Muscatine County Four-H Winners Shine at Davenport Fair
At the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport, Muscatine county Four-H youths earned major honors across breeds. Winners include Verle Sywassink with Chester Whites, Lorett Tipton and Lee Tipton with Jersey heifers, and Jim Norton and Wilton youths in Angus and Shorthorn classes, among others. Demonstrations by Fulton Junior Farmers and Wapsie boys were slated as the fair continued.
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Muscatine County
Mississippi Valley
Davenport
Fulton
Wapsie Boys
Awarag
OY MuUuxteune
Bill Thede
Wilton
Verle Sywassink
Chester
Fat Barrow
Glen Moeller
Stockton
Warren Collier
Durant
Dale Freyermuth
Near Atalissa
Junior Flater
West Liberty
Lorett Tipton
Lee Tipton
Lee
Daily Show
Jim Norton
Wilbert Norton
Melvin Illian
Wesley Norton
Billy Norton
Chamion
Arline Shems
Loretta Tipton
Bloomington Best 4-H Club Meeting Focuses on Records and Hosiery
Bloomington Best 4 H Club gathers Friday afternoon at Shirley Shield home starting 1 pm. Members bring completed record books and articles. Demonstration on The How and Wear of Hosiery by Margaret Oostendorp and Shirley Shield. First part features Miss Mary Grace Martin. Skit The Country Cousin prepared by Wilma Satterthwaite, Shirley Kemp, Ruth Shield and Frances Satterthwaite.
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Bloomington
Shirley Shield
Margaret Oostendorp
Mary Grace Martin
Wilma Satterthwaite
Shirley Kemp
Ruth Shield
Frances Satterthwaite
Tipton 4-H Team Heads to Iowa State Fair
The Live Wites 4-H Girls club demonstration team earned a blue ribbon at Cedar county fair with "Silver Secrets" and will represent Cedar County at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines. The team members are Ethel Duemer and Elizabeth Penningtoth. Miss Domer showed the reserve champion in a class of 84 baby beeves at Cedar County fair.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Des Moines
Ethel] Duemer
Elizabeth Penningtoth
Domer
McBride and Sons Share Heavy Honors at Iowa Guernsey Show
J S McBride and Lorts of Muscatine dominated awards at the All Iowa exposition Cedar Rapids judging. McBride claimed top titles in multiple classes including senior and grand champion bull calf and several cows and yearlings. Frieurs Farms and Paper's Frasseur Farms also earned numerous honors in Holstein and Guernsey divisions.
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J. S. McBride
Lorts
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
McBride
Cottrell
Stewart
Tipton
West Liberty
Eugene
Clement McBride
Alfred M. Paper
Stockton
Frasseur Farms
Fraseur Farms
Holtein
Guernsey
Eugene McBride
Meeting Minutes Note Practice Session Plan
A group announces items to be given at the meeting and states it will reconvene Monday afternoon for practice.
Rules Listed for Tall Corn Contest
Rules from the Iowa Daily Press Assn govern the tall corn contest The Journal participates. Each entrant places a stalk on a 2 by 2 board ties every three feet cloth width under 2 inches roots cut off stalks measured base to tassel bring exhibit by 11 am Aug 18 no more than one stalk entry no entry fee publication rights and tie breaker on corn quality considered.
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Iowa Daily Press Assn
Journal
Legion Women of New Boston Hold Meeting
New Boston Legion Auxiliary at Fallorans Post met at Mrs Grace Histed home for a regular gathering. After business the initiation of ten new members, 43 attendees enjoyed games and a pot luck lunch hosted by local members. Dinner Served.
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New Boston
American Legion Auxiliary
Fallorans Post
Grace Histed
Floyd Dickens
Ralph Dickens
Marjorie
Chicago
Henry Dickens
Jimmy
Cleveland, O
William Dickens
Stephen
Wilma
Chariton
John Peterson
Elsie
Harold
Billy
Henry Harmon
Charles Marlette
Oakville
Herbert Wheeler
Marlee Ann
Savannah
Lee Marlette
Seaton
Wilton Church to Present Guatemala Travelogue Program
Golden Links of the Wilton Methodist church will sponsor a color travelogue and film titled Guatemala the Land of Enchantment. Dr J Dunn of Davenport introduces the program with native marinda as an Oakdale evening event on Tuesday August 22 at 8 o clock. Refreshments follow.
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Wilton
Guatemala
J. Dunn
Davenport
Marinda
Golden Links Society
Methodist Church
Coffin Family Reunion at Lake McBride State Park
Members of the J. F. Coffin family gathered for their annual picnic at Lake McBride state park near Conesville. The event honored several birthdays in July and August with attendees including Burton and Linda Coffin, Orval Fisher, W. S. McKee, G. W. Reger, and multiple relatives from Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and Ottumwa.
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Conesville
J. F. Coffin
Lake McBride State Park
Burton Coffin
Linda Jayne
John
Orval Fisher
W. S. McKee
Muscatine
G. W. Reger
James
Richard and
Evelyn
Debbie Coffin
Randall Gallagher
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Coffin
John Coffin
Debby Mae
Janet
Letts School Board Accepts Budget and Rehires Janitor
Letts board of education formally accepted the school budget for the upcoming term and transacted routine business. The coal contract was split between Webern Huston and Letts Lumber. Orchestra instruction will continue as before. Walter Ritter was rehired as janitor. Richard Thomas received fire and tornado insurance. Marshall Thomson got liability and property damage on school buses. Bus routes and drivers listed: Route 1 Harold Cox Route 2 William Hackett Route 3 Chester Thomas Route 4 Arthur Liebknecht Jr.
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Letts
Board of Education
Webern
Huston
Letts Lumber Company
Walter Ritter
Richard Thomas
Marshall Thomson
Oakville
Harold Cox
William Hackett
Chester Thomas
Arthur Lieberknecht, Jr
Des Moines Hospital Care Ties Visits In Iowa Town
Mrs. Gerard Stoffel Kay Sandra and Miss Gretchen Stoffel of Mechanicsville visited Wilton friends Sunday. Mrs. William Templeman Milo Templeman and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dickinson and family of Muscatine spent Monday with Mrs. Templeman's sister Mrs. Clarence Staffer who is seriously ill in a Des Moines hospital.
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Raymond Satterthwaite
John McConnaha
Muscatine
Fred Satterthwaite
Jack Suckow
Randalia
Mary Clark
Ted Wagner
Ocelwein
Gladys Grimm
Delbert Wagner
John Baker
Harold McCullough
Dorothy
Gaylord
Robert Hesseltine
Columbus Junction
William Coder
Lester Fullmer
Ottumwa
Coder
Mr. Fullmer
George Norris
Bert Jarrett
Atalissa
Dean Wyatt
Judith Ann
Cedar Rapids
J. D. Porter
Nichols
Mary Jane Porter
Isaac Abott
Harry Chapman
Nellie Chapman
Rex Abbott
Mt. Pleasant
Crapo Park
Burlington
L. B. Hall
Spring Run
J. H. Gipple
Ing
Gerard Stoffel
Kay Sandra
Gretchen Stoffel
Mechanicsville
Wilton
William Templeman
Milo Templeman
Herbert Dickinson
Templeman
Clarence Staffer
Des Moines
Child Returns Home From Burlington Hospital For Treatment
Harriet Shafer four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Shafer has been sent home to Wapello for continued treatment after a week in a Burlington hospital for a rare joint illness described as pneumo nia.
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Wapello
Harriet
Paul Shafer
Burlington
Rural Schools Ready for Coming Session in Muscatine County
Muscatine county rural schools prepare for the new term with improvements across the district. Sweetland Center gains a raised building, new basement and furnace while Goshen township Penn Avenue school plans a basement and furnace installation. Additional repainting, new seats in about a dozen schools, a sanitary heater at Lone Tree and yard maintenance keep officials busy before classes begin. Superintendent E D Bradley announces ongoing repairs and preparations.
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Muscatine County
Sweetland Center
Penn Avenue
Goshen Township
E. D. Bradley
Lone Tree
Fruitland Township
Sugar Creek Presbyterian Homecoming Service Planned
In Tipton Iowa the Sugar Creek Presbyterian church north of Wilton will host a homecoming next Sunday. Rev. Paul Figge of La Porte will preach in the morning, Dr. David I. Berger of Muscatine will preach in the afternoon, and Friendly Five Young People will lead the evening program with a play He Came Seeing directed by Allison Moore. A full moon party and annual watermelon feast follow at Bennett ball park Monday evening.
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Tipton
Paul Figge
la Porte
Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Wilton
David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church of
Baby Beeves Bring $9.30 Cwt at Cedar County Fair
Tipton Fifty seven of eighty four baby beeves shown at the Cedar county fair last week were sold at the fair grounds at an average of 9.30 dollars per hundred pounds. The rest went to other fairs or home to be carried to heavier weight.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Epperleys Return Home After Detroit Visit
Cranston Mrs Glen Epperley and daughter Dorothy Ruth returned to their Cranston home after a 10 day Detroit visit with son Merton Epperley and family. Mrs Epperley and two children accompanied them. They fished with Merrill Jones and caught 125 perch in a few hours.
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Cranston
Glen Epperley
Dorothy Ruth
Detroit
Merton Epperley
County Corn Growers Hear Talks on AAA Loans
Approximately 400 county corn growers corn-sealers and elevator men heard talks by Fred Roeve and Lester Vigors on corn loans and AAA program details at the old high school auditorium Tuesday night. A separate meeting with 52 township committeemen and Mr Vigors at St Marys hall Tuesday afternoon covered corn loans and related AAA topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roeve
AAA
Lester Vigors
Mr. Vigors
St. Mary’s Hall
Wheat and Corn Bids Advance in Chicago Market
Wheat prices rose to the best level in two weeks with gains over a cent per bushel. Corn firmed after an early drop, gaining a cent or more. September contracts reached 66 44c, futures up, with December and May also higher as demand for September contracts grew.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Update for Wheat Corn and Oats
Chicago cash grain prices list bid ranges for wheat corn and oats including No 1 hard wheat 70c No 3 67c and No 2 yellow hard 67 3 4c and corn No 1 mixed 52 1 2c No 1 dark 45 45c oats No 2 mixed 31c No 8 30 30 1 2c with sample grade 29c barley malting 45 57c seed values 25 940c red top 8 50 9 00 alsike 12 00 15 00 nominal.
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Chicago
Mrs Walter Norem Feted Before Persia Departure
Mrs Walter Norem and Dr Norem plan to leave for Persia this week after a farewell party at Dr and Mrs David I Berger home in Iowa avenue. About 45 guests from the Women's Missionary society Mother's club and Marco class heard how the call to Persia came and what the work will involve. Gifts in a linen shower accompanied the departure and a prayer by Dr Berger closed the evening.
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Walter Norem
Persia
Frank Howe
The
Missionary Society
Chester Lea
Mother’s Club
George Moore
Marco
Berger
Claude Harris
Glyde Beach
Chester Leu
Albert Weber
Joe Hill
Y's Men's Group Plans Delegation to International Event
Muscatine Y's Men's club board met at Leu's chrome room Tuesday night to allocate fifty dollars for prorated attendance at the Chicago international convention opening Sunday. Nine directors present set September 12 as fall meeting start. Leland Horst and Bud Worst tasked with meeting place and opening programs. Discussed a proposed golf match with the Washington club and other activities.
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Chicago
Muscatine Y’s Men’s Club
Leu
Leland Horst
Bud Worst
Washington Club
Eagles Plan Membership Drive in Muscatine Lodge Event
Eagles lodge Muscatine Series No. 815 launches a membership drive to culminate with an initiation on Tuesday Oct 17 at the lodge hall. A dance and party will follow open to all members and their spouses and sweethearts.
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Muscatine
Kansas City Livestock Prices Show Mixed Movements
Hogs sale active with rises to 70 cents on heavies and a 4.50 to 5.70 range for 180 to 240 pounds. Cattle bidding weak to lower with fed steers slow, vealers soft, and stockers steady. top 799 pound heifers at 9.75 and 1 200 pound steers at 8.60. Sheep and lambs mostly soft with spring lambs near 8.50 and 8.25 for Colorado lots.
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Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Chicago
Bane Wiksten
Siedle
Wits
Pri Rien
Slaugheter
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Omaha Livestock Market Report with Mixed Dims and Ranges
Salable hogs 3,700 with mixed gains up to 10 cents for bar rows and gilts and 10 to 15 cents for sows. top $5.75 by shippers. Cattle 4,500 with slow undertone, light yearlings steady, beef cows weak, bulls steady. Sheep 9,000 kill classes down 25 cents, feeding lambs steady, breeding ewes around $3.00.
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Omaha
U. S. Dept
New York Produce Prices Mixed as Markets Steady
New York August 16 AP The market reports mixed colors for produce with standards and firsts showing varying gains. Butter prices steady with creamery butter higher than extra and cheese firm with state whole milk flats holding at 19 to 19.5 cents per pound.
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New York
New York Bonds Slip Amid European Tensions
Bonds declined in sympathy with stocks as noon approached in New York. Traders cited European trouble and Polish German tensions as the downward motive, while domestic industrial news remained favorable. Notable declines hit Commonwealth Edison 3 4s, International Telephone 5s, Central Pacific first 4s, Nickel Plate 4 12 5s, Southern Railway 4s and 6s, and Western Union 60. U S governments showed only modest activity in uneven price moves. Foreign dollar bonds also weakened.
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New York
Europe
Commonwealth Edison
International Telephone
Central Pacific First
Southern Railway
Western Union
U. S
Local Market Egg and Livestock Prices
Local markets report eggs at 909 1ic and poultry with heavy hens at 12c and light hens at 8c. Hog prices range from 3.20 to 5.70 per pound across weight classes, with medium and extra heavy packers listed too.
Boston Wool Market Sees Slow New Business
U S Dept of Agriculture reports slow activity on the Boston wool market with occasional buyers taking choice fine western sirown wools at firm prices. Prices for 12 month Texas and fine territory bag wools ranged 72 73c, combing three-eighths blood territory 60 62c, and combing quarter blood territory 58 60c per scoured pound.
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Boston
U. S. Dept
Texas
Chicago Produce Prices and Market Report from Aug 16
Butter steady at 21 1/2 to 21 3 4 cents. Eggs unsettled with prices unchanged. Poultry live trades steady with various Leghorn and Plymouth Rock rates. Potatoes on track 68, U. S. shipments 213. Idaho Russell steady, other varieties weaker. Nebrasa cobblers to $1.15 for No 1 washed 1.25 for washed. Oregon Bliss Triumphs 1.50 to 1.60 under ice. Long Whites 1.70 to 1.75. Washington Long Whites 1.95. Minnesota Sandland and Wisconsin Ice quoted at 1.15 and 1.00. Storage and refrigerator standards listed for futures contracts.
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Chicago
Leghorn Springs
Plymouth Rock
U. S
U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Potatoes 68, On Track 247, Total U. S
Idaho
Russell
Nebraska
Oregon Bliss
Meee
Idaho Russel Burbanks
Bliss Triumphs
Washington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hog price gains lead livestock report from Chicago
Official Chicago livestock receipts for Thursday show hogs at 112000 with prices up 10 to 15 cents, top $6.25, while cattle and sheep move mixed. Early bids softer for cattle, with steers steady to lower and calves weaker. hogs led gains across the market amid strong to higher trade.
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Chicago
Iowa Livestock Prices Across Iowa Markets
Market by market report shows Waterloo, Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Mason City and other towns listing hogs and cattle bids by weight, with prices for 120 to 600 pound hogs and steers from good to choice to fair, noting tone and steadiness or changes across regions.
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McBride and Sons
Atchison
Beth Stee
Borg-Warner
Curtiss-Wright
Deere and Co
Dupont
Eastman
el Pow
Firestone
Gen Electric
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gillette
Int Harv
Johns-Manville
Kresge
Libby O F Glass
Maytag
Mont Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Natl Dairy
N Y Central
Oliver Farm
Penney
Phillips Pet
Pure Oil
Radio 5
Rem Rand
Repab Steel
el Bond
Shere
Ford Met Ltd
United Gas
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, In
Legion Women of
Frank Holden
Vincence
Carl Schultz
Nona Martin
Rock Island
Mildred Brashears
Ed Fullerton
C. H Schulez
Sperry
Novella Dickens
Wilton Church
W. A. Grunder
George Rick
Lehi
Utah
Cleveland
Ohio
Edgar English
Mansville
N. Y
English
M. M. Harding
Jacqueline
H.E. Henderson
Sally
W. A. Looney
Kenneth Strang
Harold Woodhouse
L. H. Whitmer
Maurice
Carol
George Hornung
Frank Dunsmore
Austin
Minn
Kate Creitz
Ernest Holtz
Christina
Robert Holtz
Esley Rick
Edgar Harding
Clear Lake
M. M. Hard
Coffin
State Park
LeRoy Heither
Ronald
W. L. Heither
Berta
Max
E. C. Snyder
Nell Foor
Bernadine
Dorothy Lowe
LeMoine Heither
LeRoy and
Oelwein
Charles Akers
London
Mr. Akers
Epperlys
Chicago Grain & Provisions
Hill
Frershey
Pacvedes
Chicago Cash Grain
Berger Residence
Eagles
Kansas City Livestock
Omaha Livestock
NEW York Bonds
BU Men Oy
John P. Squire Company
Iowa Livestock Bids
Associated Press
Waterloo
West End Sale Pavilion
Iowa
Freddie Chandler
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