Gravity School News Junior play earns praise and school work resumes
The Junior play was a real success with the caat producing a fine interpretation of the comedy and the audience enjoying Halloween characters. Pictures were taken of high school students and sports teams while freshmen receive new World History workbooks and bookkeeping materials.
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Caat
John Sawyer
Bedford
Erma Wilson
Baverly Morley
Acc Morniors
Know Your Breed Chester White
Chester Whites trace to Chester county Pennsylvania from English hog lines. They are prolific quiet early maturing good feeders and dressers. Six month boars weigh 225 pounds gilts 200 yearling boars 500 gilts 400 mature boars 900 sows 700 pounds. Boars rugged with strong bone while sows have refined head and hair coat and roomy build.
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Chester
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Cheshire
Concrete Milk Cooler for Dairy Use
A concrete cooling tank designed for dairies to properly chill milk and keep it clean until market. It features an inside depth of 27 inches, inside width of 36 inches, and a length of 2 feet for each pair of cans.
Gassing Advocated To Fight Rat Infestations In Iowa
Harold Henderson of Iowa State College says gassing of rats using calcium cyanide in gas guns provides a quick effective method. Used where poisoning risks animals or children, gas complements trapping and rat proofing in rural districts, farms, and cities.
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Harold Henderson
Iowa State College
Isolation urged for control of Newcastle disease
Newcastle disease, a new virus affecting chickens and turkeys, remains a serious problem. Washington station officials say contact between birds most fuels its spread, urging poultrymen to keep diagnosed birds in strict isolation and follow sanitary practices.
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Newcastle
Washington
Cotton crop thrives in Hamburg despite area flood loss
In Hamburg Iowa L Kise and Mire BH raised strong cotton plants after high water killed the garden. Denuding accident near Sutherland freed William Lenz Jr from tractor gear with minor injuries. Five generations begin with Britt infant Barbara Ann LeDuc, daughter of Ronald LeDucs, linking to two great great grandparents on both sides.
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Hamburg
Mire
L. Kise
William Lenz, Jr
Sutherland
Mica
Barbara Ann LeDuc
Britt
Ronald LaDucs
Mra Sarsh Wise
Ben Pannkuk
Greyhound racing rises as major sport in United States
The Gaines Dog Research Center says greyhound racing, popular in England and Ireland, is becoming a major sport in the United States with 18 tracks and 500 kennels in operation. About 6,000 dogs train year round, with breeding dogs and youngsters at home. Breeding pays well, pups fetch up to 1500 dollars, some 3500 for top stock.
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England
Ireland
Gaines Dog Research Center
New York City
United States
West
Middle West
Massachusetts
McGrath
Mutton Cutler
Roll
Owen Patrick Smith
Smith
Emeryville
California
Center States
Money Vanishes After Father Burns Cash in Shed
Testimony shows John Vanden Berge Sr and Jr with a daughter knew about two thousand two hundred dollars burned under a car shed on the son's property. The money disappeared after the blaze in a frost jae. Walter Hulgan, Knoxville Central States Electric employee, suffered severe burns in a sea pit explosion caused by a gas leak from faulty equipment.
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Orange City
John Vanden Berge
John Vanden Berge, Jr
Walter Hulgan
Knoxville
Central States Electric Company
Potato seed tale spans farms and seeds across towns
Mrs Vogel reported receiving 55 pounds of seed potatoes from a seed potato source. She planted 17 rows with results described as intricate. The big seed potato came from South Dakota. Charles Smidetta, a long-time tenant near Rock Rapids, has farmed on the same plot for 22 years as ownership and tenancy changed over time.
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Ons Potato
Primgar
Mes
John Vogel
Ous
Mra Vogel
South Dakota
Charles Smidetta
Rock Rapids
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