Berg Dies at Home After Long Elgin Life
Frederick Berg a longtime Elgin clothing merchant died Sunday at his home after a career spanning 38 years in the same business. He helped found Elgin’s public improvements and supported St Pauls Methodist Church, leaving a widow Edith Lehman Berg daughter Florence Mildred and a grandson Frederick Edwin Anderson. Burial followed at Elgin Cemetery with a church service at St Pauls.
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Wis
Elgin
Mr. Berg
Mel Kohler
Edith A. Lehman
Clifton Frederick
Florence Mildred
Edwin Anderson
Iowa Falls
Bayfield
Berg
Lutheran Church of Norway
Thomas J. Elwick
Methodist Church
Frederick Edwin Anderson
Nancy Rustod
Norway
Harry Husberg
Trygve Husberg
Eau Claire
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of
J. J. Snyder
F. O. Hillman
Elgin Cemetery
Legion to Meet in Hawkeye Fayette county post gathers May 24
The Fayette county American Legion plans its regular May meeting in Hawkeye on May 24. Fourth district vice commander Karl Knight of Lawler will attend for the first time with expected large turnout. Teo Whipple of Mason City is also the main topic of conversation as the group discusses programs and entertainment. A lunch will be served and a gate gathering of guards is slated to attend the Des Moines state event on June 1. Transportation plans for the boys attending Des Moines will be discussed.
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Fayette County
Masonity
Lieey
Hawkeye Posigaa
Des Mises
Des
Clayton County farmers urged to sign crop rotation agreements
Farmers in Clayton County are urged to sign 1938 Agricultural Program and Agricultural Adjustment Act agreements. The county committee will meet May 26 and 27 at the Farm Bureau Office in Elkader to review cases and sign agreements that combine tracts for compliance. Deadline to sign is June 1.
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Farm Bureau
Elkader
Stones in farm fields to masonry uses summary
Stone cleanup decisions depend on field type. Complete stoning is needed for vegetables, partial or none for tilled crops, meadows, pastures, or forestry. Removal methods include hand work or a stone wagon. avoid piling along fences. Crushed stones suit concrete mix with at least two thirds stone content. use small crushers attached to tractors where available.
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EB. R. Gross
Yantineer
New Jersey
WNU
Oatseay
Farm Bureau Picnic Planned at West Union Fair Grounds
Preliminary plans for a county wide farm bureau picnic were made at the last board meeting. June 14 is the tentative date and the event will be at the West Union fair grounds if a suitable speaker is secured. A six member committee was appointed to handle arrangements.
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Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
West Union Fair Grounds
Cattle Breeders Plan District Show at West Union
Twenty seven Holstein breeders from Fayette county attended the meeting at the farm bureau office Wednesday evening and heard Floyd Arnold discuss plans for the district show to be held at West Union on June 8. A judging contest for both men and women and a noon picnic dinner will be held.
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Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Floyd Arnold
West Union
Farm Women Stage Achievement Day at U S A Gym
Fayette county rural home makers closed their Child Development and Family Relationship project with a public Achievement Day exhibit and program at U S A gym on May 13. Eleven township booths from Union through Fremont were shown with ten rated excellent. Illyria and Fairfield chosen for possible state fair entries. Mrs. Raymond Sayre, state chair of women’s work for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, spoke. Sixty seven 100 percent local leaders, nine 100 percent cooperators and one hundred study group members received recognition.
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Fayette County
Union
Clermont
Harlan
Puttnam
Scott, Jefferson
Fairfield
Center
Westfield
Illyria
Fremont
Raymond Sayre
Women’s Work
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Close Inbreeding in Damelic Fowl Studies at Iowa State
A Wellanc Varmer writer reports ten years of controlled inbreeding tests on white clocklorn test birds at Iowa State. Results show certain characters improve with careful selection, while overall quality remains high among founder four males and 4.2 females, suggesting further investigation and crossbreeding lines are needed to find superior poultry lines.
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Iowa State
Cyemalea
Animals and Darkness See in Low Light
The text explains that vision requires light reflected into the eye and notes that in total darkness no light rays exist. It mentions animals such as domestic cats that can expand pupils to improve night vision, though the passage ends abruptly.
Black magic as term in religion and superstition
The text defines black magic as a term applied to beliefs and practices claimed to invoke evil spirits or the devil. It notes witchcraft sorcery and necromancy as elements of black magic, part of religious superstition gradually being overthrown.
Seed Corn Quality and Disease Resistance Notes
Seed corn appears flashy but often only fair as seed, with dry areas yielding stalks that mature slowly and ears that are below average. Curing moldy ears from stalks infested with wilt rot or other diseases is advised to preserve seed quality.
Storage Methods For Corn Stalks And Hay Racks
A farm correspondent notes that storing cornstalks and hay requires proper drying and spacing. Stalks should be spread in a sawn area to dry before tying and hanging to keep them out of reach of mice. Properly stored sheaves stay in first class condition for use in later seasons.
Described Bird with Slate Beak and Black Limbs
A fragmentary natural history note describes a bird from Sumas 1 with a long body and smaller appendages. It mentions a gorsa body type, fair depth, a striped comb, a beak color of wysa, and black slate beak tones.
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Sumas
Gorsa
Community Notices From Clermont Area Social Updates
Mrs. Elvira Johnson and children visited in the Reuben Hackmann home. Mrs. H. L. Bisbing of Cedar Falls visited until Thursday in the Jacob Yearous senior home. Mrs. Beryl Boleyn resigned at Boleyns. Mrs. Reuben Howard succeeded her. Ed Boleyn family and Mrs. Henry Topp changed houses. Topp moved into Boleyns former home, Ida Baldwin of Waterloo visited a week with nephew Mr. and Mrs. Lew Grover. Attendees at a Baptist meeting included J. F. Miller, George Durscher, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and Marjorie Lou, Evelyn Johnson at Sumner. Misses Jeanette Lindaman and Genevieve Dunkle hosted a school faculty picnic at Echo Valley Park near West Union. Vern Roberts and family moved to Mrs. Emma Lewis house in West Elgin. George Boyle and family to Pfister house vacated by Roberts. Vernon Knight to apartment in hotel vacated by Boyle family. Lois Brandt of Clermont leads Rainbow Girls at West Union. Theresa Snyder and Margaret Crider of Elgin hold love and religion posts. Installation occurred Saturday at the Masonic hall in West Union.
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Elvira Johnson
Clermont
Reuben Hackmann
H. L. Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Jacob Yearous, Sr
Beryl Boleyn
Boleyn’s
Reuben Howard
Ed Boleyn
Henry Topp
Topp
Boleyns
Ida Baldwin
Waterloo
Lew Grover
J. F. Miller
George Durscher
Harry Johnson
Marjorie Lou
Evelyn Johnson
Petratz Bros
Sumner
Jeanette Lindaman
Genevieve Dunkle
Echo Valley Park
West Union
Vern Roberts
Emma Lewis
West Elgin
George Boyle
Pfister House
Roberts
Vernon Knight
Boyle
Echo Valley State Park A Quiet 107 Acre Nature Spot
Echo Valley State Park sits one mile southeast of West Union in Fayette county. It covers 107 acres with a cedar fringed lake of 12 acres, echoing cliffs, and a wildlife preserve along the east shore. The west shore hosts the main road, picnic and parking areas, plus recreational fields and a stocked fish lake for visitors.
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Echo Valley State Park
West Union
Fayette County
Glover's Creek
Salem Tavern Policy Bans Liquor Service to Women with Babies
The Echo notes that Salem Massachusetts taverns will not serve liquor to women accompanied by babies. The piece adds a quip that babies would prefer to have their bottles at home, reflecting a humorous local stance.
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Salem
Mass
Crack in a Chair Seat Compared to a Policeman
In a humorous column a reader notes a crack in a chair seat acts like a policeman warning about improper parking. The piece comments that the best time to build is when prices are low and labor is plentiful, urging sensible choices.
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Felter's Hardware
Orvin Thompson
Pastville
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Gunder
Walter Haigh & Sons
Manchester
Elmer Pinney
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New York Life Insurance Company
Ce Sk Cp
Air Mall
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Washington, D.C
Fred &. Berg
Ern Bauder
C. B. Schori
Edward Klingman
Legion
Attention Farmers of
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Farm Bureau News Letter
Ham
Lois Brandt
Rainbow Girls Order
Theresa Snyder
Margaret Crider
Masonic Hall
Echo Valley
Martin-Senour
Bobby
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