Start Health Program With Poultry in Iowa
A series of poultry meetings across Iowa prompted demand for a statewide health program. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl N. Kennedy warns disease and parasites reduce poultry and egg production and harm market quality. He emphasizes fresh ground, proper housing, sanitation, and early culling as backbone measures, plus dealer participation and premium pricing for high quality stock.
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Carl N. Kennedy
Iowa
Kennedy
Forauta Ginton postal record in Moravia county times
Entered as second class mail matter at the Moravia post office under the Act of March 3 1879. HH K Smith is editor and publisher. Subscription rates listed: One Year in advance Six Months Three Months Single Copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forauta Ginton
Moravia
Appanoose County
Towa
Congress
HH. K. Smith
Country newspaper ad survey hints at reader interests
A survey of Iowa weeklies shows 90 percent of subscribers read display ads, 51 percent read country correspondence items, 85 percent read classified for sale and want ads, and 43 percent notice board proceedings and legal notices while farm machinery ads engage men readers. The Union asks what feature readers like most.
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Iowa
Food Moravia
Hame
Halloween a Relic of Pagan Times
Hallowe en is a relic of pagan times and is celebrated Thursday October 31. The word links to weird happenings and evil spirits, with green goblins active this year. The festival lags Christmas in evolution and became mainly a children's holiday. Youths perform pranks that elders neither share nor approve as Halloween grows more child centered.
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Hallowe'en
Lia
Gas Thieves Then and Now Spark Public Scorn
In historic days horse theft ended in swift hanging, but now gasoline theft rises with engines. A Baltimore motorist earned 90 days in jail for siphoning gasoline from another car into his own. The act halted a stalled vehicle and left the owner helpless, provoking broad support for the sentence.
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Baltimore
Insurance Growth and Wealth from Life Policies
The piece notes that life and fire insurance hold vast pools of capital in the United States, with 360 billion dollars in insurance carried and predictions that this total could double in ten years. It discusses policies designed for emergencies, widows and children, and the role of insurers as a major source of liquidity for business activities and government operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Life
Fire
Rail crossings see rising accidents as cars beat trains
BFOP reports that last year over 25 percent of railroad crossing crashes involved automobiles either stopped or moving when trains arrived. The rise outpaced 1927 figures, and trains striking cars increased more slowly. Railroads spend millions on devices, but drivers still attempt to beat the crossings.
Prosperity Reflected in Tax Receipts of Washington
Fragmentary note cites prosperity in U S tax receipts, with unclear garbled text about receipts and money in Washington context. Contains no specific dates, names, or measurable figures.
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United States
Washington
Demand for tax rate cuts urged as remedy for surplus
A surplus discussion notes that reducing income tax rates is proposed as the proper remedy. The source emphasizes the need to lower taxes to address excess revenue and stimulate economic activity. Policymakers advocate targeted rate reductions to boost consumer spending and investment.
Advertising’s soundness proves itself in tough times
Fort Worth Press editor John H. Sorrell extols advertising as a proven force that supports honest products at fair prices. He notes that hype and false selling tactics harm the field, yet well-made goods backed by good ads continue to reach consumers despite abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson R. Waite
John H. Sorrell
Fort Worth
Texas
Model T Ford Still Good Car
A 13 year old Model T touring owned by C. H. Brink near Monterey was observed in good condition on Main Street. The car has required only piston rings repairs over its long life and the motor runs well, with upholstering still clean.
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C. H. Brink
Monterey
Henry Ford
Moulton Tribune
Family and community notes from Centerville area
Local residents share visits and movements from October into Sunday events. Names include Pearl Hiner, Frank Gladfelder, Clyde Gladfelder, Willie McDanel, and the Sufficools. activities cover visits, shopping, and a Fairview church event with a 10:00 morning service and basket dinner. Attendance and birthday celebrations are noted along with hospitality at various homes and a show in Centerville.
Local Moravia Social Roundup at M. B. Tisue Home
Mr and Mrs Cans Hamilton and daughter Helen and Enid Lay and Mr and Mrs Lieyd Brown with daughter Dorothy spent Thursday at their M B Tisue home. Circle mat last Wednesday noted Mrs Ed Delong. Visitors included Mrs U S Mangle and Mrs Eoward Besco. Enid Long and Balam Hamilton stayed.
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Delong
Cans” Hamilton
Helen
Enid Lay
Lieyd Brown
Dorothy
M. B. Tisue
Ed Delong
U.S. Mangle
Local Social Roundup From Cass County Notices
Thursday afternoon Ben Williams attended the Wenesl Coulson sale Wednesday. William Burns and son Virgil delivered lime for John Van Zante. Friday Mr and Mrs U S Mangle of Albia spent Tuesday evening and Wednesday at Jeff Patrick's home. John Van Zante family visited Bundsy at Hen Jones home. Cass Hamiltons spent Sunday at F P Hamilton's listening to the radio. Sunday evening visitors at Lloyd Browns included Virgil Easter and son Versal Hough and Marjorie Brown, Vivian Foster and Dale Perry.
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Pearl Hiner
Frank Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Pearl Knapp
Rathbun
Mra
Glen Sufficool
John Sufficool
Ora
Broywmaville
Oregon
Willie McDanel
G. G. Veach
Centerville
Virginia Easter
Hervey Main
John McDanel
Obe Burns
Leo Thompson
Hoyer
Kenneth Gladfelder
Darlene
Trenton Gladfelder
Daphne and
Loyd McDanel
Bert McKern
Guns Tissue
J. P. Foster
E. H. Boyer
Fairview
Gus Phannebecker
Frank Grasdfelder
Willie McDanes
Virgil Kaster
Virgil Kester
David Gladfelder
Guy McKern
Roy Hiatt
Jease Gladfelder
Daphne McDanel
Everett Beach
Kate Hutton
Centervilie
Ben Williams
Wiliam Burns
Virgil
John van Zante
U. S. Mangle
Albia
Jeff Patrick
Bundsy
Hen Jones
Cass Hamilton
F. P
Virgil Easter and Son
Versal Hough
Marjorie Brown
Vivian Foster
Dale Perry
Hazel College News and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Eph Wilson spent Wednesday at Zell Wilsons home. Chester Johnson is improving. Harold Jones of Waterloo visits his sister Mrs E G Sincox. Henry Sytsma returns from Oskaloona. Clair Sincox is improving from whooping cough. Francis Johnson spent Sunday with Leo and Clifford Caster. Mrs Henry Systma and daughters visit E G Sincox. Willie Van Dorin visits Jimmie Van Dorin in Moravia. Mrs Eliza Newton and Mrs John Winfield visit Grant Sincox and George Sincox. Grant Sincox and family spend Sunday at Ed Johnsons.
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Eph Wilson
Zell Wilson
Chester Johnson
Harold Jones
Waterloo
E. G. Sincox
Henry Sytsma
Oskaloona
Clair Sincox
Francis Johnson
Leo
Clifford Caster
Henry Systma
Willie van Dorin
Jimmie van Dorin
Moravia
Eliza Newton
John Winfield
George
Grant Sincox
Ed Johnson
Unclear local notes and visits across Ottumwa area
A garbled local column notes spring violets, lingering strawberries, and several social visits. Rev Fletcher reports good attendances at Ash Grove despite lingering cold and rain. Numerous families and travelers are listed with visits to Ottumwa, Moravia, Blakesburg, and Des Moines, plus a wedding-like birthday mention for Carolyn Turner.
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Fletcher
Ash Grove
Mildred Henderson
Centerville
Creta Wilcox
Eddie May
Francis Strunk
Fred Stanley
Ottumwa
Mildred Morrican
H. H. Fletcher
Bee Ahee
Agh Grove
Moravia Brothers
J. H. Pitt
J. Rassom
P. A. Bair
N. L. Harrington
J. Robinson
L. B. Saum
Jim Selix
Wm. Underwood
Dukes
Donia Sawyers Brown
Newton, Kang
Co. B. Verminges
Anna Veitch
Harve Hoss
Luther Prevo
Bloomfield
John Morse
Letilla Hudgens
P. L. Veitch
Rogers
Moulton
Mra
Minor Beott
Aon
Joe
Blakesburg
Ruby Underwood
Song
John
Wayne
Howard
Alan Keith Ball
Ottumwes
Walter Selix
Keith
Courier Carriers
Justice Cox
Clifford Boyer
Ions Wesleyan College
Ella Clark
Upland
Valsip
H. &. Flicks
Clark
Bas
Mia
John Selman
Ruth
Des Moines
Mattie Harvin
Selman
A. L. Lyon
Carolyn Turner
Pt Bode
Local social notes and tariff chatter from Ottumwa
The text records a day spent by a band with parents and notes Gilbert Herman and Miss Enid Morrison visiting his sister Thelma Selix in Ottumwa. It mentions the American Legion Auxiliary meeting to plan the Armistice day dinner and comments that new tariffs favor farm relief, with platinum and uncut diamonds cited for the free list.
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Band
Gilbert Herman
Enid Morrison
Mra
Thelma Selix
Ottumwa
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Mra. Dommer
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