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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
18
Fred Patter, formerly in barber work in Wellsburg, applied for a barber license by examination and plans to open a shop soon. He leased space in the Earl Greavy pool hall and expects to occupy the new location in October. He has sold his trucking business.
Des Moines reports the state fish and game commission has set an open pheasant season for northern counties with dates to be announced. Changes include a daily bag limit tied to the open dates and migratory waterfowl seasons aligning with federal law October 1 to December 31. Hunters are urged to secure 1931 licenses now. resident licenses cost $1, non residents $15.
A long-read feature follows a German émigré who left Ludbeck to work as a secretary for an Australian ambassador, then lived in New Zealand and Hawaii before settling in Chicago. It notes her early saving drive to come to America and outlines regional news on farm sale attitudes in Warren County and carrot-top insect control methods. It also memorializes John M. Jacobs, a 95-year-old De Witt pioneer merchant, who once rode with Garfield’s era and later built a Chicago business before returning home to DeWitt.
W G Williams of Garner Hancock county reports Miss Polla Meyer visiting the community as a guest, fulfilling the stated aim of one day becoming president of America. The note reflects local interest in a young girl's political aspirations.
Boyd Hubbard a 24 year old from Adair was found hidden aboard the steamship Leaventhan bound for England. He was put to work cleaning brass and washing dishes while aboard. In England he remained jailed until the ship returned. The company asked his parents to pay his fare. his father replied to put him to work. He was brought back to New York and released.
W A Kerr of Estherville has just returned from Dakotas grasshopper infested areas. He says the country is virtually eaten up in places and recalls passing a fine corn field amid the devastation.
While driving along a Fayette County highway P E Davis Hollis Finch and Clifford Burger collided with a pheasant that leaped from a ditch and shattered the windshield. Burger was struck near the temple and dazed, Finch suffered cuts from glass, Davis unharmed. The pheasant also smashed the back window before leaping into a corn field. Deer numbers in National Forests rose from 802 460 to 877 780 last year under regulated hunting and preserved habitats.
Farmers are advised to move pullets into laying pens a few weeks ahead of laying. This helps them settle into the new surroundings and minimizes any disruption to egg production when they begin laying.
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