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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1931
Page
4
A brutal car incident near Brunsville ends with a young woman wounded as a man drives off with her. Mrs. Schultz recalls seeing the assault and the driver head toward LeMars while others aid the injured woman who is from Omaha. Local arrests and a hospital visit follow as Sioux City and LeMars police search for the suspects.
Nicholas Schlesser Sr a long time Plymouth County resident who settled near Struble in 1878 after moving from Luxemburg. He died peacefully Wednesday at 11 55 p m at his son John Schlesser’s home in Sioux County after years of illness. He came to America at 19, worked in Chicago and Michigan Lake freighting, later bought 80 acres in Elgin township, and endured grasshopper devastation before establishing his homestead. He was 87, survived by family including wife Elizabeth Nothom who predeceased him 36 years ago. His sister Mary Joseph, a Franciscan nun, served a convent in France.
A county agent reports grasshoppers are abundant in western Plymouth, damaging small grain corn and garden crops. A poison bran mash is recommended, using bran, arsenic or Paris Green, citrus, molasses, and water. Mix to a loose moisture, broadcast over infested ground, covering 0.4 acres per batch for about 40 cents per acre. Apply in early morning for best effect.
Le Mars officials urge fathers and mothers to cooperate in addressing complaints. Mayor Henry Grimjes calls for parental input amid tensions, noting most grievances come from adults without boys in the community.
Mrs. Dodd born near Kingsley resided in Moville fourteen years. She died after a fall from a window in her Moville room. Survived by widower Elmer Dodd and two sons Robert of Moville and Francis in the United States Marine Corps. Funeral services were held in Moville with burial at Arlington Cemetery.
The report shows corn yields in central and south-central Iowa fell below the 10-year average with Cedar county repeatedly posting the highest state yield. Cedar county reached 45.7 bushels per acre in 1930, 0.5 above the decade average, while Clayton and Worth counties logged 1.2 bushels above their 10-year averages.
Cattle prices dropped with most beef grades 50 to 100 cents lower, the weakest in 20 years, while better yearlings held about 50 cents to a dollar above the low spot. Yearling steers topped at 8.75, with bulls and cows near low ranges. hogs fluctuated but closed steadier, pigs scarce and sows rising, and lambs faced the17 year low with steady to 26 cents down. Desirable yearlings fetched 5.50 to 6.65, with slaughter hogs and lambs showing weak signs as meat demand lagged due to heat. Market’s only hope lies in tighter supplies and higher meat demand.
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