Champion Sells for 12 75 at Fayette Bounty Fair
The grand champion baby beef shown by Harry Stolle of West Union sold for 12.75 a hundred to Rath Packing Co of Waterloo, weighing 970 pounds for a total of 123.67. The reserve champion also shown by Stolle went to Hormel Packing Co of Austin Minn at 11.00 a hundred, weighing 920 pounds. Twenty one head of baby beeves were sold with buyers Rath Hormel Weselman Calmar and Dubuque Packing Co. The champion litter of pigs exhibited by Reuben Steffen sold for 6.60 a hundred, 6 pigs averaging 278 pounds, total 110.22, purchased by Rath Packing Co. Pigs exhibited by Don Stansbury Erbie Steffen and Leslie Seedorff sold for 6.50 a hundred, 57 pigs sold to Rath Hormel and Elmer Halverson West Union. Auctioneer was Orvin Thompson of Wadena.
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Fayette
Harry Stole
West Union
Rath ‘Packing Co
Waterloo
Harry Stolle
Hormel Packing Co
Austin
Minn
Hormel Company
Weselman & Beevar
Calmar
Dubuque Packing Co
Reuben Steffen
Rath Packing Co
Don Stansbury
Erbie Steffen
Leslie Seedorff
Lamont
Rath
Hormel
Elmer Halverson
Orvin Thompson
Wadena
4-H
Louis Kiel
Carl Miche
Maynard
Harry
L. Olesen
Farmers Reserve Corn to Shield Drouth-Era Markets
H. M. Brownell says farmers who reseal corn stored on farms help build a reserve to guard against an overloaded market and livestock feed costs. The ever normal granary began in 1938 to convert surplus into reserves, allowing loans to hold part of the crop in good years for use in bad years or higher prices.
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Drouth
H. M. Brownell
County Aaa Committee
Winners in 4-H Booths at Fayette County Fair
At the Fayette county fair the 4-H girls department named winners for booth displays. Judges and leaders from Fairfield Arlington Smithfield Scott West Union and Postville announced placements from first through eleventh with clubs including Lucky Clovers Jolly Juniors Merry Hearts Ever Ready and Putnam Peppy Pals among those honored. About 100 club girls attended the Achievement show on Tuesday.
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B. J. Weigle
Decorah
Fairfield Lucky Clovers
Dora Meisgeier
Arlington
Smithfield Jolly Juniors
Merry Hearts of Scott
Bethel Ever Ready Club
Westfield Happy Hustlers
Franklin Colberg
Wadena
Dover’s* Daughters
Philip Wolfe
West Union
Harlan N
Union
Sunny Lads
W. H. Beall
Putnam
Gee
Bassett
Clermont Clover Clovers
K. J. Kerr
Postville
Hearts of Center
E. IC. Knight
Randalia
Fairfield
Lucky Clover Club
Fall forecasts and farm notes from Iowa economists
Washington economists predict modest fall improvements with no boom. Corn supplies likely larger than last year though much is under seal. Iowa farmers plan county program meetings in September to chart 1939 40 plans and outlook. News tip line is 20.
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Washington
Iowa
Monaco records surge in hotel count
The Principality of Monaco, including Monte Carlo, now hosts 75 hotels within its 395 acre area marking a record for resort lodging. The tally reflects a crowded hospitality landscape in a compact sovereign enclave popular with travelers and investors.
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Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Monte Carlo
Hyenas deemed dumbest trainers say females easiest
The trainers label hyenas as the least responsive and hardest to train. They note a pattern that females of all species are easier to train than males, a conclusion drawn from their experience with the animals.
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Byens
Football Safety Talk Encourages Proactive Parental Action
Joe Ferguson seeks advice from Bill Haines about whether his son Ted should play football. Haines urges checking school medical exams equipment and field quality, coaching, and training. If deficiencies exist parents should organize to secure proper facilities, making football safer rather than avoiding it.
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Joe Ferguson
Bill ‘Haines
Joe
Ted
Joan
Bill Haines
O.K
Bill
Echo Printing Promotes Strength in Hoosier Ball
During a game day report Indiana faced Northwestern and Iowa with Center Bill Menke logging 3.87 miles and guard Paul Armstrong 3.58 miles. The figures reflect a strenuous pace, underscoring the effort required in the college basketball clash.
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Indiana
Northwestern
Iowa
Bill Menke
Wildcats
Paul Armstrong
Hawkeyes
Community Notes From Grand Meadow Area Social Scene
Grand Meadow residents report visits and gatherings across several homes. Families including Bart Longans Helmer Leona Thebyon and others shared Sunday and Friday get togethers at the Glen Nygan home and with Julia Lands gard. Several guests from Minneapolis Waterloo and Fayettes attended events, and school bells marked Monday.
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Almer Nelson Tome
Elgin
Leonard Jacobson
Laura Holt
Bert Lyngaas
Ernest Holt
Julia Landsgard
Louie Olson
John Mark
Arthur Olson
Lavanda
Geraldine
Clarence Olson
Rudolph Reinhart
Minneapolis
Minn
Andrew Reinhart
Leslie Cooley
Waterloo
Laura ‘Holt
Ames Olson
Darlene
Marilyn
Sandra
Clipper Ship Zenith and The Rise of Steam Power
The text compares transmission line cables with high strength to weight ratios and discusses corona losses with diameter. It then shifts to clipper ships, noting their rise in 1843 to meet China tea trade demand, peak around 1851, and the shift toward steam after the Suez Canal opened in 1860.
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Califor
Suez Canal
Warning to drivers after weekend crash near town
A major accident injured two drivers when an 8,000 gallon gasoline truck trailer overturned after a car struck it during a double holiday weekend. Explosion and fire followed the overturn as police booked the car’s driver for drunken driving. Traffic was warned to be unusually heavy and to drive carefully.
Broadcaster September Paint Time and Plywood Deals
The note markets a mild season for painting with two coats for a typical one room home at about twenty to twenty five dollars. A neighbor questions local dances and a child jokes about becoming like their mother while plans for portable houses and an estimate service are offered. A Kansas City scene features comment on stock yards and Texas branding corrals.
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Kansas City
Texas
Vandallia shooter wins Grand American Women’s Trap title
Mrs Roy Meadown of Des Moines Iowa captures the Grand American Handicap Women’s Trapshooting Championship with 84 hits from the 19 yard line. She is mother of Stanley Meadown, nationally known trapshooter and Iowa State Champion.
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Vandallia
Ohio
Roy Meadown
Des Moines
Iowa
Stansley Meadown
Frozen Ordeal For Ice Survived
A 53 year old Chinese man named Jack Lum survived five days of frozen sleep after undergoing a refrigeration treatment for cancer at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Doctors from Temple University Medical School reported his heart showed improvement and that cooling his body may slow cancer growth. Surgeons Dr. James Graham and Dr. Alex Jones are pictured removing the ice pack from Lum in a refrigerated bed as the team hopes the experiment restores his health.
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Springfield
Jack Lum
Temple University Medical School
James Graham
Alex Jones
St. John's Hospital
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