Tall Corn Contest Praised by Iowa Officials
Secretary of Agriculture Mark G. Thornburg praised the statewide Tall Corn contest run by The Muscatine Journal and the Iowa Daily Press Association. Farmers statewide may enter one stalk. prizes total $5 $3 and $2 for district winners with state awards of 75 25 and 10 dollars. The statewide winners will be guests in Marshalltown on August 23 where Governor Wilson will present prizes.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
IDPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
Giusentine Journal
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Sec. Thornburg
Iowa
United States
Muscatine Journal
Omparison
Marshalltown
George A. Wilson
PWOC Delegation to Confer with Sec Perkins on Wage Pact
Chicago CIO Packinghouse Workers official Van A. fittner says a delegation will travel to Washington to meet Sec. Perkins Wednesday. The aim is a joint wage conference with Armour and Company to negotiate and sign a wage agreement. Bittner insists Armour must follow U S law and government should enforce it.
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Chicago
van A. Fittner
C. I. O. Packinghouse Workers’ Organizing Committee
Washington
Sec. Perkins
Armour and Company
Bittner
United States
Union
Market ticker style listing of company abbreviations
A dense ledger style entry listing numerous firm abbreviations and percentages such as Am Can Anaconda Atchison B and O Beth Steel Borg-Warner Chrysler Con Oil Dupont Eastman with scattered numeric values and symbols implying a financial or commodity quote digest. No coherent narrative or full company names are provided.
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Anaconda
Atchison
Beth Steel
Borg-Warner
Cc Riand P& Chrysler
Con Oil
O I&ly Dupont
Eastman
Fruitland Four-H Girls to Present Fair Demonstration
The Fruitland Four-H club joins others to show demonstrations at the West Liberty fair next week. Betty Holliday and Mary Louise Schultz lead the team under Mildred Pelton and Mrs. Theodore Drake. Mary Grace Martin will meet the team at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Schultz home to finalize plans.
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Fruitland Girl
Betty Holliday
Mary Louise Schultz
Mildred Pelton
Theodore Drake
Mary Grace Martin
Schultz
Wheat allotments reach Muscatine county farmers
Wheat allotments for Muscatine county farmers in the AAA program have been received from Des Moines and will be circulated soon. Farmers may sign parity payment applications at the conservation office in the courthouse on Wednesday afternoon.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
McCullough Family Reunion At Lone Tree
Forty five members of the McCullough family gathered at Lone Tree park for the seventy third annual reunion. A basket dinner followed by a program of music and readings. Ethyl McCullough elected president and Willie McCullough vice president. Surviving original members Albert and Alex McCullough attended with many relatives from Muscatine Columbus Junction Conesville Lone Tree West Liberty and other towns.
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McCullough
Lone Tree Park
Ethyl McCullough
Willie McCulough
Verlee Swails
Roy Tipton
Albert McCullough
Columbus Juncton
Alex McCullough
Muscatine
Melly Swails
Archie Edgar
Conesville
Will McCullough
Eliza Wolford
Lone Tree
Roy McCullough
Kenneth Wolfe
Lee
Loretta
West Liberty
Armour Wages Talks Move Toward Possible Strike
Negotiations have dragged since September 26, 1938 with a warning that Armour must agree to a wage settlement or face an unavoidable strike. The delegation includes Don Harris P W O C director Henry Johnson and Bittner with one representative from each Armour plant.
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Armour
Don Harris
Henry Johnson
Bittner
Mercer County Farm Bureau Plans Sports Festival
Mercer county farm bureau and home bureau members and families plan a sports festival and picnic at the Mercer county fair on Tuesday August 22. Committee members Stuart Brown John Turley Landon F Gray and Harold L Kelly oversee plans with softball horseshoes foot races tug of war and other events scheduled. Event opens at 10 am with a basket dinner at noon and coffee provided.
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Aledo
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Mercer County Home Bureau
Mercer County
Stuart Brown
John Turley
Landon F. Gray
Harold L. Kelly
Msgr Hannon Officiates at Two Weddings at St Mathias
The Rt Rev Msgr W L Hannon , pastor of St Mathias church, presided at two weddings Saturday noon for out of town couples. First, Mildred Malik of Davenport wed Edward Hughes of Bettendorf with J G Bednarik of Bettendorf as attendant. The couple will reside in Davenport where Hughes works for Besler Corporation. Second, Floyd Anderson of Ottawa Illinois wed Mary
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W. L. Hannon
St. Mathias Church
Mildred Dorothy Malik
J. F. Malik
Davenport
Edward J. Hughes
E. P. Hughes
Bettendorf
Msgr. Hannon
J. G. Bednarik
Hughes
Besler Corporation
Floyd Anderson
Ottawa
Mary
Ruling Sought On Strike Dismissals In 1937 Case
Republic Steel Corp asked the U S circuit court of appeals to rule that strikers who commit acts of lawlessness lose the right to return to work. The brief supplements Aug 7 arguments on Republic's petition seeking to overturn a National Labor Relations Board order to reinstate 5 000 Ohio workers in the little steel strikes of 1937. The court took the case under advisement after last Monday’s arguments and allowed a supplemental brief.
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Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corp
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Republic
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio
Little Steel
Wasik of Peru Ill Attended by Schmitt and Maymerciez
Wasik of Peru Illinois was accompanied by Floyd Schmitt and Miss Anna Maymerciez at the event.
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Wasik
Peru, Ill
Floyd Schmitt
Anna Maymerciez
Cutting Seed Potatoes In A Hurry
A machine cuts eight seed potatoes at once with motor driven knives producing uniform pieces. Potatoes are dipped in a mercury solution before cutting and should be planted within 48 hours to avoid slowed growth from the mercury.
Hillside contour planting boosts corn yields in Iowa
A southern Iowa farmer planted a hillside field on the contour to prevent soil wash. He drilled and harvested with a combine, avoiding heavy cultivation and produced twice as many bushels as a neighbor on the same hillside.
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Iowa
Grass fed cows give milk without grain at two Tennessee farms
Two Tennessee experimental farms report dairy cows raised and maintained without grain concentrates for nearly six years. Cows rely on pastures corn silage and tegume hay with exceptional cows producing high butterfat. one cow yielded 650 pounds of butter fat annually.
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Tennessee
Fire blight control methods outlined for apples and pears
Fire blight is spreading across Ohio with differing control needs for apples and pears. Pears require weekly pruning of all infected wood after bloom and disinfection of tools with bichloride or mercury solution. Apple blight is pruned after growth ends in fall without tool disinfection. In commercial pear orchards, blighted trees should be removed and burned.
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Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Grain and Livestock Rotation Yields Compared Over Time
The Ohio Experiment Station compared two land plots over 18 years. One used livestock farming with plant and animal wastes returned to soil, the other sold all crops. Early years favored livestock with higher corn and soybean yields, while late years favored grain farming for wheat as livestock yields declined relative to grain.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Lawn Festival for Bands At Weed Park Water Carnival
Muscatine boys and girls band schedule annual lawn festival tied to the water carnival at Weed park pool next Wednesday night. Mothers will serve a home cooked dinner 5 to 7 p m near the band stand. bandsmen help. A free concert 7 30 to 9 p m from the pool stage features Louie s Hungry Five and an accordion band. baton twirling and Scotch bass drumming. dance 9 to 12 p m in the Weed park shelter house with Nietz el s orchestra. Regular Riverside park program postponed.
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Muscatine Boys
Weed Park
Louie
Hungry Five
Nietzel
Riverside Park
Two Arrested for Drunken Driving Waive Hearings
Two men in Muscatine were arrested Sunday on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Clifford Krantz of Illinois posted 300 bond and was released after a $5 fine and costs for intoxication the previous day. John Siverly of route 6 failed to post a 300 bond earlier. Neil Kincaid admitted guilt and received 20 days in jail after a 9:55 p m Saturday arrest. Hugo Swick paid a $1 fine and costs for a similar charge at Second and Mulberry.
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Muscatine
Court of Justice Peace
Hugh E. Chance
Clifford Krantz
Illinois
East Second Street
John Siverly
Route 6
East Front Street
Neil Kincaid
West Second Street
Hugo Swick
City
Second
Mulberry
Court of Police
F. W. Eversmeyer
Miss Thompson Rites Held in Seattle for School Former Instructor
Cremation rites for Miss Mary Gladys Thompson former instructor at Muscatine high school were held in Seattle Washington Friday. The ashes will be brought to Muscatine later and relatives expect word from Washington later this week as to time of rites when announcement will be made.
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Mary Gladys Thompson
Muscatine High School
Seattle
Wash
Muscatine
Washington
Three Youths Held For Melon Thefts
Three Muscatine youths were arrested at the Phillips farm on Stewart road Sunday night by Muscatine police on petty larceny charges. They are Jack Erwin 523 Miles Melvin Day 1201 Wisconsin street and Walter Hatfield 1301 Kansas street, held for juvenile court authorities.
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Muscatine
Phillips Farm
Stewart Road
Jack Erwin
Miles Melvin Day
Wisconsin Street
Walter Hatfield
Kansas Street
Muscatine All-Stars Shutout Aledo Girls 3–0
Muscatine All-Star girls win 3 to 0 over Aledo at Oregon street field in seven innings. Alice Mills pitched six-hit ball and collected two of 11 Muskies hits. K Maher went 3-for-3 as the winners’ standout at the plate.
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Muscatine All-Star
Aledo Girls
Oregon Street Field
Alice Mills
Muscatine
Muskies
M. Lawson
M. Trelor
K. Maher
Court actions seek judgments in three cases and mine facts
District Court judge Nyenhuis seeks 375 dollars plus interest from Korneman Bros and Cameron Joyce and company for damage from an excavation project. Fannie I Cooling sues C F Marolf et al for in rem judgment of 1366 96 on Wilton property. A note on elephants cites lifespans of 150 to 200 years and Hibbing Minnesota open pit iron ore mine featuring over 70 miles of railroad tracks as the world’s largest.
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John B. Nyenhuis
Korneman Bros
Cameron Joyce and Company
Fannie I. Cooling
C. F. Marolf
Wilton
Hibbing
Minn
Hogs Bids Weak to Dime Off in Chicago Market
Official livestock receipts for Tuesday show cattle 8 000 hogs 12 000 and sheep 4 000. Hogs declined with prices generally a dime lower than Friday. light steers and yearlings steady to strong while spring lambs active. Top hogs 6 20 with various weight classes noted. cattle and lambs mixed in activity and price shifts.
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Chicago
Theatin
Price No. Wits
Sina
Price
Ts. No. S
U. S. Dept
Omaha Livestock Market Report Aug 14
Salable hogs 5500 with barrows and gilts down 10c to 15c. sows steady to 5c off. Top $5.65 by shippers. Cattle 11500 with fed steers and yearlings steady, weights heavy slow. cows fully steady. Vealers, stockers and feeders steady. beef cows $5.00-$6.00. Sheep 10500 with fat lambs steady to 25c lower. feeding lambs up to 25c higher. range spring lambs $8.15-$8.50. California shorn lambs $7.99. Price ranges listed for various weight classes and classes.
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Sean
Omaha
U. S. Dept
California
Grain prices in Chicago market report for August 14
Cash grain prices list No. 2 yellow hard wheat at 65 16c, No. 2 mixed 8c, corn No. 1 yellow 45 142 45c, oats No. 1 mixed 30 30c, No. 4 29c. Barley malting 47 55c, seed 35 40c, Timothy and clover seeds with Red Top 8.50 9.00, Alsike noted.
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Chicago
Timothy
Alsike
Butter and produce prices from Chicago stock report
Chicago market notes butter and poultry prices with U. S. Department of Agriculture reports. Followed by potato quotes across regions including Idaho Russets and Bliss Triumphs. futures closed with butter storage standards at 23.85 cents.
Iowa livestock bids show mixed hog and cattle prices
Across Waterloo Cedar Rapids Mason City Ottumwa markets hogs mostly steady to lower with varied weights. Cattle prices stay steady with ranges from good to common, while packers show mixed bids across weight classes.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Ottumwa
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
U S Department of Agriculture figures show hogs total 3 500 with steady to lower prices for 240 lb hogs and lighter loads weekly. Cattle totals around 18 200 with steady to lower bids on beef steers while stockers and feeders show mixed gains and losses. Sheep 3 850 with native lambs steady to 8 50 and Colorado lambs above 8 75 for the top lots.
New York Produce Prices Mixed for Eggs Butter and Cheese
Eggs total 8,397, steady with mixed colors from fancy to extra fancy at 18 1/2 to 22 1/2 cents. standards 18 cents. firsts 16 1/4. seconds 14 1/4 to 15 1/2. dirties 14 1/2. Butter 521,887, steady with creamery higher than extra at 24 1/2 to 25 1/2 cents. firsts 22 1/4 to 23 1/2. seconds 20 1/4 to 21 1/2. Cheese 281,633, steady. state whole milk flats held at 19 1/4 to 19 1/2 cents for June. other fresh 14 1/2 to 15 cents.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Leghorn Springs
Ile
U. S. Dept
U. S
Idaho
Nebraska
Elue
Minnesota
Idaho Russel
Bliss Triumphs
California
Bliss
Indiana
New York
Wheat Market Reacts Sharply After Gains
Wheat prices advanced after gains of about a cent a bushel as crops faced potential load- tying. Millers were buyers while a Canadian minister noted crop deterioration, aiding support. September wheat closed 65 to 65 4 cents, December 64 to 65 cents.
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Chicago
Dominion
Local Market Egg and Poultry Price Quotations
Eggs Local grocers and markets quoted at 1 ic per dozen. Poultry prices ranged from 12c for heavy hens to 8c for light hens and 4.25 to 5.65 per hundredweight for various weights of cattle. Quotations supplied by John P F Squire Company.
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John PF. Squire Company
New York Bonds Move Up With Stock Market
Bonds edged higher in New York as stock trends continued upward. Commonwealth Edison 3s, Alleghany 5s of 1949, Bethlehem Steel 3 4s, Pennsylvania general 4 1/4s, and International Telephone debts led gains, while Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul 6s and Continental Oil 2 1/2s slipped modestly with Treasury gains up to 6 32nds before noon.
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New York
U.S. Treasury
Commonwealth Edison
Alleghany
Bethlehem Steel
Pennsylvania General
International Telephone da
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
U. S. Treasuries
Boston Wool Market Quiet as Mills Hold Back
The Boston wool market was quiet with firm quotations. Mills that had bought fleeces in large amounts were sidelined, with three-eighths and quarter blood bright fleeces offered at 32 to 33 cents per pound grease delivered but finding no buyers. A small lot near 32 cents delivered was sold, while good French combing length wools stayed firm at 67 to 69 cents scoured.
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Boston
U. S. Dept
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