Agricultural Imports Decline Amid Drought and Grain Losses
A study by Iowa State College economists notes imports of all competitive agricultural products fell below the 10-year average from July 1934 to March 1935, with seeds and sugar as exceptions. Fruit imports excluding bananas dropped 25 percent, vegetable oils 14 percent, wool 56 percent, and eggs and dairy products 78 percent. sugar rose 4 percent, fields 186 percent above. Drought most severely hit grain and forage crops, oats and barley cut about half, corn exports minor. Charles B. Lanus, 49, brother of Mrs. Rubel, died of heart trouble in Pocahontas, leaving a widow, a daughter, and several brothers and sisters.
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United States
Iowa State College Extension
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Esaa
Drouth
Charles BR
Osceola County Plans Major Primary No 9 Paving
The Iowa State Highway Commission will pave five miles of Primary No 9 west of Sibley and grade and gravel five miles of secondary roads in Osceola County. The Board of Supervisors authorized selling 210,000 road bonds to refund paving No 2 from Ocheyedan to Dixon County line, bonds due 1937 to 1943. Work starts soon, with aim to finish paving this year where possible.
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Sibley
Osceola County
Iowa State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
Ocheyedan
Dickinson County
Igoll
Best Roosters Often Sold Early as Broilers
Culling of candy cockerels for broilers risks losing vigorous breeding birds says WN. F. Waters of Iowa State College Poultry Husbandry. Band identified young cockerels and isolate from discard mates. Recommend keeping about 50 percent more breeding cockerels than needed, with later selections. Also cull slow pullets as poor economy, market poorer pullets as broilers, and separate cockerels from pullets early for space for growing pullets.
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F. Waters
Poultry Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Waters
Bome
Will of Mrs Martens Found By Brother
The missing will of Mrs fistella Martens Keswick formerly of Mallard found in Martens phonograph sold February to her brother. Martens 16 men serving eight year term in Fort Madison prison. The will states Mrs Marie deeded the 120 acre farm to Maxine her daughter and another farm to husband Adolph Martens. Because of Martens conviction he cannot inherit even under.
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Martens
Wader
Class of Twelve Confirmed at Local Lutheran Church
A class of twelve young people were confirmed on Sunday by Pastor M. C Thompson. Names include Violet Lundeen Dorothy Grohe Larraing McNamara Alma Tow Clara Akre Solmer Gram sind Norma Schacht Frank Duhon Milo Goodmanson Eva Gerdeman Thressa Gunn Amber Broadwell. The group traveled to Estherville Monday afternoon for a commemorative photo.
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Dutheran Church
M. C Thompson
Violet Lundeen
Dorothy Grohe
Larraing McNamara
Alma Tow
Clara Akre
Solmer Gramsind
Norma Schacht
Frank Duhon
Milo Goodmanson
Eva Gerdeman
Thressa Gunn
Amber Broadwell
Clas
Estherville
Tangney-McGinn to Take Over Fort Des Moines Hotel
The Tangney McGinn Hotels Corporation of Waterloo will assume operation of Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines within two weeks. The largest notel in Towa is slated for new management as the company expands its portfolio and oversight.
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Tangney—McGinn
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Towa
Wink Pe
Tangney-McGinn Hotels Corporation of
Waterloo
Proportion of Water Needed For Corn Crop
H D Hughes of Iowa State College explains that weeds steal water from corn, reducing yields. He notes corn needs about 208 pounds of water per 1 pound produced, while weeds like cocklebur lambsquarter ragweed consume far more water per pound, lowering corn output. Oats and clover vary in water needs. sorghum uses least water, while alfalfa and flax use most. Cultivation mainly benefits weed control in Iowa corn fields.
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H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Towaco
Iowa Cor
Butter Prices Seen Rising on Production Gains
Extension economists at Town State College forecast steady to strong butter prices in the coming month despite recent heavy rains boosting production. Weekly reports show production gains, though current output remains light and below last year, with prices likely to rise if payrolls and general business improve consumer demand. Imports of foreign butter have fallen, with little rebound expected in the near term.
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Callege
Vanec
Heavy Rain Floods Drouth Area in Madison County
Winterset Madisonian reports extreme weather in Madison County with heavy rains driving Middle River out of banks and flooding hundreds of acres from Pammel Park to eastern county. May totals reach 6.39 inches in ten days, plus 2.50 inches earlier, far above the normal 4.04 inches for May.
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Winterset
Madisonian
Madison County
Middle River
Pammel Park
Popular Graettinger Couple Weds at Catholic Church
Walter Barr and Miss Anna Lambe were married at Graettinger Catholic Church on Tuesday morning with Father Kelly officiating. Attendants Real McCarty and Miss Margaret Lambe, bride’s cousin, helped. After a short wedding trip they will reside on a farm near Wallingford. Many friends extend hearty congratulations.
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Walter Barr
Anna Lambe
Lambe
Osgood
Graettinger
Father Kelly
Real McCarty
Margaret Lambe
Wallingford
Thearty
Rodman High School Closes For Picnic And Skating Party
Rodman High School closed Tuesday for a day of exercises a picnic dinner and a ball game in the afternoon. In the evening students held a Last Stand skating party. Mrs Jake Knoer suffered a stroke last week and is in serious condition with her sister Mrs Allie Evans assisting. The Lubsens moved to Ames for a highway commission job and will be missed by friends. Local residents visited relatives on Decoration Day and various families spent the holiday at Lost Island. The Sunday School plans a Children’s Day program for June 9.
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Ee Rodman
Rodman
Peonic Rodman High School
Waene
Jakes Enoer
Jake Know
Allie Evans
Knoer
Greee
Lubsen
Ames
Liubsen
Mwighway Commission
Libsens
A. G. Barber
Graettinger
Ida Ballenbach
Owatonna
Minnesota
Lillian Tinkle
Dubuqne Tuesan
Sac County Unemployed group pushes large bond election plan
A Sac County petition seeks a special election to approve a road bonds program. About 1800 names gathered, surpassing the 127 required. If filed, the board must set a date. 60 percent voting yes is needed to issue bonds. Proposal outlines bonds up to roughly 1.4 million, with hopes for state or federal funds to cover the rest, and lists extensive road work across several townships and routes.
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Sac County
Board of Supervisors
Sac County of Unemployed
Fred White
State Highway Commission
Str. Wille
Lee County
Barly
Schaile
Bac City
Auburn
Odebolt
Batie School
Crawford County
Big Tree Corner
Wall Lake
New Mo
Graettinger Supt McMullen Resigns for West Bend Post
Graettinger June 4 Supt McMullen resigns after four years to head West Bend public schools. His work praised and friends regret the departure. Mrs Carter improving after illness in Emmetsburg hospital. Local church repairs planned for Catholic and Methodist buildings. Local youths return from college for summer. Dr Cappion leases Graettinger State Bank basement for office.
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Graettinger
McMullen
W. Bend
BR. McMullen
West Bend
McMullens
Aceet
Dapfen
D. B. Capp2n
Graettinger State Bank
Accuse
Quenton Kongsback Heads on Mediterranean Cruise Week
J Quentin Kongsback of Cedar Falls spends days with his mother at West Bend before sailing on a Mediterranean cruise later this week. He will accompany the Campus Playboys, an orchestra of Town State Teachers' College students, employed as the ship's band for the voyage. The group also took a similar trip last summer.
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Quenton Kongsback
J. Quentin Kongsback
Cedar Falls
J. G. Kongsbeck
West Bend
Mr. Kongsback
Campus Playboys
Town State Teachers’ College
Local residents gather for visits and obituaries in Gradtlinger area
Miss Arlene Anderson visited her mother in the city while Bert Anderson’s bakery job kept him in Arnold's Park. Edward Keane returned to Chicago for his mother Mrs. John Keane's funeral. Fort Dodge and Emmetsburg visitors included Mr. and Mrs. A G Barber, Mrs. Mary Fenn, Mr. and Mrs. G C Carter. Esther Simonson bought a new Ford V-8 from Farmers Supply. Mrs. A D Johnson traveled to Pasadena and planned to return with Mrs. Johnson, My, and Glenn Peterson.
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Neapolis
Arlene Anderson
Arnold'’s Park
Bert Anderson
Edward Keane
John Keane
A. G. Barber
Graetjinger
Mary Fenn
Rodman
Fort Dodge
Motray
Jos Dunn
Mr Ly
Rod, Ag, Barber
Fantsilos
Arnolds Park Baker Killed in Accident
George B. Tockert aged 37 of Arnolds Park died when his bread truck overturned near the airport around 130 Saturday morning. His head struck the truck. Hen ning La Frenzen, chief cook at Milford’s Cee camp, escaped injury. Hackett ran a lakes region bakery for over ten years.
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George B. Tockert
Arnolds Park
Henning la Frenzen
Cee
Milford
Hackett
Lakes
State's Largest Gravel Contract Set at Algona Kossuth County
The Algona Kossuth County board of supervisors let a record gravel contract covering 600 miles of maintenance gravel and 7 miles of new construction. The county was divided into three sections with Paul Construction Co. and W. B. Williams winning the south, Bell & Sons and Ferguson & Diehl the central, and John Schumacher and Falk & Litzelman the north. About 240000 cubic yards maintenance gravel and 104000 cubic yards new construction gravel were involved at an average 19 cents per ton load and haul per mile, making it the state’s largest single road gravel letting. Gravel work will occupy many county sections through the summer.
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Algona Kossuth
Board of Supervisors
Paul Construction Co
W. B. Williams
Altona
Bell & Sons
Sumner
Ferguson & Diehl Construction Co
Grand Junction
Lee
John Schumacher
Falk & Litzelman
Titonka
Des Moines Carrier Salesmen Convene At Sixth Annual Frolic
Des Moines Register and Tribune carrier salesmen from Emmetsburg and across the state join in Des Moines on Monday June 1W for the sixth annual convention. About 4820 boys are invited to a Coliseum program, Barnes-Garuthers circus show, parade downtown, and Riverview Amusement Park festivities with free amusements and refreshments.
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Des Moines Register
Tribune
Emmetsburg
Register and Tribune
Des Moines
James Brown
Em Tet Engan
Donald Edge
Mennett Edge
Joe Filzpatrick
Leo Frederick
Gon. J7
Pat Hand
Charles Hughes
Robert Hughes
Robert Jamieson
Gordon McCarty
Francis Kinsella
Junior Murphy
Max Reed
Hunter Soper
Michael Thompson
Attad
Riverview Amusement Pa
Liquor Store Site Leased at Spirit Lake
The Spirit Lake area will host one of two new liquor store sites leased for eight weeks. The Town Liquor Commission announced the lease locations include Spirit Lake and Clear Lake resort towns. The commission did not plan full establishment of stores at these resort sites.
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Spirit Lake
Liquor Commission
Lake
Clear Lake
Gold Rush on Ackley Hills Prompts Lease for Prospecting
Former county treasurers report a one year lease near Steamboat Rock allowing gold prospectors to locate claims on Haynes farm northeast of town. Experienced diggers say the hills along the Iowa river yield the most optimistic signs, amid historic notes of prior finds and nearby coal prospects.
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Haynes
Steamboat Rock
Jesse
Iowa River
Fidera
Graettinger School Head Resigns to Lead West Bend
Graettinger superintendent A R McMullen asked the Graettinger school board to release him from his contract and then accepted a superintendent post at West Bend. After four years in Graettinger he will move with his family within a week and will attend summer school before taking the new position.
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Graettinger
West Bend
A.R. McMullen
McMullen
Grad+ tinger
Ony
Ows
Sheldon Girl Finds $95 Wallet in Old Barrel
Louise Hunt, sister of Minnie Hunt, owner of Hunt's grocery on Ninth Street, found a wallet with $95 in a barrel while sorting through waste. The wallet, belonging to her father Joan Hunt who died years ago, contained large bills most signed by W. E. Clage, former Sheldon National Bank cashier, and W. C. Kimmel, a director. The barrel had moved from the store basement to the Hunt home after the business was sold.
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Sheldon Sun
Louise Hunt
Minnie Hunt
Hunt's Grocery
Ninth Street
Joan Hunt
Miss Hunt
W. E. Clage
Sheldon National Bank
W. C. Kimmel
Hunt
Family Reunion Brings Myhre Tome and Kin Together
The Martin Myhre family gathering at Graettinger drew relatives from Des Moines Minnesota and North Dakota. Attendees included Art Myhre and family from Des Moines Merle Kidder county superintendent of McHenry County North Dakota Serene Myhre of Fairview Hospital Minneapolis and Howard Horswell with daughter from Graettinger.
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Martin Myhre
Graettinger
Art Myrhe
Des Moines
Merle Kidder
Downer
North Dalcota
Serene Myhre
Fairview Hospital
Minneapolis
Howard Horswell
Kidder
McHenry County
North Dakota
Cretzmeyer Ready to Race in England T
Charles Cretzmeyer, son of Dr and Mrs C H Cretzmeyer, is in contention for a Liesmen representation on a Harvard Yale squad slated for England this summer. The team will face an Oxford Cambridge group in an international track meet. A freshman dual meet win against Yale boosted his chances, with a 200 meter dash time of 21.4 seconds and a second place in another event. Selection rests with a committee and a strong 200 meter performance likely secures his spot.
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C. H
Itus
Aged Spencer Man Suicided Friday
W R Webb aged 82 a retired farmer and longtime Clay county resident took his own life Friday sending a pistol bullet through his heart at 2 a m in a bedroom of the Ed Bjornstad home where he lived Mrs Bjornstad a daughter of Mr Webb No will was held and Mrs Webb drowned herself in a cistern a year and a half ago
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Spencer
W. R. Webb
Clay County
Ed Bjornstad
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