Allotments in Iowa counties to come early
Iowa farmers may receive acreage allotments by February as state officials announce early distribution plans. Chairman O D Klein says the program will let farmers and landlords plan ahead to maximize benefits while county committees rush sealing and loan applications amid delays from agricultural acts.
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At'y
O D. Klein
State Agricultural Conservation
Ittee
Klein
Conin
Plang
Machinery Safety Advances on Farm Equipment
J B Davidson of Iowa State College notes ongoing safety improvements across tillage and power takeoff machinery. Manufacturers and researchers push protective devices and labels, with education to reduce injuries on farms as tractor use grows and incidents rise in peak farming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ince
Jeis J. B. Davidson
Ccultural Engineering
Iowa State College
Vidson
David
Davidson
Former Buffalo Center Man Died
Fred H Specht a former buffalo center area farmer died of heart disease at Olney sanitarium on December 10 1938 He was born March 19 1877 in South Evanston and lived on the Newton area farm his entire adult life He leaves wife Katharine Resch three daughters two grandchildren and siblings Funeral services were at Grace M church Newton and burial followed in Riverside cemetery
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Fred Henry Specht
Fred H. Specht
Newton
Olney Sanitarium
Evanston
Iowa
Katharine Resch
Ralph
Mary) Calvert
Ira
Dollie) Brooks
Roscoe
Mabel) Hicks
Gila
Herman
Eloise Calvert
Hannah Resch
Emma Pratt
San Diego
Cal
Anna Mineo
George Specht
Arcadia
Flordia
Henry E. Specht
Grace M
Riverside Cemetery
E. L. Lawler
J. ©. Spencer
Hidalgo
Newton, Press
Illinois
Hill Winter nuptials tie Hill and Winter pair at Swea City
Gladys Marjorie Hill and John F. Winter were married at the M E parsonage in Swea City on Thursday December 1 at 3 PM. Rev Watson Herrald officiated with witnesses Melissa Herrald and LaVerne A Edwards of Swea City. The couple will reside on a farm southwest of Rake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Marjorie Hill
J. D. Hill
John F. Winter
Sam Winter
M. E. Parsonage
Swea City
Watson Herrald
Melissia Herrald
LaVerne A. Edwards
Rake
Rake _ Register
Special call for clothing shoes and rags in winter effort
A Goodwill Industries appeal requests donations of discarded clothing shoes and rags from families businesses churches and clubs to support about 32 workers through winter. Donors are urged to ship by freight in three bags with good uppers while Goodwill pays freight and welcomes visits to the Sioux City Iowa facility.
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J. P. Handa
Goodwill Industries
South Wall Street
Sioux City
Towa
New body man at Costigans Garage in town
Harry Grantow of Iowa Falls is the new body man at Costigans Garage. A former Buffalo Center youth, he specializes in renewing automobile bodies and started last week, living here with his mother. Local Christmas gatherings and travel over holidays are noted, including Ackers, Knudsens, and Steinbergs visiting relatives, with Mrs. Pearsons funeral also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grantow
Iowa Falls
Costigans Garage
Harry
Buffalo Center
Mr. Costigan
Christ Hogard
Carl Pearson
Westey
Buffalo Center Creamery
Meeting on Issuance of Street Improvement Bonds Buffalo Center Iowa
The Town Council of Buffalo Center Iowa will meet in January 1939 at City Hall to consider issuing 14268.12 dollars in Street Improvement Bonds, funded by special assessments on abutting property. Taxpayers may file objections before the meeting. J. J. Guyer is Town Clerk.
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Buffalo Center
Iowa
J. J. Guyer
Iowa 4-H Boys Short Course Held At Ames
County 4-H leaders and boys gathered in Ames for the annual state 4-H Boys Short Course and Convention. Dorothy Ostrander, state president of the Girls 4-H Clubs, will greet the boys at the banquet with J O Christiano n of University Farm Minnesota. An afternoon split featured senior and junior sessions and the older boys formed 11 departmental groups including agricultural engineering and dairy cattle.
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Ames
Dorothy Ostrander
Buffalo Township
Iowa
J. O. Christianson
University Farm
St. Paul
Minnesota
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
General Assembly
Charles E. Finley
R. E. Buchanan
Paul Taff
Murl McDonald
M. D. Helser
David Wall
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Grover Miehe
New Year Greeting and Local News From Buffalo Center
The community welcomes 1939 with a festive note while reporting that school at Buffalo Center resumes next Monday after a two week holiday. Mr and Mrs Albert Sleper Jr and Merril Harkness drove to Des Moines last week and returned with two new 1939 Nash automobiles for which Mr Sleper holds the agency.
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Buffalo Center
Albert Sleper, Jr
Merril Harkness
Des Moines
Farm Bureau to Hold Interstate Cuts Annual Meeting
The Winnebago County Farm Bureau will host its annual meeting at Thompson on Saturday December 31 at 10:00 AM. The program includes reports, elections, music, 4-H demonstrations, and an address by Murl McDonald. The piece also notes Interstate Power Company has cut electric rates, reducing the cost per kilowatt hour across several tiers.
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Farm Bureau
Interstate
Thompson
Winnebago
Interstate Power Company
Vike charity Man at Home for the Holidays
The message urges safe driving during the holidays to preserve happiness. It warns roads may be slippery and weather may be unfavorable, stressing that one thoughtless act on the highway could cause suffering and grief. Visiting friends and relatives brings joy, but safety must come first.
Stores to Close on New Year Holiday in Buffalo Center
Stores in Buffalo Center will close Monday January 2 1939 the day after New Years suggesting shoppers do their buying on Saturday.
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Buffalo Center
Births and admissions reflect hospital notes from Minnesota towns
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Sunde of Leland on Tuesday December 27. Mrs Henry Asmus of Rake was admitted Friday for treatment. Margaret Tiedens of Rake was admitted Thursday for a major operation. Marion Helin was dismissed Friday after treatment. Lowell Vordahl of Bricelyn was dismissed Saturday after a major operation. Carmen Jordahl of Manchester was dismissed Saturday after a major operation.
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Carl Sunde
Leland
Henry Asmus
Rake
Margaret Tiedens
Marion Helin
Lowell Vordahl
Bricelyn
Minnesota
Carmen Jordahl
Manchester
TURN IN BILLS AT ONCE BOARD SEEKS DUE PAYMENTS
Winnebago County Board of Supervisors asks all who have bills against the county to file with the Auditor by Friday December 30 1938. Latest to pay for 1939 are Sylvan Holland Albert Knutson and Guy Hum. H B Winter visited Iowa Falls Thursday. Frances Stindt and Leonard Pookes holidaying here return to Mason City Monday. Grandma Derby vacationing from Commercial Hotel duties visits daughter and family C M Wicken at Elmore Minnesota.
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Board of Supervisors
Winnebago County
Sylvan Holland
Albert Knutson
Guy Hum
H. B. Winter
Iowa Falls
Frances Stindt
Leonard Pookes
Mason City
Grandma” Derby
Commercial Hotel
C. M. Wicken
Elmore, Minn
Wicken
Elmore Eye
Dry rot on 1938 Iowa corn worst in 10 years
Iowa State College plant pathologist Dr. C. B. Reddy reports the worst Basisporium dry rot or cob rot in a decade and notes it spares kernels after sprouting. Seed treatment with mercury dust controls most infections, while slow springs and heavy rains contributed to root death and uneven cob maturity.
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Iowa
C. 8. Reddy
Iowa State College
Reddy
Buffalo Center School Notes Hot Lunch Menu
Lunch menu for January lists daily offerings from cocoa with marshmallows to baked beans and dessert. Ruth Harms manages with Geraldine Price as assistant manager and Ardale Darby as cashier. Pearle Frerichs and Adeline Penning cook and assistant cook.
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Ruth Harms
Geraldine Price
Ardale Darby
Pearle Frerichs
Adeline Penning
New Year's Resolution for Tribune Readers in 1939
A New Year's message urges Tribune subscribers in arrears to visit the office when in town. The note emphasizes settling outstanding accounts as a community prompt.
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Tribune
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Rarner
Unty
Immary
Ting
Manuers
Endl Ofure
Buffalo
Mr. Specht
A, M
Harvey Gilbert
D. T. Stindt
Jerome Johnson
John Knudsen
Johnson
Orville Ewing
Sanford Knudsen
Lake Park
G. L. Costigan
Lawrence
Marion Steinberg
Alden
Ben Steinberg
Steinberg
Clyde Steinberg
C. A. Sparks
Wilbur Sparks
Graettinger
Galen Comstock
Orland Sparks
Blue Earth
Fred Braun
Vike
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