Jones County Farmers Near Harvest With Record Corn Acreage
Jones county farmers will complete harvest of 79 800 acres of corn at an estimated 61 bushels per acre yielding about 4 867 800 bushels. Oats total 1 883 700 bushels at 42 bu per acre from 17 percent of cropland. Soybeans 3 820 acres at 23 bu yields 87 860 bushels. Grain value estimated at 6 968 500 dollars with 48 percent of cropland in grain. Feeders plan to buy about one million bushels from outside and market the rest on the hoof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa Retailers See Sharp August Sales Increases In 1946
Independent Iowa retailers report August 1946 sales up 60 percent over August 1945 and 17 percent above July 1946, with eight month 1946 sales up 36 percent from a year earlier. Vehicle dealers rise 229 percent from 1945. lumber and hardware up 76 and 73 percent respectively. Regional gains noted in Cedar Rapids Sioux City Waterloo and Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Department of Commerce
Electrification Reaches 75 Percent Of Local Farms
Bernard F. Nowachek of the Town Development Commission reports that 74.2 percent of town farms now have central station electric service, above the national farm average of 52.9 percent. He credits the progressive character and prosperity of local Jewish farmers and town agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard F. Nowachek
Town Development Commission
Towa
Central Station
Mr. Nownark
Rangers Lovell Plan Joint Meeting Navy
The Castle Grove Royal Rangers and the Lovell 4 H Club plan a joint meeting in Monticello public library basement on Monday night November 4. Donald Allen the milk inspector will demonstrate his testing laboratory and discuss producing high quality dairy products.
Brahma Jersey Crossbred Cattle Experiment Underway
Two Brahman bulls and two Brahman heifers arrived at Beltsville Maryland from India for a crossing with Jersey cattle. USDA specialists will conduct the breeding experiment to blend Brahman heat and pest resistance with Jersey dairy traits. The Brahmans came from the American Presbyterian Mission herd in Allahabad in exchange for USDA herd stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
India
Beltsville
American Presbyterian Mission
Allahabad
Farmers urged to line up oats seed resistant to blight
Iowa State College specialists urge fall seedlining for next year’s oats with resistant varieties. Clinton and Benton offer blight resistance but seed is scarce. Marion should be saved for seed. Boone Tama and Control treated seed increase yields though not fully blight proof, with tests showing 34 to 54 bushels in blight plots. Older varieties like Iowa 105 Togold and Gopher resist blight poorly and yield less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
Clinton
Boone, Tama
Control
Ceresan
Iowa 105
Togold
Gopher
Fortune Finders Plan Halloween Party on October 25
The Castle Grove Fortune Finders met October 10 at Peggy Albers home with twelve members. They set meetings for the third Tuesday monthly, organized a Halloween party for October 25, and appointed Ruth Spahr Ruth Kromminga Virginia Muller and Mary Elizabeth Messerli to a planning committee. Ribbons and fair proceeds were distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Fortune Finders
Peggy Albers
Ruth Spahr
Ruth Kromminga
Virginia Muller
Mary Elizabeth Messerli
Explosion Cuts Off Onslow Electric and Phone Service
An explosion cut electric and telephone service in Onslow at 12 30 Thursday night damaging mains in the block west of Main street. Transformers melted fuses blown and windows shattered in the Masonic hall Red's cafe and several local residences. No fires reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Main Street
Masonic Hall
Red’s Cafe
R. J. Kleineck
Angie Allen
Art Noyes
W. H. Orr
Fred Behnke
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Jerry Edwards
John Paulsen
Clarence Edwards
Clinton
Carroll Bickford
Charles Heeren
Washington, D. C
Heeren
Lorraine Hanna
J. M. Hanna
Ed Hodoval
Will Walters
Roy Stoffel
Mechanicsville
R. C. Walters
Merle Welty
Lynch
Mr. Welty
Preston Myers
Paul Paulsen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Norris
Robert Serbousek
Pete Schladetzsky
Chicago
New Tiny Hearing Aid Promises Crystal Clear Sound
A historical notice touts a revolutionary hearing instrument described as the world s smallest. It promises advanced circuitry to screen scratchy noise and capture every word and note with fidelity, marking a leap beyond early crystal sets and prior hearing aids.
Rochester Hearing Aid Company Ad Promises Free Home Demonstration
An Rochester Minnesota ad from the Rochester Hearing Aid Company boasts free descriptive booklet and home demonstrations of a new hearing device. The notice claims no cost or risk to try a device at home and invites readers to write for details. A separate report notes John Madden of Pocahontas killed at a railroad crossing when rain and obstructed view prevented hearing an approaching train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Rochester Hearing Aid Company
First Ave
S.W
Rochester
Minnesota
John* Madden
Pocahontas
Rheumatism and Arthritis Patient Praises Cure
Mrs. Anna Pautz of Vancouver Washington states she suffered for years from rheumatism and arthritis and is now free from pain and able to work. She offers information to others and provides a return address at P O Box 825 Vancouver Wash. Pd Advi NUE OVO Laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pautz
P.O. Box
Vancouver
Wash
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Fortune Finders Plan
A. A. Garnett
James White
Galen White
Michael Bonney
Lester Bonney
Doh Bonney
Ottumwa
Larry Jensen
Paul Heeren
Jack Heeren
Neal
Larry Paulsen
Scotch Grove
America
Repu Iee
Monticello
Monument Co
George Timmins
Furniture
Joe Herard
Cascade, Iowa
Telephone
Kuriger Bros
Board OF Supervisors
Carrel
Blood
TNT
Oliver Corporation
Monticello Sales Barn
Monticello, Ia
Joel Herard
Cascade
Louie Hanken
Grove
Henry von
SPR
Express
Pd. Advi—Nue-Ovo Laboratories
Goven, Eddins & CO
la Salle
C. D. Wells
Worth
Wella
AYDS
Fred J. Kay
Skippy” Anderson and His Band
Armassen
Darya Bareraen
Poerret
Acme Cae
Araeey
Rehan
Ane
Robert D. Blue
K. A. Evans
Rollo Bergeson
J. M. Grimes
Harry D. Linn
Arnon
B. M. Richardson
David Long
Adee
Ee DeLara
T. G. Garfield Rare
Ralph A. Oliver
Chas. Wennerstrum
Chet B.akers
Republican State Central Committee
Norman R Ae AS
Louie
ALUMI
AUML
Monticelo, Iowa
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