arkansas Gazette a nature note reports that the puffer fish can blow itself up like a balloon when scared, illustrating a surprising defense behavior observed in marine life.
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Arkansas Gazette
Air control talk sparks clash over who owns the air
A speaker at a radio control discussion proclaims the air belongs to the common people while another observer retorts that ordinary folks have hardly been left out, reflecting ongoing tensions in media governance debates in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Journal
Game to the Last Question Echoes in Beekeeping Tale
A Washington Evening Post snippet depicts Farmer Corn tessel engaging in a playful exchange about beekeeping. The line sows humor as the farmer admits not wanting to miss anything and notes repeated stings in a lighthearted, domestic scene.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Evening Post
Mrs. Clara Bhowalter Wins Ticket at Blockton Rialto Event
In Blockton, Mrs. Clara Bhowalter receives a ticket promotion from the Rialto Times Press, while a witty husband remarks on beauty and folly. The playful exchange highlights local social chatter and a lighthearted promo note in the community paper.
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Clara Bhowalter
Blockton
Rialto-Times-Press
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