Around Iowa Old Specs and Odd Local Sights
A mosaic of brief Iowa items recounts antiquarian spectacles from Griswold to a 200 year old pair with silver bows, a lightning strike on Lloyd Yankey’s Vail farm, a hog truck fire near Vail, and locals like Nashua’s washing machine wringers lesson. Political feuds in Marion County involve Wilhelmina Wilkes and a party dispute. Rattlesnakes found under coal mine iron near Knoxville. A Chicagoan named J A Jennings heads west on U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Griswold
Wilhelmina Wilkes
Marion County
Unusual sight on Highway 6 near Marengo. wheels cause damage
A pair of dual truck wheels escaped from an Arromotor Freight semi and struck the Jennings car near Marengo, bending its axle and forcing towing. No injuries reported. Other notes mention CCC camp mishaps, a young rescued girl, a homemade miniature tractor project, and local notices from Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Arromotor Freight Company
Jennings
Plans For 1940 Primary Election In Iowa State
The 1940 primary intrigue centers on expected Democratic and Republican contenders. Democrats discuss governor hopefuls like State Senator Edward Breen and ex-Governor Kraschel, with Kraschel hinting at continued action to shift power. Republicans consider Lloyd Thurston and Dewey E. Goode, though Goode may seek a Senate seat, while Breen remains a coveted opponent for both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
United States
Senate
Fair Grounds
Tam
Senator Breen
Breen
Kraschel
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Dewey E. Goode
Bloomfield
Goode
State Senate
State Highway Commission
1939 Towa Corn Crop Prospects Report
Towa corn crop prospects are estimated at 465 072 000 bushels based on conditions reported August 1 by the Towa and Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. This production estimate is about one percent smaller than the 1949 crop but 17 percent larger than the 1928 1937 ten year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Mrs Vanselow Out on Bail in Husband’s Death Case
Edith Vanselow, 76, of Oelwein, held to the grand jury on a charge of aiding in her husband’s death, was released last Wednesday after four local business firms signed her bail bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Vanselow
Oelwein
Argo-Gazette
Question on Per Diem for Acting Governor Sparks Debate
A State Day discussion debated whether a lieutenant governor acting for the governor in absence should receive per diem based on the governor's 7500 annual salary or be limited to the lieutenant governor's 2000 salary. The dialogue noted B. B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids has not acted as governor, though former governors Herring and Krashl had held the role on occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Clyde L. Herring
Kraschel
Governors Call Leutentants for Short Absences
The governors left the state for a few days and during these periods their lieutenants attended duties. In none of these cases were the lieutenant governors paid per diem salaries in addition to their regular stated salaries.
Clermont Social Roundup of Visits and Meetings
Clermont residents hosted and visited over Labor Day with friends from Arlington Cannon Falls Des Moines Oelwein and Chicago. The QO E S resumed meetings and a Clermont Union church benefit luncheon drew seventy attendees. Mrs Hughes spoke on her India tour with locals wearing Hawaiian and India costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Gunston
Cannon Falls
Minn
Labor Day
Clermont
Harry C. Cooney
Harold
Iowa City
Clarence Tatro
West Union
Hazel Tatro
Fred Tann
Chicago
Clermont Union
Dan Carpenter
J. M. Brorby
H. H. Follette
FP. W. Hughes
Elgin
India
Lorraine
Betty Follett
Good Luck in Italy Sees Girl Dash Between Guards
A note on Italian street superstition describes a little girl slipping between two carabinieri or police on duty. The officers are to walk closely together, and it is considered very lucky for the girl to pass through the gap.
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Italy
Rome
Survival rate of prairie shelter belt trees reported
Forest service officials estimate that 61 percent of old trees planted in farm shelter belts and field wind breaks of the prairie plains last year survived.
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Forest Service
Prairie Plains
4-H Boys Win at State Fair Demonstration Contest
John Elliott and Charles Webb of Arlington took first in dairy husbandry at the state fair demonstration contest and earned a trip to Boys' State Convention. Fayette county placed third in the championship round behind Keokuk and Mitchell counties. County livestock team ranked seventh among 89 county teams. Donald Oelrich and Elwood Mabon tied for 12th in crops judging while the crops team placed eighth. Robert Adams Lamont and Keith James Stanley joined the crops team. Charles Patridge Maynard received red ribbon recognition in health at the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elliott
Charles Webb
Arlington
Fayette County
Keokuk
Mitchell
Donald
Oelrich
Elwood Mabon
Robert Adams
Lamont
Keith James
Stanley
Charles Patridge
Maynard
County Health
Dairy calf club plans large exhibit at Waterloo Congress
Fayette county members announce 30 Brown Swiss Jersey Holstein and Guernsey calves to be exhibited at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress set for September 25 to October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Dairy Calf Club
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Club Girls Share Honors at State Fair
Fayette county 4-H girls returned from the Iowa State Fair with blue red and white ribbons. Jeanette Kiel and Ruth Ingels placed in red for their "Off with the Old and On with the New" demonstration and won blue ribbons for their record books each receiving a 4-H pencil. Fayette County Home Project women earned red for their "Books Will Help to Make Your House a Home" exhibit and county high marks for publicity and project results. Mrs Carmen Swenson and Mrs Ewald Brandt of Clermont township presented "Picture Plaque for Children" as part of the exhibit score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Fayette
Jeanette Kiel
Ruth Ingels
Fayette County Home Project
Carmen Swenson
Ewald Brandt
Clermont Township
Brevities From The University Of Iowa Football Plans
University of Iowa offers Knothole club pupils access to three home games this fall for 25 and 10 cents admission. Eligible games include South Dakota Sept 30 Indiana Oct 7 and Minnesota Nov 18. Dad's Day set for Oct 6 and 7 with Indiana Iowa game a featured event. Dormitory space for 400 more students available after Hillcrest Currier Hall additions. First football practice Sept 11 with 50 to 60 players 20 lettermen. season opens Sept 30 vs South Dakota. Coach Eddie Anderson in first year.
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University of Iowa
Knothole Club
South Dakota
Indiana
Minnesota
Hillcrest
Currier Hall
WSUI
University of
Water Reaches Top of Well Near West Union
The West Union Argo-Gazette reports water struck at 26 feet in a well drilled for the West Union Commission Co near the Rock Island stockboards in West Union, with water rising to within two feet of ground level.
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West Union Commission Co
Rock Island Stockboards
West Union
West Union Argo-Gazette
orthodox Mohammedans worship with five daily prayers
The text describes Islamic worship as compulsory for adherents who perform daily prayers five times a day. It notes that services occur in mosques on the Sabbath, are not led by priests, and include recitals, ablutions, and exercises. It also states that women do not participate in formal services.
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Mohammdan
Weighing on a Hot Day Reduces Reading on Ordinary Scales
A person weighing himself on a hot day shows a lower reading than on a cold day. Warm air buoyancy affects the scale’s brass weights and possibly the person, causing the apparent loss of weight.
Schweikert Company Garexe Closed
Ted Schweikert was freed on $5,008 bond as Interstate Finance Corp moved to possess 11 cars from Schweikert Motor Co in Guttenberg. Fidelity & Investment Co then served an attachment and charged larceny by a bailee, with a venue change to Elkader justice courts and a total bond of $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Schweikert
Schweikert Motor Co
Guttenberg
Interstate Finance Corp
Dubuque
George Ehrhardt
Elkader
Schweikert
Fidelity Concern
Char
Soas
Weigh! of Ice A cubic foot of ice weighs 57.2 pounda
A readable fragment states that one cubic foot of ice weighs 57.2 pounds. It presents a straightforward measurement without additional context or claims.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Iowa
Marjorie Scheel
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Iowa
Lloyd Yankey
Vail
Yankey
Mrs. Yankey
J. B. Crane
Nashua
Vance Vanek
Charles James
Pete McCombs
Knoxville
J. A. Jennings
DR. I. C. Jerdee
L. L. Carr
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Vicinity
J. F. Miller
J. A. Erickson
Robert Zahn
CCC
McGregor
Zahnere
Ed Burlington
Central City
Sally Jean Don Carlos
Greenfield
Ses
Harris Porter and Sons of
Reinbeck
Robert Billings
Waterloo
Florence Gielau
Billings
Geo. Mamminga
Grundy County
Sac City
Richard Dale Claude, II
Marie Godden
Burt
Fairmont
Jack Fisher
Fisher
Leon
Sheldon
Echo
George Gohen
Lucas
Storm Lake
Miller
Robert O'Brian
Charles W. Storms
Krascher
State House
Mrs. Vanselow
Franz Appelmant
Cornelius Olson J
Janet
Gerhard Halverson
Henry Olson
Harry Yauslin
Irene
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Len Simek
Knut Nelson
Louie Nelson
Etta Opperud
James Loftsgard
Lavanda Smith
Rose Larson
Des Moines
Eliza Nelson
Miss Nelson
Beulah Gunderson
Dr. LC. Jerdee
Fargo
N. D
S. G. Savold
QO. E. S
R.V. Brandt
H. B. Greenley
Mae Carlin
Louis Nelson
Billy
Dicky
Maywood
Arthur Mechelson
Mechelson
Casper Rudd
Madison
Wis
George Smith
Osage
Farm Bureau News Letter
Schweikert Company
Garexe
Speedline Corona
Tora Ansys
Ford
Chevrolet
Fred T. Cline
Ford Sales
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