Visitors Attend Ward Funeral in Ambitious Social Notes
Gy B Spencer notes a sequence of Sunday and Monday visits by families including the Darby, Robinson, Cough, Spencer, and Peters households. Attendees from Albia, Flint Michigan, and Wapello joined neighbors at the Amy Cough home amid discussions of gardening and haying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gy B. Spencer
Amy
I Ward
Isoh
Dan Scott
Igéx
Amy Cough
George
R. Darby
Ron
He Folt
Robinson
Flint
Mich
Mrz
Geo. Darby
Hoadley
Daughénnie Robinson
Albia
Ed Peter
Taka Wapello
Community Sunday Visits Fill Local Hearts with News
Residents shared a weekend of visits and shared meals as family and friends gathered across Center township. Numerous pairs and groups traveled to see relatives in Ottumwa Dés Moines Albia and Rockford, with extended afternoons spent at homes of the Hiatt Carter Howell and Prose families.
New Hope Visitors Return Home From Jamestown Area
Local visitors from Jamestown Indiana include Austin Heady Wil Harting Shackley John Chambers Grover Long Loyd Rose and families. Also guests Duard Kerby and family Ottumwa Keith Rose Helen Turner George Turner and Victor Harsh visited relatives in Guthrie County while Wesley Chapel’s song service drew an audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
W. E. Donation
Genevieve
Dorothy
Keith Rose
Lowell Harris
Newton
Hal Waughop
Centerville
I Frank Hiatt
Blair Martin
Hiatt
Bayard Neff
Dés Moinse
Hal Carter
Georgie
Mariann Scott
Apent
Mra
Roy Scott
Edgar Moses
Melcher
George Howell
Frank Hiatt
Don’ Pettibone
Robert
Richard
Duard Kirby
Ottumwa
Loyd Carter
Paul Broshar
Carter
Broshar
Clyde McDonald
Fred Hiatt
Billie Carter
Ie St. Joseph Hospital
Perry Chidester
Albia
Harold Turner
Cecil Howell
Theo Miller
Frank Chambers
Margaret Burton
Russell Warner
Carl Coffin
Herbert McDanel
Billie
Bobby
Elaie Martin
Ivan Harsh
Betty
Victor Harsh
Matt Watts
Austin Heady
Wil! Harting
Mr. Shackley
Jamestown
Ind
John Chambers
Grover Long
Patent C. C. Cullers
Paris
Loyd Rose
Elsie Martin
Roy Scott i
Duard Kerby
Helen
George Turner
Mt. Ayr
Ivan
Harsh
Wesley Chapel Church
Local Summer Visits Dot Moravia Centerville
July 4th celebrations echo through Moravia and Centerville as neighbors and relatives visit homes of Hellyer Perry and Nash. Multiple households including Whiteheads, Tarrs, Jennings, McCord, and McKerns share calls and weekend gatherings in a lively rural social roster.
Chinch Bugs Fight Uses Much Creosote Oil
Dr J Drake state entomologist reports Towa uses two trainpads of creosote oil and miles of paper fence to combat chinch bugs. The most infested state this year accounted for 40 percent of creosote oil used nationwide. Des Moines to Audubon area and Red Oak are heavily affected with 15 other counties hit lighter. Migration is declining. red nymphs will mature and lay eggs for a second fall generation. there is no control for that. The second crop will winter in dry grass and corn stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
J. Drake
United States
Des Moines
Audubon
Red Oak
Drake
Oats Good Not Thick Yet Some Smut Report
Early oats likely to be good weight and quality but yields vary. Poor stands due to cool weather and late freezes hurt plant development. Smut and halo blight prevalent. little stem and crown rust observed. Report by B. B. Dyas of Iowa State College extension agronomist notes weather impacts on oats in the growing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Osage Land Sales of 1857 Bitter Clash of Settlers and Speculators
Article based on Dr. Thomas E. Tweilto in The Palimpsest describes Osage Iowa land sales in spring 1857. Two thousand visitors, including 1800 speculators and 500 settlers, clashed as bids soared to 140 per acre. Compromise ended the dispute and critics urged simple homestead grants at 1.25 per acre with no speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Osage
Thomas E. Tweilto
the Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
New York Tribune
Register For Harmony
Aettlers
The
Tribune
Simpst
Iowa Aettlers
Across Iowa Charms and Misadventures in Small Town Life
A mosaic of clippings reports a fatal chicken bone accident in Anamosa, a Storm Lake boy selling a pet rabbit to fund a pig venture, a British Royal Air Force death in Mt. Ayr, a growing Edwards brood in Oskaloosa, and light exploits from Odebolt to Lamont. Also notes a library overdue save, a duck herald, a rider collision, a rescue by a 96 year old threshing machine, a Rolfe fall, Sheldon car-horse collision, Corydon fishers using “niggershooters,” a 77 year old merit certificate, a Marion anonymous threat, wolves near Lamont, turkey hatchings, and a 1872 Grant badge in Abia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cuppy
Storm Lake
Harry
Flax acreage to surge in Iowa says state experts
Iowa flax fields are set to grow markedly as extension specialists Charles Reddy and L. C. Burnett of Iowa State College project a 50 percent jump in acreage to about 188 000 this year from 92 000 last year. They cite AAA payments and the crop as a nurse plant, with favorable conditions lifting bushels per acre while corn, barley, and spring wheat show declines. Flax follows corn to resist disease and should not be planted on sand or peat. seedbeds must be firm and rolling after plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles
Reddy
L. C. Burnett
Iowa State College
Reddy and
Burnet
United States
Burnett
Chicken Mite War Warns Poultry Farmers in Iowa
Iowa State College extension poultryman W M Vernon urges poultrymen to inspect flocks for chicken mites as warm weather boosts infestations. He recommends a oil creasol treatment, careful application on roost points, nest destruction, and thorough cleaning of the chicken house before spraying to protect egg production and flock health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Vernon
Iowa State College
Vernon
Eggs Not Washed Best for Storage in Iowa
Iowa State College specialist A D Oderkirk urges farmers to avoid washed eggs for storage. Washed eggs spoil faster and are hard to identify, causing buyers to shun whole areas and hurt local prices. Some buyers wash eggs but mark cases to direct them to retail markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A. D. Oderkirk
Iowa State College Extension
Oderkirk
Walter Anderson Breaks Tradition at Red Manns Beach
Walter Anderson, guide at Red Manns Beach near Alexandria Minnesota, broke the traditional letter home to his parents at Elk Horn paying by writing Dont send any money I have plenty This quirky note reflects the year’s local shorefront scene in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Anderson
Alexandria
Minn
Elk Horn
Local Notes From Moravia and Surrounding Areas
Numerous residents from the vicinity spent the fourth in Moravia and My. Several families visited relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tuttle and children at Ivan Harsh's. Dora Faye Norton left for Moline. The Tomlin family and others were in Centerville and Albia at various times. Flights and plane visits were noted near Kirksville and Centerville with local acquaintances seen in Ottumwa and Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Centerville
Ralph Tuttle
Ivan Harsh
Dora Faye Norton
Moline
Curtis Tomlin
Mia
Rex Tisue
Pearl McCrory
June Tuttle
Della
Dora Norton
Fred Clark
Chicago
Ill
Norton
Raymond Bailey
Kirksville
Iva Turner
Ralph Tuttle l
June
Ottumwa
Frances Turner
Arthur
Edward Points
Woodrow Norton
Charles Smith
Francis Kincade
June Ellen
Della Mae
Albia
Jery Tuttle
Maxine DuVall
Proper Bracing to Cut Wind Damage in Farm Buildings
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station led by Henry Giese finds diagonal braces in barns and storage buildings reduce wind losses. Proper bracing strengthens walls roof and floor, anchors roof and sills to foundations, and avoids weak splices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Henry Giese
Giese
Smaller pig crop may bring high hog prices
Iowa State College economists say the 1940 pig crop will be about 10 percent smaller than 1939, based on a U S Department of Agriculture spring survey. They project an 8 percent drop in spring pigs and hogs marketed from October 1940 to April 1941, with a 12 percent fall in fall farrowings leading to a 10 percent yearly reduction. Higher prices hinge on demand stability or gains from the armament program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
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T. Wetcher
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Edd Taylor
Bert Drake
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Will Haver
Dell Heliyer
A. B.derby
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Jay Argo
Ronald Tisne
Bert Nash
Roberta Tarr
Eas Jesper Coffin
Ruby Whitehead
B. F. Whitehead
Hazel
Gus Hiatt
Loren Walter
Charles Jennings
8. C. Whitehead
Ray McCord
Edward McCord
Junior Smith
Guy McKern
Newton Long
Jean
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Centervilla
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Roberta
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E. N. Catterlin
John. W. McNamara
Anamosa
J.B. Bradley
Royal Air Force
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Oskaloons
Oskaloosa
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Odebolt
Garner Public Library
A. Frances Fritsch
Ripley
Charles Shipton
Ripley Township
Butler County
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Sheldon
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Spucker
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