Mercer groups plan county picnic at fair grounds
Mercer county Farm and Home Bureau members announce Tuesday picnic at the fair grounds. Events begin 10 a m with softball races and horseshoe pitching, lunch from 12 to 1, 20 year members honored 1 to 1 45 p m, followed by more games and contests. Mercer softball team to play all stars at 3 p m with refreshments on grounds.
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Aledo
Fairgrounds
Mercer County Farm and Home Bureau
Stuart Brown
Harold Kelly
Mercer County Farm Bureau
B. Hornbeck
Winchester
B. W. Horan
Preemption Township
Farm Bureau
Glenn S. Gilmore
Ohio Grove
Home Bureau
Nera
Urbana
Mercer County Allstars
Pam
Will Retherford, Jr
Tiarence Steele
Preston Smith
Everett Crapnell
Merle Hyett
Allen and Weir Brokaw
Lester
Ben Robb
Dick Anderson
Craig Thomas
Dan Mack
Freyermuth Family Reunion Held at Weed Park Beach Shelter
The eleventh Freyermuth family reunion gathered at Weed Park Sunday with a noon dinner and program. Honorary president Mrs. Ernestine Wiese led as the group planned the 1940 reunion and elected Bryery Watson as president with Henry J. Freyermuth as vice president and other officers. Dozens of relatives from Muscatine Illinois City Lone Tree and nearby towns attended, with gifts to the oldest members and a family tree program.
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Freyermuth
Weed Park
Ernestine Wiese
Lone Tree
Bryery Watson
Illinois City
Henry J. Freyermuth
Muscatine
Vera M. Freyermuth
Philip Freyermuth
Atalssa
Caroline Juibbe
Emma L. Freyermuth
Carl C. Liebbe
Bernice Freyermuth
Pittsburgh
Pwu
Dan J. Freyermuth
Meadville
Walter O. Fassnaght
South Bend
Ind
Virginia Pegan
Henry Freyermuth
Meadille
Carrie Freund
New York City
John P. Attig
Five Inspectors Appointed to Check County Corn Sealed Under Loans
Muscatine county AAA announces five inspectors to survey all cribs with corn sealed under government loans. George Allbee, Charles Garvin, Ed Healey, Harry Braun, and J A Kline will begin Tuesday, checking cribs for reseal or transfer to CCC. Shelled corn and ear corn from 1937 and 1938 are subject to moisture tests and reseal rules.
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Muscatine County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Group Present for Conservation Meet in Monmouth
Aledo Mercer county Agricultural Conservation association's delegation in Monmouth includes John W. Robb New Windsor W I Stancliff Viola John Turley New Boston G E Platt Keiths Burg and Charles Murdock Eliza. They form a committee to contact Mercer farmers planning to raise wheat in 1940 and discuss wheat crop insurance. On Tuesday the association board and Earl D Peterson farm adviser travel to Mt Sterling for a district meeting with 10 western Illinois county conservation groups.
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Aledo
Mercer County
Agricultural Conservation Association
Monmouth
John W. Robb
New Windsor
W. E. Stancliff
Viola
John Turley
New Boston
G. E. Platt
Keiths Burg
Charles Murdock
Eliza
Mercer
Earl D. Peterson
Mt. Sterling
Ilinois County
Wall Street Quotes August 21 1920s Trading Beverages
Quotations from Am Can Am Loco Am Rad Am Stl Ford Motor Co and many others show varied percentage changes with large names like General Electric General Motors Westinghouse Rem Rand and Nash Kelvinator. Stocks such as U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Texaco appear with modest gains and losses amid broad market movement and evolving industrial demand.
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Atchison
Beth Steel
Borg-Warner
Chrysler
Curtise-Wright
Deere and Co
Dupont
Eastman
el Pow and Ltd
Firestone
Gen Electric
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gillette
Hudson
Johns-Manville
Kreege
Libbey OF Glass
Mid Cent Pet
Mont Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat
NY Central
Oliver Farm
Penney
Phillips Pet
Pure Oi
Radio
Rem Rand
Repab Steel
Rey Tob
Contouring Potatoes Boosts Yield, Study Finds
Cornell reports slope planting increases potato per acre yields while an Ohio farmer has used contour planting for 20 years to improve rainfall capture. Experiment Station notes benefits of applying superphosphate with manure, boosting corn by 10 bushels, wheat by 8, and clover hay over a three year rotation.
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Cornell University
Ohio
Illinois Experiment Station
Nicotine spray protects squash vines per New York Experiment Station
The NY Experiment Station promotes nicotine spray to guard squash and pumpkin vines from the squash borer when applied under high pressure at proper intervals. It costs more than arsenical sprays but is more efficient, killing eggs and larvae.
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New York Experiment Station
N. Y
Geneva
Early planting and corn yields from state experiments
The report notes drills for row crops like soybeans and sugar beets with weight adjustments for soil packing. Wisconsin data show oats yield declines after April 15 and barley also drops. Connecticut releases two new strawberries Skelton and Hebron with strong holds and late-season flavor. Illinois tests reveal legume sod boosts corn yield, soil phosphorus effects, and management practices that raise or reduce production.
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Connecticut
Notable Local Families Listed in Society Note
A society notice lists numerous residents and relatives including Christ H Liebbe Paul Henry Freund Caroline Liebbe Carl Liebbe Alonzo Holliday Norma Jean Richard Lois Hucke Freyermuth family members Elizabeth Lang William Kaufman Reynolds and Frances Freyermuth among others in a community roster.
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Christ H. Liebbe
Paul Henry Freund
Caroline Liebbe
Carl C. Liebbe
Alonzo Holliday
Norma Jean
Richard
Lois Hucke
Clifford Freyermuth
Alice Gordon
Harold M. Freyyermuth
Lillian Freyermuth
Sophia Freyermuth
Lila Mae Freyermuth
H. T. Hucke
LeMoyne
Lorraine
Vera M. Freyermuth
Harry L. Fryberger
Edward D. McKibben
Emma L. Freyermuth
George N. Freyermuth
Elizabeth Lang
William Kaufman
Ed Reynolds
Joyce Reynolds
Henry J. Freyermuth
Frances
Harlan
C. R. Reynolds
John G. Freyermuth
Illuminating Gas Poisoning Fatal to Millionaire's Son
Clendenin J. Ryan, 56, heir to Thomas Fortune Ryan, was found dead at his Fifth Avenue home from illuminating gas poisoning. Police report his head near a gas heater with jets open. the butler suffered a heart attack upon discovery.
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New York
Clendenin J. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Pike Township Farmer Leads County Wheat Insurance Program
Charles Elder of Pike Township has been named field assistant in charge of the federal wheat crop insurance program for Muscatine county. Farmers are urged to insure their upcoming wheat crop by contacting Mr. Elder or the county soil conservation office at the courthouse, with coverage due before planting or by September 20, whichever is later.
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Charles Elder
Pike Township
Muscatine County
AAA
Mr. Elder
Mercer Girls Earn B Rating at Illinois State Fair
Mercer county 4 H club members Aledo Marcia Johnson and Phyllis Holdsworth received B ratings in the dress revue at the Illinois state fair. Incomplete final results reported to Miss Gertrude E. Kaiser home advisor show Rosalie Fritch of Preemption earned a C rating for her canned fruit entry.
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Aledo
Marcia Johnson
Phyllis Holdsworth
Mercer County
Ilinois State Fair
Gertrude E. Kaiser
Rosalie Fritch
Ag Department Eyes More Bins for Corn Storage
The Agriculture Department considers buying 10 000 to 15 000 additional corn storage bins with 1 000 to 2 000 bushels capacity as farmers surrender corn for government loans. Wood products firms may bid if chosen, delivery must occur within 60 days, and first steel bins shipment to Northwestern Iowa targets tenant heavy counties.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Northwestern
Iowa
County Agricultural Adjustment Committees
Northwestern Iowa
AAA
Chicago produce prices and cargo notes August report
Chicago market report lists butter at weak demand with specific national grade quotes, eggs weak with graded categories, and live poultry by weight and breed. U.S. Dept of Agriculture data covers potatoes on track shipments, price ranges for Bliss Triumphs and Cobblers, Oregon Long Whites, Idaho Russel Burbanks, and Washington Long Whites with various quality notes and storage standards.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
U. S
Nebraska Cobblers
Oregon
Idaho Russel Burbanks
Bliss Triumphs
Washington
Minnesota
Ohios
Hollandale
Wisconsin
Bliss
Wool Demand Dull in Boston as Buyers Amount to Few
Boston wool buyers remained scarce as demand stayed very dull. Original bag fine territory wools in small lots sold at 68 to 69 percent washed, and good French combing length wools brought about 67 cents per pound on a washed basis.
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Boston
U.S. Dept
New York Produce Eggs and Butter Prices Listing
New York Aug 21 AP report shows eggs at 13,470 crates with mixed colors and grade levels, 18s at 22 1 2 cents, firsts 16 cents, seconds 15 4 6 cents, dirties 14 1 2 cents. Butter totals 419 272 pounds steady with creamery butter higher than extra, 24 1 2 to 25 cents, 92 score extra and 88 to 91 cents for firsts.
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New York
Prices Continue Steady Advance in Hog Market
Chicago August 21 hog prices edge higher in slow trading as receipts total about 11 000 in the open market with big packers moving 4 000 direct. Butchers advance up to 10 cents while sows rise to 20 cents. light wholesale dressed hogs up a cent to 19 1/2 cents per pound. Cattle and lambs show mixed movements with steers and heifers generally steady to modestly lower and spring lambs 15 to 25 cents softer.
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Chicago
Wueeses
Tnedeenee
Eeet
Giveness
Iowa Hog Market Review Des Moines Aug 21 Iowa hog receipts up
Des Moines reports 48 hour hog receipts from 18 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 30 500 up from 28 000 a week ago and 23 700 last year. Prices vary by weight range with steady to higher undertone and active trading.
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Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
Market report fragment with mixed dairy prices and notes
The item shows scattered dairy terms with percent marks and numeric codes. Details reference cheese, whole milk, and fresh products with unclear valuations. No clear event or named entities emerge from the readable text.
Public Auction of Stocks and Bonds in Rock Island Illinois
The administratrix of James P. Fowler estate offers 80 shares International Aircraft Corporation 1 share Buffalo Prairie State Bank 1 First Mortgage Bond Scottish Rite Cathedral 100 shares Blue Mound Development 155 shares Peerless Finance 51 shares Peerless Finance preferred 1500 shares Hope Oil and Refining 11 shares Tri County Finance common 8 shares Tri County Finance preferred 1 Trust Certificate from First Trust Muscatine unpaid 241.89 1 Deferred Certificate Buffalo Prairie unpaid 479.26 Auction at the East Door Court House Rock Island September 5 1939 at 10 o clock A M with right to reject bids by Kate Garvin Administratrix and Schriver and Schriver Attorneys for Administratrix.
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Court House
Rock Island
Illinois
International Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo Prairie State Bank
Scottish Rite Cathedral Association
Blue Mound Development Company
Peerless Finance Company
Capital
Hope Oil and Refining Company
Tri-County Finance Corporation
Tri- County Finance Corporation
First Trust and Savings Bank
Local Market Prices for Poultry and Hogs Reported
Local markets list poultry prices with heavy hens 12c light hens 8c cocks 7c. Hog prices shown by weight class from 120 to 190 Ibs 4.60 to 6.00 up to 300 400 Ibs 3.45 to 6.00. Includes medium packers 270 to 400 Ibs and extra heavy packers 3.45 to 4.80. John Poa Ee.
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Ponte Sbie
John Poa Ee
Iowa Livestock Bids Across Cities Report Prices
Iowa hog and cattle price bids from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Mason City and Cedar Rapids show varied ranges by weight. Hogs hold steady in several categories with prices from 3.50 to 6.10 dollars per cwt. cattle show mixed steady to higher ranges up to about 9.00 for top grades.
Omaha Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Hog Cattle Prices
Salable hogs 4 500 active with tops around 6.10 and various weight brackets from 140 to 389 lbs. Sows 400 lbs to 500 lbs quoted 4.50 to 4.85. Cattle feedlot demand slow across steer yearlings and heifers with vealers weak. Beef cows 5.0 to 6.0, stockers and feeders slow, yearlings 8.25 to 8.75, heifers 7.75 to 9.25, bulls 5.75 to 6.25. vealers up to 8.50 with some 8.50 to 9.00 locally. Sheep activity light with bids lower on fat lambs and ewes. range and feeding lambs around 7.50 to 7.75.
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Wits
U. S
No. Wits
Price House
Ee BP
Wis
Omaha
U. 8 S. Dept
Colorado
New York Bonds Dip in Cautious Trading
Bond prices eased fractionally in light business as Europe’s danger signal weighed on sentiment. Treasury issues fell modestly with a notable 16 32nds dip in one case. Read the Classified Ads.
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New York
S. Treasuries
Wave of Buying Noted in World Grain Markets
European political tensions sparked buying in world grain markets. Wheat rose to day highs in Chicago with gains up to two cents, while Winnipeg and European prices also advanced. Export sales under a new U S subsidy program were reportedly authorized, though not confirmed.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
U. S
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Updated for August 21
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat at No 4 hard 66 64 cents, No 2 mixed 69 14 cents, corn No 1 at 46 cents, oats No 3 mixed 31 31 c, white No 2 21 4 cents, barley malting 47 55 cents, feed 35 40 cents, timothy seed 3.65 3.90, red top 8.50 9.09, Alsike 12.00 15.00 per bushel or cwt as listed.
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Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Chicago
Mae
Dee Seauewne
Etn A A
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City livestock receipts total 17 850 cattle and 6 200 sheep with hogs 2 000 head. Hogs steady to higher on heavier animals. top hog price $6.10. Cattle trading uneven. grain fed natives scarce. calves and stockers active. Sheep bids sharply lower with Colorado lambs above $8 for best lots.
Sugar futures rise on European unease at New York
Speculative buying in the world sugar market pushed futures up in late dealings as European news unsettled traders. September rose to 1.17 cents and December to 1.19 cents, while domestic futures stayed mostly steady with September at 1.88 cents and November at 1.94 cents. Raws remained slow and refined prices held at 4.30 to 4.40 cents.
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New York
Stock cattle and feeders offer at Midway Sale
150 head Hereford and Angus stock cattle and 25 native Angus heifers plus 85 Colorado Hereford steers and 75 local cattle of mixed breeds 500 to 900 lbs. A shipment of 60 extra fancy Hereford heifer calves 400 lbs. Last Wednesday 877 stock cattle and feeders sold at buyer-favorable prices. 4-H calf club show and sale Saturday Oct 7 with 500 calves available.
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Colorado
Midway Sale CO
R. F. Smylie
Mgr. P. S
Washington
Louisa
Henry
Des Moines
Scott
Muscatine County
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Mercer Bureau
Francces Freyermuth
Verna Gauger
William Kaufmann
Roy Crauger
Lorraine Hucke
Donna Freyermuth
Norma Jean Holliday
Henry Hucke
Freyermuths
Harlan Freyermuth
Henry J Freyermuth
Otto Joens
Leonard Dungan
Earl
Ruth Cannam
Joe Watson
Vaughn van Dolah
Bryers Watson
Kenneth Gillett
Jimmie
Roy Gilliett
Gertrude
Ine
Emiline
Arlene
Fred Freyernuth
Clarence Freyermuth
Donna
Jeanen
George J. Freyermuth
Ray Schildberg
Lewma
Sears Rock
Shell Union
Socony Vac
Sou Pac
Studebaker
Texas Corn
Texas Gulf
Unit Corps
Westinghouse
el Bondard
Ford Mo ® Ltd
Ning Hul Vow
United Gas
Willard Bolte
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Office
Journal
West End
Sale Pavilion
Mt. Pleasant
Freddie Chandler
Chariton
Ag Department
HOG Market Review
Kate Garvin
James P. Fowler
Schriver and
Schriver
Rock Island, Illinois
Administratrix
Chicago Grain & Provisions
Iowa Livestock Bids
THE
Associated Press
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Omaha Livestock
NEW York Bonds
Chicago Cash Grain
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. & Dept. Agr
New York Sugar
Columbus Junction
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