Silo drive and farm labor push in Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau urges rapid silo construction to boost meat and food production in Winneshiek County Iowa alongside a large demand for farm hands to harvest the bumper crop. County Agent and hardware firms coordinate help while officials emphasize eradicating Canada thistle via clean culture methods to stop seed spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
State Council of National Defense
Iowa State College
Ames
U. S. Food Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Decorah
Parth & Finholdt Hardware Company
Tidy Shoes and Good Luck
The Australian natives knew nothing of shoes, and the natives of Africa are in the same box to this day. The Chinese make their shoes of wood and paper, and cannot remember when they began to make them. A Chinese shoe is warm in winter and cool in summer, and always easy to the foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Guard for Finger Ring and farm efficiency ideas
An inventive finger ring guard cushions the finger to stop rotation while remaining nearly invisible. Oklahoma farmer Frank supports cloth linings for wagon boxes to reduce grain loss during threshing. Svoboda claims lining wagon bottoms could save twenty to fifty bushels of wheat daily on an average farm at threshing. Also advertising value on men's and young men's suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Oklahoma
Svoboda
Child Welfare Campaign Aims to Save Subnormal Children
Winneshiek county prepares to launch the National Council of Defense child welfare drive. Mothers urged to weigh and measure every child under six, consult physicians for any subnormal reading, and provide proper nourishment. Mrs Elvie Logsdon, chairwoman, invites strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Women Power
United States
Anita Howard Shaw
National Suffrage Association
Washington
Wilson
National Council of Defense
Woman's Committee
Council of Defense
Liberty Loan
Counci of
Defense
Elvie Logsdon
Decorah July Fourth ties Red Cross drive to patriotism
County News notes a busy Decorah scene with many visits and travel. July 4th events include a large flag raising, a grand parade led by Uncle Sam and Aunt Columbia, performances by the local choir and Castalia band, and a patriotic address by Dr. F W Conover. Funds from the day, plus prior sales, total about 26.60 for Red Cross and Des Moines soldiers’ hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allert Krogsund
Buffalo
N. Y
Alfred Crabtree
Oskaloosa
George Crabtree
Waterloo
Claude van Wey
G. E. Webster
R. W.carter
Leone
Ossian
Lewis Felke
Ravena
L. C. Spaun
Chris Leer
Waukon
Irvin Crawford
Chris
Lynn Crawford
J. A. Peck
Walter Pilgrim
Ambrose Arnold
Sherman Bollman
Waters
Tom Bollman
Billa Letchford
Daisy van Wey
Sarah Miller
Jessie Meikle
Postville
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Red Cross
Castalia
Cheese Factory
Bank
Decorah
Hosital
Des Moines
Local Social Roundup From Highlandville Area
Miss Mayme Lee visits Kolseth household Tuesday evening. Ag ness Bee called at P Oole home last week. Mayme Lee hosted at Ole Orange home Sunday. Remarks on multiple visits to H Kolseth and Anton Lee. Barn raising attended at J Peterson's last Wednesday. Ladies' Aid plans linen sale and lunch for Red Cross next Tuesday July 16 at J Peterson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Lee
Kolseth
Agnes Bee
P. Oole
Ole Orange
Anton Lee
Orville
H. Kolseth
Andrew Halverson
Hane
Highlandville
J. Peterson
H. Kels
Gerhard Sogenese
W. Anderson
Miss Syverson
J. Sersland
E. Danielson
H. Sequin
D. Sjoboen
Locust
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Red Cross
United States Food Administration Notes Farm Law and Nutrition
The United States Food Administration requires licenses for users of farm implements. Officials urge farmers to plant pumpkins to feed livestock before frost. The DeWitt flour dealer Charles Howson paid a $1000 fine for selling flour without substitutes. Sugar losses from submarine raids prompt new sugar regulations in Iowa. Exports show substantial wheat substitute supplies to the Allies, with oats, corn and cornmeal shipped in large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
United States Food Administrator
Agricultural College and Food Administration
Towa
Iowa
Charles Howson
DeWitt
Red Cross
E J
Atlantic
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Great Britain
Postville social notes and regional visits in FranKville area
J J Van Wey visited Postville today while Mrs Rachel Birdsell and Oleon family spent time there. Numerous locals and visitors from Decorah Waukon Beatrice Olson Esther Snitker Oscar Padden have measles. Families and friends traveled between Decorah Waukon Charles City and Deborah for gatherings and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. van Wey
Postville
Rachel Birdsell
Oscar Padden
Clifford Robinson
Clayton
Roy Kneeskern
Hattie Lower
John
Anderson
Ind
Lew Meikle
Oakdale
Geo. Chandler
Decorah
Albert Berg
Chas, Brouillet
Francis Padden
Sarah
Waukon
Joe Hawes
Montana
J. A. Peck
J. E. Kneeskern
Chas
Brouillet
G. D. Bullman
Curtis
W. H. Smith
Frank Bulman
Caryl
Will Cook
Fortcamp
McGregor
Ray Waters
Lee Peck
Deborah
T. J. Crawford
Donald Bulman
Thursda
Lawrence Pilgrim
Leo
Roy Hasie
Bale
Leo Birdsell
Roy
Charles City
Burr Oak News Roundup July 8 1918
Local notes report Ford cars traded and sold, visits to Osage Decorah and Canton, kinfolk and friends visiting from St Paul Grimes Decorah Princeton and Canton. A.J. Butler arrives for a week, Kathleen Reed of Decorah visits, and a post picnic find describes a teaspoon, dessert spoon and fork left at Bluffton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Little
Walter McCauley
Ford
Paul Ward
Ted Emmons
Osage
L. C. Krumm
E. M. Reed
Mae Wennette
Decorah
Esther Carr
Prosper
Paul Wanless
FE. M. Reed
Paul Wer
Frank Perry
E. A. Reed
St. Paul
Sanaker
Jennie
Chris Rasmussen
E. A. Headington
M. Reed
Ernest Oxley
A. J. Butler
Grimes
Local notes on residents and guests in Burr Oak area
Names of residents and visitors appear from Burr Oak and vicinity including M J Soukup E M Reed C H Pierce of Canton, W H Reed family, I N Reed, Charlotte Manuel in Mercantile, Dr Whitbeck family, Doris Whitbeck, Weltha Bandle, Frank Reed, Ossian visit, Geo Ulrich, Fred Koenig, Fritz and Will Most, Nick Richert social, Sylvia Butler Grace Reed Austin trip, canning factory work, Alfred Olsen, sale at Mercantile, Bluffton July 4 picnic rain interruption, car 299379 owner to claim at Fremont Cox home, Sunday schools at 10 and union service at 11 led by Rev Supplee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Pierce
Canton
E. M. Wicks
W. H. Reed
W. C. Reed
Clark Prescott
Sapulpa
Okla
I. N. Reed
Charlotte Manuel
Dr. Whitbeck
Doris
Caledonia
Blufft
Weltha Bandle
Frank
Ossian
Geo
Ulrich
Fred Koenig
Fritz
Will
Nick Richert
Sylvia Butler
Grace [Reed
Austin
Minn
Alfred Olsen
Minneapolis
Olsen
Mercantile
Burr Oak
Bluffton
Fremont Cox
Supplee
Surplus cowpea seed urged for prompt use and feeding
A federal seed stocks committee warns of a large surplus of colored cowpea seed in the country. Plant or feed promptly to guard against weevil damage, with hay and concentrated feed rich in protein. South urged to expand cowpea acreage, as cowpea hay rivals alfalfa in value and aids rail traffic. Experiments show cowpeas fatten pigs well, best when fed in mixture with corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Committee On
United States Department of Agriculture
Soccor
South
Alabama Experiment Station
South Caroline Experiment Station
Ocean Bed Lava Dust and Meteorite Fragments Also Found
The article notes vast lava and pumice covering large ocean areas and the sea floor bearing meteorite dust shaped like fragments of broken comets. It also reports Judge Charles W. Coleman of Goshen New York resigning after forty six years of service at age twenty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Coleman
Goshen
N. Y
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Child Conservation and Welfare
County News
Calmar
Synneva Kolaas
Floy Hazelton
Frank Koch
Marie Schissel
Chris Wangsness
Jake Miller
Dubuque
Emily Tenold
Chicago
Frank Baburee
Camp Dodge
Leo Marron
Waucoma
John Peterson, Jr
Milwaukee
Yager
Chas Uher
Tweedel
Fisher
Terrence Gaul
Geo. Hauber
Mise Clara Pletka
Hugo
Leroy Buck
Dodge
John Hasting
Rudolph
Adolph Uher
Prairie du Chien
Louis Gladen
Blanche
Dorothy
L. J
Chas. Johnson
Charlotte Walby
Albert Zeeman
Rude Héubner
Carl Dreyer
Mabel Haugen
Glenwood
Harry Harvey
Fay
Navy
Harry Waters
Carlton Peck
Walter Brandt
Arthur Brandt
Wim
Brandt
Ruth Bollman
Esther Hangaartner
Bethel
Lester Lowery
Charley Shattuck
Burg
Etta Meikle
Barras
Harold
High Ridge
Vernon Kellogg
Leland Stanford University
Frankeville
M. J. Soukup
Winneshiek Hotel
I. H. Conigisky
Optometrist
Fordson Tractor
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Michigan
Fordson
Henry Ford & Son
Warren. E. Hoyt
Waterloo Business College
Majestic Theatre
Almon F. Gates
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