State Fair Promises Ideal Vacation Experience
Des Moines reports this year's State Fair will be a premier Midwest vacation value with a five million dollar展示, eight days from August 26 to September 4, featuring 6000 head of prize livestock, 2000 4-H participants, auto shows, farm equipment displays, and nightly entertainment. Highlights include 11 bands, air shows, fireworks, and educational exhibits from schools and colleges. Children under 12 admitted free on Friday, August 28. Farm Bureau Day August 31 with prominent speakers. A 100 acre tree camp grounds offers convenient public access and amenities. Secretary A. R. Corey says it will be one of Iowa's finest State Fairs.
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Des Moines
Mid- West
Bittons
Avett
Autira
Iowa
Farm Bureau
A. R. Corey
Midwest
Soukerz
Women's Exposition at Iowa State Fair Opens August 26
Des Moines reports the 1941 Iowa State Fair will feature a women's exposition spanning interior decorating home economics farm women projects child welfare education and art. Open forums lectures and demonstrations on topics from cooking to citizenship will run eight days August 28 to September 4 with two large fair grounds buildings dedicated to women’s features. more than 200000 women are expected to attend from across the state.
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Des Moines
wWomen
State Federation
Women’s Farm Bureaua
State Fair Board
Tsa
Jows
Jta
Town State Fair to Feature Expanded Farm Exhibits
Featura Farm Exhibits at the Town State Fair will fill two hundred acres with 37 county farm bureaus presenting leading agricultural products. Highlights include alfalfa, legumes, soil testing, weed eradication, corn yield, and home projects by women’s farm bureaus. Demonstrations and lectures by county leaders, Iowa State College, and other agencies will accompany the exhibits and prize displays.
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Howe
Iowa State College
Iowa Delry Conscil
Vocational Agriculture Department
Prisa
France Gypsies Swindle Tradeswoman Over Magic Hoof Tale
Paris correspondent reports a village case of gypsies using fear and magic to swindle Mme Doberseeg. A lace hawker claimed fires in the district and summoned protection rites, flashing cloven hoof ashes that led to an $1,200 loss after a second visit demanded more money.
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France
Amleng
Paris
London Daily Telegraph
Mme. Doberséeg
Mme. Dohorseeq
Mme
Doberseeq
Anid Ae
Doberseeg
Ondeérat
Powers of Darkness
Rosemary the Mediterranean herb in history and lore
Rosemary is a Mediterranean mint family plant with linear leaves and four-nutlet fruit. Once valued for fragrance and medicinal use, it now mainly perfumes. Folklore and literature praise its remembrance symbolism, appearing in Shakespeare and wedding traditions as a memory and memory-boosting emblem.
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Ophelia
Juliet
Rosemary
Romeo
Height of Eucalyptua and Tallest Trees Measured
A forest products staff member who spent a year in Australia checked facts on eucalyptus heights. The tallest confirmed in Australia was 340 feet, and Colne Victoria’s “mountain growth” stood 340 feet high. A 1888 exposition prize sought proof of the era’s tallest tree. Forester measurements place a California redwood at 363 feet, while the global tallest authenticated tree remains disputed.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Australia
Colne
Victoria
Bull Creek Flat
Calif
Chopin Family Origins Trace Through France to Poland
A Philadelphia correspondent outlines Chopin's ancestry, noting the Szop surname change to appear French, the family migration to France where Chopin's father was born, and the later return to Poland in Zelazowska Wola. It asserts Polish parentage, Polish patriotism, and migration patterns of the era.
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Chopin
Shop
Szop
France
Philadelphia
Choplo
Szopen
Poland
Quotation on Verbosity by Benjamin Clarkson in London
The 1878 London speech by Benjamin Clarkson criticizes a rival as a sophisticated rhetorician intoxicated by verbosity. He contends the opponent endlessly crafts inconsistent verses to outshine himself and overwhelm others.
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Benjamin Clarnell
London
Gladstone
Tree Talk claims trees choke themselves by roots
A Detroit News column notes Tree Talk asserts trees commit self harm by root wraps around trunks. It jokes about willows pines and elms while musing on truck mysteries and reader trust in a playful, cryptic tone.
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Arboricultural
Tree Talk
New Low Coats Set On Automobile Costs
The Town Department of Agriculture reports two year operation costs for 1 car and three trucks at 42040.84 with 1 819118 miles driven. Average costs per mile: 2.87 cents for 29 Fords, 3.7 cents for two Dodges, and 5.9 cents for three Reo trucks. Depreciation and savings from state ownership reduced overall costs, yet wholesale purchases and road improvements cut others, keeping total costs above private ownership by about one cent per mile.
Heavy Hogs Are Losers In Iowa Market Analysis
Charles D. Reed of the Iowa Agriculture Department notes hogs weighing 266 pounds fetch about $16.50 per animal while 350 pound hogs bring $17.50, despite extra weight. With corn at 48 cents a bushel and an 11.4 to 1 corn per hog ratio, producing the extra 100 pounds costs about $5.47, eroding the $1 gain. The piece argues lighter weights are a more profitable outlet for corn surplus.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Autogiro to Fly at State Fair in Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines Iowa will host an Autogiro display at the Iowa State Fair from August 26 to September 4. The $15,000 craft will perform vertical takeoffs and hovering flights daily in front of the grandstand, with close-up public viewing throughout the fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa
White House
Washington, D. C
Giktera
Centerville vigilator Delmar Wilson noted Monday event
Mrs Jack Clark hosted a gathering of former classmates at her Moravia home Wednesday afternoon honoring Ruth Smithburg now a nurse in Chicago. Guests included Ruth Smithburg Zelda Kaster Mrs Clifford Paxston Mrs Altu Lawson Mrs Marjorie Gard Billy and Betty Gard Mrs Jack Clark Alveta Paul and George Clark.
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Jack Clark
Moravia
Ruth Smithburg
Chicago
Zelda Kaster
Clifford Paxston
Altu Lawson
Marjorie Gard
Billy
Betty Gard
Alveta
Paul
George Clark
Centerville Social Roundup Noted At Homes And Shopping
Mrs George Howell and son Clyde shopped in Centerville Monday. Families including Callens Mericles Luses Riggles and Millers visited various homes over the weekend. Light rains fell Saturday and Sunday as residents shopped and called on neighbors.
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George Howell
Clyde
Centerville
Ira Callen
Clarence Miller
J. R. Callen
Lat Mericle
Misa Neva
Mildred Doggett
Forest Mericle
R. E. Luse
Jack Luse
Alvin Riggle
Dorothy
Lester
J. R. Calten
Alvin Printy
Theo Miller
Francis
Moravia
Jim Cline
Ernest Hiatt
RE. Lose and Daughters
Harry van Antwerp
Poultry Disease Effort to Boost Statewide Poultry Returns
Iowa will expand to combat poultry diseases and parasites under a national program. Secretary Thornburg announced a cooperative effort with state and federal veterinarians to eradicate tuberculosis and improve profitability for producers through better management and disease control. The plan includes educational and demonstrational forces to assist farmers in Town, with aim to reduce losses and raise returns.
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Dea
Maines
Iowa
M. G. Thornburg
Hiatt Family Visits Relatives After Minnesota Vacation
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Hiatt and their two daughters traveled from Des Moines to spend a few days with relatives here. The family had recently been to Minnesota on a vacation trip.
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Wilbert Hiatt
Des Moines
Minnesota
Moravia real estate notice amid numerous heirs and claims
Elsie M. Duvall files in Appanoose County Iowa a notice of suit against Moravian Church trustees and many unknown heirs and claimants. Describes multiple parcels in Moravia and surrounding townships including the west forty five feet of the north twenty five feet of lot thirteen, Lot sixty one, and Lot one of subdivision, with metes and bounds and an exception for commencing at a point in the original town plat.
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Moravian Church
Alphonzo Hackett
Hamilton Foster
Zenna D. Foster
Hudson Foster
Matilda Foster
Elizabeth McConnell
Martha McClement
Mary Thompson
Zonas Foster
Samuel M. Ingram
S M. Ingram
Jogue
Amon A. Hayes
A. A. Hayes
Elizabeth Link
Church of the United Brethers of Moravians
Appanasse County
Iowa
Moravia
Appelloose County
Sec.ion Four
Morayis
Appanoose County
Auditor's
Cemetery Street
Section Four
Township Seventy
Range Seventeen
Quieting title suit over Moravia real estate in Appanoose County
Elsie M. Duval files a petition in Appanoose County Iowa seeking to quiet title to multiple parcels in Moravia Township. The action names several defendants and two Lot/Block descriptions, alleges long possession by Duval and prior grantors, and requests relief barring any claim by others. The case warns defendants to appear by August 2, 1931, otherwise judgment by default will be entered.
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Section Four
Township Seventy North
Appanoosa County
Towa
District Court
Elsie M. Duval
Fez
Appanoose County
Tawit
Teventy
Moravia
Iowa
Township Seventy
Auditor's
Appanpore County
Block 8
Auditor’n
Cemetery Street
Range Seventeen
Ranga Seventeen
P. M
Youn
District Court of
Centerville
Referee's Sale of Appanoose County Real Estate
Notice of sale under Equity No. 26108 in district court Ap panoose County Iowa lists Dodd versus Thomas. Describes multiple tracts in sections 11 and 14 township 70 range 17 with specific parcel boundaries. Sale set for August 8 1941 at 10 AM at FM Dodd farm near Moravia on Moravia Unionville Road. Ten percent deposit. balance due March 1 1932. possession March 1 1992. court approval required.
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District Court of
Iowa
Appanoose County
Louian Dodd
Grace A. Thomas
Read
Achool
State of
FM. Dodd
Moravia
Moravia-Unionville
C. M. McFatridge
Greenleaf
U.S. Mangle
Pappas Plaintiffs Seek Quiet Title in Apparent 1 ½ Acre Item
Pete Pappas and Edna Pappas sue to quiet title to described land in Appanoose County Iowa allotting 1 1/2 acres and claim twenty years of adverse possession. The petition seeks clearance of all claims by defendants including listed Smiths, Vincent, Listers, Warner, Gilliand and others. Judgment by default may issue August 24 1931 if no defense is filed.
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Rachel Smith
Eva Warner
Clifford Warner
Traceb Swaim
George McMurray
Wauneta Smith
Freda Smith
Forrest Smith
Carl Smith
Josephine Smith
Wesley J. Gilliand
Gla RB
Vincent
Howard Vincent
Carl Lister
Gary Lister
Earl Lister
Appanoose County
District Court of the
State of Iowa
Pete Pappas
Edna Pappas
Section 1
Township 70
Appanocose County
Iowa
District Court
Genterville
Hazel College Social Visits Reported in Local Notes
Lerman Johnson and family, Dorin Wailes and Centerville family, Bay ard New and Cy Jones and wives enjoyed Sunday at BE G Lincox home. Frank Moncer and family visited Ed Johnson for Sunday evening activities. Ed Johnson and family spent Monday with relatives.
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Lerman Johnson
Dorin Wailes
Centerville
Bayard New
Cy Jones
BE. G. Lincox
Frank Moncer
Ed. Johnson
Social Visit Notes From Local Residents
Sunday afternoon visits include Mr and Mrs Grant Sincox at Ed Johnson home. Mrs Zell Wilson and Lenny visited Mrs Carl Cloyod. Katrens Sytama called on Dorothea Darby Thursday. Wille Van Dormant family spent time with friends at Albis. Pat Fisher of Albin Arent Thoraday at Ed Johnson home. A barrel of oil nowadays will buy on ice cream soda.
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Herman Johnson
Grant Sincox
Ed. Johnson
Zell Wilson
Lenny
Carl Cloyod
Katrens Sytama
Dorothea Darby
Wille van Dormant
Albis
Pat Fisher
Albin
Williams Formulae brings Moravia a new health tonic
Moravia residents are invited to try Williams Formulae from Williams Laboratories now available locally at Smith Drug Store. The tonic claims to aid digestion, liver and kidney function, and general vitality with a satisfaction guarantee or refund. It promotes relief from dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation, headaches, neuritis, rheumatism, and general weakness.
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Williams’ Laboratories
Smith Drug Store
Morayia
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Elsie M. Duvall
District Court of the State
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Hazel College
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