Improved Tenure Practices Emphasized by FSA Officials
Farm Security administration officials in Muscatine and Scott counties stress stronger landlord tenant relations. A long term written lease is seen as boosting land use, security, and living standards for tenant families while enabling better farm operations with early prep for next year’s lending program.
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Farm Security Administration
Howard A. Klinetop
County Farm Security Administration
Muscatine
Scott Sunties
Klinetop
FSA
Ose
Soybeans Should Be Cut Before Maturity, AAA Advises
County soil conservation officials today advised farmers in the 1939 Agricultural Adjustment program to cut soybeans before they mature and seed to meet federal aid conditions. Early cutting is allowed but best practice is at the hay stage. contact township committee men or the county AAA committee at the courthouse if unsure of crop stage.
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Useatine County Soil Conservatom
Court House
Mercer Groups Win At Springfield Fair
Mercer county exhibitors fare well in open class livestock at the Illinois State Fair. John Mayhew places fourth in Hampshire swine and sixth on Umpire in aged boar. Frank Shearer takes fourth in Chester White junior yearlings. Bob Boultinghouse earns multiple top finishes in Hereford junior stock. Judges praise his entries.
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Aledo
Seval
Mercer County
John Mayhew
Hampshire
Illinois
Frank Shearer
Chester White
Shearer
Scranton
Arec
Bob Boultinghouse
Stuart Boultinghouse
Hereford
Boultinghouse
German Officials Open Lecture Series on Nazi Work
Officials admit foreigners to a series of lectures on Nazi activities amid fear of revolt if natives learn the full scope. The approach appears aimed at controlling information and dampening unrest.
Increases Ordered On Horses and Mules in County Tax Books
County Auditor E. R. Swickard reports state tax changes raising personal property assessments for Muscatine County. Horses aged three years and older gain 10 percent, three year old male jennies 13 percent, affecting 1939 taxes due 1940.
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E. R. Swickard
Muscatine
Half of Muscatine County corn parity applications sent
Well over half of Muscatine county's corn parity payments applications under the 1939 AAA program have been prepared and mailed to state headquarters in Des Moines. With about 11 more applications, total on file rises to 820. expected to reach roughly 1,350 by county farmers. Additional applications keep being prepared and sent. only one consignment of parity checks has been received locally so far, with more anticipated.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
Soltau Rites Held At Princeton Home
Funeral services for William Soltau 70 formerly of here were held Saturday at the McGinnis Funeral Home Princeton. Pallbearers were six nephews James Nugent Edward Grimm Henry Spring Walter and Arthur Peitscher and Elmer Horaldt. Burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery attended by numerous Nugent and Grimm family members.
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Betty
Lloyd Dipple
Henry Dipple
Donald
Market Ticker Notes Mixed Gains Amid Broad Advances
New York stock listings show varied moves across industries with AmCan at 95 and Loco 145s. Downticks appear in some rails and oils while steel and utility issues trend higher, leaving overall market sentiment cautiously optimistic.
Michigan Guest Is Honored At Montpelier Event
Viola Stacy hosted an afternoon party honoring her sister Mrs. Geraldine Mathey of Bay City Michigan. Awards for games went to Mrs. Arthur Hess Mrs. Earl Pregnitz Pauline Fuller Ruth Lobdell and Florence Snell. A luncheon followed.
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Florence Snell
Helen Martin
Ruth Lobdell
Arthur Hess
Pauline Fuller
Frank Ellison
Stacy
Mrs. Mathey
Jamison Family Reunion Held in Burlington
The seventeenth annual Jamison reunion gathered Sunday at Perkins Park Burlington. Officers for the 1940 event elected include Hal Jamison West Burlington president Sam Deihl Wapello vice president and Mrs Emma Archibald Wapello secretary treasurer. A basket dinner followed with local history bits shared.
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Wapello
Jamison
Perkins Park
Burlington
Hal Jamison
West Burlington
Sam Deihl
Emma Archibald
Play Presentation At Spangler Chapel Deferred
Bloomington The scheduled September 1 presentation of the play Grandma Fixes the Car at Spangler Chapel has been postponed to a later date. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Carl Imhoff and Lyle at the 25th wedding anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Roy Vance.
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William Paterson
Glen Philips
Rachel
Hazel
Byron
Baird
New Sharon
Lewis Peterson
Island Aid Books Meeting Thursday Will Name Officers
Fruitland The Island Methodist Ladies Aid will hold an all day meeting Thursday to clean the church and community building. A noon potluck will be served and the annual election of officers will take place in the afternoon. Choir practice at 7 30 Thursday night. Sunday guests were Gerald Hoyt and Lester Hoyt from Muscatine.
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Fruitland
Island Methodist Ladies’ Aid
E. W Cross
Frances Cross
Nellie Klein
Minneapolis
Minn
Roy Melvin
Mankato
State Park
Minnesota
Island
Italian bonds rise as Polish notes ease on pact news
New York bonds shift with Italian issues advancing over 2 points while Polish issues fall sharply after the German Russian non aggression pact. U S government securities dip slightly amid light turnover as rail and utility loans attract buyers on positive business signals.
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New York
Milan
Rome
Poland
S. Poland
U. S
Treasury
Recalled Jamison Immigrants Gather for Brief Program
A brief commemorative program drew relatives and families of the Jamison line from multiple towns including Columbus Junction Morning Sun Burlington Oakville and Wapello. Attendees listed include Mrs. Fred Dunham Mr and Mrs Ralph Lowe Mr and Mrs Max Blank Enhorn and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank Jamison and family Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jamison and family and others.
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Jamison
America
Ohio
Fred Dunham
Ralph Lowe
Max Blankenhorn
Frank Jamison
Lawrence Jamison
Columbus Junction
John Jamison
Ona Jamison
Morning Sun
John Vogelgesang
James E
Harry Archibald
Sam Deihl
Wapello
Island Church Homecoming Planned With Community Events
Island Methodist church hosts annual homecoming on Sunday August 27 with a basket dinner at noon. Morning program features piano solos and vocal numbers by Ruth Penrod Dorothy Folck Irene Pelton and others. An afternoon pageant drama The Lost Church by D C Wilson will be staged by the young people with multiple readings songs and a closing hymn.
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Fruitland
Island Methodist Church
Ruth Penrod
Alfred Bohling
Dorothy Folck
Sesson
Dorothy Bryant
Irene Pelton
William Pelton
Walter Hoyt
Ed Greiner
Fay Marriott
Harold Butcher
John Holliday
A. Bohling
H. Harder
A. Wilson
Ed Fitzsimmons
Philip Minges
D. C. Wilson
Merle Foster
Terrel Penrod
Mildred Pelton
Gray
H. Lewis
Doris Greiner
Frances Bohling
Annavene Penrod
Inez Bohling
Helen’ Bryant
Emerson Moore
Frances Cross
Virgil Foster
Jack Butcher
Hogs Advance to Continue Steady Price Progress
Chicago wheat AP report shows hogs rising again amid a broader livestock rally. Estimated receipts: cattle 9,000. hogs 10,000. sheep 5,000. Closing hogs 11,000 salable, top price around 6.60, heavy and medium weights varying, cattle steadier, lambs weaker with spring lambs down 25 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
Kansas City livestock totals show hogs 2,000 head with steady to strong demand and top price about 6.15. Cattle receipts 6,000 with grain fed steers and yearlings higher. stockers and feeders about 30 percent. vealers and bulls listed with various price ranges. Sheep 4.0 percent, market slow and not established with bids for spring lambs down 25 cents and best Colorados above 7 dollars.
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Kansas City
Chicago Sash Grain Prices and Grain Prices Report
Chicago markets show cash wheat values with several grades listed from No 3 red at 64c to No 2 and No 1 hard around 70c. Corn Oats barley and seeds prices appear with various grade ranges and nominal figures, including red top at 8.50 to 9.00 and alsike seed around 12.0 to 14.00.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices and Freight as of Aug 22
Butter totals reach 1,047,501 pounds with weak creamery pricing at 222 23c. eggs steady at 9,194 lots with various local grade prices. Poultry live markets show hens firm and chickens steady. stiffer notes on bareback chickens. Grain and potato quotes include Idaho Russet Burbanks around 1.75 to 1.80 per cwt and Bliss Triumphs mixed. storage and future dates noted for Butter and Bees standards.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Desstann
Bliss
Nebraska Cobb
U. S
Idaho
Ander
Minnesota
Local Market Prices Report for Eggs and Poultry
Local markets show eggs at 8 to 10 cents per dozen. Poultry prices rise for hens and cocks with heavy hens at 12 cents and light hens at 8 cents, cocks at 7 cents. Live weights determine value from 4.00 to 6.10 per hundredweight across weight classes, with packers ranging from 3.80 to 5.25 per hundredweight.
Iowa hog and cattle bids across cities show steady to higher prices
In Cedar Rapids Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa and other markets the Associated Press reports hogs and cattle trading with gains in several weight classes. Hogs 140 to 500 pounds range from about 3.50 to 6.10 dollars, cull sows near 4.00 to 4.95, cattle generally steady with some upticks in lighter hogs and varying packer quotes across towns.
New York Produce Prices Mixed for Aug 22
New York market reports 18 751 ags steady with mixed colors and quality levels. Butter totals 1 655 480 with creamery higher than extra and price ranges from 24 25 cents to 20 21 4 cents. cheese at 583 490 remains steady to firm with prices unchanged.
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New York
Omaha Livestock Prices Mixed as Markets Drift
Salable hogs 4,200 fairly active with higher tendency. top $6.25 for 180 270 lb hogs. Cattle 5,300 with slow to steady trends. fed steers $8.25 9.10, cows $5.00 6.00, bulls up to $6.40. Sheep 13,000 slow but feeding lambs active. spring lambs around $7.25 7.59, native lambs near $7.50, range feeding lambs $7.75 8.0.
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Omaha
U. S. Dept
California mining town opens first movie theater
A remote California mining town has just welcomed its first cinema attracting eager patrons. Reported interest in double features and the light entertainment is already evident among locals seeking diversion amid hard rock work.
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California
Muscatine County Supervisors Meet to Hear Tax Estimate
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors will convene September 5 1939 at 10 30 a m in the Court House Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures The auditor E R Swickard reports estimated taxes per thousand dollars of assessed value at 15 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County
Iowa
Court House
Price of Wheat Falls More Than Cent a Bushel
Wheat prices tumbled today on news that Russia and Germany would sign a non aggression pact. Profit taking and liquidation followed rapid European developments. Wheat closed 5 8 to 11 2 cents lower than Monday with December contracts down 67 to 67 1 8.
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Chicago
Europe
Russia
Germany
Iowa Hog Market Review From Des Moines Aug 22
Des Moines reports combined hog receipts at 13 400 for 24 hours ending 8 a m. lighter weights higher with spots up 10c to 20c and heavier hogs 5c to 15c. Prices: barrows and gilts 160-180 lb 5 15 to 5 95. 180-200 lb 5 75 to 6 10. 200-240 lb 5 85 to 6 20. 240-270 lb 5 60 to 6 10. 270-300 lb 5 00 to 5 70. 300-330 lb 4 75 to 5 25. 330-360 lb 4 60 to 5 00. sows 270-300 lb 4 65 to 5 00. 300-330 lb 4 55 to 4 95. 330-360 lb 4 40 to 4 80. 360-400 lb 4 20 to 4 55. 400-450 lb 4 00 to 4 35. 450-500 lb 3 75 to 4 35. Quotations based on today’s transactions through 11:30 a m for delivered hogs in interior Iowa southern Minnesota plants and yards.
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Associated Press
CeDar Rapids
Mason City
Ottumwa
Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
KruGon Praised By Newton Woman For Health Gain
Mrs. H. P. Jantz of 1102 East 8th Street Newton Kansas reports relief from faulty bowel elimination headaches and poor digestion after using KruGon. She says pain is gone digestion improved and she now enjoys meals without distress and sleeps well. KruGon is sold by Mec Daniel's Drug Co. 115 E. 2nd St.
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H. P. Jantz
East 8Th St
Newton
Kansas
Mrs. Jantz
KruGon
MecDaniel’s _Drug Co
E. 2Nd St
Alty
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