Interesting Events Of Iowa News
A digest covers junior colleges in Iowa with 28 institutions and varied enrollments. a McGregor judge upholds the cattle TB test law. sugar camp operations in Hopkinton. a proposed Tulsa to Minneapolis gas pipeline by Omaha. Bremer county oleomargarine protest and a Readlyn bonfire. a disability fund for veterans from surplus of the soldiers bonus act. large inheritance tax receipts including Stella Saxes of Ottumwa. Boone county eggs aboard Graf Zeppelin and other historic voyages. Newton's Maytag stack stands 190 feet high.
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T.B
W. L. Eichendorf
McGregor
Fayette County
West Union
M. M. Cooney
Peter Malcolm
Will S. Beals
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Earl Keith
Andy Loop
Hogan Timber
Iowa
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Minneapolis
Omaha
Missouri River
Onawa
Monona County
Peterson Clay County
Sioux City
State Railway Commission
Landmark beacon stack and memorial builder described in Newton district
A reinforced brick stack on a high Newton point serves as a day and night landmark for flyers and motorists. It used 1260 sacks of cement 123 cubic yards of sand 164 cubic yards of gravel 10000 bricks reinforcing steel and wire mesh. The base measures thirteen feet ten inches and narrows to nine feet four inches. M. 8. Van Eaton died at Pisgah in Harrison county. he was a carpenter known for lathing 6000 laths in ten hours and shingles 10000 in ten hours. Fayetter county board urges butter use for poor relief and insists on butter rather than substitutes when grocery costs rise.
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Newton
van Eaton
Pisgah
Harrison County
Maytag earnings and Iowa thefts headline diverse dispatch
A New York dispatch reports Maytag of Newton earned 6 838 884 last year or 3 3 a share up from 5 336 710 or 2 84 a share in 1928. The article notes Newton’s growing manufacturing base and a potential population 14 000 to 15 000. It also mentions a state creamery opening near Des Moines and a Greene county rural school reward for intruders, with resulting arrests and severe penalties.
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New York
Maytag Company
Newton
Diversity of Iowa Student Directory Reveals Wide Representation
The University of Iowa directory lists forty one states represented with Iowa leading. Illinois is second with 227, followed by New York 85, Missouri 63, and South Dakota 60. Foreign entries include Austria, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Denmark, India, North Africa, Chile, Canada. Walnut wood usage noted for furniture and gun stocks due to stability as moisture content drops.
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University of Iowa
Illinois
Iowa
New York
Missouri
South Dakota
Minnesota
New Jersey
Nebraska
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kansas
California
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Texas
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Ohio
Colorado
North Dakota
Michigan
Montana
Connecticut
Washington
West Virginia
Vienna and
Gras
Austria
Hull and Blandford
England
Lieutsia
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Hisshima
Okinawa
Ken
Soyama
Kyoo
Japan
Copenhagen
Denmark
Banjaemas
Batavia
Java
Karashi
India
Algiers
North Africa
Valparaiso
Chile
Saskatchewan
Market Park
Canada
Wyoming High School Activities Through March May
The Wyoming high school calendar lists events from March 13 to May 22 including a sub district music contest at Monticello on March 14 with boys' and girls' glee clubs, a declamatory contest history for Elma Holub, a basketball banquet on March 20, and a note that enrollment has diminished as students move away.
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Monmouth
Monticello
Elma Holub
Memorial Hall
Wyoming High School
School Roll and Activities Highlight Local Seventh Grade Project
Seventy six students remain enrolled with eight new entrants and several transfers. Grade notes describe early settler history and community topics. eighth graders debate independence for the Philippine Islands. Audubon Bird Society attracts younger students. illness absences listed. Cecil Dowdney joins the second grade from Olin.
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Philippine Islands
Althea Goodrick
Marjorie Brooks
Virginia Clark
Mary Koch
Helen Smith
Harris Strong
Audubon Bird Society
Dollie Greer
Warren DeMoss
Helen Levsen
Bobby Brooks
Glenn Goldsmith
Junior Mallicoat
Alma Thomsen
Cecil Dowdney
Olin School
February Holstein milk totals and top herds in the association
For February 379 cows produced 588.4 lb milk and 22.4 lb butterfat on average. Henry Wehling leads with 1061.5 lb milk and 37.6 lb butterfat from 10 milking cows. Carl Siebels follows with 1029.3 lb milk and 37.6 lb butterfat from 13 cows. The next herd is J M Byerly's grade Guernseys at 653.4 lb milk and 31.6 lb butterfat from 23 milking and two dry cows. Total February feed cost is $2882.81, with prices for silage, alfalfa, clover, and grains listed. The six highest producing cows are from the Men’s Reformatory, led by No. 10 with 2041 lb milk and 75.5 lb fat. An annual meeting of the Anamosa Cow Testing association is set for March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Farm Bureau office.
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Association
Henry Wehling
Carl Sichels
J. M. Byerly
Duchess Hengerveld Ormsby Piebe
Polly Pontiac Fobes Ormsby
Carl Siebels
Babe
Monroe & Walderbach
J. E. Johnson
H. G. W. Folkers
Chris Petersen
Anamosa Cow
Funeral for Thomas Fearde set at St Patrick’s Church
Funeral services for Thomas Fearde will be held Friday at 9 30 am from St Patrick’s Catholic Church after a lingering illness. The report also notes B G Rees joining state auditing as county books examiner and J K Hale taking a spring trip to Hot Springs Arkansas for several weeks. Miles Colton, born 1830 in Lansing New York, died February 25 1930 at 99 years eight months six days after a life in Jones County and Charles City. He married Lois Worden in 1853. five children were born, three died in infancy. Funeral services were at Cass with Rev D M Beggs in charge.
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B. G. Rees
State Auditing Department
Rees
Des Moines
Lee van Kirk
Nevada
J. K. Hale
Hot Springs
Ark
Hale
Miles Colton
Lansing
New York
Jones County
Iowa
Charles City
Lois Elvira Worden
Cass
D. M. Beggs
Local Notices and Social Updates From Cedar Rapids Area
Miss Fern Pecklim visited in Cedar Rapids with her sister on Sunday. Majestic radio items featured at Locher's Music Store. Mr and Mrs John Van Beckern visiting in Chicago this week. Walter Buchele of Iowa State College Ames spent weekend in Monticello. Mr and Mrs W Donnelly spent weekend in Mt Walker. Mrs L C Smith of Dyersville visited her mother in Monticello. J W Hoult offers watch and clock repair with guaranteed satisfaction. Miss Ardys Rabe visited West Liberty last weekend with Opal Porter and others. The St Elizabeth society hosts noodle supper in K of C hall on Monday March 17. Mr and Mrs R J Langer visited Iowa City for clinical work. Farmers Grain Co Scotch Grove advertises fertilizer delivery. Mr and Mrs T J O Connell Boone were weekend guests of Tom J White and sisters. June Meyer and Bernice Ferguson visited Iowa City. Ferguson stayed weekend. Mrs W W Stickford assisting Mrs J H Steele at her sixty ninth birthday. Mr and Mrs James Leach Coggon celebrated fiftieth wedding anniversary. Leach rural carrier sixteen years. Work underway on William G Schoon building foundation. Now is the time to plan rebuilding and repainting with McNeill's Hardware. Mr and Mrs Frank Royden Scotch Grove returned from eastern trip. Royden sold planting stock to growers. Mrs Fredericka Schmidt of Wyoming fractured her left hip in city visit. hospitalized at John McDonald hospital. 76 years old.
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Fredericka Schmidt
Wyoming
Chris Eilben
Schmidt
John McDonald Hospital
Oysters Shipped Nationwide In Refrigerated Cars
Oysters are shipped across the United States in refrigerator cars or shipped frozen. Proper handling keeps them fresh and excellent. Canned oysters are also good. Oysters are particularly desirable inland for the iodine they supply.
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United States
Local Social News Highlights from Cascade Area
Sand Spring resident Nicholas Clement visited his mother Sophia Clement last week. The Hayes couple from Monticello spent Wednesday with J L Batchelder. Maxine Statler and Ellen Yousse visited Clara and Mildred Arduser for the weekend. The Behrends family and Jimmie Jacobsen spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids. George Arduser visited Galen Hein in Richland Center. J L Batchelder family visited Andrew Glass in Castle Grove. George Gadient and family with Fred Egger dined with Lou King. Ray Chaplin and Clara Arduser joined Galen Hein’s home visit Thursday afternoon.
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Nicholas Clement
Cascade
Sophia Clement
Ray Hayes
Monticello
J. L. Batchelder
Maxine Statler
Hopkinton
Ellen Yousse
Clara
Mildred Arduser
W. H. Behrends
Eda
Edna Behrends
Jimmie Jacobsen
Cedar Rapids
George Arduser
Galen Hein
Richland Center
Andrew Glass
Castle Grove
George Gadient
Fred Egger
Lou King
Ray Chaplin
Fewer Cows Produce Same Butterfat in 1929 Test
In Benton county No 3 Cow Testing association January results show 200 cows produced the same butterfat as 264 cows in January 1929. One fifth of the herd was culled in 1929. remaining cows maintain butterfat output with lower feed costs.
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Benton County
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J.W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Cleo
Waverly
Bremer County
Readlyn
D. D. Offringa
Miller Implement Company
Towa
Stella Saxes
Ottumwa
G. Goldwaite
Boone
Boone County
Graf Zeppelin
Graf
Lakehurst
Friedrichshafen
Des Moines Valley Produce Company
Hoover
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales
Carpenter
Board of Supervisors
O. K
A. M. McCall
State Board of Control
Clive Prison Farm
Laor
Greene County
Mason City
South America
Wilma DeMoss
Alberta Starry
Mildred Edwards
Norman Conmey
James Willman
Louis Petersen
Olin
Webbling
Holsteins
Anamosa Eureka
Thomas Fearde
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Fern Pecklim
Majestic Radio
Locher
John van Beckern
Chicago
Walter Buchele
Iowa State College At
Ames
L. C. Smith
Dyersville
Anna Reichart
J. W. Hoult
Ardys Rabe
West Liberty
Opal Porter
Theodosia Pulver
Frank E. Stimson
Mildred and
Helen Pulver
Mount Vernon
St. Elizabeth Society
K. of C. Hall
R. J. Langer
Iowa City
Mr. Langer
Farmers’ Grain Co
Scotch Grove
T. J. O'Connell
Tom J. White
O'Connell
Mrs. White
June Meyer
Bernice Ferguson
Miss Meyer
Miss Ferguson
W. W. Stickford
Garnaville
J. H. Steele
Steele
Stickford
James Leach
Coggon
Leach
William G. Schoon
McNeill’s Hardware
Frank Royden
Niagara Falls
Royden
Cash Grocery
Zic
Ed Eilers
Tiowa
E. W. Duer
L. P. Waddick
Monticello State Bank
Fritz Ahrenholtz
Monticello, Iowa
Zenith Radio
Zenith
Confirmation
Stuhlers
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