Groundhog Day Outlook From Iowa Weather Bureau
The article notes a sunny warm day in Iowa, hints at the groundhog shadow, and summarizes Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau findings. It reports January 1934 averaged 8 degrees warmer than normal, with cold snaps but no extreme lows, and predicts February 1934 to average above normal in temperature with occasional cold waves. It notes patterns linking warm Januaries to warm Februaries and a tendency for warm dry Januaries to precede drier Febr uaries, citing historical winters and state records.
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Weather Department
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
County candidates delay in announcing for office
County races show slow candidate announcements as uncertainty grows. The cautious approach favors potential office seekers who fear party ticket hesitations and possible political risk, with many candidates still to come later in a likely rush to file.
North County board race hinges on regional balance
In this election period voters weigh qualifications against party, noting that geography shapes county board of supervisors choices. The north half of the county argues for representation, while the field remains crowded and the campaign active.
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Mary
County pay rises amid rising cost line by line
The passage notes that wages increase steadily as you advance, with many county examples cited to support the point. It urges investigation to be convinced of the pay rap’s effects and progression.
Progressive Chain Tea planned by Oak Hill leader Virginia Taylor
Oak Hill leader Mrs. Virginia Taylor plans a Progressive Chain Tea with 10 Links in the Chain serving as future hostesses. The initial tea last Wednesday featured a musical program and near neighbors as guests.
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Virginia Taylor
Aid
Maud O’dell
Inice Crowell
Edith Jones
Lottie Kimpton
Marjorie Cerven
Kenneth Barker
Gene Prescott
Harry Crowell
R. Roberta
Will
Nodaway
St. Joe
Meredith
Glyde Spring
Near Gusg
Lester Corbin
Mer
Vernon Gold
Charlie
Sharps
Holt Ind
John West
William Heatherington
Merle Allen
Jim Heatherington
New Market
Mina Allen
Lila Parks
Frank Fleming withdraws from service on Washington ship committee
The article outlines Frank Fleming and his son Georges withdrawal from local committee work for Washington's ship project. It notes criticism of unpaid or barely paid labor, the shift of credit to others, and the broader role of local committees in preliminary organization without substantial pay under the administration.
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Frank Fleming
Coen’ Committee
Washington
Geor
Frank Mabé
John Kimpton
John
Frank
John Kisappi
Mr. Fleming
Death in Holridge Missouri Claims Frank Masker at Eighty
Theo Masker announced the death of his brother Frank Masker of Holridge Missouri. He was about 80 years old. The funeral service occurred Friday afternoon with burial in Holridge cemetery. He leaves a wife and one married daughter.
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Theo Masker
Frank Masker
Holridge
Missouri
Holridge Cemetery
Teachers visit Ft Madison figures in church home stay
Miss Vaeunceil Felt and Miss Cora Bauman, teachers in the public schools of Ft Madison, drove here Friday evening of last week and visited at the Rev. Felt home until Sunday after noon.
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Vaeunceil Felt
Cora Bauman
Ft. Madison
Felt
Weather Helps Coal and Wood Supply Last Week
Pleasant weather in the latter half of last week aided coal and wood supply considerably, providing welcome relief from shortages and easing distribution pressures.
Posten Family Return From Kansas Visit
Mrs BE M Posten and her brothers Krank and Lawrence returned from Hutchinson Kansas last Friday January 19 where they visited their brother Charlie who is ill. Oliver Posten and wife drove to Des Moines Monday to attend the grocers convention.
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Mra. BE. M. Posten
Krank
Lawrence
Hucchison
Kansas
Charlie
Oliver Posten
Des Moines
Grocers
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John Deere
Leighton Op Warner
Mark Warner
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P&g
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