Masonic temple work to begin near Knoxville
News item notes plans to start a new $40,000 Masonic temple at Knoxville around September 1, with related Iowa rural and agricultural updates including pig and corn reports, rabies vaccine discussion, and local civic notes from Cass and Story counties.
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Knoxville
Baeves
Waterloo
John Harris
Guthrie Canter
Cass County
Clay County Wool Growers Association
Spencer
Iowa
Jay N. Darling
Register
Des Moines
Ryehead
Mass
Darling
Iiona
Folk
Scott, Linn
Marshall
Story County
Farm Bureau
State Board of Conservation
Wildcat den
Muscatine
Parsons College
Iowa Power and Light Company of
Adel Light and Power Company
Red Oak
Elizabeth K. Baumgartner
Delaware County Radio
Lloyd E. Andrews
Thindis Central Railway
Wagner-Monona Association
Woodward & Son
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Transportation Company
Interurban
Boone
Webster City
Maytag Washing Machine Company
Newton
J. J. Chriseinger
Wapello
Laufea County
Fort Des Moines
Ft. Des Moines
L. BE. Stamm
State Board of
J. E. Thomas
Sunty Boards of
Auperviaore
Mra
J. F. Schoby
Algona
C Buddies
Rainbow Division
Chicago
Curried Dishes and Fruit Desserts From 1935 Western News
Pickled crab apples curry dishes and curry flavored rabbit and chicken preparations feature with rice. Also recipes for creamed mushrooms Italian fruit ice and golden glow ice cream plus a curried banana dish and mixed salads using apples and peanut butter.
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Qed
Municipal Incorporation Defined for Localities
A municipality is an incorporated city town village or borough with a charter of incorporation conferring privileges of local self government.
Million-dollar mark passed in Legion endowment drive
The American Legion’s five million dollar endowment fund for disabled veterans and orphans of World War I passed the one million dollar benchmark after the preliminary canvassing. Nine states topped quotas with Kentucky oversubscribing by sixty percent. North Dakota led northern states with raised proportions. several governors and former governors joined state committees to support the funding drive.
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American Legion
James A. Crain
Kentucky
Tennisaee
Arkonans
North Dakota
South Dakota
North Carolina
Utah
Nevada
Avon Park
Merlintown
George G. Baumgartner
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
University of Arizona
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Minneapolis
Mion
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Excelsior Springs
Denver
Colo
Veterans’ Bureau
Wotaw-Swank
Neoga, Ii
Jhst
Franklin
Billings
Vermont
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Alvin T. Fuller
Massachusetta
Albert ©. Ritchie
Legionnaire
Maryland
George S. Silzer
New Jersey
Alfred EB. Smith
New York
Channing
David J. Walsh
Massachusetts
Charles S. Whitman
Prisoner in Atlanta Pens Note to American Legion
A federal inmate in Atlanta writes a letter on prison stationery to the American Legion National Headquarters. He encloses a $15 check from a Rhode Island bank and expresses support for the Legion’s celestial fund drive, noting his inability to contribute physically but sending best wishes and solidarity.
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Atlanta
Rhode Island Bank
American Legion Endowment
National Headquarters
American Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Rhode Island
Ambition at St Nazaire as stevedores seek rifles
The text recalls old days at St Nazaire with two curious stevedores who stop work for B chat and dream of rifles. One asks what they want most after discharge from the army and the other answers with a plan to plant rifles back home to guard the yard and weather.
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St. Nazaire
Soybean trial programs by Iowa Experiment Association
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association in Ames offers one bushel lots of Manchu and Peking soybeans for seed or hogging down trials, with fees of 3 and 4 dollars respectively. A new Dunfield variety with limited seed supply is available in two pound lots for 50 cents per application, including bug and inoculation materials. inquiries should be sent to the Town Agricultural Experiment Association in Ames, Iowa.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Ames
Iowa
Dunfield
Town Agricultural Experiment Association
Cucumber Beetles Threaten Home Garden Crops
Among the most troublesome garden pests are striped and spotted cucumber beetles. Adults attack awakening cucumber and melon plants, ruining potential crops within a day. Attempts at control have varied from smelly chasing substances to arsenical poisons, with nicotine dust at 2 percent showing some effectiveness but not complete control. Some growers report success with hotting dust.
Shippers Cautioned Against Oversupplied Hay Markets
Marketing experts urge shippers to avoid glutty markets and to watch quotations closely. Kansas City, the world’s largest primary hay market, mainly distributes coarse stemmy hay for alfalfa and southern horse and mule markets. accurate knowledge of grades and receipts helps sellers command good margins.
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Kansas City
Destroy Melon Louse Guidance for Coppery and Striped Cucumbers
The melon louse control suggests nicotine sulphate 1 to 80 with laundry soap at 4 pounds per 50 gallons. Spray from a near-tip angle to reach leaf undersides. For striped cucumbers use a dugt mix of 1 pound calcium arsenate and 20 pounds gypsum or land cluster.
Fill Ordinary Silo Most Economically
A guide to filling an ordinary silo efficiently, detailing labor needs, timing, and methods. Emphasizes constant operation, staged cutting, and balancing moisture to produce well packed, palatable silage without overripe or under-moisture corn. Recommends 1 to 3 workers in the field, depending on team size and haul distance.
Alfalfa Stand Risks From Mature Nurse Crop
New Jersey agronomist George W. Mustraye warns that maturing oats or barley as a nurse crop drains soil moisture, choking young alfalfa plants and risking lodging of grain. Growers are advised to cut grain for hay as soon as heads appear to protect alfalfa stands and avoid economic losses.
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George W. Mustraye
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Professor Musgrove
Buttermilk Values for Swine Feeding Compared to Corn
The article explains buttermilk and skim milk have feeding values similar to corn when used for swine. It states 100 pounds of undiluted buttermilk equal 1/2 bushel of corn in value, meaning buttermilk is worth 50 cents per hundredweight for swine. Applies only if buttermilk is not fed beyond three pounds per pound of grain.
Agricultural Pests and Planting Tips From An Old Guide
Practical notes cover pest control for gypsy moth Japanese beetle and cucumber beetle. Advice includes using Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead powder, timing bean planting, milking sanitation changes, and crop protection methods for cucumbers and cabbages.
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