Rev George A Roberts Uplifts Rhodesia Through Plows and Faith
Rev George A Roberts of Marathon Iowa trained Rhodesian natives in agriculture and Christianity. He described introducing the plow to replace a crooked stick and stone, leading to thousands of plows and crops rising from meager yields. An Ames graduate and former football star, Roberts is on furlough in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
George A. Roberts
Marathon
Buena Vista County
Rhodesia
Africa
Rev. Roberts
Ames
Paving No 34 Brings Long Road Slab To Adams County
Norman Elliott Lambly of Corning Adams county recalls how paving No 34 across Iowa transformed travel. He notes twelve years ago rain made mud and now he can drive from Corning to near his birthplace Quebec City on a fourteen hundred mile concrete slab.
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Norman Elliott Lambly
Corning
Adams County
Iowa
Quebec City
Record Grain Yields Tour Across Iowa Townships
Farmers in multiple counties report high yields with 114 bushels of oats per 16 acres near Pierson and 65 bushels per acre from oats at Leeds. Wheat and speltz yields, plus 70 acre oat tracts near West Union, show strong harvests despite light rain. A railroad engineer set a speed record of 143 miles in 132 minutes on a silk train between Boone and Council Bluffs. Grundy county farmer Matt Connell sold 12 400 bushels of old corn for near 10 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.T. Bramson
Pierson
Woodbury County
Claude de Lambert
J. W. Bennett
Leeds
Dave Sutherland
Montezums
Poweshiek County
Walter Beall
West Union
Fayette County
Lima
Howard Roberts
Madison County
J. G. Lucas
Madrid
Boone County
Shorty Stevens
Boone
Council Bluffs
Grundy County
Matt Connell
Conrad
Farmers Ship Timothy Seed Cars From Milton
Eleven cars of timothy seed were shipped from Milton in Van Buren county during the first half of August. Each car carried better than 1000 bushels priced at 2.50 dollars per bushel. The seed was headed rather than cut and bound and awaits threshing. The town county holds a U S record in timothy seed production though prices fell in recent years forcing many farmers to quit the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
van Buren County
Town
United States
Early Iowa Seed Corn Picks and Cucumbers Boom in Bloomfield
William McGee of Fayette county reports first seed corn harvest on August 14 with firm ripe ears and predicts a two week early corn crop for northeastern Iowa. Davis and Van Buren counties expand cucumber farming with 400 acres contracted at Bloomfield. Hopkins and Lamb sell over 600 bushels in a day to a Farmington pickle factory, with factories also at Burlington and Keokuk.
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William McGee
Fayette County
Iowa
Davis
van Buren
Bloomfield
Rufus Hopkins
Louis Lamb
Farmington
Burlington
Keokuk
Russia
Gravity small town matriarch mother of Phillips heirs
Gravity Texas resident Mrs Jesse Phillips mothered Frank Phillips L E Phillips and Waite Phillips of Phillips Petroleum Independent Oil and Gas. She raised ten Conway area children on a four acre Southern Town farm near Taylor county. Her late husband Lou and Joal were respected farmers who provided for their family.
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Gravity
Jesse Phillips
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Company
L. E. Phillips
Waite Phillips
Ol and Gas Company
Taylor County
Conway
Josie Phillips
Joal
Lou
Towa
Watch Stolen From Waukon Man Recovered by Mail
Bailey of Waukon reports a six year old theft when William Ishaal left his old clothes with a $40 watch and $8 cash in a home, later finding the items gone. A package postmarked Hawlin Audubon County Iowa arrived by mail with the broken watch and a small sum offered as compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Waukon
Allamakee County
William Ishaal
Hawlin
Audubon County
Towa
Unsafe To Motor Truck Poultry And Eggs To Chicago
DeWitt Michigan truckers warned about risks delivering poultry and eggs to Chicago after night. Yegee Produce of DeWitt reports a robbery. Clarence Connole's load of sixty crates of chickens and fourteen cases of eggs valued at about 1500 dollars was seized by five armed men. A second truck was seized as others were driven away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. A. Grantham
DeWitt
Clinton County
Yegee Produce Company
Clarence Connole
F. A. Yegee Produce Company
Surplus Buttermilk Sold by Coupon Haul Route
In northeastern Iowa the Alta Vista creamery adopts a new surplus buttermilk disposal plan. A hauler sells ten gallon lots to patrons via advance coupon books, tearing coupons as milk is taken. An anecdote from Muscatine County tells of farmer Julius Lindt hiring section men after hoboes refused work, then bringing them to shock oats at midnight.
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Iowa
W. J. Klingbell
Postville
Allamakee County
Alta Vista
Chickasaw County
West Liberty
Muscatine County
George A. T. Hise
Julius Lindt
Ames to Host Big Six Football Showdown Schedule
Coach Noel Workman at Iowa State College in Ames unveils a strong football slate for fall with key home games against Nebraska on October 18 Oklahoma on November 1 for homecoming and Kansas Aggies on November 15 Parents Day. The Ames squad is expected to be the strongest in several years with familiar stars and promising new material.
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Noel Workman
Iowa State College
Ames
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas Aggies
Workman
Farm Land Market Shows Signs Of Slow Recovery
Lloyd L. Opdycke of New Hampshire Chickasaw county notes increased farm rental demand and scarce good farms for next year. Land sales continue at low prices, with a standout 40 acre farm selling for 175 dollars per acre cash, despite its twenty two mile distance from the railroad. He warns another wave of similar sales could spark a new land boom.
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Lloyd L. Opdycke
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Navigation Act Discussion at Wild Life School
Col. Wilbur Willing of the Army Department explained the navigation act as it concerns the nine foot channel during a survey at the Wild Life school in Mc Gregor.
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Wild Life School
McGregor
Col
Wilbur Willing
Army Department
Nine Foot Channel Project Plan Details Dam and Lock Network
The program envisions a nine foot channel with 998 million dollars allotted for dam and lock construction at sixteen sites from Hastings Minnesota to Keokuk Iowa. Dams and locks will be placed between Hastings and Prairie du Chien Red Wing Winona Alma La Crosse Fountain City Genoa and Lynxville. Additional locks planned between Prairie du Chien and Rock Island Rock Island and Keokuk and Keokuk to Quincy. An extra lock likely at Keokuk.
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Hastings
Minn
Keokuk
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Red Wing
Winona
Alma
la Crosse
Fountain City
Genoa
Lynxville
Rock Island
Quincy
Keouk
Collies Made Part of Kirk Congregation in Scotland
In rural Scotland half a century ago shepherds brought their dogs to church. Congregations sometimes consisted of half humans and half collies. Dogs waited patiently through the service and rose with the blessing, while shepherds joked about “cheating the dogs” at the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collies
Kirk
Scotland
Montreal
Changes Brought About in Food Associations
Muriel Allen King argues that regional food identities in the United States have faded since pre war days. The piece notes how distinct dishes once defined New England clam chowder and baked beans, Texas tamales, and Virginia ham with corn pone, with echo of traditional meals lingering in era tea rooms and kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Muriel Allen King
New York Herald Tribune
New England
Texas
Virginia
Boston
Kansan City
Greenwich Village
Virginia Localism and Culture in American Identity
An excerpt discusses Virginia as the sole birthplace of a distinct American cultural type. It argues localism fuels culture, praising Virginia born leaders as the source of most cultural value, and contrasts Virginia’s unique character with other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American
Virginia
Hermian Keyserling
Attuntic Monthly
Modern Tree Trimmers Move To Safer Platforms
Homeowners with mature shade trees now rely on trained crews rather than old time methods. New mobile work units carry a team and tools while a platform extends for safer, more thorough grooming around trunks and branches.
Unchanging Time Sees Ancient Arab Bread Tradition
The author notes an Arab woman cooking bread outside a reed mat shelter, water boiled over a fire in a front hole, showing life’s essentials unchanged for 3,500 years and beyond, with continuity expected in pre-flood levels.
St Paul’s Cathedral Details from London Chronicle
The article notes St Paul’s Cathedral in London, begun 1675 and finished 1710 at a cost of £747600. The dome cross stands 805 feet high, the tower cupola 218 feet, and the Great Paul bell weighs 17 tons in the southwest tower. South of the cathedral lie remnants of Old St Paul’s chapter house and cloisters from the 1666 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
England
Christopher Wren
Paul
St. Paul's
Radium Minerals and Uranium Oxides in Global Mines
The principal minerals containing uranium and radium are pitchblende carnetite and numatte. Pitchblende is the oxide of uranium found mainly in Czechoslovakia and the Belgian Congo. Carnetite and numatte are uranium potassium minerals mined in Colorado Utah and Australia. The third is a phosphate of uranium and calcium mined in Portugal and the United States.
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Czechoslovakia
Belgian
Kongo
Colorado
Utah
Australia
Portugal
United States
Telephone Courtesy Elevates Hospital Image as Friendly Place
A western hospital markets itself as a friendly place by tracking daily calls and the anxiety of inquirers about relatives or friends. Administrators focus on careful handling of inquiries to leave a strong, positive impression.
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Western
Premiums Awarded At The Jones County Fair
Readable lists show champions and prizes awarded across multiple divisions including Garden and Home Economics and Woodwork. Winners such as Esther Schoon Lucile Bartels and Mrs. Henry Schoon earned top prizes in fruits vegetables quilts and baked goods with various cash awards and ribbons noted.
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Jones County
Rosemary Zirkelbach
Agnes Cashen
Garnet Ellers
John Hiller
Kathleen Eilers
Laverne Behrends
Clara Balster
Eugene Schoon
Margaret Behrends
Angel
Lucile Bartels
Ellen Bohlken
Frances Steck
Harry Guyan
Esther Schoon
Robert John Liddy
Pauline Cramer
Constance Naylor
Wilma Clark
Palmer Penmanship
Roberta Clark
Leona Taylor
Frances Eden Bone
Henry Rittmer
Lucile Schweitzer
Thunderstorms Less Likely in Pacific Coast States
The passage explains that thunderstorms require warm surface air around 70 F and rapid cooling with height for strong vertical convection. It notes Oregon and Washington have low humidity in summer, reducing thunderstorm chances, and winter rains keep surface warmth low, leading to infrequent storms. California is also described as having rare thunderstorms.
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Oregon
Washington
California
Scientific Fishing A Fisherman Becomes Thermometer Aide
The Looker-on in the London Daily Chronicle notes modern anglers use thermometers to gauge water temperature. Since cod prefer about 62 degrees, coastal waters near Newfoundland and Labrador yield large catches when the water holds that heat.
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London Daily Chronicle
Newfoundland and Labrador
Alumni Associations Boost School Ties and Support
Alumni associations began at Williams College in 1821 and evolved from social clubs to supporters of their schools, aiding reunions and, in some cases, providing funding.
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Willams College
Blegant Selections in Prose and Poetry
The 1841 English reader aimed to elevate reading taste and moral virtue. It sought to improve the highest class of learners in reading, cultivate just and accurate composition, and promote piety and virtue.
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Detroit News
Rice as a Staple Crop in South Carolina History
The article reviews a legend that rice arrived in South Carolina by chance when a ship bound for Liverpool diverted to Charleston for repairs. It notes evidence against the legend, cites a patent to Peter Guerard for a pendulum engine improving rice processing, and mentions early Carolina rice cultivation linked to Mingland promoters and Sir William Berkeley's earlier Virginia attempt in 1647.
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South Carolina
Liverpool
Madagascar
Charlestop Harbor
Landgrave Smith
Pathfinder Magazine
Provinces Assembly
Peter Jacob Guerard
Mingland
Willam Berkeley
Virginia
Revelation Gave Wise a Shock at Front Line
At the start of World War I Major Wise led Whindelphin yard troops with human leadership. A marine beyond age limit begged to join, declaring there was room in France for both of them. He later lost a leg and was tended by Mrs Wise who raised him, revealing the nurse was the major’s wife.
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Wise
Irancve
Pathadelphia Tavy Yard
France
Mrs. Wise
Good Manners and the Essence of Polite Conduct
A discussion on manners defines good manners as the ability to put others at ease including all social ranks. It contrasts proper ease with bad manners that discomfort others through abruptness over friendliness or excessive cordiality.
Supervisor Made Defendant In Suit In Linn County
Gifford Bice of Walker chairman of the Linn county board of supervisors was named defendant in a $2000 personal injury suit filed in district court Friday by L H Smith a farm machinery mechanic. Smith claims Bice failed to heed a stop sign near Central City on June 6 and his car collided with Smiths machine.
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Gifford
Bice
Walker
Linn County Board of Supervisors
L. H. Smith
Smith
Central City
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Sunshine Girls
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Monticello, Iowa
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