State Holstein Breeders Annual Fall Sale Details
The Iowa Holstein Breeders annual fall sale splits into two days with 50 top cows and 10 top bulls on the Spencer day November 17 starting at 1 30 at the Spencer Fair Grounds. Sixty consignments from many northwest Iowa herds include Ronald Chapman R C Brown and others. The November 18 Waterloo sale details are also provided by the Farm Bureau office.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Spencer
Waterlow
Falo Alto County
Spencer Vair Grounds
Ronald Chapman
R. C. Brown
M. H. Peterson
Spies and Levi
Kodak
Man CryCo Farms
Plainview I Farms
Clarinda State Hospital
Women’s Reformatory
Percy Peterson
Palo Alto County
Waterloo
County Holstein Breezers* Association
20 Years Ago Headlines From The Times Of 1924
From the Times dated November 15, 1924: W H Tomas of Spencer paid 4952 income tax last year. Brookhart’s lead for U S senator narrowed to 616. Dr Hession visited Estherville as a professional caller. The season’s first stew arrived late week. Farewell reception held for Rev and Mrs Lane. Brekke v Rothermel trial underway. Brekke won 2300 verdict. Mr and Mrs Vincent Kelly and Dr and Mrs M J Reidy planned to Om mersburg. Mr and Mrs E J Mitchell to Los Angeles. Mrs Thomas McDonald returned from Des Moines. Three year old son of Mr and Mrs T J Duffy ill west of town. Mrs Louis Montgomery hosted Afternoon Club. Mr and Mrs J J Martin and son Emmett visited Nolan home. Embroidery Club hosted by Mrs G A White and Mrs Vincent Keily. another Embroidery Club session hosted by Mrs J H Gammon and Miss Clara Suss. Letter from T S Sullivan of Bigger Saskatchewan notes cool weather. A J Johnson reports tale of 16 corn pickers.
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Times
W. H. Tomas
Spencer
Brookhart
U. S
Hession
Estherville
Lane
Brekke
Vincent Kelly
M. J. Reidy
Ommersburg
E. J. Mitchell
Los Angeles
Thomas. McDonald
Des Moines
T. J. Duffy
West of Town
Louis Montgomery
J. J. Martin
Emmett
Emmetsburg
C. MM. Nolan
G. A. White
Vincent Keily
Embroidery Club
J. H. Gammon
Clara §Suss
T. S. Sullivan
Bigger
Saskatchewan
A. J. Johnson
Cities With The Largest Land Areas In The World
Five cities leading in land area are Greater Longin with 443449 acres, Los Angeles with 281508.6 acres, Berlin with 224730 acres, New York City at 197728 acres, and Chicago at 120155 acres.
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Greater Longin
Los Angeles
Cal
Berlin
New York City
Chigaco
Local Graettinger News Highlights Weekend Visits
Graettinger residents and nearby visitors are noted in a sequence of Tuesday and Armistice Day calls. Julius Skew travels to Des Moines to bring home his recuperating daughter Janette after surgery. Mrs. Baumgartner returns from Alabama. J B Wagner attends a funeral in Ellington. Danish Ladies Aid serves dinner at a pastoral conference. Armistice Day activities are planned with local families distributing sale bills.
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Dora Sandvir
Jummetsbure
A. A. Adan
Fimmetsburo
Graettinger Toay
Paul Cilassnap
Ian Alyta
Ringsted
Acllinger
Carl Christensen
Mmintabury
Graetfinger
Albert Schealler
Frni
Nick Warner
Mallard
M. of. Stillian
Crippen
Julius Skew
Des Moines
Janette
Wal Baumgartner
Alabama
J. B. Wagner
Ellington Township
Traog
Ed Fburh
Havre
Montana
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Lyle Kaltved
Matherville
Swea City
Hurlburt
Betty Hermansen
W. L. Hermansen
California
Los Angeles
Jacobsen
Danish Ladies’ Aid Society
Peter C. Hermansen
Amd Son
Don Hermansen
Ruthven
Hermansen S.le
Russel Gilbaugh
Roy Gilbaugh
Phoenix
Arizona
Miss Berniece
Goodyear Tire Co
Frank Sink
Benson Harbor
Michigan
Anna McCarty
Fort Dodge
Hitler
British Broadcasting Company
Reid
Chicago Herald-American
Inflation fears tied to last war in new era of production
The piece argues that comparing current inflation to World War I trends is flawed. It notes mass production and distribution have evolved since 1918, with Henry Ford and chain stores teaching price and volume strategies. It suggests today prices would rise only if justified, not due to past chicanery, and that mass production and distribution were experimental then, not now.
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Henry Ford
Menta
Fires That Didn't Happen and the Oil Industry's Role
A retrospective piece credits the fire insurance industry for preventing fires and aiding wartime protection through labs and research. It notes American oil companies' wartime contributions and plans to invest over 3.3 billion into expanding oil activities postwar, highlighting private sector progress and global reach.
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Jesse H. Jones
Commerce
Oil plans reveal large capital for refining facilities
Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies says the United States intends to spend more than 57,000,000 on domestic and foreign refining facilities as soon as materials are available. The sum excludes rebuilding in areas now held by the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Magic In Oil
Ralph K. Davies
Odd Handshakes Across Cultures and Regions
A survey of greeting customs shows Arabs once kissing hands to superiors but not equals, risking a scuffle that leads to a handshake compromise. The Ainu in northern Japan rub palms and stroke beards, while Negro chiefs snap the middle finger thrice to greet friends. On Banks Island in Canada men crack and pull loose the middle fingers of their right hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Banks’ Island
British Columbia
Canada
Speed of Lava and Clouds Reported at High Rates
Collier's Weekly notes lava flows down a volcano at fifty miles per hour while clouds reach over one hundred miles an hour and forest fires move faster than a man can walk, illustrating rapid natural forces.
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Collier's
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Mink
Ist
Spirit Lake Fur & Wool Co
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Court House
Highway 71
Aaron Vanderhof
Alta
Vanderhof
Kirkegaard’s
Highway 17
Graettnger
Len Ki
Dens & Helen Kirkegaard
Mitchell’s Food Market
Curtiss
Nillo
W. Ko
Lewis
Shaver Manufacturing Co
Graettinger, Iowa
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