School Year Calendar and Contest Entries at Ossian
The district opens after spring break marking six weeks left with baseball games planned at Ossian Alpha and two with Wadena. May events include senior play junior senior banquet baccalaureate and music festival. Wegner will lead four teams in the district contest at Oelwein April 16 with named entrants in novice and amateur divisions.
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Ossian
Alpha
Wadena
Miss Wegner
Oelwein
Margaret Crider
Ernestine Benson
Bessie Grimm
Margaret
Vaccination School Trains 22 Hog Raisers in Iowa
Twenty-two hog raisers attended a vaccination school at West Union on April 6. Twenty-one took the examination and if they pass a satisfactory test will receive a permit from the state of Iowa to vaccinate their own hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Iowa
Committee Plans to Learn Grasshopper Fight
The district conference at West Union on April 21 will discuss plans to combat the grasshopper outbreak in Fayette and surrounding counties. Attendees from this county include a Farm Bureau board chosen township representative. State and federal entomologists report grasshopper eggs are abundant in Fayette, expected to hatch late April to May, with hatching lasting one month to six weeks depending on weather.
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Fayette
West Union
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Fayette County
Township Farm Bureau Booths Six Township Groups
Six township Farm Bureau groups plan booth exhibits of agricultural products at the Fayette county fair this year, according to county agent Paul E. McElroy. Union township last year won permanent possession of the cup offered by the Farm Bureau.
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Township Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Paul E. McElroy
Union Township
Farm Bureau
Turkeys up but prices stable forecasts for 1938
Projections show turkey production rising in 1938 from 1937 levels while oats prices remain steady. Iowa expects similar earnings for turkey producers as in 1937 despite higher supply, aided by relatively lower feed costs. Consumer demand remains the key uncertain factor shaping prices and profits. Canada thistles can be eradicated by smother crops such as alfalfa, with fallowing and careful crop sequences needed to suppress regrowth over several years.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Canada
Sudan
Fayette County Club Convention Draws Big Turnout
The Fayette County club convention continued with a luncheon served by the Ladies' Aid. Beulah Blunt of West Union displayed bells as Mrs. H. E. Duke and others sang, while Mrs. Wim. Larrabee Jr. spoke on federation achievements. Carl Reed and David Gentiox also addressed the gathering on federation structure and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Blunt
West Union
H. E. Duke
Hillis Noon
R. W. Humphrey
H. Whitney
Wim. Larrabee
Iowa Federation
David Gentiox
Marshalltown
Convention Delegates Gather for Iowa Federation Meeting
The 1938 federation convention featured addresses on federation activities and library support in Mason City. Officers were elected, visitors counted at 132, and the afternoon crowd reached about 175 despite unregistered attendees. Arrangements were led by Mrs. Whitford and Mrs. Allen Habeger with local committee help.
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C. A. Knutson
Clear Lake
P. C. Lapham
Charles City
Mason City
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
W. H. Mitchell
O. W. Heiserman
Lulu Blunt
Whitford
Fayette County
North
Arlington Triangle Club
Torkelson
Leigh Matthews
Farmersburg
Clayton County
A. F. Porter
Decorah
Winneshiek County
B. K. Orr
Waukon
Allamakee County
Allen Habeger
Study and Progress Clubs
Blizzard Death Toll Wrecks Central U S Cities
A severe April blizzard left many dead as ice covered wires fall in central Indiana. Snow floods and tornadoes disrupted other regions, with extensive damage reported nationwide.
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United States
Indiana
Pretty Jean Robey Wins Florida Orange Picker Title
Orlando resident Pretty Jean Robey helped harvest a portion of this year's record Florida orange crop and earned the Champion Florida Orange Picker title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretty Jean Robey
Orlando
Florida
Jean
Iowa centennial convention and tax tale
The article notes Iowa’s centennial convention and comments on state taxes. It cites State Treasurer Wegman stating tax totals rising from 84 million in 1933 to 190 million in 1937, attributing portions to social security and liquor taxes and blaming high levy on residents, with a jab about theatre gum and dyeing printing by The Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iowa
Wegman
The
Echo
Easter Sunday Fashion Parade on Fifth Ave 1905
A view of Fifth Avenue during the Easter Sunday fashion parade in 1905 shows crowds and colorful attire along the boulevard. The scene captures streetwear trends and city activity as spectators line the sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Ave
Broadcaster style ad copy and rural humor snippets
A collage of ad copy and quips recalls bargain oak flooring at forty dollars and homey exchanges. Farmers, city talk, flirtations, and rustic proverbs mix whimsy with everyday concerns about roofs, money owed, and old fashioned love.
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eMolass
Want
Hans Grether
Elgin
Capper’s Hatchery
Delbert Chapman
West Elgin
Emma Lewis
Walter Durscher
Alfred Jacob
Echo Office
Felter's Hardware
Ben Schneider Farm
Mabel Holzer
Bradley-Vrooman
Feller
Hdw
Orvin Thompson
Postville
Monona
Gunder
Kate Horan
Clermont
Walter Haigh & Sons
Manchester
Elmer Pinney
Bridge
Gilbert Loftsgard
Elgin Co-operative Company
Hunsberger & Schori
Dale Kelly
Dale
C. B. Schori
Lindaman
Bobbsey Twins
Christ
Georgiana Falk
Elizabeth Walters
Betty Lou Miller
Norma Torkelson
George Bovis
Tommy Barker
Lester Grimm
Dover
Sylvan Hoag
Center
M. E. Talcott
Randalia
Harlan
W. E. Pace
Maynard
Jefferson
Gee
G. Platt
Scott
E. D. James
Stanley
Gothland
Baltic Sea
Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
America
the Atlantic Monthly
Arlington St
Boston
Farm Bureau News Letter
Turkey
WOI
Iowa State College
National Farm and Home Hour
Fayette County Club
Yesteryear
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
McCormick-Deering Farmall
McCormick-Deering
Torkelson Bros
Chrysler and Plymouth
I. H.C. Farm Machinery
Elgin, Iowa
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