Iowa Farm Headlines From 1939 Agriculture Notes
Iowa farm notes cover soybean and hay crop choices, corn breeding support from eight farmers, six thousand five hundred chicks for East Lansing poultry research, sweet sorghum silage benefits, and drought impact on chinch bugs. It notes Iowa’s dressed poultry receipts at major markets, farm household spending patterns, flock size efficiency, hogs and sow farrowings, and a CCC planting of about 1.3 million trees for erosion control and woodlot improvement including black locust, green ash, black walnut, burr oak, sc, and pines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Poultry Research Laboratory
East Lansing
Mich
CCC
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa State College
Wildlife habitat planting in Iowa includes wild plums and more
A project in Iowa is planting trees shrubs and vines to feed wildlife and provide cover. Species listed include wild plum mulberry honeysuckle dogwood bittersweet and wild grape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Elgin Farmers Dairy Amends Voting Rule at Special Meeting
At a March 18 1939 special stockholders meeting in Elgin Iowa the Elgin Farmers Dairy Company amended Article VII to abolish per share voting and grant all stockholders a single vote cast in person or by proxy. Robert Wilson as president and Fleet Friden as secretary signed the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Elgin
Iowa
Robert Wilson
Fleet Frieden
Real Estate Transfers in Week Ending April 28
W J Rogers abstracts report transfers including Mary Spahr to Tille Hanson et al for $1 and lots in Elgin. Ward Brabham to Fayette county Iowa for 6.5 acres and related parcels. William Kohis Jr and wife to NW NE and NE NW in 35-94-7. Christian Johnson to Caroline Johnson Reed for $1 with parts of Herriman’s add in Wadena. Oscar D Hunsberger et al to Robert Pierce for $4000 covering SE NW and parts of NW sections 16-93-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers’ Abstract
Mary Spahr
Tille, Hanson, Et al
Elgin
Ward Brabham
Fayette County
Iowa
William Kohis, Jr
Christian Johnson
Caroline Johnson Reed
Herriman
Add
Wadena
Oscar D. Hunsberger
Robert Pierce
Weekend visitors and trips listed in Elgin local notes
Elgin residents hosted and visited relatives from Milwaukee Cedar Falls Russell Elkader West Union Hawkeye Fayette Decorah Spillville and other nearby towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred O Dell and daughter from Milwaukee and many relatives visiting friends from J I Phillips Jacob Yearous Sr Abe Habeger Edward Olesen Buy Bros docks and local homes over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O'Dell
Milwaukee
Wis
J. I. Phillips
Aulden Colberg
Guy Stearns
Hensley
West Union
Abe Habeger
Mary Baechler
Russell Jennings
Mrs
Carlton Looby
Decorah
Buy Bros
Spillville
All Townships Rate Superior At Achievement Day
Over 300 people attended the annual Home Project Achievement Day at the U. S. A. gymnasium. Eleven townships received superior ratings for exhibits and activity records. Special mention was given to Union, Harlan, Jefferson, Westfield, Illyria, Clermont and Scot townships for outstanding work on the child development and family relationships theme of the third year course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Porter Ellis
Union
Harlan
Jefferson
Westfield
Illyria
Clermont
Scot
Odorless Attributes of Most Flowers Highlighted
Collier's Weekly notes that over 90 percent of the world’s thousands of flower species have an unpleasant odor or none at all. The rose stands out as largely odorless among its many varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Guess Again Farce Delights Seniors Friday Night At Campus
The Senior Class presents the fast moving comedy Guess Again with a large cast including Lulu, Renee Lamour, and Lord Wiggleton. Date changed to May 19, audiences urged to attend after a whirl wind finale with The Farmer's in the Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ldl' Messer
Magnet
Lulu
Renee Lamour
Hollywood
Pratt
Villian
Old Grimes
Waldo Fitts
Skinner
Dora Mae
Olive Ordway
Janet Moore
Bill Douglas
Janet
Marcella Jenks
Lord Wiggleton
Lord Wiggletons
Lehman
Alfred Boleyn
George Morse
Alice Becker
Jumping Mouse Displays Remarkable Strength in Flight
Jumping mouse common in eastern North America shows exceptional muscular power leaping up to 40 times its body length, while prehistoric man widely used bronze, giving the era its name the Bronze Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Nova Scotia
Alaska
Virginia
James Bay
Illyria Township Farm Bureau Meeting Details
The Illyria township farm bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening May 11 at Illyria Community church starting at 8 30. Activities include community singing, reports on women’s work, weed eradication, a panel on farm ownership policy, safety on highways and a pupils performance. A sack lunch will be served. attendees should bring their own sacks and bring neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illyria Township
Florence Ogle
Ferdinand the
Illyria
Carol Wilson
Ted Thatcher Learns to Plan for Study Hour
Ted Thatcher struggles with feeling overly free during study periods. Miss Foster guides him to plan ahead rather than letting the hour dictate actions. They agree to plan together to empower Ted to decide what to do and how to proceed each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Miss Foster
Ted Thatcher
Sol
Participation in AAA Program in Fayette County Reflects High Participation
An announcement shows 90.1 percent of Fayette county crop acres and 83.3 percent of local farmers participate in the 1939 Agricultural Conservation program. Statewide average is 90 percent of total crop acres. Township participation: Clermont 91.0, Illyria 95.4, Pleasant Valley 94.2, Union 92.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Clermont
Illyria
Pleasant Valley
Union
Derby Rewrite: Wonder Horse Wins by Eight Lengths
Louisville race scene reports the 65th Kentucky Derby with the wonder horse of the three year olds finishing eight lengths ahead of Challedon who placed. Heatherbroom finished third and Viscounty fourth in the classic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Challedon
Heatherbroom
Viscounty
Open tennis doubles title at White Sulphur Springs
Bruce Barnes of Austin Texas and Berkeley Bell of Creskill New York won the United States Open doubles title aboard the White Sulphur Springs courts defeating Joe Whalen of Memphis and Ge Jennings of Chicago. The victory at the West Virginia resort earned them 980 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
White Sulphur Springs
Joe Whalen
Memphis
Ge % Jennings
Chicago
West’ Virginia
Broadcaster quips and old ad lines mix in a frayed page
A jumble of humorous exchanges and marketing tag lines appears, mentioning a Scot and a co worker with his wife’s teeth, then warnings to choose durable paint and Mule-Hide roofing products. The tone is dated and promotional, with scattered dialogue and product pitches.
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Towa
Towa State College
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Geo. E. Landsgaril
Gunder
Franc DeSart
Chester
Chester White
Albert Butikofer
Ogle
Echo
Ervin Metzger
Olson
Nora Klingman
Rennison
Celia Rennison
August Hahmann
El-gin
Elmer Pinney
Bridge
West Elgin
Telegraph-Herald
The
Elgin Echo
West Union Rendering Works
H. L. Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Jacob Yearous, Sr
J. T. Colgrove
Russell
Fred Reichert
Chas. Feller
Elkader
Emma Bunting
Valmah Bunting
George N. Schori
Louise Schori
Edward Olesen
Hawkeye
Joe Yates
Fayette
Superior
iXvoings
Agia
Ilyria
Farm Bureau
Welfore
Johnstown
Elgin Farmers Coop
Roy Knight
Asst
Sandy
Porter
Schori & Kuster Ler. CO
Elgin, Iowa
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