West Liberty Fair Announces Race Winners
West Liberty's 77th fair drew over 10 000 attendees on Thursday. Horse races dominated the afternoon program with three trots and two paces, led by drivers such as Regur, Funk, and Harris and horses like Combination, Starmare, and Sir Regan. Times ranged from about 2 10 to 2 19.
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West Liberty
Dr. G
Strong
B. G
Keosauqua
Iowa
Regur
Br. G
Marshalltown
Funk
Lou-O-You
Bay m
Morrison
Ill
Peat
Katie Russell
Bu. m
O. D. Harris
Plymouth
Harris
Starmare
J. R. Snively
Lanara
Rumley
Goldie Guy
S. m
Mr. Fuel
Garrett
the Pest
Br. m
Manhattan Mary
Robert Peterson
Davenport
Peterson
Sir Zulock
Zulock
William C. Moode
What Cheer
Browning
Howard Warren
Hollis Regar
Joan Gratton
Tetonka
B. m
Forrest Crocker
Morgan, Minn
Crocker
High Lawn Siliko
George Langley
Rockford
Langley
Betty An Fast
Frank Mc
C. A. Merrill
Oskaloosa
Phillips
Dead-Eyes Beat Sharpshooters in Rifle Meet Here
Oakville CCC teams faced off at Muscatine Rifle club indoor range. Dead-Eyes led 948 to 786 over the Cherokee Bill Sharpshooters in a 20-shot per man match, with two six-man squads competing and a return contest planned.
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Oakville CCC
Muscatine Rifle Club
Lanzarotta
Oakville
B. Walder
R. Yordt
W. Newton
R. Pickel
E. Smith
T. Jennings
R. F. G. Grapengeter
A. Steahr
R. Cooms
S. Barnaber
J. Phillips
R. Diller
Driver of Harness Horse Breaks Back at Jones County Fair
C H Duffys back broken Thursday when the 63 year old Manchester Iowa harness horse driver was thrown from his bike during a race at the Jones County fair in Monticello Iowa.
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Monticello
C. H. Duffy
Manchester, Ia
Kittenball Games at Oregon Tonight
Four kittenball teams will see action under the Oregon field floodlights tonight as two games proceed at the university venue.
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Oregon
Oregon Field
Mercer County 4-H Prepares 60 Baby Beeves for Fair
About 60 baby beeves entered by Mercer County 4-H club members will be weighed and classified at the Aleco fairgrounds next week. Angus calves number around 40 with Hereford and Short Horn entries in a single weight division. Prizes range from 15 to 4 dollars with judging to start at nine o clock Wednesday morning under Earl D Peterson and Fred D Moffit leading the weighing crew.
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Mercer County
Aleco
Earl D. Peterson
Farm Bureau
Fred D. Moffit
Peterson
Sywassink Wins Big At Des Moines State Fair Swine Show
Sywassink of Muscatine earned multiple awards at the Des Moines state fair for Chester White entries. He captured the champion Chester White market pig, best pen of three, best market pig entry, reserve grand champion, and champion pen of three market pigs. Eugene McBride of Muscatine took a red ribbon in Berkshire market pigs.
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Sywassink
Muscatine
Des Moines
Chester
Eugene McBride
Berkshire
2000 Steel Bins for Government Corn to Iowa
A. F. Troyer announced that over 2000 steel bins to store corn delivered to the government in liquidation of loans would be shipped to 25 Iowa counties next week. Carloads will go to Vinton Boone Estherville Webster City Marshalltown Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs for immediate setup. He noted only enough bins have been sought to store one sixth of the corn under seal, with half of 257 million bushels under seal in Iowa.
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Ames
A. F. Troyer
AAA
Iowa
Vinton
Boone
Estherville
Webster City
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Troyer
Picard Leads 1939 Pro Golf Money Winners
Henry Picard of Hershey Pennsylvania remains the top money winner among professional golfers in 1939 with tournament earnings totaling 10 002 dollars, according to statistics compiled by Fred Corcoran, the PGA's tournament manager.
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Henry Picard
Chicago
Hershey
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers’ Association
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Aug 25
Kansas City livestock sales mixed with higher calves and lambs. Heaviest sows and vealers show gains. cattle steady in cleanup trade. stockers and feeders unchanged. Cows range 3.50 to 6.25, vealers 9.00 to 9.05, yearlings around 6.35, spring lambs up about 25 cents.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Evening baseball slate washed out by rain
Rescheduled games will decide two matchups after rain delays. The first features the South End Merchants versus the Knights of Columbus at 8. The nightcap pits the Elks against Wilton in a top slot showdown.
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South End Merchants
Bette
Knights of Columbus
The
Elks and Wilton
New York Stocks Review of Industrial and Utility Shares
Market lists show Am Can at 87 with 2 percent declines for Am and Fow Sow and Am Rad and St St at 9 and 22 percent. Dow components like Anaconda 23 and Bethlehem Steel 56 appear with mixed moves. Ford Mot Ltd 2 and Sears 754 reflect varied shifts. Key tech and consumer firms such as DuPont 160 1614s, Dow Jones peers, and Continental Oil show notable activity amid broad volatility.
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Atchison
Beth Steel
Borg-Warner
Chrysler
Deere and Co
Deere
Dupont
Hog price upturn continues at Chicago market
Official Saturday hog receipts estimated at 4 000 salable and 7 500 total with a top price of 6.80. Cattle trade steady with light spring lambs and yearlings up to 15 cents or more. Sheep and hogs show overall strength in a busy market with mixed weights and farm livestock values.
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Chicago
No. Wits
Miss Lax
Beaucoat
U. S Dept
Wis
Wis . No. Wis
No. Ts
Wits
Slaugh No. Wits
No. Wts
New York Produce Egg and Butter Market Report
Eggs 7,059 cases, steady to firm with mixed colors. fancy to extra fancy 19 23 4c, standards 18 1 4c, firsts 16 4 9c, seconds 15 4 2c, mediums 11 5 4c, dirties 14 4c. Butter 589,676 lbs weak. creamery higher than extra at 24 4 5c for extra 92 score, firsts 22 2 3 4c, seconds 20 4 5c. Cheese 165,408, steady, prices unchanged.
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New York
Chicago grain prices on August 25
Cash wheat quoted with No 2 red at 67 cents and sample grade red at 65 to 67 cents. No 1 hard regular at 73 cents, No 8 yellow hard around 67 to 71 cents. Corn ranges No 2 mixed 46 cents, No 1 yellow 45 to 46 cents, No 2 near 46 cents, No 4 around 44 to 45 cents. Oats listed No 3 31 to 32 cents, No 2 white 32 to 33 cents, sample grade white about 31 to 34 cents. Barley malting 47 to 56 cents, feed 35 to 40 cents, No 8 barley 52 to 53 cents, No 1 malting 54 cents.
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Chicago
Fowler
Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Ee Teeene
World sugar futures show mixed movement in New York trade
New York sugar futures traded irregularly as the market remained nervous. Late afternoon quotes slipped up to 42 points while September rose 1 decline and December eased. raw sugars sold for August September shipment at 290 and refined prices held near 4.30 to 4.40 cents.
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New York
Wall Street
Johnson Issues Instruction for School Opening
Johnson directs preparation for the 1939-40 term sending form letters to all teachers. Principals must hold in-school meetings to outline schedules. no general meeting is planned. All elementary text books are free this year. students buy work books and an activity ticket.
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A. Johnson
Johnson
Iowa Livestock Prices Across Iowa Markets and Waterloo Summary
The Iowa market report lists hog and cattle bids by weight in several towns. Hogs show varied quotes from 140 to 500 pounds across CeDar Rapids Waterloo and Ottumwa with prices generally rising with weight up to mid 6s and then easing for heavier lots. Cattle prices remain steady with regional variations and a note that the Ottumwa market is closed due to strike.
Boston Wool Market Stands Still with Sparse Purchases
Boston wool buyers largely held back as U S Dept of Agriculture statistics show a near standstill with only scattered small-quantity purchases. Texas 12 month wools sold around 72c and 67 1/2c for average lines, while fine territory wools moved irregularly at 64 to 68c on a scoured basis.
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Boston
U. 8
S. Dept
R Gore
Texas
Hog Market Review From Des Moines August Update
Combined hog receipts at 17 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 14 000 for the 24 hours ending 8 a m. Active hog prices were 15 to 25 cents higher with heavies up to 35 cents. Price ranges covered 160 to 500 pounds across barrows, gilts, and sows with varied, quoted figures by weight.
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Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
New York Bonds Slide as Government Issues Fall
In New York on Aug 25 government issues both U S and foreign bonds slumped sharply while corporate loans declined only modestly. Treasuries slipped about a point near noon while foreign dollar loans dropped 1 to 8 points, with Italy Poland Denmark Australia Greece and Norway hardest hit. Some corporate issues including Columbia Gas and Electric 5s 61 Commonwealth Edison 3 9s Northern Pacific 4s Industriel Rayon 4s and New York Steam remained firmer despite the broad downturn.
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New York
U. S
Italy
Poland
Denmark
Australia
Greece
Norway
Columbia Gas and Electric
Commonwealth Edison
Northern Pacific
Induspiel Rayon
Local Market Prices Report In Summary Form
Local markets show grocers paying 8 to 10 cents for some goods. Poultry prices list heavy hens at 12 cents, light hens at 8, and cocks at 7. Hog quotes range from about 4.75 to 6.30 per hundredweight across weight classes up to 400 pounds.
Prices, trade figures for Chicago dairy and produce segment
Butter steady at 1 231 682 pounds. Eggs steady with fresh graded firsts at 154 3 4 cents. Poultry trucks steady with geese pricing at 18 cents. Potatoes on track 47 cents, U S shipments 267 dull. oats and other items steady with varied regional quotes. Storage and refrigerator standards noted for futures.
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Chicago
Ile
U. S
16000 Children Swarm Iowa State Fair for Free Events
A crowd of 16000 children attended Iowa state fair Children’s Day with about 12000 in the grandstand for a wild west rodeo circus acts bands and Baby Mine the Iowa children's elephant. Four-H stock judging drew crowds as James Lang Grinnell exhibited the champion Ayrshire heifer and Marshall county led dairy and cattle classes with other counties winning in Hereford Poland China and Duroc divisions.
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Des Moines
James Lang
Grinnell
Marshall County
Audubon County
Poweshiek County
Ayrshire
Norris Gaffney
Milton
Eldon Holst
Davenport
Poland
China
Crawford County
Washington County
Jasper County
Boone, Blue
Marshall
Mrs Frank Lincoln Named President of United Brethren Aid
Mrs Frank Lincoln was elected president of the United Brethren Ladies Aid at a church basement meeting. Officers include P Meeker as first vice president Charlotte Schwertfeger as second vice president and Earl De Camp as secretary treasurer. The group planned church basement cleaning and will meet again on the fourth Thursday in September.
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Frank Lincoln
United Brethren Ladies Aid
P. Meeker
Charlotte Schwertfeger
Earl de Camp
Caroline Butsler
Howard Baker
Philipine Giesenhaus
Chilean uprising crushed as Herrera arrested Ibanez flees
Chile's left wing government said a revolutionary movement in the army was crushed. General Ariosto Herrera was arrested and former President General Carlos Ibanez fled into hiding. The uprising began in the Tacna artillery regiment and drew support from other units. The government doubled defense of central buildings as thousands of leftist volunteers protected key sites.
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Santiago, Chile
Chile
Ariosto Herrera
Carlos Ibanez
Ibanez
Herrera
Tacna
Welk Infant Child Dies at Birth in Davenport
Edward R. Welk Jr. infant son of Edward and Vera Bird Welk of 1552 Washington died at birth at Bellevue hospital. Survived by two grandmothers and three half brothers. Funeral held at George M. Wittich Funeral Home with Rev. John Haefner officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Edward R. Welk, Jr
Edward
Vera Bird Welk
Washington Street
Bellevue Hospital
Mary Welk
Muscatine
Augusta Bird
Mt. Pleasant
Hilbert Welk
Davenport
Maynard
Paul Welk
George M. Wittich
John Haefner
Zion Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Omaha Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Movements
Salable cattle and hogs largely steady to higher with tops around 6.50 for 180 to 300 lb hogs and 5.85 to 6.25 for 300 lb and up. Sheep and lambs rise 25 cents, with spring lambs trading near 7.75 to 8.00 and range feeding lambs 7.35 to 7.50. veal remains scarce and other classes mixed amid thin stock.
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Omaha
Aug
Hesitancy on War Problem Dents Wheat Prices in North America
Europe’s war fears caused a drop in wheat prices across Chicago and Winnipeg markets. Chicago futures fell over two cents, Winnipeg down more than four cents, with traders citing higher freight and insurance costs if war breaks out and political talks easing later selling. Corn and oats also declined, while late session rally offered limited relief.
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Chicago
Europe
Winnipeg
Muscatine County Supervisors Open Bids for Trucks
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors met July 3 1939 in adjourned session. Bids were opened for two Chevrolet trucks from Hendersons Garage at 2423.10 after 600 trade in. auditors to return unsuccessful bids' checks. starling bounty to end July 1 1939. objections by Walter Crawford overruled for land in Wapsinonoc Township Section 21 78 4W. motions carried.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County
J. J. Hoskins
Ralph P. Evans
John Foley
F. G. Wilford
Geo. Sauer
L. E. Papenthien Co
West Liberty
Henderson’s
Jones Auto Co
Klein Motor Sales
Ed Leu
Chevrolet
Henderson
George Sauer
Walter Crawford
Wapsinonoc Township
Evans
Séc
County Board of Social Welfare
County
State Board of Social Welfare
Department of Social Welfare
D. A. Grimm
Bernice Franzen
Geo. Schmidt
Public Auction Sale of Securities and Real Estate Shares
The Administratrix of James P. Fowler deceased will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on September 5, 1939 at ten o’clock A M at the East Door of the Court House Rock Island Illinois multiple securities including 80 shares International Aircraft Corporation 1 share Buffalo Prairie State Bank 100 shares Blue Mound Development Company 155 shares Peerless Finance Company 51 and 1500 shares etc plus 1 Trust Certificate and 1 Deferred Certificate with unpaid balances. The Administratrix may reject any bids. Kate Garvin Administratrix and Schriver and Schriver Attorneys for Administratrix.
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Court House
Rock Island
Illinois
Capital
International Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo Prairie State Bank
Scottish Rite Cathedral Association
Blue Mound Development Company
Peerless Finance Company
Hope Oil and Refining Company
Tri-County Finance Corporation
Tri- County Finance Corporation
First Trust and Savings Bank
Muscatine
Iowa
Buffalo Prairie
Muscatine County Board Approves Road Land Condemnation
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors accepts the appraisal for land owned by Walter and Mrs. Walter Crawford in Wapsinonoc Township Sec 21 78 4W for road purposes with total damages set at $60. A county warrant for $60 is ordered and tendered to the Crawfords.
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F. G. Wilford
Walter Crawford
Wapsinonoc Township
Geo. Sauer
Ralph P. Evans
John Foley
J. J. Hoskins
A. H. Cacherell
Pleasant Prairie
Milton J. House
Moscow
Iowa
Ina Mae Thayer
Mississippi Courts
Muscatine
Lawrence M. Hatfield
Wilton Jct
E. H. Carlson
Geo. L. Sauer
Board of Supervisors Attest
E. R. Swickard
Muscatine County
Gibson Livestock and General Sale Preview
Hog sale starts at 11 sharp with 340 head last Monday and strong demand for feeding hogs. Cattle and veal calves announced with loads of Hereford cows from Maxwell Nebraska and Hereford steers from Kansas. Mules, yearlings, and a young tractor offered. sheep pens full for Monday sale.
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Maxwell
Nebraska
Kansas
Frank Tehel
Castalia
Iowa
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Lt && N Y Central
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Penney
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Radio
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Repab Steel
Rey Tob
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Ind
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Texas Corp
Unit Corp
Univ Drug
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Ei Fond
Ford Mot Ltd
Niag Bud Pow
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Iowa Livestock Bids
Associated Press
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Waterloo
Sesa
Ottumwa
OWA Hog Market Review
NEW York Bonds
Sota Sup Sans T
M.cormick Deering Store
United Brethren Aid
Omaha Livestock
Kate Garvin
James P. Fowler
Schriver and
Schriver
Rock Island, Illinois
Administratrix
B. B. Tipton
E. D. Bratley — Institute Fund. Co
Insane Steward
Wm. Schoenig
Justice of Peace
J. C. Coster
United States Engineers Office
Iowa Code Institute Communication
C. C. Beacon
Dennis
Julia M. Roberts
Iowa State Highway Commission
United States of America
Chicago Grain & Provisions
Gibson Livestock and General Sale
P. N. Gibson Commission Company
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