Local notes from Centerville and nearby towns
Local telegrams note residents in Centerville and surrounding communities. Russell Johnson and Miss Mary Zerbe listed as visiting or ill, with several family moves and hospital trips mentioned. Howard Garretson's death prompts funeral attendance by relatives from Chariton, Centerville, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Johnson
Centerville
Mary Zerbe
Joe Lynn
Frank Swaim
Iowa City
George McCumber
Laura Matherly
J. W. Halden
Chariton
Berry Halden
B. G. Hawkins
Hedrick
Lyle Beery
Earl
Gane Garretson
Howard Garretson
Wesley C. Smith
Laredo
Henry Kaldenberg
Aon
Marion
Dea, Moines
Eleanor Wilson
J. J. Hicks
Unionville
Nadine Lagle
Hicks
Maudetta
Harry Burmeister
Fontanelle
Iowa
J. W. Hall
Howard Garretaon
Des Moines
Iowa study shows clover seeding doubles pasture yield
Iowa State College researchers led by H D Hughes report that drilling clover into bluegrass sod can double pasture days and yields. Cooperative trials advise March reseeding with a 4 5 2 mix of sweet red and alsike clover, plus lime and phosphate, plus careful discing and stock exclusion until June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Mt. Pleasant
State Board of Control
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Drouth
Extension Service
Hughes
Unionville Community Notes Remain Quiet Amid Fuel Curtailments
The Unionville column logs canceled P T A and Civilian Emergency measures meetings, requests residents to conserve fuel, and notes a missed school due to blocked roads. It records local visitations, church society activities, and several residents’ health updates and social calls across the town.
Hybrid corn leads in all districts in 1935
Hybrid corn in the 1935 Iowa yield test outyielded the best open pollinated varieties in every district. The results announced during Farm and Home Week at Iowa State College show hybrids averaged 10.8 percent higher statewide and 2 to 12 bushels per acre above open pollinated types. The 849 entries marked the most in 16 years, with data on yield, stand, moisture, lodging, ear height, kernel damage, and dropped ears.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
No Magic in Hybrids Says Iowa Test Results
Hybrids outyield open pollinated varieties and show better lodging resistance under adverse weather. Hybrid 815, grown in the north central section, won the Pioneer banner by exceeding the average yield of the top two thirds in its class across three districts. Results indicate the highest open pollinated yield often beats the lowest hybrid, with gains of 21 to 36 bushels per acre. Bulletin 343 with complete data is available from Iowa State College in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
Pioneer
Des Moines
Raymond A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Bulletin
Ames
Danish Farmers Sell Carcasses Not Hogs in Denmark
An Iowa State College economist reports on Danish hog marketing, noting farmers mostly sell hog carcasses by weight and grade at cooperative bacon factories. Weighmasters and government grading ensure impartiality, with farmers often paid full or near value upon slaughter.
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Denmark
Geoffrey Shepherd
Iowa State
Moravia
Wilcox
Blackman
Doteon
Dorothy
Chisman
Moravia Ge
Lagle
Oehler
Alberts
Packer
Callen
Foster
Farmers’ Cooperatives
Johnson
McGee
Wailee
Burton
Coulson
Blakesburg
Derby
Arnold
M. Huber
Bacon
D. Huber
D. Warner
Caradian
Thompson
Bartle
W. Warmer
Hill
Danish hog carcass grading raises quality and prices
The text explains a government style grading system where hog carcass weight and quality determine pay. It notes Danish producers align with British consumer demands, exporting 80 percent of hogs and 98 percent to England, achieving uniform high quality that commands premium prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
England
Atkins in Illinois Dr R J Atkins Camps For Winter
Dr R J Atkins plans to send his paper to Normandy Illinois for a spell and notes they were forced to close the show due to severe winter. He says he pulled up by the roadside and camped for the winter asking how do you like the winter a dandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Atkins
Normandy
Ill
Lytle City Waited Years for Railroad
The town of Lytle City in Fillmore Township Iowa County Iowa rose in 1857 amid railroad hopes that never arose. Founded by John Lytle and sons Robert Bryce Lytle and Lionel Brannon Lytle, it dwindled after 1884 when a railroad arrived elsewhere. The tale appears in The Palimpsest January 1936 by Harry Eugene Kelly.
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Pleasant Hill
Hickory Grove
Maryville
Lytle City
Fillmore Township
Iowa County
Lytla City
Harry Eugene Kelly
the Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
Iowa
John Lytle
Robert Bryce Lytle
Lionel Brannon Lytle
Mississippi and Missouri
Moravia and Blakenburg box score highlights
In a basketball recap, Moravia players Huff and teammates Dotson Morris and Albright scored while Blakenburg’s Dorothy contributed support. The text notes strong defense from Firkins and Blackman for Moravia, with free throws totaling 12 points for one side.
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Page One
Albright
Morris
Dotson
Moravia
Huff
Blakenburg
Dorothy
Firkins
Blackman
Local Notes Reflect Snowbound Week in Salem Area
Douglas Salem reports midweek visits while roads remain blocked by snow from Hiattaville to Dess Whites. The snow plow partly cleared routes but storms return, delaying mail, school, and travel. Social notes include visits, quilting, a death, and upcoming meetings among Salem residents.
Rail route shifts fortunes as town fades from history
A survey near Iowa City to Des Moines shows a railroad favored Marengo twenty miles away, dooming a town built by Lytle settlers and attracting workers from Ohio and Chicago. The long decline began by 1860, leaving a vanished community behind and a tale of fate in rail ordering.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Licking County
Ohio
Lytles
Iowa
Chicago
Marengo
Appanoose County Board Proceedings Continued
Incomplete county records show continued board proceedings with references to Cape No. 5809 and tax matters. The fragmented text notes writings to the attorney general and mentions the attorney E Abtorne in relation to small, unresolved items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seerie Aasistant E. Abtorne
Appanoose County approves sale of Rathbun estate for 15000
The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors passes a resolution to sell Lot 13 and West Half of Lot 14 in Block 8 Rathbun Original Town to Pete and Ruth Blazina for 15000. J A Morrison chairman is authorized to deliver the deed upon receipt of payment. Voting: Hoover Aye, Gray Aye, Morrison Aye. Attest Clyde L Erskine County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Erskine
Court House
Centerville
J. U. Morrison
County Board of Supervisors
Appanose County
Towa
Appanoose County
Rathbun
Pete and
Ruth
Pete
Ruth Blazina
Hoover
Gray
Morrison
Clyde L
Erskine County
J. A. Morrison
App
L. J. Gray
Clyde L. Erskine County
Constipation Remedy Promotes Adlerike Cure
A testimonial from Alice Burns says thirty years of constipation ended after using Adlerike. She reports sour stomach and choking symptoms resolved, calling herself a new person. The note references Smith and Veach Drug Store as the outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerike
Alice Burns
Smith & Veach Drug Store
White Cove News Brief from Severe Cold Period
In White Cove the community faced closures due to severe cold and blocked roads. The town mourns the death of Mr. McCumber and offers sympathy to the bereaved family. Local residents and relatives, including Anna Callen and Max LeRoy Hammond, are noted visiting and as callers from Moravia. Roads were opened Monday afternoon by local men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Packard
Janet Wilson
Staley
Centerville
J. W. Halden
Halden
Packard
Miss Wilson
Emil Halden
Thursday Bridge Club
Meadames John Verch
Ralph McDonough
Rollie McDonough
Charles Broshar
Theo Miller
Juanita Smith
Stella Reich
Webster City
Iowa
Ray McCauley
John H. McCumber
Crook
Colorado
Geo. McCumber
Harvey Hiatt
Oneida
Allen Hiatt
Lyle Berry
Progressive Club
Ethel Caffin
George Johnson
Gael Broshar
Cat] Phillips
McCuen
Fihis Johnson
Harvey Stevens
D. ¥. Fenton
Hiattaville
Dess
Alice McCuen
Lida
Geraldine Morris
Lionel Spring
Harold Spring
Alva Criddlebaugh
Pearl Porter
Fay Porter
Lee Walker
Denny Fenton
Dell White
Ruby
Mildred Criddlebaugh
Horstman
Dell Wilson Leader
Dell Wilson
Ancil Glasgow
Limp Bailey Farm
Salem Church
Hiattsville
Udell
Udell Consolidated
O Natt
McCumber
Anna Callen
Max LeRoy Hammond
Fred Callen
Warren DuVall
Robert DuVall
Wilbur Large
Moravia
Virginia
Ruth Gibbons
Clair
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Bill Halden
Grundy Center
Andrew Davidson
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Howard Wilson
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S. W. Wilson
K. C. Crabbe
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J. H. Plitt
Davenport
Clara Wilson
Laura Moore
Etta Brain
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Davis
Frank Smith
Lancaster
C. W. Kocher
Kocher
Minor Scott
Maxine Miller
Rex Underwood
Claude Underwood
Amanda Miller
P. E. More
Bigsmith
H.G. Broshar & Son
Atkins
Illinois
Douglas Salem
South Africa
Aimple
Europe
Leibnite
State Board of Assessment & Review
Board of Supervisors of Salé
Bray J. U. Morrison Board of Supervisors
White Cove
A. Morrison
Wheeler * Lumber Co
Harry Osborn
Board of Supervisors
Roy Scott
Chet Broshar
Rex-Mentho
Valentines
Smith & Veach
Rexall Drug Store
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