Local notes from Iowa recounts and incidents
Rev Elmer Schwarz of Minnesota drove north of Alton and rolled over an embankment after missing an overhead turn on highway 33. He escaped serious injury. Guthrie Center burglars, three boys ages 14 14 and 12, were caught by the sheriff ending a series of break-ins. HB G Addie of Cresco, 75, marks 50 years with Northern Iowa Telephone. Edward Cooper 16 Winterset injured in a patching cement fire that spread from a raft cap to a cement can igniting the floor.
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Alton
Elmer Schwarz
Minnesota
Highway 33
Guthrie Center
HB. G. Addie
Cresco
Northern Iowa Telephone Company
Spere
Edward Cooper
Winterset
Cooper
Fragments Reflect Old Time Drinking Toast
A fragmented line notes a man toasting another’s health with liquor and ruining his own reputation. The quote hints at cautionary social drinking in a past era.
Inexpensive Grain Bin Uses Asphalt Roll Roofing
Commodity Credit Corporation USDA introduces a demountable 1,300 bushel grain bin built largely from asphalt roll roofing. It can be erected by unskilled workers in about 30 hours, stored when not in use, and is not suitable for moist grain. Dry grain stores a year if built properly, roofing intact, and fumigated when needed.
Prodigal Son and Fiscal Reckoning in Modern Speech
George S. Benson argues in a Harding College address that national spending mirrors the Prodigal Son tale. He warns of mounting debt, urges prudent fiscal policy, and calls for responsible citizenship to prevent a coming economic reckoning.
KNOW YOUR BREED Berkshire By W. J. DRYDEN
Berkshire is one of the oldest improved swine breeds with English origins. Imported to America in 1823 and the American Berkshire association formed in 1875. Medium sized, black with six white points, boars 800-900 pounds, sows 700-800. Noted for trimness carcass quality and strong market record.
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Berkshire
America
American Berkshire Association
Berkshires
No Greater Pest Has Cattle Than Horn Fly
Horn flies damage cattle by blood loss disease spread and reduced feeding. DDT offers relief with treated cattle showing gains around 50 pounds. A solution of wettable DDT powder 50 percent in 30 gallons treats about 100 animals at about one cent per animal.
Horses Allergic to Soaps and Oils Shown
New research from the American Veterinary Medical Association says horses can develop dermatitis despite their thick coats. Tests indicate allergic skin conditions arise from a combination of saddle soap containing wool yellow dye and a leather conditioner with a sulfonated compound.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Tomato blight likely to fade in 1947 with weather
Tomato growers face hopeful outlook as Andrew S. Wing of the National Garden Institute says the late blight is not likely to recur unless weather again turns favorable. A wet cool August with cool nights favors the fungus whose windborne spores cause major damage.
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Andrew S. Wing
National Garden Institute
Preventing hay fires in barns early in storage
Iowa State College agricultural engineer Henry Glese notes moisture content density packing and ventilation control spontaneous combustion risk in haymows. USDA says moisture should stay under 30 percent and 10 ton mows are unlikely to heat dangerously. Chopped hay resists ignition more than long hay due to restricted oxygen. Open doors and windows to vent moist air. Salt is ineffective. Hay fires begin about a month after harvest with heat and odor followed by vapor. if detected, remove hay carefully without exposing all at once. Use caution and avoid stepping on hay. A board over the top can prevent falling into flames.
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Henry Glese
Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bara
Meat Bay
Iowa
Bond-a-Month Plan Offered by Bankers for Security
Uncle Sam promotes automatic bond buying as an allAmerican safeguard for workers and professionals. The Bond-a-Month Plan lets individuals purchase a Series E Bond each month at $37.50, reaching about $4,998 in ten years, with bankers aiding the program.
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America
Tressery Davartmant
Two Men On A Bridge Stand Off Over Narrow Passing
Two motorists met on a bridge too narrow for two cars to pass. One shouted a rebuke about backing up for an idiot, while the other calmly shifted into reverse saying he always does.
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Elme
Aeen
Telephone Company
Wami
Elean
American Poultry Boy
Child Life
Christian Herald Caran
Country Gentleman
Music Magaz ‘Farm Journal and
Farmer’s Wife ‘Flower Grower
Front Page Detective
Household Inside Detective
Jick Wun Pal
Judy
Movies In
Nature
Pathfinder
Popular Mechanic
Popular Science M Poultry Tribune
Reader’s Digest
Walt Disney
Der
Eer
Los
Commodity Credit Corporation
USDA
North Dakota Station
George S. Benson
Harding College
Searcy, Arkansas
Playboy
Bleake
Doake
Washington
KNOW
Your Breed
W. J. Dryden
de Prin
James R. Locke
Luther M
Reading
Locke
AT Law
Locke Building
Bedford National Bank
Estatan
Uncle Sam
Elmer Brown
Gravity
E. J. Janson
Wetmoren Funeral Home
Bedford
Bedford, Owa
Greand
Ahem
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