Forty Seven Iowa Rural Churches Receive Certificates
Forty seven Iowa churches will receive certificates of merit at the national rural church conference in Ames. The awards honor achievements in developing rural community life, with districts and state church executives recommending each church. Readied churches span eastern Iowa including Shellsburg Fayette and DeWitt as delegates gather for the conference opening in Ames.
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Iowa
National Conference On the Rural Church
Ames
R. K. Bliss
Iowa Christian Rural Fellow
Home Project
Soil Conservation
Township Farm Bureau
Towa
Federated Churches
Shellsburg
L. W. Inman
Methodist Episcopal
Fayette
John D. Clinton
South Bethel
Otis Moore
Montezuma
J. H. Krenmyre
Gladbrook
Fred A. Smith
Eldora
J. K. Hawkins
Grace Methodist Episcopal
Brooklyn
J. H. Freedline
Chester Center
George LaBounty
First Congregational
DeWitt
Leonard Spooner
Thanksgiving in Iowa Rural Life Conference
A rural life conference at Iowa State College runs through Wednesday sponsored by the home missions councils and the home missions council. Speakers include Dr Benson Y Landis Dr D E Finley Dr W Schultz Dr O F Hall Dr P Eddy and Dr W R King. Thousands invited churches in towns under 10000 population attend. The program covers church social planning and arts in rural life with anecdotes of farm life and axes.fences.
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Iowa State College
The
Home Missions Council
Council For Women For Home Missions
Benson Y. Landis
Federal Council of Churches
D. E. Finley
Lone Rock Heifer Is Polled Hereford Champ
Curly Ann a two year old polled Hereford owned by P M Christenson of Lone Rock was named grand champion female at the American Polled Hereford Breeders association stock show in Des Moines J L Curran and Sons of Mason City showed the reserve champion female
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Des Moines
P. M. Christenson
Lone Rock
American Polled
Husks and Scoops: Meyers Shucks 3362 Bushels in 27 Days
Special to The Gazette. Edward Meyers of Tipton husked and cribbed corn for Harry Spear of Tipton and Bert Tenley of Stanwood. He produced 3,362 bushels in twenty-seven days, with yields ranging from thirty-five to forty-five bushels per acre.
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Tipton
Edward Meyers
Harry Spear
Bert Tenley
Stanwood
Increased Poultry Consumption Sought in Drive
Independence C V Rosenberger says the Institute of American Poultry Industries is launching a nationwide drive to boost Thanksgiving poultry sales with ongoing efforts afterward. Poultry supplies are high this year with January 1 storage over 155 million pounds, dressed poultry in storage 105 million, and a record turkey crop expected.
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Independence
C. V. Rosenberger
Independence Produce Company
Institute of American Poultry Industries
Chicago
Institute
National Association of Food Chains
Butter Scoring Leads District Contest at Littleport
Sixty butter makers and spouses attended the Iowa Buttermakers association No. 1 meeting in Littleport. Wayne Hunter won butter scoring with 93 points while Mrs. N. M. Larson of Decorah led the women’s judging and Elliot Nelson topped the men’s division. Official judges were Arthur Honn Colesburg Elmer Primus Earlville and Fred Gernand Volga City.
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Littleport
Iowa Buttermakers’ Association
Wayne Hunter
N. M. Larson
Decorah
Elliot Nelson
Arthur Honn
Colesburg
Elmer Primus
Earlville
Fred Gernand
Volga City
Benton Jerseymen Lease Government Sires for Dairies
Ed Fuehrer Herman Rogers of Shellsburg join Floyd Johnston of the Ames dairy extension service to lease two government herd sires from the Hannibal Missouri dairy experiment farm. The facility tests milking capacity and type while maintaining cooperative funding and record sharing with Benton county dairymen. Final arrangements hinge on a December 18 meeting at Vinton.
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Shellsburg
Ed Fuehrer
Herman Rogers
Floyd Johnston
Ames Dairy Extension Service
Government Dairy
Hannibal
Benton County
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Missouri College of Agriculture
Vinton
Norman Frye Elected Buchanan 4-H Club President
Norman Frye Jr of Buffalo township was elected president of the Buchanan county 4-H club at the annual meeting. 165 members attended. He succeeds Danny Strauer of Westbury township. Other officers named include Wayne Halstead as vice president Delmar Fairchild as secretary and Ralph Kautz as treasurer. Helen Flickinger was chosen as girls club historian. County officials Paul Barger Black Hawk county agent Mrs. Lewis Main girls county 4-H chairman and H G Seaman county Farm Bureau president spoke at the event.
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Independence
Norman Frye, Jr
Buffalo Township
Buchanan County
Danny Strauer
Westbury Township
Wayne Halstead
Liberty Township
Delmar Fairchild
Cono Township
Ralph Kautz
Helen Flickinger
Byron Township
Paul Barger
Black Hawk County
Lewis Main
Girls’ County
4-H
H. G. Seaman
County Farm Bureau
Maynard Creamery Pays 37 Cents For Butterfat
Maynard Co-operative creamery patrons were paid 37 cents for butterfat delivered in October, per Secretary C. H. Paul.
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Maynard Creamery
Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Willing Workers Help Husk Corn at Cletr Fredricks Farm
The Willing Workers class of Mount Zion and twelve neighboring farmers husked and cribbed corn on the Cletr Fredricks farm near here Saturday. Fredricks has been confined in a hospital at Iowa City for several weeks.
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Tipton
Mount Zion
Cletr Fredricks
Fredricks
Iowa City
Stonerook Heads Cedar Farm Bureau in Tipton Meeting
Alvin Stonerook of Clarence was elected president of Cedar county Farm Bureau at the annual meeting in Tipton. New officers include H. L. Busching as vice-president, Ben Penningroth secretary, James Reeve treasurer, with Mrs Hy Von Muenster named county chairwoman of women's home project work. James Smith heads boys 4-H, Mrs Guy Wright leads girls 4-H, and Mrs H L Busching is publicity chair. Reports from the county agent and the 1936 officers preceded an address by W B Hamilton of Des Moines, Iowa Farm Bureau federation secretary.
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Tipton
Alvin Stonerook
Clarence
Cedar County Farm Bureau
H. L. Busching
Stanwood
Ben Penningroth
James Reeve
Hy von Muenster
Guy Wright
Mechanicsville
James Smith
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Junior Farm Bureau Elects Fayette County Leaders
The Fayette county Junior Farm Bureau elected Glen Bennington president at the annual meeting. Mildred Stelzmiller is vice president, Leona Klammer secretary, Mrs. Howard Stranahan treasurer, and Mrs. Homer Chapman reporter. A short course of study committee includes Mrs. LeRoy Alcorn LeRoy Henniges Archie Schroeder and Otto Brandt.
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TLE
Fayette
Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Glen Bennington
Mildred Stelzmiller
West Union
Leona Klammer
Westgate
Howard Stranahan
Homer Chapman
LeRoy Alcorn
LeRoy Henniges
Archie Schroeder
Otto Brandt
Clermont
Local Corn Husking Near Tipton Ends as Price Holds
Special to The Gazet Tipton Cor n area husking nearly finished with corn selling around 1 dollar per bushel. Little corn is offered for sale as Mrs Edith Eiler east of Tipton saves 150 bushels of yellow dent seed corn.
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Tipton
Edith Eiler
Hog price rise foreseen after fall run passes
Ames economists predict a bullish storage stance by packers and consumer demand will lift hog prices after the fall run ends. Record hog receipts since November point to potential seasonal declines limited by winter demand, with corn prices likely to rise in short-crop years and feeders facing high winter corn costs.
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Ames
Chicago
Coming Farm Auctions This Week Across Iowa
Dennis Taylor closes out sale at Springville while Dimprich ends another 142 miles northwest Bertram. J. J. Jargo referees a 77 acre Maquoketa farm sale five miles northwest. Mrs. Clark Johnson winds down near Garrison. Donnelly closes out two miles north of Marion. A Tipton community sale and an Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids.
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Dennis Taylor
Springville
Dimprich
Bertram
Maquoketa
J. J. Jargo
Clark Johnson
Garrison
Donnelly
Marion
Tipton
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area Auctions Announced for Saturday Sale
Anna B. Simon and Sons close out sale seven miles south of Cedar Rapids. Frank Estey conducts auction seven miles north of Cedar Rapids. Livestock auction planned at Anamosa sale pavilion on Saturday.
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Anamosa Livestock
Anamosa Sale
Lee Bebee
D. E, Brickley
Anna B. Simon and Sons
Cedar Rapids
Frank Estey
Anamosa Sale Pavilion
Arbingast and Lacock Auction Near Lisbon
Auction notice lists Arbingast and Lacock selling property 2 miles northeast of Lisbon on Monday November 30. Local residents urged to attend and inspect items prior to bidding.
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Arbingast and Lacock
Lisbon
Closing out sales listed at Mechanicsville and Senter Point
Tuesday notices list Aaron Murray closing out sale six miles southeast of Mechanicsville and E. L. Wagner closing out sale four hundred fourteen miles east of Senter Point with place details.
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Center Point
E. L. Wagner
Aaron Murray
Mechanicsville
Senter Point
Span Of Old Mules Bring 277.50 In Sale Near Keswick
A sale by J. A. Churchill one mile east of Keswick fetched 277.50 dollars for a team of smooth-mouth gray mules. Twenty cows averaged 70 dollars with a top price of 80 dollars. Ewes sold at 7.50 each. Alfalfa went for 15.50 a ton and clover hay 14.25 a ton. Corn brought 1.04 a bushel and eats 44.14 cents a bushel. Leghorn pullets sold at 79 cents each. A seven year old tractor sold for 385 dollars and a tractor gang plow brought 68 dollars.
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J. A. Churchill
Keswick
American corn not wanted at Buffalo grain card
A Buffalo received grain quotations card from Cedar Rapids brokers says American corn is almost unsalable locally. It urges shipping oats, wheat and soybeans west and notes Argentine corn has crowded eastern markets.
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Buffalo
Cedar Rapids
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Neighbors Help Leslie Lowe Harvest Corn at Farm
Neighbors of Leslie Lowe, ill in a Burlington hospital for several weeks, husked twenty five acres of corn at his farm last weekend.
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Columbus Junction
Leslie Lowe
Burlington
Modern Eye Care Promises Precise Glasses and Immediate Attention
An ad-style notice urges readers to seek modern eye care with expert examination and careful fitting of correct glasses. It emphasizes experienced attention, improved visual comfort, and efficiency.
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