Marion Township Moves to Light Rural Schools
Marion township Linn county will wire 15 of 17 rural schools for electricity before the new term. The project, first in the county and among early adopters in the state, is led by the rural electric cooperative with bids awarded to Ralph Michel.
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Marion Township
Linn County
Irvin Scott
Marion
Robert Palmer
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Iowa
Paul Norris
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
Norris
Marion School Board
Marion Township School Board
United States
Wyoming
Walter A. Shupp
Cedar Rapids
Shupp
Floyd Emmons
Ed Boyanovsky
Harold Beaty
Ames
Iowa State Extension
Scott
Emmons
Boyanovsky
George Michel
Beaty
Ralph Michel
Millwood
Pleasant Grove No. 5
REA
Pleasant Grove No 5
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Lincoln Power Company
Linn Township
Mount Vernon
Fence Drift Fix Aims At Rural School Wiring
Marion township earns attention as Ralph Michel tackles wiring the rural schools. The project faces a tight deadline before the week from Monday when work should be completed.
Grain In Shock Rotting In Decorah Area
Special to The Gazette reports rain delaying threshing near Decorah. About three fifths of the small grain remains in the shock and many shocks are rotting. Binned grain is noted as excellent quality while pastures respond with strong growth in corn soybeans and alfalfa.
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Decorah
Wet conditions slow harvest in West Union region
With ample moisture and heat crops prosper, threshing oats advances until Friday rain. Yields run about 40 bushels per acre with heavy grain and moisture delaying shocks, lifting crop losses as days pass.
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West Union
Buchanan 4-H Health Girl Named for County
Independent source reports Dorothy Hand of Independence chosen Buchanan County 4-H health girl. Hand, 18, Clover Leaf club member from Sumner township, scored 987 and weighs 112 pounds.
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The
Gazette
Independence
Dorothy Hand
Miles P Hand
Buchanan County
Clover Leaf Club
Sumner Township
Meat stocks fall 7.6 percent from a year ago
A federal Agriculture Department report shows total storage stocks of all meats on August 1 down 7.6 percent versus the same date last year, with declines in pork and beef while lard and poultry stay above five year averages. The report notes higher meat consumption and increased slaughter across classes of livestock.
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Department of Agriculture
All-Iowa and County Fairs Week in August Dates
All-Iowa Livestock Exposition in Cedar Rapids August 11 16 and Mississippi Valley fair in Davenport August 11 17 list county fairs in Louisa Buchanan Jackson Winneshiek Johnson Tama Clayton Keokuk and What Cheer with Aug 13 16 August 14 18 August 14 16 August 15 17 and August 17 21.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Columbus Junction
Independence
Maquoketa
Decorah
Johnson
Keokuk County
What Cheer
Columbia Oats Top Variety Test In Cedar County
Columbia oats led the Cedar county test plot of ten varieties on the Louis Thordsen farm west of Tipton. County Agent Howard Hamilton announced the results showing an average yield of 1139 bushels per acre and a 35.3 pound bushel weight with 28 percent lodging as of July 5. Boone, released for commercial production this spring, ranked second with about 106 bushels per acre.
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Tipton
Columbia
Cedar County
Louis Thordsen
Howard Hamilton
Boone
Agricultural corn varieties yield and lodging data released
The report lists multiple corn varieties with yield per acre and test weight per bushel, plus lodging percentages. Gopher, Town, Marion, Fulghum, CI 3502, Hancock and CI 3500 show varying performance, with Fulghum leading at 895 bushels per acre in one line and other entries detailing 100.4 bushels per acre and lodging percentages from 8 to 75.
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Town
Marion
Fulghum
Hancock
Fairfield area farms change hands in two land deals
Lyle F. Shoot reports the sale of 113 acres unimproved White farm near Olin to John Gordon of Olin for 7600 dollars. He also notes the sale of 120 acres Briggman farm near Manchester to A R Waters of Chicago Heights at 90 dollars per acre, with possession March 1 1941 and J A Waters to operate it.
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Manchester
Lyle F. Shoot
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Olin
John Gordon
C. M. Miles and Son
Gordon
Shoot
Steers Bring 11.85 At Chicago Market
W. C. Niebuhr of Blairstown sent 20 head of 1361 pound steers to the Chicago market Monday and sold them at 11.85 per hundredweight.
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Blairstown
W. C. Niebuhr
Chicago
Three Per Cent Drop In Cattle On Feed
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports Aug 1 cattle on feed in the corn belt down 3 percent from a year earlier. Six states show declines, two unchanged, and three up, with Iowa the sole major feeding state higher than last year. Colorado shows a 15 to 20 percent drop.
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Corn Belt
Agricultural Marketing Service
Iowa
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
All-Iowa Home Project Booths Judged at Hawkeye Downs
Judging of rural women’s home project booths at the All-Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids concluded Monday. Miss Marian Edwards of Ames announced Blue ribbon winners for major projects and sub-projects in nutrition clothing insect control REA and related categories with several districts named for home furnishings health crafts music and libraries.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Marian Edwards
Ames
Marshall
Jones
Linn
Delaware
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Muscatine
Clinton
Notice to sell real estate in Linn County Iowa
District Court in Linn County Iowa case number 46887 orders the receiver D W Bates to sell by private or public sale a described parcel in Dean's First Addition Cedar Rapids Iowa for 1800 06. If higher bids arrive before court acceptance, receiver may accept. Hearing set August 19 1940 at 9 00 a m at Linn County Courthouse Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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District Court of
Iowa
Linn County
D. W. Bates
State of
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
State Brvines Bank of
District Court of Iowa
D. W Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank
Dean
District Court of Iowan
Linn County Court House
Jos. Mekota
Willkie Faces GOP Friction and Campaign Reshaping
A chorus of Republican insiders decries Wendell Willkie’s campaign approach and desire to prune old leadership. Observers foresee a blend of individualist effort with renewed party unity as September to October tests Willkie’s grip on independent voters and Roosevelts defense priorities.
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Yuaseington
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Philadelphia
North Woods
Republican Party
Advice From Mary Manners on Arthur and Dancing
Mary Manners notes Arthur’s flamboyant style and claims his difficult youth shaped him. A reader asks about a boyfriend who won’t learn to dance and fears losing romance. The column advises considering other partners, noting true devotion would involve family meetups and constant effort.
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Miss Manners
APPY
No Change in Friendship Predicted for Girl Returning to School
The message assures the girl that friendship will not change when she returns to school and notes that during term time Friday and Saturday nights are sufficient for a girl her age.
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Sutherland Dows
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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