The Graettinger Times Report on Eastern Industry
Mrs Earl Peters of Erie Pennsylvania visits Iowa describing conditions in the East where unemployment is high. Generous charity feeds workers and families with meals. General Electric cuts wages and women workers are common. Community drives support Mulligan Hall soup kitchen and farm donations help supply groceries for the needy. Local clubs and ethnic groups organize relief amid sparse farm prices.
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Iowa
Middle West
Earl Peters
Erie
Will Pickhouse
Traer
All Sum Summer
General Electric Company
General Electric
Peters
Mulligan
Evie
Mood and unrest rise among unemployed workers in Traer
The Traer Star-Clipper notes that low mood from unemployment and scant half time earnings worsens winter troubles in eastern cities. It cites Mrs Peter and Mrs Peters, condemning leisure class luxury as failing to ease the plight of those unsure where their next meal comes from. Mrs Peters plans to return home within weeks as her husband stays employed most of the time.
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Petera
Peters
Traer
Iowa
Dangers of Anthrax in Town and State Health Message
The Town State Department of Health reports over 100 anthrax cases in a western county last week. It details transmission from animals to humans, symptoms of superficial and internal forms, and high mortality if untreated. It urges caution with infected carcasses and recommends prompt anti anthrax serum treatment available through the State Health Department.
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State Department of Health
Unite States
Towa
Man
Nosefly control judged effective by Palo Alto County farmers
Eight townships in Palo Alto county reported via a questionnaire that nose fly treatment reduced problems this winter. Local veterinarians treated over six hundred horses in December and January, and Farm Bureau meetings aided acceptance of the project. Proper feeding before and after treatment was essential, and some neighbors did not treat, allowing noseflies to spread. Overall, success was noted despite heightened pest activity this year.
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Palo Alto
Webster
Farm Bureau
Opportunity To Study Weeds And Their Eradication
Farmers in northwest Iowa will see demonstrations of weed control methods on creeping Jenny Canada thistle and other weeds at Hawarden field day on September 29. Led by Dr A L Bakke the program starts 10 30 am in Hawarden city park with noon lunch, then plots toured by attendees.
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Northwest
Iowa
Hawarden
A. L. Bakke
Northwest County
State College
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Democrat
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Buster Keaton
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