Wallace Seeks Crop Control Ideas During Iowa Tour
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace completed a two day northern Iowa swing to view crop conditions and discuss a future control program for 1935. He met corn and hog allotment committees, talked with congressmen and a senator, and floated a plebiscite model after benefit payments. He noted corn in good condition with some earworm damage concentrated in western and north central areas.
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Yeekive
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Sac County
Kossuth
Winneshiek
Dubuque
Sac
Hancock Counties
Guy M. Gillette
Cherokee
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Louis Murphy
R. M. Evans
Laurens
Iowa Corn and Hog Committee
Leslie M. Carl
State Board of Contract Review
Calmar
Secretary of Agriculture
Monticello
Norman Clark
Irving Hintz
Gazette
Washington
Lew Plager
Grundy Center
Plager
Senator Murphy
Henry
Corn
AAA
Acreage Sold at Public Auction in Waterloo
Real estate formerly owned by Farmers Savings Bank and the Rahn acreage sold at Waterloo courthouse Friday for 2050 dollars to J. C. Thomas and Mrs. Nettie Ayers of La Porte City. Buildings including a house, barn and chicken house are in good condition.
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LA Porte City
Farmers’ Savings Bank
John Rahn
Court House
Waterloo
J. C. Thomas
Nettie Ayers
Minnesota State Fair Opens for 75th Year Judging Begins
The Minnesota state fair opened at 8 a.m. Saturday marking the seventy fifth annual event. Judges began evaluating agricultural, horticultural, poultry and bee culture exhibits across the grounds.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
Labor day weather note laments rain disrupting hundreds of sports events and threatens corn harvests. A past wet October serves as precedent for harvest delays if wet spells persist.
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RFA
Alfalfa Yields Over Four Bushels Per Acre Near Norway
John C. Schulte, farmer near Norway, threshes eleven acres of alfalfa for 2725 pounds of clean seed, about four bushels seven pounds per acre, the largest seed cut in the area. He plans to thresh sudan grass when dry. rain delayed sudan seed threshing. He also farms Hereford hogs and Merino cattle and has a fifteen acre hay field cut three times.
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Norway
John C. Schulte
Schulte
Sudan
Early alfalfa seed harvest on Nichola farm
In Riverside the first threshing of alfalfa for seed yielded four bushels from three and a half acres on the W. E. Nichola farm. The community plans to increase alfalfa acreage next season.
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Riverside
W. E. Nichola
Horses Ship to Ironwood From Hazleton
Fred Wilson shipped a truckload of eight horses to Ironwood Michigan. The animals were the large classy kind and averaged about 1900 pounds each.
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Hazleton
Fred Wilson
Ironwood
Mich
Hogs Slaughter Data For Iowa In 1933 Revealed
Special to The Gasette reports from Des Moines on the Association to Maintain Freedom in Livestock Marketing. Interior Iowa packers slaughtered 4,575,971 hogs and 419,518 cattle and 311,470 sheep in 1933 across Waterloo Ottumwa Des Moines Mason City Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
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Des Moines
Interior Packers
Iowa
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Interior
United States
Washington County Cow Testing Association Averages Butterfat
The Washington County Cow Testing Association report issued by tester Robert Brasch shows for the year: 226.23 cow years, 8133 pounds milk average, 338.3 pounds butterfat average, product value $81.75, roughage cost 17.83, grain cost 25.92, total feed 43.73, income above feed 38.01. One member earned 2.40 return per 1.00 feed. Forty-seven cows exceeded 400 pounds butterfat. honors go to 5.x Pape and Carrie from Hayes herds. Hayes grade Guernseys averaged 8712 pounds milk and 440.9 butterfat.
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Washington
Washington County Cow Testing Association
Robert Brasch
A. L. Duensing
Dean Johnson
Charles O. Palmer
Hugh Jones
Marvin Matthes
X. Pape
Washington - Aeven
Carrie
Hayes
Mortgage Bankers Convention Open to Public in Chicago
The twenty first annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America in Chicago October 4 5 will be open to the public. George Patterson secretary says six principal speakers and ten round table discussions will cover farm and urban interests.
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Chicago
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
George Patterson
Patterson
Labor Reader in the Picture and Time of Labor History
A puzzle-like list mixes labor era terms and clues. It references a labor reader in a historic image and hints at roles of labor leaders and events, alongside scattered vocabulary and dates, suggesting a features page with reader prompts and crosswords.
What’s What Out on the Acres
An interview with Julius M. Sandager, a Calmar area farmer born in 1878, discusses the New Deal, AAA, farming viability, crop yields, hogs, and attitudes toward politics and direct marketing. He criticizes government programs as hindering initiative and favors limited government and local markets.
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Julius M. Sandager
Calmar
Buchanan Beeves Bring High Prices At Independence Auction
Twelve prize winning beeves from Buchanan county fair sold at auction. Waterloo packing company bought seven at 8.5 to 9.44 cents per pound. W. P. Durham bought five. Beeves weighed 850 to 1,070 pounds. 4-H team from Liberty and Cone townships won livestock judging. Farm Bureau township exhibits favored Hazleton, Washington, Buffalo. Busy Bee 4-H won all firsts. Clover Leaf 2nd in girls. Open class hogs: Duroc Jersey champs to H. J. Preston and Sons. R. F. French took grand champion Poland China boar and sow. Henry Wulfekuhl won grand champion Hampshire sow. EBIL Baldridge won Chester White champs. C. C. Robinson won Hampshire grand championships.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Waterloo
W. P. Durham
Newton Township
Liberty
Cone Townships
Carroll Manson
Wayne Halstead
Willard
Fourteen County Fairs Listed Across Iowa This Week
Iowa schedules fourteen county agricultural expositions led by the Pilot Rock plowing matches. Fairs span Sept 3 to Sept 8 at locations including Oskaloosa Webster City Algona Atlantic Manson Sibby Waukon Columbus Junction Derby Grundy Center Jefferson and more with events through Sept 8.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Cherokee
Butler County Fair
Allison
Cass County Fair
Atlantic
Hamilton County
Webster City
Algona
Aurora
Calhoun County
Manson
Osceola County
Sibby
Allamakee County
Waukon
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Derby
Grundy County
Grundy Center
Greene County
Jefferson
Cattle Herd Driven to Amana Farms for Drought Relief
More than 1,300 head of drought cattle are being pastured on the Amana Society farms. Two carloads of ninety six steers and heifers were recently received at South Amana and Homestead.
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Amana Society
South Amana
Homestead
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation in the 24 hours to 7 am Monday est at 1.25 inches. September to date is 1.50 inches versus .39 normal, an excess of 1.11 inches. Since Jan 1 total 15.98 inches normal 23.22 inches, deficiency 7.24 inches.
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International News Service
Tama County 4-H Girls Win Placings at State Fair
Tama county 4-H girls earned eleven placings in garment exhibits at the state fair among twenty-eight entries from twenty-four counties. Gladbrook and Toledo girls won blue red and white ribbons for outfits and a style show. Lois Brown of Toledo placed second in the class and won a bronze medal for sixth overall in the state style show.
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Toledo
Tama County
Helen Yetley
Gladbrook
Lois Brown
Wilma Handorf
Helen Winders
Marlys Kepler
Dinsdale
Arlene Handorf
Lorene Johannsen
Erma Schulz
Lois
Louisa Fair Scheduled This Week at Columbus Junction
The Louisa county fair will be held in Columbus Junction from September 4 to 7. Secretary E. H. Wiegner notes many entries across divisions. Speakers include Leo J. Wegman and Dan W. Turner on September 7, with Mrs. Alex Miller to discuss Highway Safety. Kittenball tournaments feature thirteen farmer teams Tuesday and Wednesday, and eight community teams play Thursday.
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Columbus Junction
E. H. Wiegner
Leo J. Wegman
Dan W. Turner
Alex Miller
Youth Surprised In Marion Home Held Here
Louis Garcia, 16, of Chicago Til and Monterey Mexico, was held in the county jail after being captured inside John Whittaker’s Marion residence Saturday evening. He was surprised by Whittaker and Ed McLeod and arrested by Marion chief Eugene Miller. Deputies said Garcia cannot speak English. an interpreter noted he entered the country from Mexico months ago outside regular channels. Immigration authorities will be consulted.
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Louis Garcia
Chicago
Til
Monterey
Mexico
John Whittaker
Marion
Eugene Miller
Garcia
Larry Condon
Cedar Rapids
Whittaker
Ed McLeod
Joseph A. Petrus
Petrus
Couple Arrested In Rum Raid On Home
John Vosicek and Mrs. Mary Vosicek of 225 Fourteenth avenue SE were arrested at 8 a.m. Sunday by detectives on charges of maintaining liquor nuisance. A warrant from Justice Henry A. Stearns led to a search uncovering a half pint bottle of 3 ounces of liquor a half gallon of wine and a pitcher with about 5 ounces of a liquid described as kimmel.
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John Vosicek
Mary Vosicek
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Marshall, Condon
Kudina
Wilson
Vosicek
Henry A. Stearns
Kimmel
Iowa Factories Hit by Nationwide Textile Strike
A Des Moines report says 99 Iowa plants employing over 4,000 workers may feel the nationwide textile strike. Though Iowa workers have not joined, manufacturers warn material supply disruption could halt production at many state plants and related button factories.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
Two Mail Pilots Injured In Crash
Two Han ford pilots were severely injured when their mail plane crashed near Cochrane Wisconsin. Jerry Sparboe and Martin Severson both of Minneapolis were hospitalized in Winona Minnesota with Sparboe suffering multiple injuries and Severson a broken leg after attempting to land in fog near a meadow.
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Winona, Minn
Hanford
Cochrane
Wis
Jerry Sparboe
Martin Severson
Minneapolis
Winona
Sparboe
Severnon
Awards Given To Scout Troups At Sigourney
SIGOURNEY The Girl and Boy Scout troups held a joint meeting Friday when awards were made. Mrs. Harned and Mrs. Cook presented second class badges to Mildred Dunker Barbara Harned and Doris Lambert tenderfoot awards to Marjory Redpath Jean Burdine Joan Mackey Mary Katharine Bollensky Annette Turner Mary Virginia Seif Carole Kelly Genevieve Strouble Margaret Redpath Barbara Harned received nine merit badges Doris Lambert and Mildred Dunker two each 8. K. Harned Boy Scout leader gave tenderfoot awards to Bill Self Jimmy Self Harold Woods Jack Kleinschmidt Orval Thompson and Harold Knight second class badges to Earl Myers Jon A. Schiltz Russell Ridpath and Elvin Thompson Star and life awards were presented Russell Gerard Calvin Kealeint Cannon Helscher and James
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Gazette
Sigourney
Girl
Boy Scout
K. Harned
Wilbur Cook
Mildred Dunker
Barbara Harned
Doris Lambert
Marjory Redpath
Jean Burdine
Joan Mackey
Mary Katharine Bollensky
Annette Turner
Mary Virginia Seif
Carole Kelly
Genevieve Strouble
Margaret Redpath
Bill Self
Jimmy Self
Harold Woods
Jack Kleinschmidt
Orval Thompson
Harold Knight
Earl Myers
Jon A. Schiltz
Russell Ridpath
Elvin Thompson
Russell Gerard
Calvin Kealeint
Cannon Helscher
James
Ladds Celebrate 57th Wedding Anniversary in Marion
Mr and Mrs William A Ladd of 973 Eleventh Street quietly marked their fifty seventh anniversary with immediate family. They were married in Anamosa on September 2 1857 and have lived in Marion since moving from the north part of the state thirteen years ago. Mr Ladd 79 works in plumbing and loves birds while Mrs Ladd 77 reads and writes weekly letters to relatives. Their son Penn Mattlock died in 1919 and two sons F Ladd and Dexter Ladd could not attend. Grandchildren Carole Ladd Nancy Francis and Violet Francis were present along with three daughters and their husbands and three sons and their wives. The event featured garden flowers and red and white table decor for a buffet dinner.
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William A. Ladd
Eleventh Street
William Ladd
Ellen Cunningham
Anamosa
Marion
Ladd
Chester County
Des Moines
C. W. Ladd
Toledo
A. Ladd
Chicago
Ottawa
Ill
Carole Ladd
Dexter Uhr
Omaha
Neb
Arthur Francis
Nancy
Ames
Violet Francis
Arlington Heights
Emily
Harriett Cunningham
Mother Mooney Dies After Long Fight for Son's Pardon
Mary Mooney died at 85 after a lifelong campaign to free her son Thomas Mooney who is serving a life term for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco. Upton Sinclair, California governor hopeful, pledged a pardon as a first act if elected. Her death ends one of the era's most famous advocacy efforts.
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Ban Francisco
Mary
Mother" Mooney
Thomas Mooney
Gemapettista
Giane Speenny
San Francisco
Upton Sinclair
California
Tom Mooney
Mooney
John
Sinclair
Nebraskan Dies At Age Of 108 Years
Funeral services are set in Fairbury for Alexandria McNeal a longtime Nebraska resident born in Wisconsin 108 years ago last July He died Saturday at age 108 reflecting a long life in the state Standards of the era note his age and place of death with local obituary context.
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Nebraskan
Fairbury
Neb
Ins
Alexandria McNeal
Nebraska
Wisconsin
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