Farmers Union County Organization Forms County Union in Corydon
Delegates from Corydon and surrounding townships met in Corydon Auditorium on Monday December 22 1919 to organize a permanent county Farmers Union. E Z Wilson temporary chairman outlined goals for direct farmer to consumer cooperation and elimination of middlemen. The convention elected officers and adopted a resolution to cooperate with the farm bureau on farming interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union County
Farmers Unions
Wayne County
Corydon
Lineville Union
Wilson
E. Z. Wilson
Clinton Center
J. Moore
Promise City
J .H. Duncan
Alerton
Wr. O. DeSilva
Allerton
Bert Hughes
Clio
I. G. Davis
J. C. Stamps
Seymour
Farm Bureau Organization
Names and records in War Risk Insurance Bureau files
The War Risk Insurance Bureau in Washington lists up to 100000 insured soldiers sailors and machines. Johnson has 53200 entries with Johnston and John as variants. Smith 51950 with William as a common given name. Browns 48000, Williams 47000, Jones 28050, Andersons 22000, Walkers 18500. Among Johnsons 2138 named John and 2062 William. Smiths favor William 3412 and John 2625. Browns 18000 include 2050 named John Brown. Williams 280 Willie Williams and 170 William Williams. John Andersons total 5600. Carl 800 and Charles 600 appear as given names.
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Bureau of War Tisk Insurance
Washington, D. C
Johnsons
Johnston
John- the Smiths
Browns
Williams
Joneses
Andersons
Walkers
John
William Johnson
Smith
William
Smiths
John ‘Brown
Willie Williams
William Willian
John Andersons
Carl
Charles
Republican Conference Plans Meeting at Hotel Fort Des Moines
State Republican committee members will gather at the Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines on January 6 to discuss campaign plans. Both men and women are invited with National chairman Will Hays and Iowa National Committee member John T. Adams slated to speak. Ladies meet at three and a mass gathering at eight. Lucile Moore of Mercer Missouri visited Bert Joy's home last week. W D Wiley announced an advertising sale for January 14 and planned a move to Warren County afterward.
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State Republican Committee
Fort Des Moines
Capital
Will H. Hays
John T. Adams
Iowa
Aion
Juan
Women War Workers Go to Aid Armenian Refugees
A group of young women led by De Mary Vail Andrees of New York City has departed for the Near East. They join other volunteers eager to serve and support Armenian aid efforts after wartime deployments abroad.
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Arrieniars
de Mary Vail Andrees
New York City
Near East
Congress
Red Cross
Frances Snl
Betty Anderson
New Canaan
Conn
Pies Margaret Milne
Washington
Lrmania
Alex Slaney
Mary Vail Andrees
Social Visits Noted Across Iowa Towns
Alice Humeston visited Saturday at Kellerton. Mrs. Lee Smith visited Corydon on Monday with her daughter, Mrs. By A Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Humeston
Kellerton
Lee Smith
Corydon
Mrs
By A. Hook
Manure Handling and Fall Plowing Advice
The article stresses hauling barnyard manure to fields promptly to reduce weed seeds and reduce future tillage. It notes winter hauling and spring plowing aids weed control but may require extra work. Fall plowing is recommended as desirable in many areas to improve field conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Devi Wall ruins reflect folk belief in Satan’s work
Between England and Scotland lie the remains of the Devi Wall. Folk lore attributes its enduring mortar and stone to Satan himself, a belief held by nearby peasants who viewed the wall as evidence of infernal craftsmanship.
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Satan
England
Scotland
Devi
Prelaw Farm Loan Rates Varied Widely Across Regions
A historical statistic shows land mortgage interest rates across U S regions before the Farm Loan Act. Rates ranged from 5.2 to 10 percent overall, with New England between 5.3 and 22 percent, and other regions listing varied ranges up to about 16 percent plus commissions. The report notes regional disparities and commission impacts on the true cost of farm mortgages.
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New England
Middle Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Tennsylvania
North Central
Ohio River
Indiana
Twansis
Wisconsin
Wissouri
North Dakota
South Palote
Nebraska
Iansas
Minnesota
Iowa
South Atlantic
Delaware
Florida
South Central
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Okahoma
Texas
Montana
Idaio
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Pacific States
Washington
Oregon
California
Clergyman’s Morning Lesson Twist Sparks Laughter
A clergyman’s reading of the morning lesson produced a spoonerism that altered a line to the image of a tree fading away, drawing amused reactions in the community reported by the Deston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deston
Federal Farm Loan Act land banks discussed in Kansas City hearing
In a federal court in Kansas City attorneys argued the constitutional validity of the Federal Farm Loan Act. The case explained how federal and joint stock land banks operate to aid farmers, with plans for eventual private ownership and government stock withdrawal as borrowings grow.
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Flonal Bank Sysvesystem
George Vinn
Federal Court of
Kansas City
Charles T. Hiughes
W. G. BeAdcoo
Wickersham
Mew. Adoo
Federal Land Banks
Countrie
Banka
Mtr Wickersham
Treasury
Department
Prout
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Republican Conference
Lucile Moore
Mercer, Mo
Bert Joy
W .D. Wiley
Warren County
Besan
Des “Moines
Register
Bes Moines
C.L. Hart
Clothier
Weem's Laundry
Mickie
Andrees
Near
American Committee On
Asia
Suas Leach RO
LAW OF Land
George W. Wickersham
Federal Banks For
Associations
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