Last Call for 4H Club Members
The county issues enrollment deadline and prize incentives for 4H clubs. Boys and girls must enroll by June 15 and submit signed enrollments to the Farm Bureau office. Weighing certificates for Market Ple and Pure Bred Gilt members must be filed there. Prizes at the Farm Bureau picnic on June 11 go to townships with the most registered members by 10 AM sharp. Any late enrollments up to 10 AM on June 11 count if actually enrolled and planning to continue through the year.
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Chicken Feed to Be Presented in City Show
The Sweet company brings Chicken Feed to our city on Wednesday June 30 as the third show in the Geo. Sweet engagement. Writer Guy Bolton crafts a homespun tale where real people face everyday problems. The wedding scene opens, romance meets practicality, and a humorous fiasco follows. A lively, money making laugh fest.
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Albert City Patient Wil Tours Canada
Dr. B. B. Bride of Albert City, who was sent to the state hospital at Cherokee at his own request, has been paroled at the superintendent’s suggestion. He and his wife will embark on a long tour through Canada, his native land, to regain his health.
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Hog Prices Climbing on Kansas City Market
Saturday hogs sold on the Kansas City market at 14.55 dollars per cwt, the highest price paid in four or five years, signaling a strong demand and rising market.
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Questionnaires on road bond poll in twelve counties
Representative Fred C. Loveetti of Arumboldt mailed questionnaires to Farm Bureau officers and county boards of supervisors in twelve counties about the proposed state road bond issue of 100000. Eighty replies were against it, ten undecided, fourteen favored. The surveys are being conducted by other state officials as well. Attend Important Anniversary Rev, MD Thompson left Monday for Garretson SD to attend the 40th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Thompson's parents. Mrs. Thompson and daughter Ruth left May 13 for the Augustana College alumni banquet in Sioux Falls SD. From there they went to Mrs. Thompson's parents' home and will return with Rev. Thompson on Friday.
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St Marys Academy Attendance Reflects Large enrollment
About June 10 the Sisters of St Marys Academy will depart for their annual retreat. Yearly enrollment closed at 150 in the grades and 100 in the high school, among the largest Catholic school classes in Iowa. The congregation values their tireless labor for intellectual progress and religious devotion within the community.
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Granztow Celebrates Fifty Years as Instructor in Algona
Last week Fritz Granztow of Algona, who led a local band for years, celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as an instructor. He studied in Germany before coming to the United States. The Swea City paper notes Mrs. Chris Nelson of Seneca, north of Fenton, broke a leg in a power washing accident when a belt wrapped the calf. the belt stopped the engine, likely saving her life. She is 57.
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Poor Baseball Attendance Hits Local Games
General reports say that local baseball games in this section of the state are poorly attended this spring. They are becoming more commercialized.
Spencer P O to Be Advanced to First Class
The Spencer post office handled a business of 42000 dollars last year and is set to advance to a first class office on July 1. The change reflects growth in mail volume and service capacity for the community.
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Should Be Limit On Bullheads
The Ruthven Free Press questions why bullheads in Lost Island lake have no catch limit while other fish are regulated. It notes visitors from Okoboji and southern Minnesota catching large bullheads from fifty to ninety pounds, risking depletion and impacting local fishing. The piece argues bullheads may be valuable if preserved and draw regional anglers.
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Highland Club Meet Highlights 4 H Activities
Highland township 4 H club meeting at Will Brown home featured health talk by Miss Van Horn and health contest guidance, dairy cattle and pig care discussions led by County Agent Fred F. Clark, and youth presentations chaired by Kermit Iverson. Seventeen girls and eighteen boys attended with 35 members total, including leaders. Nearby reports cover Rev Sanderlin’s South Dakota trip, Sioux City cattle market gains, W J Litterell securing a 500000 contract for a Tar... line, and Humboldt teachers hired for summer school as well as a Webster City accident and Father Earnest’s first St Benedict Mass.
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Estherville Architect A. M. Jeffires Dies
Estherville resident for thirty years, A. M. Jeffires, an architect and civil engineer, died recently. The obituary notes his longtime service in Estherville. The agricultural outlook for hog prices next year is reported as encouraging by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a positive forecast for Iowa farmers.
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