Tobacco farming by Iowa’s McGregor five acre field
The Elmer Pullen and Maurice Price operation near McGregor grows tobacco in a single five acre plot, an unusual Iowa crop. Harvest began in September and will last about two weeks, with hand cutting and spearing to hang on laths, then drying in a central shed. Pullen notes soil and wind affect quality, saying Wisconsin soils suit tobacco and yields have ranged from 250 to 600 dollars per acre.
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McGregor
Iowa
Elmer Pullen
Maurice Price
Pullen
Wisconsin
Marion News Reports Plans for Summer Health Roundup
The Par ent-Teacher association dental medical committee set October 4 for a Marion school health roundup. A morning session for morning kindergarten and an afternoon session for afternoon kindergarten will include physical exams diphtheria and smallpox vaccines at no cost. Nurses and local doctors will assist with medical and dental aid and arrangements may be made for prior recipients. Community events include high school football in Clinton, Kensington OES meeting, harvest home dinner, and church activities.
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Marion
Dental-Medical
Parent-Teacher Association
Co. B. Vernon
Board of Education
Miss Berneta Haines and Leland Weaver Wed in Springville
Miss Berneta Mae Haines daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred C Haines and Leland Weaver son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Weaver were married Saturday at 4 pm at the bride’s home in Marion. Rev C V R De Jong officiated with relatives in attendance and a reception following.
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Marion
Owen Richard
Owen Thompson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Berneta Mae Haines
Fred C. Haines
Leland Weaver
Springville
Charlie Weaver
Fifth Avenue
C. V. R. de Jong
Presbyterian Church
Geraldine Weaver
Howard Haines
Miss Weaver
Doris Gene Haines
Coggan
Elmer Nelson
Reva Ford
Betty Weaver
Keith, Patten
Leo Patten
Iowa City
Bess Carver
Washington, D. C
Earl Haines
Richard Haines
Minneapolis
Robert Haines
John
Mason City
Russell Gray
Anamosa
Barbara Fitzgerald
Lee R. Fitzgerald
Bonnie Carey
Mary Alice Kemble
Mary Ives
Kathleen Mullaley
June de Wees
Phyllis Lanning
Eileen Schenken
Williamsburg Girl Listed As Singer For Civic Opera
Williamsburg Miss Doro thy Manor daughter of H W Manor is listed as a member of the Chicago Civic Opera company. Her debut will be at the Civic Opera house on Saturday Oct 28. She graduated Williamsburg high school class of 1929 and is listed among the class of 29 sopranos with Lily Pons Grace Moore Kirsten Flagstad Dusalina Giannini and Elen Dasia.
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Williamsburg
Dorothy Manor
H. W. Manor
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Civic Opera House
Miss Manor
Williamsburg High School
Lily Pons
Grace Moore
Kirsten Flagsted
Dusalina Giannini
Elen Dasia
Reservoirs To Keep Floods From McGregor's Doors
McGregor now protected by three detention reservoirs in Walton Hollow West McGregor and Siegle Hollow built to curb runoff from 900 acres or 40 percent of the 2250 acre watershed. The $72 000 municipal and $200 000 private losses over 30 years are cited as motivation for the two year project part of a three phase plan to reduce soil and moisture losses on surrounding farms.
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Mcgregor
Emerson Wolfe
Soil Conservation Service of
Walton Hollow
West McGregor
Siegle Hollow
Wolfe
Soil Conservation Service
Circles seek reservations and meet nearby clubs
Community notices list chairs asking members to reserve with Mrs. Storck before Wednesday. Electa circle of King’s Daughters meets Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Laur ence Dove’s home. Earl Welsher to lead the program and John Cone the devotionals. South Marion Home project group holds first meeting Oct 12 at Mrs. Anker Sever enson’s home with refreshments.
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Konaya
W. H. Booze
West Marion
Presbyterian Church
John L. Gritzner
Eighth Street
King’s Daughters
Marion Circles
Marion Golf Club
D. B. Storck
Electa Circle of
Laurence Dove
Eleventh Street
Earl Welsher
John Cone
South Marion
Anker Severenson
Man Climbs 200-Foot Obelisk in Buenos Aires for Job
Carlos Robina, unemployed, perched on a 200 foot obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires for three hours threatening to jump until a job offer. Firemen set a safety net as thousands watched, and ambulances stood by. He climbed down and was arrested.
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Buenos Aires
Carlos Robina
Robina
Furniture Sales Rise in August Across Chicago Market
Retail furniture sales in August rose 14 percent from the same month last year, according to trade statistics released Saturday.
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Chicago
Alburnett Names Lyman Band Director
Lyman of Cedar Rapids has been elected Alburnett band director and has begun duties. Thirty have reported for band practice and his regular day will be Monday.
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Alburnett
G.,. L. Lyman
Cedar Rapids
Lyman
Craftsmanship Not History in Cedar County Guns
Long feature profiles John Wilkerson and his family in Cedar County, detailing historic firearms tied to Henry Britcher, Henry Shank, Noah Harmon Jr., Fred Kohl, and Bill Knott. It blends sewing old craft with modern reflection on toolmaking, family heritage, and local history amid notes on church events and school staff.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Old West
John Wilkerson
Henry Britcher
Henry Shank
Noah Harmon, Jr
Pennsylvania
Mr. Newburn
Mount Vernon
Fred Kohl
Lisbon
Bill Knott
Cedar County Regulators
Jack Baldwin
Freshman From India Enrolls at Cornell After Long Journey
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Lucknow India born Rebecca Wellens enters Cornell College as a freshman after traveling over 11 000 miles with missionary family. She spent years in India attending Woodstock Landour Mussoorie and Ashram work before studying art in Madison New Jersey and meeting Cornell affiliates Richard and Mrs Baker. She plans a full three year program to complete her degree.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Lucknow
India
Rebecca Wellens
Cornell College
Miss Wellons
United States
Miss Wellens
Woodstock School
Landour
Mussooree
Himalayan
Richard Baker
Baker
Mrs. Baker
Cornell
Iowa News In Brief Highlights Local Officer Trials
A collection of short items from Alburnett Independence Worthington Calmar and Calmar noting club elections court sentences funeral services and a college memorial sermon Key names include Mrs Ralph Akers Mrs Harry Sivers Judge A B Lovejoy George M Joyce Ernest Garlic and Duane DeShaw with details on roles dates and locations where available
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Alburnett
Pleasant Valley Tuesday Club
Ralph Akers
Harry Sivers
Dan Lillie
Frank Randall
Herman Koch
Independence
George M. Joyce
A. B. Lovejoy
District Court
Buchanan County
Ernest Garlic
Littleton
Garlic
C. Hoffman
Independence City
James McDonnell
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Walter Larson
William Ludeman
Excelsior A. and L. Club
Warren Kemp
Child Study Club
Emma Humphreys
Elwood Mott
Pasadena
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Prairie Chapel
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Waterloo
Ralph Smith
Missouri
Bot Burns
Virginia Wehrend
Miss Wehrend
Elmer Tiedemann
Luzerne
Linn Chapter No. 900 Order of DeMolay
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Michel Tea Room
E. J. Esgate
Laura Bailey
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Bob Burns
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J. H. Brookman
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E. D. Greedy
L. T. Swartzell
H. J. Jones
A. J. Davis
Harry Toms
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Lester Brookman
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Marion News
Clinton
Marion High School
Clinton Lyons
Willard Powell
Gerald Thomas
Virginia Jackson
Lawrence Martin
C. B. Vernon
Bob
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E. V. Carey
Keith Stark
Delmar Risse
Leslie Miller
Lyle N. Warren
Eldon Coffman
Carl Nebendahl
G. A. Storck
Carl Fernow
Mary Risacker
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H. T. Gifford
Elizabeth Beall
Laurence S. Dove
Elmer Neff
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A. A. Schenken
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Emma Parizek
Bruce Phillips
Junior Academy of Science
Charles G. Trachsel
University of Iowa
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Reading Circle
L. A. Levasseur
Eighth Avenue
Katherine Bogart
Quentin
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Lenora Pabst
Eldora
Arthur G. Beckman
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
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Civic Opera
Hutchinson
Owen's
Owen’s
Eighth Ave
Indian Creek Fish and Game Club
Earl T. Brockman
Mr. Brockman
Ray Newman
Dearborn, Mich
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Lloyd C. Edleman
Lost Nation
Byron Evans
Maquoketa
Hugo Koch
Hannibal, Mo
Walter Goetz
Muscatine
Minnie Schenken
Carroll Roberts
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A. B. Black
General Aid Society of
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Charles Kenneth
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Austin Rich
Joyce Dianne
S. America
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Old Virginia
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Decorah
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Austin
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Pauline Long
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Robert Hunter
Robert Hill
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Hollis Hunter
Donald Trefz
Elizabeth Billings
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St. Paul’s Church
J. H. Schelmoeller
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Frances
Ella Mae
Stephen
Atti Elmer Westmark
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