Thompson & Waters Sell Dates Planned Across February
Thompson and Waters list sale dates throughout February with a January 27 28 sequence. Auctions include Himer Resnick McGregor Lena Clark Gunder Mrs Edmund Leven Wingen Monona Mrs Frank Kelleher Elkader Les Leeland Monona Boyer Bros Elgin Gilbert Folsom Postville Otto Fischer Postville George G Nickels Wadena and weekly Thursday exchange at West Union Auction.
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Himer Resnick
McGregor
Lena Clark
Gunder
Edmund Leven- Wingen
Monona
Frank Kelleher
Elkader
Les Leeland
Boyer Bros
Elgin
Gilbert Folsom
Postwille
Otto Fischer
Postville
George G. Nickels
Wadena
West Union Auction Exchange Eevery
Ancient hats survive in bishop cap and clown skull
Two fourteenth century headpieces endure as cap of the bishop and skull cap of the circus clown. The hats mark early fashion in headgear as styles emerged during the medieval era.
Empire of Ottoman Turks in Soliman II era
The empire of the Ottoman Turks reached peak development during the reign of Soliman II from 1520 to 1966, marking a long period of imperial power and territorial extent.
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Soliman II
Chorea Prevalence Across Genders Noted
In a medical note on St Vitus dance also called chorea the condition is reported as twice as common in girls as in boys, highlighting gender disparity in incidence and awareness among clinicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctima
St. Vitus
Dasce
Contested seats and lobby push shape Iowa legislature
In Iowa House contests there are three seat challenges with a cautious committee approach. Speaker Irwin earns broad respect for impartiality. An active lobby argues for the Iowa Community Preservation Act raising chain-store license fees, while a Cass county bill seeks merchantable title restrictions dating to 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Woodbury
Elliott
Ida
Scott County
Publication of state salary lists debated in legislature
Two measures introduced urge publicity of state house salaries. Senator Dewey proposes a state funded booklet listing all employees of record as of December 31 1938 including multi job holders. Kuester and Dykhouse bill would require publication of salary lists without broader implication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Dewey
Kuester
Cass County
Dykhouse
Lyon County
Marriage and health bills filed by legislators in state houses
Stated times for the information of the public note eugenics measures identical in character filed in House and Senate by legislators guarding public health. One bill requires medical examination of both contracting parties before license is issued. Another requires blood tests of expectant mothers for infectious disease. A third requires reports by the state health department to local boards of health on unregistered social disease sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
State Department of Health
Boards of Health
Reorganization Bill Proposes Parole Board Merger
Reorganization Bill No 1 from the Senate committee on Reorganization would eliminate the parole board as a separate entity and merge its duties with the state board of control with the attorney general as chairman of parole control Critics say the attorney general could face conflicts as a law enforcing officer serving as parole authority and may resist the change The plan has drawn notable opposition from critics concerned with the AG role.
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Committee On
Senate
Parole Board
State ‘Board of Control
Board of Parole Control
Attory
Landscape Architect Meeting At Court House In February
A landscaping meeting will be held at the court house assembly room February 3 at 1 p.m. with Donald McArthur, Ames, in charge. Bureau members interested in improving home grounds will gain valuable information by attending this meeting. Wool Growers to Meet Fayette County Wool Growers association holds its annual meeting at the Legion hall Fayette Monday Jan 36 at 11 30 a.m. 4 H lamb club members and families urged to attend. Bring picnic dinner and table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Assembly Room
Donald McArthur
Ames
Bureau
Fayette County
Wool Growers’ Association
Legion Hall
Fayette
Lamb Club
Iowa agricultural notes on swine and crops from Iowa State College
Pigs farrow to market at about six in ten. death loss in the first week high. Legume seed imports down this year. Milk supply strongest pigs from dams with most milk. Nurseries selling thousands of Iowa Ames apple varieties. Chicks sired by inbred cockerels show lower death loss than random breeds. Farmers in 19 counties plan swine meetings. ISU specialists to assist. ISU winter enrollment exceeds 6,000, largest for this time. Overwintering sows drinking water provides no fat gain. T.V.A cooperators meet Friday 9:30 at Farm Bureau. Brome grass pastures expanding. beet producers meet Saturday. Carl Oldson to speak Fayette County Beef Producers meeting at Legion hall. Otis Rothlisberger is president. directors Thore Thompson and L. D. Hitch. Picnic dinners requested.
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Iowa State College
T. V. A. Cooperators
Son
Farm Bureau
Towa
East Central
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Fayette County
Chinch Bug Outbreaks In Iowa Seen In Winter
Iowa farmers face chinch bug activity similar to 1934, concentrated in southwestern counties. Manure value loss from poor handling reaches over 25 million dollars annually, urging conservation practices to save farmers. Calf mortality drops when cod liver oil is added to milk, with 1 to 2 teaspoons daily as common dosage, delivered by mixing or direct mouth administration.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Corn and Wheat Farmers to Get Larger Payments
Sharp increases in AAA payments to cooperating corn and wheat farmers under the 1939 farm program attract producers, with corn payments between 14 and 15 cents per bushel on normal yields. Rural electrification efforts expand as Clermont and Smithfield townships form memberships, bringing total to 13 townships. Homer Chapman and L T Olson named R E A chairmen for Smithfield and Clermont respectively, with 370 memberships signed and maps to be drafted as work completes.
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Clermont
Smithfield
Homer Chapman
Fayette
L. T. N. Olson
Clermont Township
First Deer Had No Antlers Revealed in Records
Records show the earliest deer species was very small and antlerless, dating to the lower Miocene period. The finding illuminates deer evolution, indicating early browsing in forested habitats and suggesting a gradual development of antlers in later lineages.
Fire Brat and Silverfish Insect Pests Explained
A fire brat is a small scale-covered household pest related to silverfish. The terms describe insects that infest homes, feeding on paper and fabrics and thriving in damp conditions.
British India's Highest Mountain Nanda Devi
The highest mountain in British India is Nanda Devi standing 25,645 feet tall. It is the peak that marks the limit of imperial geography in the subcontinent, a landmark for explorers and geographers.
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British India
Local Real Estate Transfers Reported for Elgin Area
Local transfers recorded by abstractor W. J. Rogers include Elgin State Bank selling to Jacob Lehman and Louisa Lehman for four hundred dollars on lots 11 and 12 in block 3 Sutter's Addition. John Luchsinger and wife convey to Wm. H. Kohls Jr. for one dollar in EB 1-2 SE ex 2.1-2 lying north of road and other parcels. Edith Mattoon et al transfer to Lillie Mattoon for four hundred dollars on lots 2 3 10 and 1 block 7 second Addition to Elgin.
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W. J. Rogers
Elgin State Bank
Jacob' Leh
Louisa Lehman
Sutter
Elgin
John Luchsinger
Wm. H. Kohls
Edith O. Mattoon
Lillie Mattoon
L.22
Dairy training schools held in Clayton county
About 100 farmers attended a three day program held in Giard Elkader and Edgewood this past week with Dr. K W Stouder and Dallas Jackets leading extension sessions on educational phases of state. Accidents at homes pose serious risk as noted by Clayton Co Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Giard
Elkader
Edgewood
K. W. Stouder
Extension
Retinerinafian
Dallas Jackets
Tate
Clayton Co. Register
Federal spending critic notes seven day cycle
The message highlights that the federal government spends about 30 million dollars daily, six days a week, and on the seventh day it devises new ways to spend other people's money. The remark frames government spending as continual and opportunistic.
Movie stars named in 1938 Americas top picks
Tyrone Power was voted movie king and Jeanette MacDonald the queen in a contest to pick Americas top movie stars of 1938. An old timer recalls a time when radio owners listened to Major Bowes and radio listening was common.
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Major Bowes
Tyrone Power
Jeanette MacDonald
America
Oddball Anecdotes From A Long Ago Page
A collage of quirky one liners and jokes about doctors patients wardrobes and animals. Bits joke about cigars gloves brassieres socks and trousers pockets mix with playful refrains and puns reflecting a lighthearted period newspaper tone.
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Toome
Celia Meyer
Martin Wenger
Mary Benson
A. G. Bauder
Cedar Rapids
Herve Robbins
West Elgin
Fleet Frieden
N. E. Iowa
Edge
Hill
Oelwein Nursery Co
Oelwein
Echo
Felier's Hardware
Bendscape Planting and Planning Service
Aime Nursery
Oelwein Nursery
Wimile East
Udga
O’neill Drug Company
Clermont ‘Mattress
Works
Vermont
Elgin Echo
Thompson & Waters
Irwin
Keokuk
Pelzer
Minnesota
Farm Bureau News Letter
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
the Echo
Sivan-Walker
Cosby-Wirth
American Salesbook Co
Saalesbooks
Irving-Pitt
National Book Co
SHAW
MARSH
Shaw Walker
Shaw-Walker
THE
West Union
Omar Mills
Elgin Farmers Coop
Max Medberry, Mer
Roy Knight
Asst
baThe Broadcaster
Cac
Schori & Kusterler. CO
Elgin, Iowa
Torkelson Bros
Chrysler
Plymouth
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