Des Moines Hosts 1927 28 Health Conference Highlights
Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis set for Des Moines September 17 to 19 with leaders from 13 states and experts from major hospitals. Also notes creamery contest winner John Moser of Clayton County and Iowa coal mine payrolls in Marion County.
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Des Moines
Murray A. Auerbach
Indianapolis
H. H. Holdbridge
Madison
N. D
T. J. Edmonds
Ilinois
North Dakota
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
America
Hotel Fort Des Moines
John Moser
Clayton County
New York
Iowa Report Covers Tax Receipts Roads Indian Study And Potatoes
August cigarette stamp revenue set a record at 117854.05 with July at 109763.12. Iowa appoints a cross state commission to unify highway spending for secondary and township roads, aiming for permanent results. An unusual Shenandoah banking case involves Liberty bonds held at a failed bank. Des Moines schools teach Indian history using Tama reservation delegates. Governor Hammill urges Iowa potato stockpiling with a 50 cent minimum price discussion. Town State Teachers College reports 611 coeds working to fund expenses. Government seeks walnut logs for gum stocks and notes rising radio use in campaigns.
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The
State Treasury
Paul C. Larson
Hammill
Oscar Helmne
Marcus
C. A. Norman
New Providence
Michael Metz
Wilota
James Crawford
New London
Louis Cook
Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Edgar R. Harlan
Iowa Historical Department
Altoona
Tama Reservation
James Poweshiek
Young Bear
George Young Bear
Dr. Gilmore
New York
American Institute of Indian Life
Poweshiek
Gilmore
America
Harlan
Mr. Harlan
John Hammill
Towa
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Red River Valley
Million Blackbirds Roost In Decatur County Farm Grove
A million blackbirds nightly gather around a farm home in Decatur county breaking tree limbs under their weight. The noisy roosting continues despite shooting and smoke. By daylight the flock heads to cornfields and returns next spring after mating. The male returns north a couple of weeks after the females.
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Decatur
Mystery of How Female Birds Find Each Other
In advance of the females. How they are able to find each other is one of the mysteries that belong to the bird kingdom.
Oat Supplies Remain Excessive and Cheap Warn Experts
Frank Ridgeway quotes Dr. L J Norton of the University of Illinois noting oats this year will fetch little more than in the good old days. He cites demand declines from oats substitution by gasoline, fewer urban horses, and bulky marketing costs as reasons for persistently low prices.
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Frank Ridgeway
The
Chicago Tribune
L. J. Norton
University of Illinois
United States
Norton
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical farm advice on butter making from pasteurized cream and proper storage. Tips cover churning time to avoid greasy texture, achieving firm waxy butter granules, and brine storage. Also includes a method to prepare a shoulder of lamb with a savory stuffing for easy carving and flavorful juiciness.
Better Days Coming For The Hog Raisers
John M. Evward argues in Country Gentleman that hog prices cycle through major and minor periods. He predicts a potential top Chicago price around 13 dollars per hundredweight, with profits rising if corn remains stable. He expects a profitable period starting in summer 1931 after a brief low mood.
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John M. Evward
The
Country Gentleman
Chicago
Forty Four Iowa Counties Accredited After Tuberculin Testing
Cerro Gordo joins 43 other Iowa counties in successful bovine tuberculosis cleanup through systematic tuberculin testing. Hardin Kossuth and Polk have been recommended for reaccreditation after three years since initial accreditation and full retesting.
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Cerro Gordo
Iowa
Hardin
Kossuth
Polk
M. G. Thornburg
The Plea of Paul on Church Divisions and Unity
The article discusses early church divisions in Corinth and Paul’s guidance that no group should claim sole ownership of truth. It emphasizes that Christ is the foundation and Christians are builders, urging readers to seek unity and apply Pauline teaching from First and Second Corinthians to church relations and living.
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Barden
Paul
Apollos
Cephas
Christ
Jesus Christ
Vaud
Make a Lively Room Cover with Simple Chintz
A guide from Miss Edna O Bryan of Iowa State college explains how to craft an affordable table cover using eight squares of chintz or cretonne. Choose a plain sunfast fabric matching a color in the design, add a border three to four inches wide, double the border for fullness, and sew with heavy embroidery thread. The border can be machine demstitched if time is tight.
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Edna O'Bryan
Iowa State College
Neon Arc Light Aids Airplane Landings In Fog
A proposed system uses a bright red neon arc light to guide aircraft during foggy landings. The setup relies on rare atmospheric neon to emit a visible beam through dense fog.
Prohibition Pioneer Volstead to Wed New York Executive
Miss Laura Volstead daughter of Andrew J Volstead plans a October wedding to Carl J. Lo men of New York president of a large Alaskan rein deer enterprise. Miss Volstead a George Washington University law graduate and former president of the St Paul club.
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Laura Volstead
Andrew J Volstead
Minnesota
Carl J. Lomen
New York
Miss Volstead
George Washington Uiversity
St Paul
Minn
Judge A J House of Maquoketa Dies After Long Service
Judge Allen J. House a longtime district court jurist for the Seventh district died last Thursday in Maquoketa and was buried Saturday at Mount Hope. Born in Canada in 1847 he came to Iowa in 1863, became a lawyer in 1870, served as county official and city attorney before being appointed district judge in 1892. He was survived by two daughters, Anna Bailey and Carrie Cowan, and several grandchildren.
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A. J. House
Maquoketa
Mount Hope
Judge House
Allen J. House
Brantford
Ont
Canada
Iowa State University
C. M. Dunbar
Jackson County
Levi Keck
Boies
Emma Millard
Anna Bailey
Cedar Falls
Carrie Cowan
Waterloo
Maggie House Hooker
House
Springdale Farmer Killed When Tractor Tips Over
Olaf Anderson a 35 year old farmer on the J. S. Fawcett farm west of Springdale died from internal injuries after a tractor overturned while plowing a furrow Thursday afternoon. He was taken to Iowa City hospital Thursday evening and died Friday morning. Surviving him are Mrs. Anderson and two daughters.
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Olaf Anderson
J. S. Fawcett
Springdale
Anderson
Iowa City
Farmers Are Too Busy to Listen to Politically Motivated Tales
Brookings dispatch argues farmers should organize a threshing caravan to aid in fall harvests and corn gathering. It laments local leaders’ speeches as distracting noise while urging action and relief through practical cooperation.
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Brookings, 8. D
Peek, Murphy
New York City
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Cuba
R. E. Johnson
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Liberty Bonds
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Des Moines Saw Mills Company
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E. H. Jackson
Jackson
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O. B, Crane
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Ray Adams
J. Northrop
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