Rain pattern reversal marks unusual U S summer
Weather expert says this summer shows reversed rainfall with the West and Great Plains unusually wet while the Midwest and Ohio Valley suffer drought. Excess heat also appears in unexpected locations with Boston reaching 101 and Portland 99.2 in August.
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Mississippi
Great Plains States
Ohio Valley
Kansas
Kincer
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Boston
Portland
Notice of Attorney Contact in Iowa Case
For further information see Nichols, Nichols & Milroy, at torneys, Vinton, Iowa.
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Nichols, Nichols & Milroy, Attorneys
Vinton, Iowa
Veterans would get surplus lands for homesteads proposal
Sen. O Mahoney proposes opening war surplus lands to veterans for homes farms and small businesses. He cites a possible 2,750,000 acres surplus including 700,000 agricultural land and 1,100,000 grazing land with 750,000 forest and 200,000 sub marginal land, to be allocated via reconversion measures.
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Washington
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
O'Mahoney
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
War Department
Ladder Needed To Pick Beans At Moyle Home
Beans and corn grow tall in Iowa. Mrs Alfred Moyle of McGregor needs a ladder to harvest beans climbing 14 feet to reach the top pods hanging over her porch.
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Moyle
The
Gazette
Mcgregor
Iowa
Alfred Moyle
Neighbors Thresh for Ill Albert Gray in Solon
A group of neighbors gathered Thursday afternoon in Solon to thresh for Albert Gray who has been ill. Tractor operators included James Bowersox Robert Bowerisox Richard Brogan Paul Brown and Joseph Zalesky with helpers J R Bowersox George Brogan Guy Louvar Arist on Ziskovsky Marvin Ziskovisky Lewis Detert and Lea Detert assisting.
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Solon
Albert Gray
James Bowersox
Robert Bowerisox
Richard Brogan
Paul Brown
Joseph Zalesky
J. R. Bowersox
George Brogan
Guy Louvar
Ariston Ziskovsky
Marvin Ziskov Isky
Lewis Detert
Lea Detert
Hormones and pests loom in mid-century farming lessons
A farm column notes hormones may boost dairy milk from nonbreeding cows and gear up tomato yields with seedless fruit. It cites U S Department of Agriculture success and outlines screw worm risks and a smear treatment in Cedar Rapids and Iowa farms.
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Iowa
Carl J. Drake
Cedar Rapids
Drake
United States Department of Agriculture
Brubaker Leaves Dr Dulin Farm For Powell Hardware
Oscar A. Brubaker concludes a 15 year term on the Dr Dulin farm of 480 acres this September 4. He has accepted a post to manage the local hardware store owned by L J Powell and will reside in the Powell home in the town's east section.
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Oscar A. Brubaker
Dr. Dulin
Closing Out Sale Near Marion for 50 Head Dairy Herd
Complete closing out sale of my entire herd of 50 head of dairy cattle mostly high grade Guernseys plus horses and fattening machinery. Sale 2 miles northeast of Marion on County Home road. See full display ad next Sunday. H. W. Wiggins, Owner.
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Marion
County Home Road
H. W. Wiggins
Conesville Melons Going to Georgia
In Conesville the melon harvest moves well with most fruit shipped to Georgia. Wayne Singleton market loaded two 11 ton truckloads of cantaloupes for Atlanta, receiving strong prices. Additional loads are planned as southern demand lingers while local melons fetch premium prices.
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Conesville
Georgia
Atlanta
Chicago Dairymen Get $3.08 Per Cwt For July Deliveries
Chicago producers under the federal milk order will receive a uniform blended price of 3.08 per hundredweight for July deliveries. The July rate is 10 cents higher than June and 1 cent above July 1943. Total receipts reached 213,356,344 pounds, up 3.1 percent from July last year.
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Chicago
H. H. Erdman
Erdman
Injured Farmer in Truck Upset Near Van Horne
E L Garbers a farmer northwest of Van Horne suffered severe head injuries and a broken nose when a pick up truck overturned between town and his home. He was taken to St Luke s hospital at Cedar Rapids for treatment.
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the Gazette
van Horne
E. L. Garbers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Superphosphate Production to Be Under Goal
The War Production Board announced production of super phosphate fertilizers will be about 20 percent below the 10,000,000 ton goal set by the War Food Administration for the year ending June 30, 1945. Shortages of sulfuric acid from army ordnance and petroleum demands limit output to roughly 8,000,000 tons annually, versus 6,800,000 tons available last year, with nitric acid also expected to fall due to ordnance needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
War Food Administration
Army Ordnance
The
Petroleum Administration For War
WPB
Hog sale offers 81 head plus farm machinery
Auction at Oxford Ia starts 1 p.m. with 81 hogs including 70 good pigs just weaned and 11 Hampshire sows. Farm equipment listed includes Wallis and Oliver tractors, John Deere planter and binder, a variety of plows, hayloader, wagon, manure spreader, and miscellaneous tools and furniture. Cash terms. Clerk E Markisan, Auctioneer Mrs Clarence Bonham.
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Hampshire
Wallis
Oliver
John Deere
McCormick
E. Markisan
Gee
E. Parizek
Oxford
Clarence Bonham
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Eden Township
Newhall
Merle E. Garride
DTAL
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Drouth
Henderson
Ohio River
G. W. Crosier
Evanston, Ill
Usda Agricultural Research Administration
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Keokuk County
Conesville Melons
Signal Corps
Northwestern Bell
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Farmers Own CO
Federal Land Bank
Harold B. McTavish
Sec'y-Treas
National Farm Loan Associations
Third Avenue
Cedar Rauids
E. Cohn & Sons
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