Winter prep for Iowa orchards to ward off pests
H E Nichols, extension horticulturist, Iowa State College, urges fruit growers to prepare orchards for winter. Rabbits, mice, and ground cover threaten trees. Use 24 inch mesh hardware cloth as protection around trunks, wrap with soil buried lower edge, patch tops with sacks, and apply rosin alcohol mixture as needed. Remove dropped apples to curb pests.
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H. E. Nichols
Iowa State College
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Extension
Davenport Visitors Stay With Green Moore Family
Mr and Mrs Lewis of Davenport and their son spent Saturday to Monday with Green Moore and Estes Sprigg, visiting the couple’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lewis and Son
Davenport
Green Moore
Estes Sprigg
Morley Family in Cedar Rapids Mourning Death
Mr and Mrs Bob Morley of Cedar Rapids travelled Saturday afternoon after learning the death of his father Harry Morley. The family prepares for funeral arrangements and community condolences are extended to the Morley household.
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Bob Morley
Cedar Rapids
Harry Morley
Elmer Brown Visits Clarinda As Business Caller
Elmer Brown was in Clarinda on Wednesday of last week making business calls. He met local merchants and discussed upcoming market opportunities.
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Elmer Brown
Clarinda
Gravity farmer Harry Morley 60 dies by suicide on farm
Harry Morley, 60, a longtime Gravity area farmer, hanged himself in his barn after early morning milking. His daughter Beverly found the body about 7:30. Ill health and mental worries are thought to be factors. Funeral held Tuesday at the Methodist church with burial in Gravity Cemetery. He leaves wife, five children, two sisters Mrs Guy Campbell and Mrs Ed Thompson, and a brother Fred Morley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Morley
Beverly
Q. M. Buckner
Guy Campbell
Gravity
Ed Thompson
Des Moines
Fred Morley
San Marino
Calif
Go Slow on Installment Buying Advice
Fannie Gannon of Iowa State College warns against expanding installment purchasing even as control on credit sales loosens. She notes limited goods, inflation risk from higher timing-based prices, and the danger of overbuying when consumers cannot sustain payments.
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Fannie Gannon
Iowa State College Home Management
Mro Stella Employed in Shenandoah in Gravity Incident
Mro Stella, who has worked in Shenandoah, was briefly in Gravity on Sunday morning. She was en route to Des Moines to take a job in that city.
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Stella
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Iowa Farmers Tested For Fall Crops And Tools
Jowa Farm Kernels notes damp barns harm laying hens and milk cows. rat damage to corn and feed warns cleanup. Window space aids temperature control, Iowa State College seed testing lab opens seed submissions. REA reports 44,800 Iowa farms lack electric service, 21 percent. Check safety devices on mechanical corn pickers.
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Iowa State College Seed Testing Laboratory
Iowa
E. PB. Sylvester
REA
Unusual Goose Flight Through Iowa Statewide Migration
Conservation officers report the heaviest goose migration through Iowa in years from October 21 to 23. The loud flocks, aided by fog and low clouds, began along the upper Missouri River and northwest Iowa, then covered the state. Many hunters bagged their first honker despite a one bird limit, with blue geese dominating the fall flight that has grown since mechanized corn-picking began.
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Upper
Missouri River
Missouri River Valley
Iowa
Morley Rites Held for Gravity Resident
Harry E Morley, born near Yorktown Iowa December 12 1886, died at his Gravity area home November 1 1947 aged 60 years 10 months 19 days He was the eldest of four children of Jennie and Lewis Morley He moved to Taylor County as a boy and lived there the rest of his life He married Jessie Lowe in 1908 who died in 1912 He then married Zoe Ann Morrison in 1913 and she survives with five children Edmund Bob Homer Beverly and Mrs Herbert Greenhow He joined the Methodist church early and was active in Washington Township as assessor for 18 years on the Gravity School board and as township trustee He belonged to the IOOB lodge He leaves his wife five children four grandchildren and many relatives and friends"
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Harry E. Morley
Yorktown
Iowa
Gravity
Jennie
Lewis Morley
Taylor County
Jessie Lowe
Zoe Ann Morrison
Herbert Greenhow
Los Angeles
Calif
Edmund
Burbank
Homer
San Francisco
Bob
Cedar Rapids
Beverly
Methodist Church
Washington Township
Lodge
Hunt Safely This Year
A historical gun safety notice outlines key rules for responsible handling. It emphasizes treating every gun as loaded, unloading before transport, keeping the barrel clear, controlling muzzle direction, identifying targets, never pointing at harmless objects, not leaving a loaded gun unattended, avoiding climbing with a loaded gun, not shooting at hard surfaces or water, and avoiding mixing gunpowder with alcohol.
Ackleys Return From Miles Visit With Family
Mr and Mrs Jim Ackley arrived home Saturday after a trip to Miles to visit their son Ruavell and his family.
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Jim Ackley
Miles
Ruavell
David J. Foster obituary from Gravity and Hawaii
David J. Foster born May 13 1892 in Atlantic Iowa died December 3 1943 in Honolulu Hawaii at 51. He served in World War I with Co K overseas thirteen months and later volunteered as a guard in Hawaii. Survived by wife Grace Koneene and son John Davis of Gravity and lifelong family in Iowa Nebraska and Washington DC. Funeral held in Gravity with American Legion color guards firing squad and flag salute, interment in Hawaii.
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David J. Foster
James Foster
Atlantic
Iowa
Honolulu
Hawaii
Griswold
Co. K
Dave
Clearfield
Grace Koneene
John Davis
Gravity
J.R. Foster
Ainsworth
Nebr
Findley
Ernest
Lee
Kearney
Margaret Balcom
Washington, D. C
Berdie Jamison
Edith Houchin
Kent
Selena Foster
Methodist Church
American Legion Post
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
U. S
Sgt
Samson
St. Joseph
Christian Church
Purdy
Des Moines
Hitchins
Pearl Harbor
County Churches Holding Training in Bedford Presbyterian Church
The Taylor Co Inter-Church Council started a five week Leadership Education school at Bedford Presbyterian Church on Monday November 3. Sessions run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. except the second week when held Tuesday. Rev. Russell Nye directs and Rev. Clarence Richardson helps with recreation. Courses include How to Teach in the Church School, The Children We Teach, and The Home and Church Work Together.
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Taylor Co. Inter.-Church Council
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Russell Nye
Clarence Richardson
Eastern Stars Meeting Notice
The next regular meeting of the Eastern Stars will be held at the hall on Monday night at 7:30. Mrs Earl King, Secretary.
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Nxt
Earl King
Burmeister Family Weekend Visit Near Cedar Ridge
Mr and Mrs Herey Burmeister and Mr and Mrs James Burmeister drove to Cedar Ridge on Sunday to visit their daughter Mrs Bruce Hicks and her husband.
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Herey Burmeister
Mark
Ard
James Burmeister
Cedar Rep
Eiater
Bruce Hicks
Local Residents Named in Expanded Atlantic Notices
Carl Davis and Eldon Jarvis family members in Atlantic circle. Edith Houchin listed with second son Billie in Kent. Fred Koneene and Elaine. Darold Gordon Creston. Iva Trwir and John Frye in Westminster Colorado. Loretta Baker Omaha. Flora Baker Villisca. Densel Roberts and Glenna Mae Haywarden. Mike Johnston and Dorothy Lewis Shenandoah. Reichardt and Hagee in Corning. B B Harlow Onawa.
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Carl Davis
Atlantic
Eldon Jarvis
Redding
Edith Houchin
Billie
Kent
Fred Koneene
Elaine
Darold Gordon
Creston
Iva Trwir
John Frye
Westminister
Colo
Loretta Baker
Omaha
Nebr
Flora Baker
Villisca
Densel Roberts
Glenna Mae
Hay Warden
Mike Johnston
Dorothy Lewis
Shenandoah
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U.N
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
General Assembly
Jowa Farm
Ernest Foster
Finley Foster
Laura Echart
Joe
Mily Foster
Dolife Davia
Glen
C. E. S. Meeting
Purex
Eagle Brand
Briardale Goffee
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