Markets show hog and cattle price shifts in Des Moines area
Hogs closed higher with top at 7.60 and various grades quoted. porkers and sows listed with price ranges. Cattle receipts around 10,000 with strong tone. yearlings at 11.00 and feeders firm. Sheep receipts 6,000 with steady lambs. poultry and eggs noted with minor changes. Local notes include medical pioneer Dr. Guglielmo Gordonio as 1220 honor recipient and several town reports on residents and events.
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Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel
Des Moines
Tel
Payl
St. Joseph
Jack Daw's Adventures on the Swinging Bridge
Eeny Meeny frees birds and Jack joins a swinging bridge escapade. A cat sits in every cage as the mystery man observes from shore, promising the birds will not return. Jack enjoys the risky swing while Beny Meeny watches.
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Eeny Meeny
Jack
Beny Meeny
Flip
Keny Meeny
Soybean cultivation tips for corn fields and county fair plans
A county extension message discusses planting soybeans with corn, advising similar tillage and weed control as corn. It notes drilled beans in 8 or 16 inch rows yield higher than broadcasting, stresses careful cultivation until beans reach 2 to 5 inches, and urges early organization to exhibit at the county fair with township meetings planned for Elk Chapel and Evergreen, plus a July 4 program at South Park.
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Walterstor
Pete G. Pre
Ames
Asea
Elk Chapel
Evergreen
South Park
Local travels and business visits noted in city report
H Salisbury of St. Joseph is in town representing the Masonic Life Insurance Association. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams depart for Burlington and river trips lasting two weeks. Harry Harvey leaves for Omaha to enjoy a month with relatives. Cyrilla Jordan and Mrs. DeWitt Sowers head to Omaha for a brief visit. F E Harkins travels toward Macksburg aiming to buy a carload of cattle to ship to market by tomorrow.
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H. Salisbury
St. Joseph
Missouri
The
Masonic Life Insurance Association
Guy Williams
Burlington
Harry Harvey
Omaha
Cyrilla Jordan
Advertiser
DeWitt Sowers
F. E. Harkins
Macksburg
William Davenport
Nebraska
F. R. Mann
Creston
James Brown
Buxton
J. R. Howell
Sahalia
Colorado
Mary Codray
Altamount
Iowa
E. L. Carroll
South Hill
Fred Kralik
Farmers Face Town Labor Shift and College Critique
A long contemplation on labor shifts shows farm work attracting fewer farm hands while town job seekers rise. The writer criticizes colleges for steering youth away from farming and stresses practical schooling and hard work behind a college degree.
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W. R
Congress
Leasure Times
Ames
Iowa
Sirus
John
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Young Rooster
Guglielmo Gordonio
College of
Aosti
Italy
Thos. Healey of
Spaulding
Hd McPherson
Hopeville
Jess Blazek
4Mrs
Sam Rhinehart
West Jefferson Street
Wyanet
Moline
Ill
Jack Daw’s Adventures
Hal Cochran
Lee Wright
Creston Advertiser
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Decatur CU
Farm Bureau
E. York
Mars
Johnabus
G. Keith
Northwestern
Travelers Insurance CO
Iowana
Stryker & Spriggs
Law
Ide-Richardson
Waggoner Photo Studio
First National Bank
P. ©. Winter, Kenneth H. Davenport
Winter & Davenport
Lawyers
Montgomery Street
Pera
AMDRS
Pine
Carl B. Boone
Maple Street
Goodsell & Goodsell
Insurance Agency
Farmers & Merchants Bank
America
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Burton
Middle Western States
Middle West
Petroleum Age
Diana
S.eee Ave
Chicago
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