Iowa Farmers Face Fluctuating Prices and Poultry Demand
The report notes Iowa egg producers sold about five to six million dollars worth of eggs to the government in the past year. It warns about ladder safety and stresses alfalfa hay to boost cattle gains on corn. It also discusses soybeans as emergency crops for rain-damaged cornfields and notes potential price support under the Price Control Act. Poultry profits may rise but processing plants may struggle with a fall surge as over half the poultry sells in October to December.
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Towa
Iowa
Modern unit furniture fits walls with adaptable designs
Unit furniture offers modular shelves, cabinets, desks, tables, and sofas that can be fitted together in various configurations. While some pieces include music and games, the practical value lies in compact designs that suit small spaces and movable living arrangements.
Meat Pie as Patriotic Leftovers Cookery
A compact guide shows how to make Crowned O Biscuit Meat Pie from leftovers. It blends meat, vegetables, gravy and a biscuit crown, yielding a simple one dish meal Serves six.
Ruth's remarkable career and pension tale mix in odd clipping
Babe Ruth played in 2 502 major league games with a .342 batting average. Alta Heflin, a 32 year veteran telephone operator in Harlan, becomes the first Iowa State Telephone Co. employee in the city to retire on pension after a local picnic honor and a Colorado vacation. Decorah district court fines councilman E T Haugen 300 dollars for illegal gambling device possession, raid finds pinball machine in his store. Corning reports a grocer error over a month's bill with a coy tomato catsup misdescription motive.
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Suabe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Alta Heflin
Harlan
Iowa State Telephone Co
Colorado
Why
Decorah
E. T. Haugen
Haugen
Farm Needs and 4-H Enrollment Shaped by 1941 Issues
The article details farm demands and livestock feeds for 1942 including a large fall pig crop needed for pork and lard next spring and summer. It cites Iowa 4-H enrollment reaching 16 461 boys while girls number declined nearly 1 000, totaling 28 071, and notes a drop from the previous year. It also discusses alfalfa acreage, feed requirements of 25 million bushels of wheat for livestock, truck and logistics cuts for eggs and poultry, and hay handling guidance such as windrowing and chopping hay into 1-2 inch lengths.
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Iowa
Armed Forces
Firemen scoop burning trash to save bank boiler room
Colorado Springs firefighters faced a blaze in a bank building and found a large pile of burning trash in the boiler room. They used shovels to push the burning material into the firebox, illustrating efficient fire response.
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Colorado Springs
Gambling ban restricts Calcutta China town to Chinese
Chinese Only Gambling in Calcutta's China town has been restricted to the Chinese following protests by Hindu wives who said their husbands were losing all their money at the gaming tables.
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Calcutta
Chinatown
Winter Coal Trouble Warns and Witty Quotations
A local feature mixes satirical jokes and blunt notes on coal shortages this winter. The piece warns readers to secure coal now as supply lines strain while blending humor about priorities and domestic quirks.
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My Gal Sal
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Texas A and M
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D. 0. Weiner
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