Electricity's rise reshaped farm life and power outreach
The piece traces farm electrification from 1910 onward, noting the National Electric Light Association's 1921 committee on electricity to agriculture, the Red Wing Minnesota line of 1923, and rapid farm connections through the 1920s. It highlights REA's 1935 role and calls for continued farmer–electric industry cooperation to widen service and understanding.
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National Electric Light Association
Edison Electric Institute
America
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Utilities
Red Wing
Minnesota
Dodge County
Ufe
REA
Pfc Paul D Schneider Assigned to 1602nd Air Wing
Pfc Paul D Schneider son of Mr and Mrs Carl I Schneider has been assigned to the 1602nd Air Transport Wing Headquarters Operations office in Wiesbaden Germany The 1602nd Wing is part of Military Air Transport Service under Lt General L S Kuter at Andrews AFB Washington D C He enlisted in February in Des Moines after Monticello High School and one year at Cornell College Mount Vernon He completed radar operator training at Keesler AFB Mississippi
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Paul D. Schneider
Carl I. Schneider
1602Nd Air Transport Wing
Wiesbaden
Germany
Global Military Air Transport Service
L. S. Kuter
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
D. C
Pfc
Schneider
United States Air Force
Des Moines
Monticello High School
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Keesler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Feed Mill Receives Purina Mixing Accuracy Certificate
Monticello Feed Mill earned a Certificate of Mixing Accuracy from Ralston Purina after tests on custom customer mixes showed protein variation of no more than 0.5 percent. The mill, authorized to mix Purina formulas, uses locally grown grain and underwent laboratory checks before approval.
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Monticello
Ralston Purina Company
Purina
4-H Members Show At Iowa State Fair
Jones county 4-H youth display livestock and enter contests at the state fair with participants including Galen Helgens Monticello and Darrell Helgens Monticello. The Jones county judging team led by Jim Heiken Monticello earlier earned top workout scores and will compete at Des Moines.
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Jones County
Galen Helgens
Monticello
Darrell Helgens
Poland
Willis Glenn
Olin
Mackey Bros
John Rathmann, Jr
Oxford Junction
Angus
Delbert Hodgden
Hereford
Jim Paulsen
Center Junction
Jim Heiken
Dee Hansen
Bob Cousins
Garth Grafft
Duane Sorensen
Darwin Keegan
Glen Wood
Dale Martin
Anamosa
Allan Rushford
Denis Donovan
Jerry Parsons
Joe Legg
Des Moines
Former Monticello Woman Dies in Chicago Hospital
Flora P. Terwilliger 92, a former Monticello resident, died Monday afternoon in a Chicago hospital. Graveside services were held at Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Allen E. Shoff. She was born December 14, 1858 in West Rumsey New Hampshire and lived in Chicago the last decade. Surviving are three sons David Cleveland Lewis Cedar Rapids Burgess Chicago, nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Flora P. Terwilliger
Monticello
Chicago
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Allen E. Shoff
Central Park Presbyterian Church
West Rumsey
N. H
I. D. Terwilliger
David
Cleveland
Lewis
Burgess
Couple Dies in Double Funeral for De Beers at Grundy Center
A double funeral service was held for Mr. and Mrs. Peter De Beer of Grundy Center, married 61 years, with Mrs. De Beer dying 48 hours after her husband. At an Iowa Falls band concert, George Beebe was honored for 65 years with the band, receiving gifts including a radio phonograph. Ethel Barrymore popularized a famous line.
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Peter DeBeer
Grundy Center
Iowa Falls
George Beebe
Wyoming Ladies Aid Chicken Supper Menu
The Wyoming Zion American Lutheran church group announces their chicken supper on September 12 with fried chicken dressing mashed potatoes gravy corn salad pickles jelly rye bread nut bread rolls coffee and pie or cake. Serving in the Sunday school auditorium begins at 5 30 p m.
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Wyoming Zion American Lutheran Church
Bank Vandals Crash Window in Carlisle Hartford Bank
Vandals used an automobile to smash the large plate glass window of the Hartford bank at Carlisle one night recently. No entry was attempted as the car sped away without stopping.
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Eugene Jacobs
Ledyard
Hartford
Carlisle
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