Jones County Farmers Move 31 Carloads Feed Wheat
Jones county farmers report 31 carloads of feed wheat totaling 46 72 bushels received with six more on the way. The program supports wartime livestock production and frees corn for munitions and the 1942 wheat crop.
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Jones County
AAA
Tama
Benton
Hamilton
Buchanan
Grundy
Blairstown
Benton County
Towa
Kansas
Nebraska
Martelie
Wyoming
Monticello
Clean Up and Rat Proof Granaries in Jones County
County Agent James I. Kearns urges farmers to clean and dry granaries for the new crop. Bins show grain insects and rat risk. sweep, burn sweepings, then kerosene spray, 11% to 2 gallons per 1000 sq ft. Second spray after two to three days. Rat proofing with hardware cloth or metal.
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Jones County
James I. Kearns
Pretty Pink Icing and the Cochineal Discovery
The vogue for pink icing faded in the early eighteenth century after science showed coloring came from the cochineal insect rather than a plant seed.
Avoid Necro Through Clean Ground System
County Agent James F. Kearns promotes the clean ground system to prevent necro and notes no satisfactory treatment for advanced cases. Extension veterinarian K W Stouder adds copper sulphate in drinking water as a possible aid but not a cure. Recommendations include clean, dry quarters, clean feed and water, and early veterinary guidance as outbreaks vary.
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James F. Kearns
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Stouder
Jones Co Eggs Sold To U S Government In 1941
Jones county farmers delivered about 20 carloads of eggs to the United States government in 1941. Purchases covered roughly 1 827 cases of thirty dozen each, valued at 101 281.42 dollars. Iowa egg producers totaled 5 674 000 dollars in government sales for the year, with the Extension Service grading most of the government purchases under a cooperative agreement with the USDA.
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Jones County
United States
James F. Kearns
Iowa
A. D. Oderkirk
Iowa State College
Iowa Extension Service
U.S.D.A
Notice of Appraisement for Inheritance Tax Purposes
In the Iowa district court of Jones county the estate of John Curtin deceased will be appraised for inheritance tax. Appraisers A O Sones H A Cartano A L Remley will meet at 4 o clock a.m. on July 11 at Anamosa court to value real and personal property and allow interested parties to be heard.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Jones County
John Curtin
State Tax Commission
A. le Lorenz
Monticello
Helen Curtin Mills
Central City
Leo Curtin
Kinayway Apt
A. O. Sones
H. A. Cartano
A. L. Remley
Record Angus Sale Sets County High With 88 Head
One of Jones county’s largest cattle sales occurred at Glyn Mawr farm near Olin. Milt Tudor’s Black Angus herd, built over 30 years, sold 88 head for $52,855 total and a $600.62 average, the year’s high national figure. Top lot was a ten year old cow with calf at $21,800. 70 cows and heifers averaged $623.35. 18 bulls averaged $477.24.
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Jones County
Glyn Mawr
Olin
Milt Tudor
United States
Let Your Answer to Bombs Be Bonds
Wartime appeal urges citizens to buy Defense Bonds and Stamps daily as a duty for national defense. Emphasizes personal sacrifice with homes and lives at stake. Encourages continuous purchase to support military needs and victory.
Price ceilings alone won’t curb inflation says economist
Agricultural economist Lauren K Soth of Town State College warns price ceilings cannot stop inflation by themselves. He notes high spending and scarce goods push prices up, comparing ceilings to a temporary dam that must be strengthened or relieved by taxes rationing or other limits. He favors a seven point program tied to Roosevelt era measures including taxes rationing and wage stabilization, and warns of black market risks if pressure remains. Separate: old iron hammers weighing hundreds of pounds powered by water are owned by residents of Cherokee county North Carolina.
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Lauren K. Soth
Town State College
England
Roosevelt
Cherokee County
North Carolina
Devise Food Exchange Plan Among Jones County Women
Women in Jones County organize a Food Exchange to use surplus fruit and vegetables. Under Mrs Don L Wharry coordinators are chosen in towns and townships to oversee exchanges between families needing produce and those with surplus. Committees handle contact and logistics while agreements vary by participants.
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Food For Freedom
Jones County
Don L. Wharry
Jones County Aaa
Neare Food Exchange
Toad Exchange
Jones Co Hogs Top Chicago Market Prices
Two hog consignments from Jones county farms topped the Chicago stock yards trading at 14.25 dollars per hundredweight. Martin Petersen and Marvin Petersen each sent droves averaging 200 and 213 pounds respectively, achieving the Monday top price.
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Jones Co
Jones County
Chicago Stock Yards
Martin Petersen
Marvin Petersen
Leg Deterioration in Cold Months Raises Health Concerns
A historical notice warns that leg damage can worsen due to insect and worm attacks during the coldest months, highlighting risks to mobility and health.
Scotch Grove social closes with wedding visit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norris hosted a supper party for friends from Scotch Grove Center Junction and Monticello honoring Mr. and Mrs. Harold Norris of Hawick Minn married there last week. Revered Glenn McMichael will preach at the Presbyterian church with county wide minister exchange Sunday. Oak Drive Community Club met at Timber Schoolhouse June 12 for a nature study picnic disrupted by bad weather. Twenty one members four visitors and twenty four children attended. Refreshments served by hostess and assistants. Next meeting July 9 with Mrs. Henry Heiken. Several locals attended a Des Moines wedding and a Fort Leavenworth assignment.
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Scotch Grove
Robert Norris
Center Junction
Monticello
Harold Norris
Hawick
Minn
Presbyterian Church
Glenn McMichael
Methodist Church
Oak Drive
Timber Schoolhouse
Roy Wright
Ames
Cass
S. Graves
L. J. Schiemme
R. Kuehl
H. Gottleaber
A. Ladehoff
Henry Heiken
Frank Sutherland
Eloise
Charles Nelson
Ruth Alice Clark
Margaret Ejlers
Haw
Edding
Harold Nor
Arthur
M. M. Tr
Gilbert Cooper Lerna
Lois
Sun
Esther Sin
Scotch Terian
N. Hughes
Des Moines
Will Hughes
F. 0G
Trrrell
Plueger
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Deivert Husman
Gertrude Eggers
BR. N
Real Estate Transfers Involving Fairbanks Caywood Coffin and Corbin
Transfers involve Gladys Fairbanks Davis Bradley N and Allan T Fairbanks Cora E fairbanks to Thomas Caywood Sophronia Caywood as survivors in fee simple. Included are mortgages to Andrew Watt and Thomas H Folkers. Additional transfer by Laura Coffin to Frank Coffin. Guardianship conveyance by Mabel Corbin for Minnie Izer two thirds of a parcel in section 22.
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Gladys Fairbanks Davis
Bradley N
Allan T. Fairbanks
Cora E
A. Ray Fairbanks
Mattie K
Thomas G. Caywood
Sophronia E. Caywood
Andrew Watt
Thomas H. Folkers
Laura E. Coffin
Frank A. Coffin
Mabel C. Corbin
William E. Corbin, Jr
William E. Corbin
Minnie Izer
War Bonds urged with Garand rifle hype and quotas
Editorial extols Buy War Bonds and the Garand rifle as superior to Springfield arms. It claims millions are needed to equip the army, roles the $45 weapon to 60 caliber firing rate, and urges citizens to invest at least ten percent of income.
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U. S
America
Cascade Mourns Longtime Mayor James Lane at 93
James P. Lane, 93, Cascade’s oldest resident, died at his home on Wednesday from a heart ailment. Funeral at St. Martin’s Church led by his grandson Rev. Loras T. Lane. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Survived by wife Miss Mary Anne Carlin and six children, 28 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren. He served as Cascade mayor for two terms and was a charter Knight of Columbus member. Born in Galena, Illinois, he lived in Dubuque and Cascade after childhood journeys and a 40 year mercantile career.
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Cascade
James P. Lane
St. Martin’s Church
Loras T. Lane
Loras College
Calvary Cemetery
Galena
St. Paul
Fort Repay
Dubuque
Mary Anne Carlin
Lane
St. Martin's Church
Knights of Columbus
Thomas J
Raymond
Wilfred
Sara Glynn
Mary Donnelly
Lulu Faber
Chicago
Original Manuscript of Home Sweet Home Located in Rochester
The original manuscript of Home Sweet Home is housed in the Sibley music library at Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York.
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Home Sweet Home
Sibley Musical Library of
The
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, N. Y
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