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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
7
The piece outlines dairy's $120 million contribution to Iowa farm income, second to hogs, with dairy cows supplying 6.3 billion pounds of milk. It compares state cows to 796 state-owned cows and suggests improvements in breeding and feeding could double production with less feed. Towns urged to buy more Iowa butter.
Edwin H. Conger of Iowa headed the American legation in Beijing during the Boxer Uprising. Surrounded by danger in the British legation, he coordinated with a relief expedition as casualties rose. He refused spoils of war after Allied forces entered Peking and later served in diplomacy until 1905.
A forthcoming compilation from the Iowa State Teachers Association collects writings by native and resident Iowa authors including Blanche Bayliss Florence Call Cowles Mackinlay Kantor Ruth Suckow and Susan Glaspell. The volume features biographical sketches and critical pieces with articles on Emerson Hough Ruth Suckow and others plus planned focus on younger writers.
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports Mark Thornburg notes 56 percent of people buy butter while 44 percent use substitutes. The survey suggests these ratios may apply statewide. Farmers also buy substitutes as much as city residents.
The piece argues for county library service to extend free access beyond towns, noting 1925 county population 17818 with about 5000 in Anamosa or Monticello having library access. It urges county officers and local groups to back a library extension and invites listening to Forest Spalding on WHO each Thursday.
Local church notices list service times for Methodist Episcopal St Matthew's Ev Lutheran Congregational Castle Grove Reformed and Armin Tendick church events. Activities include Sunday school at 10 a.m., German language services, sermons on Life and Happiness, and a canvass by Every Member on Feb 9. Baptism of James Balster noted.
M. G. Thornburg secretary of agriculture reports butter advocacy across Iowa. Local creameries in Story Fayette Dallas and Boone counties have meetings and plan ads to support state and national campaigns. Business leaders cooperate as posters circulars and ad copy are prepared by the National Dairy Council in Chicago. Local groups urged to request materials.
The port of New York remains the world’s leading hub. Antwerp recorded 10,108,000 tons in the first six months, compared with New York’s 15,168,000 tons in the same period.
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