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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1930
Page
10
A 1929 30 report by Miss Grayce Stevens shows 1 172 women applying lessons from nutrition lessons across 929 homes. Increased cereals milk and milk products and fruits and vegetables are noted with 183 women reporting health gains and 338 adopting more water intake.
Holstein entries from P. H. Naber of Seven Springs farm Muscatine dominated the West Liberty fair judging with historic success. Naber captured senior and grand championships on the senior herd sire and top junior and grand titles on calves, as judges praised the strongest entries in the fair’s history. Fireproof clothing for airmen is in use by the British forces. A tip suggests crisping lettuce in cool water with a dash of vinegar or lemon.
Iowa State College plant pathologists report progress in developing wilt resistant melons for Conesville and Fruitland. The Kleckley variety shows about 75 percent maturities on wilt infected land, with trials expanding to 36 acres and potential start of commercial production within two years.
West Liberty Iowa August 19 judging in livestock and poultry classes at the fair began this morning. Women and girls divisions will be judged midweek. Over 70 baby beeves plus entries from 4 H club members compete in sow and litter, sheep and chicken. Winners in each division including 20 baby beeves go to the state fair next Thursday. A special train will carry livestock to the state event.
County officials ask the public to help locate 56 year old Edward McGinnis who fled a hospital in Muscatine. Authorities describe him as a local resident potentially dangerous and urge immediate contact with tips.
Rainfall over a weekend boosted melons in Conesville with Walford brothers reporting shipments averaging 1 000 crates daily as crops ripen. Sweet potatoes also show a strong outlook with predicted record yields, while government estimates dip from July to September as drought lingers. A gasoline automat offers one gallon cans via coin slot for late night needs.
Awards at the Mississippi Valley fair honor Hazel Hanft of Columbus Junction and Mrs. R. B. Robison of Stockton in oven products. Doris W. McCray entered the contests. Hanft earned 244 pounds of prizes for graham yeast bread white yeast bread spiced tea cakes white lager cake sugar cookies and more. Robison collected 59 pounds for whole wheat nut yeast bread crisp ginger snaps graham rolls and yeast raised coffee cake.
Tom Maher recalls Muscatine’s first concrete work on steps to St. Mathias church from West Eighth Street. A Cleveland superintendent supervised the 1881 project as cement work was rare then. Maher's son J G Maher holds a contract for replacing the original steps with new concrete.
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