Iowa Triple A celebrates eighth birthday corn husking crown
Approximately 700 people watched Ambrose Goedken of Earlville retain the Delaware county corn husking title at Roger Kehrli farm near Manchester. Goedken husked 2 544 pounds, with Bernard Gerken Hopkinton second at 2 310 pounds and Leo Rahe Earlville third at 2 297 pounds. The wet field kept tractors out and moisture caused heavy husk deductions as corn yielded about 75 bushels per acre.
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Sacelal
Manchester
Ambrose Cucdken
Earlville
Ray Kehrli
Goedken
Bernard Gerken
Hopkinton
Leo Rahe
Cornhusking Marathon Tests Iowa Youths’ Endurance
Iowa youths endured an 80 minute corn husking contest with no rest or substitutes. Contestants husk ears while loads are reduced for husks and dropped ears. District meets lead to a state derby with Marion Link defending champion and Henry Wallace’s farm event marking its 20th year. Governor Wilson dedicates field. annual program features remarks by state officials and AAA head Spike Evans.
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America
Iowa
Husky
Henry A Wallace
Des Moines
Marion Link
Story County
Adj
Charles Grahl
George Wilson
Mark Thornburg
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau of Federation
R M
Evans
AAA
Great Britain
England
Pohlman Wins Benton County Cornhusking Title in Family Affair
LeRoy Pohlman of Keystone captured first place in the Benton county cornhusking contest with 2,486 pounds net. Carl Stueck of Garrison finished second with 2,404 pounds and Leo Ockenfels of Watkins took third with 2,400 pounds. The event, held on Charles Inman farm seven miles southeast of Vinton, marks Pohlman's third county title.
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Vinton
Benton County
LeRoy Pohlman
Keystone
Carl Stueck
Garrison
Pohlman
Stueck
Leo Ockenfels
Watkins
Charles Inman
Clinton county cornhusking contest results tallied
De Witt Dowald Mommsen won the Clinton county cornhusking contest held Friday on the Mrs. Hazel Harrington farm just north of De Witt by husking 2502.9 pounds. Ervin Meier of Wheatland was runner up with 2489.5 pounds. Ray Gravert of Camanche placed third with 2358.15 pounds.
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Bprdal
The
Gazette
DE Witt
Dowald Mommsen
Goose Lake
Clinton County
Hazel Harrington
Husking
Ervin Meier
Wheatland
Ray Gravert
Camanche
New bang board king crowned in Jones county
Special to The Gazette. Kenneth Zeadow of Scotch Grove won with a net 2,098 pounds shucked, beating nine rivals at Jens Lazare farm four miles north of Oxford Junction. About 300 spectators watched as Henry Folken of Monticello took second with 2,059 pounds and Donald Wehde of Wyoming placed third with 2,053.5 pounds in hot dry conditions.
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Oxford Junction
New Bang
Jones County
Kenneth Zeadow
Scotch Grove
Jens Lazare
Shuckers
Henry Folken
Monticello
Donald Wehde
Wyoming
Decorah man wins Winnebago corn husking contest at Calmar
George Westby of Decorah captured the Win-neshieck county cornhusking title held at the Ed Kleve farm on Calmar’s edge in front of about 1,000 spectators. His net weighed 1,848 pounds, with runnerup Lyle Erickson of Decorah at 1,832 pounds and third place awarded to another competitor.
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Gazette
Decorah
George Westby
Winneshieck
Ossian native nets 1820 pounds in Westby event
Paul Tieskotter of Ossian posted a reported haul of 1,820 pounds as Westby secured the title for the third time in six years, defending his 1940 crown.
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Paul Tieskotter
Ossian
Westby
Kinross man wins Keokuk county cornhusking meet
Sigourney Roscoe Courtney of Kinross won the Keokuk county cornhusking meet held Saturday on the Albert Mateer farm one mile south of What Cheer. He husked a net load of 1 995.5 pounds. Runner up was Paul Hammen of Harper.
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Sigourney
Roscoe Courtney
Kinross
Keokuk_county
Albert Mateer Farm
What Cheer
Paul Hammen
Harper
Postville corn husking winner dominates county event in Iowa
Myron Kram, 25, of Luana, won the Clayton county cornhusking contest on the Harley Radloff farm near Postville with 2668 pounds. Conrad Lovig of McGregor took second at 2660 pounds and Charles Doerring of Luana was third at 2597. About 600 spectators watched. 14 contestants. In Marengo Arnold Trimpe of Homestead won the Iowa county husking contest on the Anton Heitshusen farm near Williamsburg with 2486 pounds. Carl Gardner of North English second at 2449 and George Hinrichs of Guernsey third at 2325.5.
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Postville
Myron Krambeer
Luana
Clayton County
Harley Radloff
Conrad Lovig
McGregor
Charles Doerring
Marengo
Arnold Trimpe
Homestead
Iowa County
Anton Heitshusen
Williamsburg
Carl Gardner
North English
George Hinrichs
Guernsey
Louisa cornHusking champ nets 2779 pounds at Letts
Lee Stodgell of Morning Sun, a two time state corn husking champion, won the Letts contest with a net 2,779.9 pounds on the J O Dickerson farm, in a 90 bushel per acre field. Runner up Wendell Morgan of Columbus Junction had 2,549.4 pounds. Col Jam. Mrs Ralph Cross also won a baking sweepstakes for apple pie.
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Bordal
Gazette
Wapello
Louisa County
Lee Stodgell
Morning Sun
J. O. Dickerson
Letts
Wendell Morgan
Columbus Junction
Ralph Cross
C. E. McConahay
Hedman Reelected Head Eighth District Farm Loan Officials
Andrew Hedman Webster S D was reelected president of the Association of Secretary Treasurers of Eighth district national farm loan associations as the two day convention ended Friday. Reelected also were H C Modlin Perry Ia first vice president Henry R Fausch Hastings Neb second vice president and Frey J Galbraith Sisseton S D secretary treasurer Named to the executive committee were Ray J Raschnagel Iowa City Ia E J Magdanz Grand Island Neb John T Wolf Kearney Neb John McDonald Cheyenne Wyo and P J Morrow Logan Ia
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Andrew Hedman
Webster
S. D
National Farm Loan Associations
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Perry
Henry R. Fausch
Hastings
Neb
Frey J. Galbraith
Sisseton
Ray J. Raschnagel
Iowa City
E. J. Magdanz
Grand Island
John T. Wolf
Kearney
John McDonald
Cheyenne
Wyo
P. J. Morrow
Logan
Mrs Evelyn Carson Wins District Pie Queen Title
Mrs Evelyn Carson of Oxford Junction won first place with her cherry pie in a district pie baking contest in Iowa City. The event promotes lard use and nutrition. Contestants from Johnson Jones Clinton Cedar Poweshiek Des Moines Lee Jefferson Washington and Louisa counties competed.
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John L. A. Shruse
Preston
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Benton
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Scott
Muscatine
Gazette
Iowa City
Evelyn Carson
Oxford Junction
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Poweshick
Des Moines
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Washington
Louisa
Mechanicsville Receives 2 500 Bu Surplus Corn
Maurice O Reilly, loan supervisor for the Commodity Credit Corporation, said 2,500 bushels of surplus corn were shelled on the George Glencker farm four miles northeast of Des Moines in Polk County. The grain was moved Friday by ten or eleven trucks to empty government storage bins at Mechanicsville.
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Des Moines
Maurice O’reilly
Commodity Credit Corporation Loan
George Glencker
Polk County
Mechanicsville
Dysart Hatchery Under Construction By Dysart Produce
A new 28 by 40 foot hatchery frame is rising in Dysart to host an incubator and receiving room with a broader main area. Ernie Srp of Dysart Produce owns it while W F Heckroth is named hatchery manager.
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Dysart
Ernie Srp
Dysart Produce Company
W. F. Heckroth
Iowa AAA Growth Moves From One Room Office
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Iowa has expanded from a one room setup with a stenographer and three committee members to a staff of about 200. The program traces to the 1933 corn-hog era and now includes soil conservation, crop insurance, limestone and phosphate projects, and a forthcoming corn insurance effort. Officials note voluntary participation, with farmers receiving about 15 cents more per bushel for corn, and government payments have risen to about 50 million dollars annually.
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Iowa
AAA
Wallace
Iowa Farmers and Farm Organization
D. Moines
Supreme Court
Loveland
R. M
Spike” Evans
Laurens
Ralph Smith
Newton
Jess Alton
Towa
Adult Night School At Coggon Opens November Sixth
The first adult evening school session at Coggon this fall is scheduled Nov. 6. G. E. Sutton, vocational agriculture instructor, announced Saturday. Topic is Pure bred Hogs vs. Crossbred Hogs. The second meeting on Nov. 13 will be conducted by Harold Beaty of the Ames extension service. Topic Farm Home Water Systems.
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Coggon
G. E. Sutton
Harold Beaty
Ames Extension Service
Farm Prices After the War Forum Monday Night
Marengo C. V. Gregory, associate publisher of a Des Moines farm magazine, will conduct the forum of the adult school here Monday night. He will speak on Farm Prices After the War. The school is directed by Ralph Gruenwald, vocational agriculture instructor, assisted by Supt. J. H. Hill.
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Marengo
C. V. Gregory
Des Moines
Ralph Gruenwald
Supt
J. H. Hill
Lawn View Farm and other area sales schedule
Monday October 27 listings show Lawn View Farm Hampshire hoar and gift sale 12 mi west of Cedar Rapids Ray Newhard closing out sale 144 mi NW of Viola with Glen Mathiessem cows and hogs. Other sales include Sherman Morris Doris Crumbacher public sale 4 mi NE of Walker and M E Buckner closing out sale 2 mi SE of Amber plus Anton Novotny 5 mi SE of Cedar Rapids. Henry Jurgensen Chester White boar sale 5 mi NW of Olins Beddell Haworth closing out sale Whittier. Jerry Zach closing out sale November 5 442 mi south of Cedar Rapids. Miller Estate 114 acre farm five mi west of Marion on November 1. Jones Bros Jersey dispersion sale Iowa City on November 11.
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Hampshire Hoar
Cedar Rapids
Ray Newhard
Viola
Glen Mathiessem
Sherman Morris
Doris Crumbacher
Walker
M. E. Buckner
Amber
Anton Novotny
Henry Jurgensen
Olins Beddell and Haworth
Whittier
Jerry Zach
Miller
Marion
Jones Bros. Jersey
Iowa City
Edgewood Butter Scores 94 to Win Al Masonville
Edgewood butter producer Howard Holt of Edgewood won the October Sec tion Nine buttermakers contest at the Town Creamery Operators association meeting in Masonville. Holt scored 94 for first place with Arthur C. Honn of Colesburg second at 93 and Elmer Primus of Earlville third at 93 15.
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Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Associaton
Arthur C. Honn
Colesburg
Elmer Primus
Earlville
E. J. Lee
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Reed
L. G Rogers
Waterloo
William Mistele
Verni O'Connor
Dyers-ville
Erwin Wardenburg
Worthington
Milton Reichert
Petersburg
LeRoy Waskow
Aurora
Wayne Hunter
Littleport
Section Nine
Waucoma buttermakers meet November 20
Section Eleven buttermakers plan a meeting on November 20 at Waucoma with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Walter Waskow. Local dairy group gathers to discuss production and community initiatives.
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Waucoma
Walter Waskow
Section One buttermakers Postpone November Meet
The Section One buttermakers have postponed their November meeting due to the state buttermakers convention scheduled in Cedar Rapids on November 5 and 6.
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Cedar Rapids
Fayette F B Annual Meeting Slated For Nov 15
Mrs Raymond Sayre heads the Iowa Farm Bureau women's program and will be the principal speaker at Fayette county Farm Bureau's annual meeting on November 15. Officers for 1942 will be elected.
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Fayette
Raymond Sayre
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Fayette County Farm Bureau
172 Sells For 135 An Acre
The Equitable Life Assurance Society sold the Johannes Thompson farm of 172 acres east of Lincoln to Henrick Wiebensohn and his son in law Grover Volkens of Reinbeck for 135 dollars per acre cash. Warren Gay, formerly of the Dys Sart community, is tenant on the farm. Two more farms in the Columbus Junction area acquired by Johnston and Duncan. The Manford Gentzler 160 acres northwest of here sold for 55 dollars an acre. The Deppy 80 acres southeast sold to Jackson Brothers of Wapello for 80 dollars per acre. improvements on both farms reported fair.
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TRAER
Equitable Tife Assurance Society
United States
Conant and King Agency
Raer
Johannes Thompson
Lincoln
Henrick Wiebensohn
Grover Volkens
Reinbeck
Warren Gay
Dyssart
Columbus Junction
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
New York
Johnston
Duncan
Chatfield and Son, Ainsworth
Manford Gentzler
Here
Deppy
Jackson Brothers
Wapello
Feeder Lamb Arrival Reaches La Porte City
Darwin Cooper reported four carloads of feeder lambs arriving from Wyoming to the area two miles west of La Porte City. The loading indicates growing livestock movement feeding local markets and farming activity.
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LA Porte City
Darwin Cooper
Wyoming
Black Angus Bull Sells For 105 And Cows 36 To 90
Winthrop area auction details show a four year old registered Black Angus bull bringing 105 dollars as the top bid. Cows sold from 36 to 90 dollars, eight steers around 900 pounds each averaged 81.50 per head, and forty shorts weighing 25 pounds sold for 950 to 1150 per head. Tame day prices included 25 dollars per ton for hay and corn and oats prices per bushel.
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Megonigle
Jersey
T.K
Hanes
Hampshire
Allis-Chalmers
Closing Out Sale on Zach Farm Near Cedar Rapids
Maving quits farming and sells personal property at auction on Wednesday November 9 at noon. Sale includes horses, machinery such as Deering and McCormick tractors, plows, binders, hay loader, wagons, cultivators, grain equipment, harness, and household goods. Located 3 miles south of Cedar Rapids on Highway 08 near Center School. Terms cash. Zach owner. James Kenda, auctioneer. Phone listed. United States Bank, clerk.
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Anton Novotny
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Srass
David Weadley
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