Rat Control Demos Planned Tuesday in Muscatine County
County Agent Ralph Olson announced demonstrations on rat control for Tuesday at 9 a m at the Edgar Kemper farm in Montpelier township. The event will show cyanide gas and bait use to combat rising rodent infestations countywide near Highway 160 south of Wild Cat Den state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Ralph Olson
Edgar Kemper
Montpelier Township
Highway 160
Wild Cat den State Park
Fulton Junior Farmers Plan Fair Projects
Fulton township 4 H club members met at Merle Plett's home to discuss plans for showing projects at the Mississippi Valley West Liberty and state fairs. Ten members attended and covered next year's project ideas before refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
West Lherty
Fulton Township
Merle Plett
Jowan Wins Award at Poultry Show
Lyle Fuller of Jesup Iowa was among individuals rated juror in judging at the seventh world's poultry congress held in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowan
Cleveland
Lyle Fuller
Jesup
Jurior
Orld’s Poultry Congress
Moscow Church Interior Redecorations Planned
The Moscow Methodist Church interior is being redecorated with seats varnished and lights lowered. Bert Pirkey of Wilton handles the work, sponsored by the Moscow Ladies Aid and Sunday school. The 21st annual homecoming at Resleyls lake is set for Sunday Aug 13 with outdoor games and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Moscow Methodist
Bert Pirkey
Wilton
Moscow Ladies’ Aid and
Dick Thompson
Lowellockefeller
West Liberty
Dorthy Coss
Cleveland
Betty Marolf
Charles McCoy
Kenneth Duncan
Charles Garvin
Norton Lake
Fort Madison
Arthur Birkhofer
Davenport
Sherman Lang
George
Frank Niles
Muscatine
Joe Barcley
Moscow Methodist Ladies’ Aid
West Side Park
Resleyls Lake
Group of 240 Young Pheasants Released Near West Branch
West Branch Cun club released 240 young pheasants from a 250 bird shipment received in mid June. Raised on Roy Handshew farm one mile south of West Branch they were released on approved nearby farms. Birds were banded and numbered to trace wanderings. Clell Kelch, club president, notes twenty farmers agreed to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Cun Club
Roy Handshew
Clell Kelch
Rehearsals Held for Bloomington Grange Play
Bloomington group conducts first rehearsal for county Grange contest. Cast list includes Stella Mrs Lucile Bloomer Mabel Mrs J J Hoeksema Hattie Mrs Ivan Toyne Louella Mrs Oto Eden Mrs Brower Mrs Merrill Satterthwaite Grandma Brower Mrs Thomas Beatty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
County Grange
Spangler Chapel
Grandma
Stella
Lucile Bloomer
Mabel
J. J. Hoeksema
Hattie
Ivan Toyne
Louella
Eden
Brower
Merrill Satterthwaite
Grandma Brower
Thomas Beatty
Shearer Family Plans Ten Day Western Trip
Columbus Junction families head west for a family reunion in Salina Kansas and tours including Denver, Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills. Other local travelers include Charles Dill and Miss Nettie, Bernice Cronwinkle after a World’s Fair trip, and Abert Harrison and wife on a honeymoon journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
B. H. Shearer
William and
Paul
Max Robertson
West
Salina
Eas
Denver
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Charles Dill
Miss Nettie
Ira Scott
Ft. Lupton
Cole
Howard Thorley
Ainsworth
Neb
Bernice Cronwinkle
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Loren Ebarb
Ebarb
R. L. Krotz
Marie Sutton
Detroit
Mich
P. F. Benson
Anna Mulhern
O. W. McGrew
A. J. Greiner
Girandmother
Maxine Greiner
Stiles-Stucker Clan Holds West Liberty Reunion
West Liberty hosts the fourth annual Stiles-Stucker family reunion at the fair grounds on Sunday July 30. Oldest attendee Mrs Hattie Jones 84 and youngest Kenneth Lynn Watters six months old. Attendees include Elvira Watters Rock Island Ill Florence Watters Davenport Marilee Watters Cedar Rapids Rudolph Warner Harry Nauman and family members Lucile and Norma Watters and others. Fred Watters elected president and Mrs Harry Nauman secretary. A note describes Wenatchee Washington bus tokens cut into apple shapes to mark the Apple Capital of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Stiles-Stucker
West Liberty Fair Grounds
Hattie Jones
Kenneth Lynn Watters
Robert Watters
Atalissa
Elvira Watters
Rock Island
Ill
Florence Watters
Davenport
Marilee Watters
Cedar Rapids
Rudolph Warner
Pheasants Fed Protected and Released in Winter Aid
Workers fed and protected pheasants during a harsh winter and released them in groups to support a conservation project aimed at boosting bird populations. The effort involved careful handling and staged release to maximize survival chances.
New York Stocks Mixed Amid Wide Industry Shifts
The market list shows Am Can at 102 and Am First major movers include Am and For Pow at 2 percent and 2 percent indices while steel names like Armco, Beth Steel, and Republic Steel trade mixed. Tech and consumer names such as Gen Electric 37 percent and Goodyear 28 percent signal varied sector performance.
Two Tipton Men Plan Hudson Bay Trip Adventure
A. M. McCormick county coroner and undertaker and F. B. Cobb brick and tile owner will leave Tipton on August 8 in McCormick's car bound for Winnipeg. They join the seventh annual Canadian National Railway excursion and will travel to Churchill via The Pas with seven days of train travel and stops for sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
A. M. McCormick
F. B. Cobb
Tipton Brick and Tile Co
Friends to Hold West Branch Yearly Meeting in August
West Branch Iowa hosts its yearly meeting of the Society of Friends from Aug 17 weekend with Scattergood hostel unavailable. Dining shifts to the new West Branch municipal hall while committees organize canning provisions transportation lodging and housing for participants from Whitier LeGrande Paullina Earlham Coal Creek West Branch and other Quaker centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Iowa
Society of Friends
Scattergood
Friends
Eunice Morris
Lena Edgerton
Sadie Worrall
L. W. Heald
L. N. Ellyson
Alfred Fawcett
L. C. Larson
Herman Hansen
Ethel Ellyson
Lillian Pemberton
Malissa Fawcett
Sara Pemberton
Eunice Thompson
Floyd Fawcett
W. L. Pemberton
Elinor Jones
Alice Marie Pemberton
Beulah Pemberton
Elizabeth Edgerton
Levi Bowles
I. S. Larson
Lydia Belle Heald
Emma Thomas
Clyde
Cora Hampton
Oswald
Esther Jensen
Jessie Jones
Whittier
LeGrande
Paullina
Earlham
Coal Creek
RNA Lodge Holds Regular Meeting At Atalissa
The RNA lodge met Tuesday night with one visitor, Miss Isabelle Phelan of Davenport, district deputy. One new member, Mrs. Dorothy Marine, joined. Phelan reported on the Oxford convention. Several local residents were noted in visits and trips to Davenport, Chicago, Wisconsin, and West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near West Liberty
Rowena Barkalow
Evelyn Stiles
Davenport
Lillian Garvin
Chicago
A. N. McBlain
Laurence MckKillip
Ardyce Ellswwrth
West Liberty
George Depping
Wisconsin
August Handdorf
Irma Smith
Atalissa
Vivian Schmidt
Bertha
Bernice Smith
Wife seeks divorce after 30 years of absence
Mrs Lu cinda Miller of Kansas City waits 30 years for her husband Edward to return. Married in 1892 she says she last saw him in 1909 and now files for abandonment in a divorce suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Day
Lucinda Miller
Edward
Night Radio Schedule Highlights from Cities to Coast
A dense listing of Saturday and Sunday broadcasts with stations NBC WMAQ WHO CBS WBBM WGN WM T WHBF and others. Shows include orchestras Dorsey Lombardo Goodman and Basie plus variety programs, concerts, plays, and sports segments across dayparts from morning to late night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
WHO
WMAQ
MBS
WLW
WGN
Symphony Orchestra
MT W
CBS
WBBM
Guy Lombardo
Frank Dailey
Jimmy Dorsey
WMT
Decatur
Moline
WHBF
Amos
N’ Andy
Fred Waring
Man On the Street
Isham Jones
Orchestra
Harry James
Bunny Berigan
Joe Richman
Phil Levant
Carlos Molina
Bright Idea Club
Hour of Music
World Poultry Contess
Armchair Quartet
Nbc—Who
Army Band
Jane Gloomchasers
Let’s Pretend
Xavier Cugat
Melody Parade
WLS
Melody Mart
WSUI
Ray Kinney
Don Roth
NBC— Who
Roy Eldrege
London
WHEF
Tryton
Paul Laval
Cardinals
Philadelphia
KMOX
van Alexander
Tommy Tucker
Paul Decker
Longfellows
Art of Living
Gene Erwin
Jan Savitt
Uncle Jim
Hollywood Today
Hawaii
Nbcwls
Arch Oboler
Nbcwho
Benny Goodman
Bert Hirsch
al Donahue
Wee
Iowa
Ernic Madriguera
del Courtney
CBS Webbm
Count Basie
Shep Field
Oon Little Jack Little
Ray Noble
Lawrence Welk
Hi-Shooters Girls Four-H Team Loses in Kittenball Game
The Hi Shooters girls 4-H club lost to the Illinois City girls 12 to 5 on Wednesday evening. Alice Mae Lewis was knocked unconscious but returned to finish the game after artificial respiration. The Hustlers Four-H club met at Merle Castle’s home. Lewis spoke on Vaccination and Ernest Eckhardt on Raising Turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
Hi Shooters
Illinois City
Alice Mae Lewis
Hustlers
Merle Castle
Ernest Eckhardt
Ellen Jackson
Ft. Madison
Ivan Kistler
New Apparatus Cuts Expense of Oxygen Treatment
Mayo clinic in Rochester develops an inhalation device enabling home oxygen therapy at moderate cost. Doctors Boothby Lovelace and Mayo described it in the American Medical Association journal, noting prior tent-based treatment was costly and hospital bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
American Medical Assny
Association
Walter M. Boothby
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Charles W. Mayo
Cedar County to Close Courthouse Afternoons Next Week
The Cedar county board approves Frank R. Gordon as director of social welfare and votes to close the county court house Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons during Cedar county Fair week. Lester M. Nicoll is named to the Soldiers' Relief Commission. Two road patrol units with scarifiers are bought. 2,491 citizens receive home stead exemptions, 36 are denied. Bids are sought to sell about 500 tons of lime dust by 10 30 a m August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tpton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Frank R. Gordon
Tipton
Cedar County Board of Social Welfare
County Court House
Cedar County Fair Association
Lester M. Nicoll
Mechanicsville
Cedar County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
H. J. Klatt
Clarence
Jessup Family of Council Bluffs Honored at Outing
A Letts-A family picnic was held Wednesday evening in Columbus Junction Chau tauqua park honoring Mrs. John Jessup and her daughters Mary Beth Eleanor and Jane of Council Bluffs visiting with the Newell and Ernst Lieberknecht families. Attendees included Rudolph Schlichting Ruth Hugh Newell Elizabeth Hascher Herbert and Carlene Newell J D Newell Billy Werner Louis Newell Ed Newell Evelyn and Marjorie Newell from Burlington and Mrs Jessup and daughters of Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Carlene Werner
Louis Newell
Ed Newell
Evelyn and
Marjorie
Burlington
Jessup
Council Bluffs
Kiln Fire in Chicago Causes Large Damage
A spectacular five story brick malt kiln fire on the northwest side caused about 100000 in damage, as flames fed by malt and dust roared skyward. Kiln No 3 belonged to Hale and Hunter Co. Firefighters saved a nearby concrete grain elevator holding 500000 in grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest Side
Michael J. Corrigan
Hales and Hunter Co
Physicians' Aid Spurned by Man Who Shot Himself
L. H. Cardwell a 58 year old Hanford grocer refuses doctors permission to operate after a self inflicted bullet wound. Attorney General Earl Warren advised against surgery without consent. District Attorney Roger Walch calls the bullet personal safety related. Cardwell pledged to endure his injuries citing ongoing troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Calif
Law of
California
L. H. Cardwell
Cardwell
Atty
Earl Warren
Roger Walch
Hanford Sanitarium
Funeral services for Henry A. Danico set for Saturday
Davenport funeral notices report Henry A. Danico secretary and manager of the convention bureau of the Chamber of Commerce who drowned in a Mississippi River boating accident Wednesday night. O Des Moines reports a fall into an abandoned well at the Joe Havel farm killed two horses one died and the other was shot due to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Henry A. Danico
Convention Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi River
Des Moines
Joe Havel Farm
Here
Device Cuts Daily Care Costs From High to Low
The journal notes usual daily costs range from 12 to 25 dollars excluding special nursing, but the new device lowers daily expenses to 5 to 8 dollars.
Hog market slides to near five year low in Chicago
Official Saturday receipts run cattle 100 hogs 200 sheep 00. Hog prices ease to near five year low with Thursday’s average 5.39 the lowest since December 1934. Reports show salable hogs 5,000 to 8,000 value ranges from 4.60 to 6.65 for various weights while cattle and sheep trade slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Produce Market Report for Eggs Butter and Cheese
New York August 4 AP Eggs total 7613 steady with mixed colors ranging from fancy to seconds and dirties. Butter 434294 steady with creamery prices higher than average, cheese prices unchanged at 212551.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Bonds Edge Higher In Mixed Market
Selected industrials edged up near noon on August 4 with issues like Bethlehem Steel 3s and Continental Oil 24s showing gains, while others such as Santa Fe 4s and Southern Pacific 4s eased. U S government bonds moved narrowly, and Italian loans slipped slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Oil
Continental Oil
National Dairy
Pennixie Cement
Texas Corp
Youngstown
Santa Fe
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
International Telephone
Consolidated Edison
United States
Local Market Poultry and Egg Prices Reported
Local grocers and markets list varied prices for eggs and poultry. Eggs at 94 percent Ltc and hen categories range from 8c to 12c per pound with several weight classes shown, including heavy and extra heavy packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P
Drilling Proceeds in Conesville District Test Well
Drilling continues at steady pace between Conesville and Columbus Junction after setting 1200 feet of casing. American Petroleum Company and Roy C. Smith oversee analysis of cuttings and hydrostatic readings show thin water bearing sands with potential oil shows. State Geology Department in Iowa City assists in evaluating the formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
American Petroleum Company
Roy C. Smith
Conesville
State Department of Geology
Iowa City
Eliza Home Bureau Unit to Convene Family Picnic
Members of the Eliza Unit of Mercer county home bureau plan a family picnic on the evening of Wednesday Aug 23 at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence A Huston in Eliza township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Eliza Unit
Mercer County Home Bureau
Clarence A. Huston
Eliza Township
Iowa Hog and Cattle Prices Across Cities
Iowa livestock bids report hog and cattle prices by city including Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Prices show declines in many weight classes with steady or unchanged cattle values across markets and packer quotes varying by weight and lot size.
Omaha Livestock Prices From Aug 4 Market Report
U S Dept of Agriculture notes salable hogs 1900 with barrows and gilts mostly 16 to 15 lower and sows unevenly steady to 15 lower. top $6.25 for 180-240 lb hogs. Cattle 690 mostly steady with weaknesses on bulls stockers and feeders. vealers to $8.50. beef cows $5.00-6.50. Sheep 8200 steady with feeding lambs weak and ranges for native spring lambs around $8.25 to $8.40 and ewes $3.25 down to $3.00 for breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
U. S. Dept
Kansas City Livestock Prices Aug 4 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs salable 1000 slow uneven with top 6.15 for 180 240 lb and 5.99 6.15 for 250 280 lb. 140 170 lb hogs 5.85 6.45. Cattle salable 150 and calves 10 percent. killing classes steady. cows 4.25 5.00. vealers steady. stockers steady. Sheep salable 300 700. killing classes steady. native spring lambs 8.35 top trucked in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S. Bet. Agr
Chicago cash grain prices on August 4
Cash grain quotes show No. 1 hard wheat 69c, No. 2 hard 66 golden, No. 2 yellow hard 66 66 c, No. 2 mixed eee. Corn No. 1 yellow 44 45c, Oats No. 1 mixed 29c, No. 2 mixed 28 28 1/4c, No. 2 white 30 30 1/4c, Barley No. 3 46c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Eres Tees
Corn Bids Gain as Wheat Eases in Late Trades
Wheat prices eased in late trading in Chicago today trading light with 1 to 2 cent declines from Thursday’s close. Market uncertainty over the government crop loan program and modest buying influenced activity. corn edged 1/4 to 5/8 cent higher while oats held steady to 1/4 higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa Hog Market Review Des Moines Aug 4
Combined hog receipts at 18 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 am show 23,000 hogs, down from 26,700 last week and 14,200 a year ago. Slower trading, 50 to 150 lower, many under 200 lbs. Prices across weight ranges: 160-180 lbs 5.75 to 6.15, 180-210 lbs 5.90 to 6.40, 220-240 lbs 5.90 to 6.40, 240-270 lbs 5.40 to 6.00, 270-390 lbs 4.90 to 5.40, 300-330 lbs 4.45 to 5.00, 330-360 lbs 4.15 to 4.75, sows 270-300 lbs 4.40 to 4.80, 300-330 lbs 4.35 to 4.80, 300-369 lbs 4.15 to 4.50, larger sows 360-400 lbs 3.85 to 4.45, 490-450 lbs 3.70 to 4.00, 450-500 lbs 3.35. Prices reflect today through 11:30 am transactions on delivered hogs in interior Iowa–southern Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Wis
U. S. Dept
Associated Press
Ion City
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Produce Prices Mixed As Markets Move
Butter prices unsettled at 1,192,892 pounds with creamery 93 score and several shifts in bids. Eggs steady at 9,997 cars reported. various poultry and potato items noted with regional price ranges and supply terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ile
U. S
Oregon Blies
Triumphs
Idaho Bliss
Russel Burbanks
Boston Wool Market Mixed Sales On August Day
Scattered moderate-volume sales closed in Boston wool market with urgent demand covered. Fine wools dominated. good French combing length territory wools sold around 67 70c scoured, Texas wools 76 71c scoured, combing quarter blood bright fleece 32 34c grease, three-eighths blood 32 33c grease, with slow activity on latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S. Dept
Texas
Gibson Livestock and General Sale in West Liberty Iowa
Gibson Livestock and General Sale opens at 10 30 a m with hogs at 11 00 a m Bring hogs early to avoid heat and secure weight Our hog sale last week topped all weights Feeder hogs 100 130 lbs in strong demand One buyer seeks 100 head Cattle pens expected full with feeders stockers Fat cattle 1050 1100 lbs Yearling steers Reds roans Ang ursing. Calf market supported by regular buyers Chicago prices Lam e market extra good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago
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Junior Farmers of Fulton Plan
Shearer
Stiles-Stucker Clan
Wenatchee
Wash
America
Atchison
Beth Steel
Borg-Warner
Chrysler
E and Co
Dupont
Eastman
el Pow
Lt . Firestone
Gen Electric
Gen Foods
Gen Mills
Gen Motors
Gillette
Goodyear
Johns-Manville
Kresge
Libbey OF Glass
Mont Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Natl Dairy
Powanfi
Y Central
Oliver Farm
Penney
Phillins Pet
Radio
Rem Rand
Repab Steel
Sears Frontb
Shell Union
Socorny Vac l
Brantis
Ind
Studsbaker
Swift and
Texan Co
Texas Gulf Sul
Unit Corp
U §S
Midus Alco
U S$ Rubber
U S Iteel
Westinghouse
RNA Lodge
Cedar Court House
Whew York Produce
NEW York Bonds
Eliza Home Bureau Unit
Iowa Livestock Bids
Omaha Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
Chicago Cash Grain
HOG Market Review
Chicago Grain & Provisions
Gibson Livestock and General Sale
P. N. Gibson Commission Company
West Liberty, Ia
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