Cedar Rapids Sorghum Mills Center a Rare Industry
Near Cedar Rapids two sorghum plants drive a unique local industry. The Waconia Sorghum Co. and the Bowersox plant process cane into sorghum, not molasses, with tight seasonal schedules. Waconia operates 24 hours, producing 50,000 cases annually for the Midwest. Bowersox serves local markets.
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Cedar Rapids
James W. Bowersox
Waconia
Bowersox Place
Bowersox
James E. Bowersox
William H. Bowersox
Butterfat Averages Reported by Buchanan County Herds
The Buchanan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association notes 304 cows tested produced 418 pounds of milk and 178 pounds of butterfat on average in September. The Foster Brothers’ 11 grade jersey herd led with 625 pounds of milk and 28.8 pounds of butterfat.
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Buchanan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Foster Brothers
Ames dairy contest entries due Oct 12 in 1942 fall butter event
A. W. Rudnick the Ames extension dairyman announced October 12 as the entry deadline for the first 1942 fall educational butter contest to be held in Mason City on October 20 and 21.
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Ames (Ins
A. W. Rudnick
Ames Extension Dairyman
Mason City
Women Sort Corn at Marengo Plant First Women in Sorting
At the Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn plant in Marengo 90 of 210 employees are women, the first time women have been hired for sorting work. About 1000 acres in Marengo Ladora Blairstown and Amana are under contract to supply seed. The corn is high quality and will be dried by artificial heat before winter storage.
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Waconia
Marengo
Ladora
Blairstown
Amana
Postville Night School Set to Open October Seventh
The Postville adult evening school will start on October 7 at the high school, running ten weeks with a Wartime Production for the Postville Community theme. Adrian C. Gamble, vocational agriculture instructor, announced. A Food for Defense course for women begins the same evening.
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The
Gazette
Postville
Adrian C. Gamble
Husking in Webster Area To Start This Week
Webster farmers begin husking as a heavy freeze last week accelerates drying of corn and beans. Some fields of beans are nearly ready while a few farmers plan to start picking corn this week. Hogs are turned into cornfields to assist harvesting and clover combining proceeds but delayed by rains.
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Webster
Silo Filling Underway At Troy Mills
Farmers began filling silos in Troy Mills on Thursday as they harvest corn for feed. Frost has accelerated drying making field cutting for fodder challenging for local growers.
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Troy Mills
Traer Man Loses Finger in Corn Picker Accident
Harry Thoms of Traer suffered the amputation of the middle finger of his right hand when it was caught in the rolls of a corn picker. The injury occurred recently.
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Traer
Harry Thoms
Mold Bran Could Boost Rubber Alcohol Production
Two chemists report that mold-bran from bread mold yields higher alcohol per bushel of corn than malt. The process, tested by Dr. L M Christensen at the University of Idaho, uses abundant materials and allows standardized saccharification, potentially lowering costs for alcohol and synthetic rubber production.
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L. A
E. J. Fulmer
L. M. Christensen
Iowa State College
University of Idaho
Railroad Applies For Truck Permit In Iowa
The Chicago and North Western railroad seeks a certificate to operate freight motor trucks through northern Iowa, as a supplement to rail service. Hearings set for Oct 27 in Des Moines and Nov 17 in Sioux City. Proposed routes include Route 6 from Mt. Vernon to Clinton and Route 7 connecting Tama to Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Iowa Commerce Commission
Sioux City
Mt. Vernon
Anamosa
Amber
Center Junction
Onslow
Monmouth
Baldwin
Nashville
Maquoketa
Delmar
Petersville
Charlotte
Goose Lake
Bryant
Andover
Almont
Clinton
Tama
Toledo
Garwin
Gladbrook
Beaman
Marshalltown
Cornell College Calendar Altered
Gas shortages and crowding force Cornell College to modify its calendar. Parents Day is dropped. Christmas recess extended from Dec 16 to Jan 7 with divided departures for freshmen and upperclassmen. First semester ends Jan 30. second term May 30.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Reisners to Note 50th Anniversary
Hawkeye Mr and Mrs Nick Reisner celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at their home four miles northwest of here with a dinner for 30 and open house. Mrs Reisner, born Maggie Beyer Storfer in Germany March 11 1873, came to the United States at age seven. Mr Reisner born in Stoden.
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Wisconsin
Fayette County
Windsor Brick Church
Bethel Township
Keith Roberle
Ervin
Sumner
Wesley Carey
Fredricksburg
The
Gazette
Hawkeye
Nick Reisner
Here
Reisner
Maggie Beyer Storfer
Germany
United States
Mr. Reisner
Stoden
Dinner Party Honors Mrs Thomas Tracey in Manchester
Mrs Thomas H Tracey of Manchester newly elected department president of the American Legion auxiliary was guest of honor at a dinner party Thursday night at the Legion hall. District and state officers attended. Addresses were given by Mayor Forrest K Jones Judge Shannon B Chariton Post Commander Roy W Sheppard and Mrs Grace Gilbert King past national vice president.
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Manchester
Thomas H. Tracey
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Forrest K. Jones
Shannon B. Chariton
Roy W. Sheppard
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
Enlistment Board to Visit Cornell College
Mt. Vernon Dean Jay B. MacGregor says enlistment board will visit Cornell College October 17 to 20. It follows a joint presentation by army coast guard and marine corps officers on October 15 at the same campus.
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MT. Vernon
Jay B. MacGregor
Cornell College
Joint
Army, Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Vinton Youth Attacked and Robbed by Three Men
Vinton resident Elgie Lint said three men lured him into a Ford V-8 at East Fourth Street around 4 am Saturday and knocked him unconscious. He recovered later at the city light plant and reported the robbery of $18 to police. he could not provide a description of the assailants.
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the Gazette
Vinton
Elgie Lint
East Fourth Street
Lint
I. Lint
City Light
Officer Gold Bars To 121 More Wacks
Fort Des Moines AP reports 121 more members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps received gold bars as third officers, lifting total commissions to 911. Drake University President Henry G. Harmon addressed the fourth graduating class, praising their leadership and pledging allegiance.
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Fort Des Moines
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Henry G. Harmon
Drake University
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John Reynes
America
Sixth Street Road
Waconia Sorghum Company
Wessale Brothers
Iowa City
Iowa
Waconia Company
John Wessale
Minn
Edward
Frank
George
Wessales
Garrette-Reynolds
Iowa City Road
Fraternal Neighbors’ Society
State OF Iowa
Guaranty Bank
Buchanan C. T. A
Webster Area
Walker
Main Street
Adolph
Andrew M. Kuhnlet
William Carpenter
Reisners
Mrs
Thomas Tracey
Tsai
Pennsylvania
Fed. Tax Inc
SEARS
Second Avenue SE
DIAL
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