Rural School News From Showers School August opening and fall events
On August 26 Showers school opened with Robert Foster as teacher and ten students enrolled. The fall schedule included a Halloween party, hay ride plans, prize dances, fortunes, and a box supper fundraiser that raised 40.28 dollars for school supplies. Written by Carolyn Boyer.
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Showers
Robert Foster
Patsy Miller
Kenneth Boyer
Leta Long
Larry Long
Barbara Yeager
Richard McDanel
Judy Boyer
Kathryn McDanel
Twyla Foster
Carolyn Boyer
Boyer School
Kurl Boyer
Kathryn McDane
Paul Qehler
Dewitt Yeager
Dorothy Boyer
Earl Boyer
Mia
Lester Cochran
Lyndon McDanel
Celia McDanel
Oneila Whicker
Farmers' feed programs rely on whole crop cattle input
Rex Beresford, Iowa State College animal husbandman, states that fodder fed whole chopped or shredded remains part of the grain saving plan for farmers. Cattle still receive the entire crop regardless of processing method.
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Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Sunday School Attendance and Church News in Moravia
The article records attendance at church and the Ladies aid meeting at Mrs. Rissie Gladfelder's home. It notes purchases of an oil heater for the church at Main Station, visits among local families, and community outings such as a Stanley party and radio program events involving local residents like Max, Thelma, and Ralph Jarvis in Kirksville and Centerville.
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Ladies Aid
Rissie Gladfelder
Main Station
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlene
Ray Harrison
Edna Cochran
Trenton Gladfelder
Robert Foster
Centerville
George Hiatt
Ella
Faye Platt
Moravia
Josephine McKern
Fern Foster
Guy MecKern
Turner
Cen-Jit
Max
Miller By Mrs. Gerald Burton Miller By Mrs. Gerald Burton
A Sunday filled with church and Sunday school attendance despite difficult roads. Families and neighbors visited homes in Center Ville and nearby areas including Center Ville and surrounding households.
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Gerald Burton
Harry Burton
Clarence Dowd
Clarence Miller
Pleasant Hill notices and community happenings
Pleasant Hill records show visits among residents including Mrs. George Hammond and Mrs. Lloyd Clark, with social events at Hilton and Albin. The Rural Electrification Administration notes about 21 percent of Iowa farms lacking electricity, while farming concerns warn of fewer cattle in Midwest feedlots and advise safe equipment use. Plant pathology notes potatoes sprouting storage remedies available at drug stores.
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Iowa
Rural Electrification Administration
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
The Costly Lessons in a String of Quick Wits
A collection of brief vignettes shows parents punishing a son, a rifle range mishap, children negotiating a pretend rental, a landlady joke about destructive offspring, and a Thanksgiving dinner hostess handling a slipped turkey with calm humor. The tone mirrors old time newspaper humor columns with compact, social bits.
Frosted corn dries faster and stores better says study
USDA researchers at Iowa State College report that corn damaged by an early frost dries more quickly and stores better than corn not frost damaged until later. They note any interruption of growth aids drying.
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USDA
Iowa State College
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Showers School
Darlene Gladfelder
Mrs. Leater Strunk
Beverly Ann
Robert Luse
Dr. Larsen
W. N. Miller
Claude Paris
Oral Peters
Ernest Wolver
Lazell
Pleasant Hill
George Hammond
Pearl E. Hiner
Cedar Rapids
Elbert Moore
Jay Argo
John McAninch
Kelsey
Frank Tarbells
Beverly Fenton
John Massman, Sr
Clara Massman
Lloyd Clark
Hilton
Lawrence
Loraine
Lloyd Clarks
Martha Miller
Albin Thurssick
Earl Foster
Bob Strunk
Lloyd Massman
Helen Gordon
LaVern
Glen McNairs
Midwest
Francis Kutish
Town State College Farm
Iowa State College Seed Testing Laboratory
United States
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THE
Moravia High School
Smith
Appanoose County
Board of Supervisors
Grace L. Bedinger
Miles Nervine
Miles Laboratories
Tee
Elhart
End
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Moravia Union News
Ruel
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Clover
Wayne Poultry and Livestock Feed
Goode Seed & Feed CO
Albia
Phon
Spencer
Cra Cleaners
Albia, Iowa
Moravia Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
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