Cornhusking Slows Across Iowa Amid Heavy Rains
Heavy rains in southern and eastern Iowa reduced corn husking to 25 percent in southeast counties and 85 percent in extreme northeast areas. A major winter storm brought snow and sleet, causing tree limb breakage and pole damage, with soybeans and corn damaged as pods burst and stalks lay wet.
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Iowa
ES Moines
INS
Charles D. Reed
United States Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Fremont
Page
Taylor
Emmet, Kossuth
Winnebago
Reed
Safety Plan for REA Co-ops Launched at Ames
A state wide REA safety program began in Ames on Tuesday with 100 men from Iowa's 50 REA cooperatives. A six member committee was elected to lead ongoing safety work and will hire two full time instructors to visit projects monthly. The program emphasizes personal responsibility and five fundamental safety rules, with Ames directing from Iowa State College under George Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Rea
George and Smith-Hughes
REA
Ben Jaspers
Iowa Falls
George Kirstein
Clarion
B. B. Shreck
Estherville
M. D. Eastman
Anamosa
Odie Wilts
Grundy Center
Bush Bolsom
Jefferson
T. L. Davenport
Davenport
Iowa State College
George Dilion
Cattle Feeding Drops Across Iowa as Shoots Fall
Special to The Gazette Des Moines farmers cut feedlot activity this fall and winter with shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into Iowa during July to September down about 41 percent or 203 174 head from 1940. Hog markets lag as corn costs bite, and feeder cattle intake remains weak statewide with August shipments down sharply from last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ee . Agriculture
Mark G
Thornburg
County Agent Change in Jones and Ames
Jimmy Kearns, longtime county club agent in Jones, was hired November 15 as state soil conservationist at Ames. The move shifts Kearns from local duties to a statewide role.
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Jones
Jimmy Kearns
Ames
Linn County Farm Public Auction Notice
Public auction announced by Linn County district authorities for a 114 acre farm. Real estate will be offered under applicable laws and district orders. The sale includes described Linn County property and proceeds support district actions and regulations.
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Linn County
District of Linn County
Laws
Ender
Farm Auction Near Marion Iowa on Miller Estate
Friday November 7 1941 at 2 PM selling the George and Mary Miller Estate farm owned by John Milburn. The property includes about acres of productive pasture timber a six room house barn corn crib chicken house deep well and a good water supply. Location two miles west of Marion near the REA line with favorable neighbors and terms require payment of part at sale with remaining by March 1 1942. Referees Lassen and Mitchell Auctioneers. Marien Iowa.
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Marion
George and Mary Miller
John Milburn
Dewbie
Farm Auctions Set for November Near Several Iowa Towns
A series of farm auctions is listed for Thursday and Friday November 6 and 7 in Iowa with sales by Leo Bod dicker Berkshire Newhall Miller Estate 114 acre near Marion D Delong near Quasqueton Iowa Livestock Exchange dD Clark near Ely W R Alexander near Mahoney Jones Bros Jersey dispersion sale Iowa City.
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Leo Boddicker
Berkshire
Newhall
Miller
Marion
D . DeLong
Quasqueton
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Dd. Clark
Ely
W. R. Alexander
Mahony
Jones Bros
Jersey
Iowa City
First Homemakers Night School Opens At Coggon H S
COGGON A Cheery Home with What We Have theme starts a ten session adult evening program for rural homemakers at Coggon high school this fall and winter. The first lesson on Arranging Furniture To Fit the Space is Nov 6 led by Miss Ada Mae Little. The second on Curtains with a Modern Air is Nov 13 with sessions at 7 45 PM.
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The
Gazette
Coggon
Coggon High School
Ada Mae Little
Home Economists Gather for Des Moines Conference
Iowa home economists meet in Des Moines Friday for their annual one day conference with the theme Home Economics in National Defense. Florence Fallgatter chairs the program with Iowa State College hosting. Speakers include Prof. Alice Biester Dr. P Mabel Nelson Dallas Galbraith and Mrs. Raymond Sayre.
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Ames
Iowa
Des Moines
Florence Fallgatter
Iowa State College
Alice Biester
University of Minnesota
P. Mabel Nelson
Dallas E. W. Galbraith
United States Department of Agriculture
Raymond Sayre
National Committee of Civilian Defense
Top Guernsey Cows Bring High Prices At Muscatine Sale
Eighteen purebred Guernsey milk cows sold from $75 to $132.50 at the Furnas sale six miles west of Muscatine. A three year old bull and 22 heifers were auctioned by Paul Klotz and H M Duncan of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Fee
R. W
Paul W. Furnas
Muscatine
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
Ag Students From Brazil To Inspect Iowa Farms
A 50 member Brazil group from Piracicaba Agricultural School will tour Iowa and Iowa State College in December. Led by Dr. Jose Mello Moraes, eight assistants and five professors join 37 students on the inspection trip sponsored by the Brazilian government and Council of National Defense.
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Gazette
AMES
Agricultural School
Piracicaba
Brazil
United States
Iowa
Iowa State College
T. W. Schultz
Rio de Janeiro
New York City
Argentina
Jose Mello Moraes
Council of National Defense
Forlorn Vines and Fields After First Freezes
The piece notes nasturtium vines and alfalfa fields suffering after the first freezes. Nasturtiums look licked and alfalfa appears scalded after holding out with green faith through rough, weather-beaten cornfields.
Tama F. B. Annual Meeting Saturday
TOLEDO The Tama county Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Saturday starting at 1 p.m. New officers will be elected. A report of the resolutions committee will be read. The program features playlets music by the Toledo high school girls sextet instrumental music by Harlan and Russell Yerkes of Toledo tap dancing by the Sealock twins of Traer and double feature movies. Jay Wilson of Traer will address the meeting on The Greatest Modern Invention.
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Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Resolutions Committee
Harlan and
Russell Yerkes
Sealock Twins
Traer
Jay Wilson
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau Meet Set for Nov 13
The Winneshiek county Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held in Decorah on November 13 with Allan Kline, vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, set to preside as the program opens at 10 30 a.m. New officers will be elected.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Whitney Grange To Install New Officers
Winthrop Whitney Grange will install new officers at the Community hall on the evening of November 12. Master Glen Schweitzer Overseer William Schweitzer Jr Lecturer Bernita Young Steward Clyde Hocken Assistant Steward Kenneth , Assistant Lady Committee Richard Gilson Quay Young and Paul Reck named for the ceremony.
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Winthrop
Whitney Grange
Glen Schweitzer
William Schweitzer, Jr
Bernita Young
Clyde Hocken
Kenneth
Richard Gilson
Quay Young
Paul Reck
Convention for Horticulturists at Ames Nov 13 14
The seventy sixth annual Iowa State Horticultural Society convention will be at Iowa State College Ames on November 13 and 14. It is held with the Iowa Beekeepers Association and other groups. Notable speakers include Eunice Curtis, Victor Ries, John Bregger, Browning, and B S Pickett. topics cover holiday arrangements erosion control moisture cost accounts and horticulture and national defense.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Iowa State College
Ames
R. S. Herrick
The
Horticultural Society
Iowa Beekeepers’ Association
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa
Iowa Fruit Growers’ Associaon
Society of Iowa Florts
Memorial Union
Eunice Curtis
Seattle
Wash
Victor H. Ries
University of Ohio
John Bregger
United States Department of Agriculture
Browning
United States Soil Conservation
National Defense
B. S. Pickett
Department of Horticulture
Fayette Group To Discuss Farm Problems Under 1942 Conditions
Fayette county group and County Agent Paul E. McElroy will lead a meeting to present data on farm problems under 1942 conditions. The session aims to inform local farmers about historical policy effects and current agricultural challenges.
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Fayette
Four-H Clubs Elect 1942 Officers
Linn county clubs elected new leaders for 1942. Whittier Willing Workers chose Don Bedell as president and Waite McArthur as vice president with Bert McGrew secretary and Delbert Stewart treasurer. Local leader E R McGrew named. C L Knight assistant leader. Monroe Rustlers elected Delmar Hepker president and Howard Heefner vice president with Bowers secretary treasurer, reporter. Marion Plainsmen chose Raymond Cooney president with Jack Gill vice president and Marion Towers secretary. Weston Carver reporter.
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Whittier Willing Workers Boys
Linn County
Don Bedell
Waite McArthur
Bert McGrew
Delbert Stewart
E. R. McGrew
C. L. Knight
Monroe Rustlers
Delmar Hepker
Howard Heefner
Bowers
Orville Allman
Loca
Marion Plainsmen
Raymond Cooney
Marion
Jack Gill
Marion Towers
Duane Barnhart
Weston Carver
Farm reports and poultry cures from Barr Yard chatter
Ernest Sieveka of Wyoming feeds 40 white faced cattle and takes in a carload of Hereford yearlings for wintering and future feed. Eli Shada 4 H member from Springville has three Angus calves on feed for next year. Bam State College suggests two poultry treatments including sodium fluoride dip and nicotine sulphate applications.
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Ernest Sieveka
Wyoming
Eli Shada
Springville
Bam- State College
Johnson DHIA 2 Reports 20.9 Butterfat Average in Test
Harlan Stubbs, tester for Johnson county DHIA No. 2, reports 354 cows on test in October averaging 5.7 pounds milk and 20.9 pounds butterfat. Glenn and Calvin Yoder of Iowa City lead with 8 grade wins including two dry, averaging 898 pounds milk and 29.4 pounds butterfat.
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Iowa City
Harlan Stubbs
Johnson County
Dhia No. 2
Glenn
Calvin Yoder
October Dairy Test Records For Allamakee County Herds
In October the 540 cows across 27 DHIA test herds averaged 443.4 pounds of milk and 18.02 pounds of butterfat per cow. Ray Kinzie, tester, reports a high herd with 25 grade Holsteins and Foes producing 799 pounds of milk and 30.9 pounds butterfat per cow. One individual in the association produced 1,023 pounds milk and 76.7 pounds butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Dhia
Ray Kinzie
K. B
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Prompt
An old newspaper advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and relieve digestive discomfort. It urges readers to take the pills as directed to feel better and avoid bloating and indigestion.
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Seth Dows
Carter
Schmidt Pays $48 000 for 320 Acre Phillips Homestead
Ferd Schmidt of DeWitt paid $48 000 in cash or 150 per acre for the 320 acre Phillips homestead near Elwood Clinton county. George W Phillips sold the place after 78 years of ownership. Schmidt, a Clinton county cattleman, recently sold a 160 acre farm and plans to move onto the new property.
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Dewitt
Ferd Schmidt
Phillips
Elwood
Clinton County
Schmidt
George W. Phillips
Farms near Waukon Change Hands in Two Sales
Two 120 acre farms near Waukon change owners. Charles Buggy estate in Jefferson township sold to Nicholas Colsch and Leroy of New Albia, who will occupy the land. The adjoining 120 acres of A G Bahr estate in Ludlow township sells for about 75 dollars per acre, both with fair improvements.
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Waukon
Charles Buggy
Jefferson Township
Nicholas Colsch
Leroy
New Albia
Force Leroy
A. G. Bahr
Ludlow
Chinch Bug Survey Under Way Across Iowa Counties
Ames report states the annual chinch bug survey has begun led by Dr. Carl J. Drake. The five week effort will cover 60 to 70 counties as farmers report corn losses from second generation chinch bugs this fall across western and southern Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Defense Executive Horizontal Puzzle Clue Set
A clipped crossword clue list from a U.S. Defense edition presents a set of numeric and letter hints. Items include 28 Throat gland 32 Point 41 Place 43 Quarrel 45 Drinking 1 vesse 46 That is abbr 47 Servants and a 2 dollar mountain plus miscellaneous entries. The grid references 15 He hails from 191s Latin 22 Part of the the and 65 Kitchen police abbr appear as incomplete puzzle fragments.
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Merck
HB. Smith
Dwight Krumboltz
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Homemakers
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O B Clements
Ae Rapids
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George B. Easker
Sin
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Opportunity
Medicin
Aettle
TSA
Guernsey
Iowa Farms
Ia Aee
Seld K. M. Pharmacy
Podsimens
Tama F. B. Annual Meeting
Winneshiek
Williams
Huikére
TR Willams
Mr. Detrick
Farm Service Dept
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Dhia
Allamakee County
Tranches Bridge
Rock
Poland
GEO
CLARK
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
First Trust and Savings Bank
U.S. Defense Executive
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