Fourth Annual Community Corn Show Planned in Muscatine County
The fourth annual corn show will run January 11 to 14 at the Horst and Strieter garage with Ray Redfern of Yarmouth Ia as judge. Premiums include a silver sweepstakes cup, cash prizes from one to ten dollars across ten or more categories, township points, and divisions for amateur and professional exhibitors. Entries close January 11. judging starts January 12. corn released January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Refern
Yarmouth
R. B. Murray
Muscatine County
Horst & Strieter Garage
My Trip to the International Livestock Show in Chicago
The Muscatine county club girl recalls her journey to Chicago for the International Livestock Show. Delegates traveled by interurban, stayed at the LaSalle, toured Armours Swifts and Marshall Field venues, attended 4 H banquets, and received photos from International Harvester. Iowa dominated prizes and the trip ended with a grand banquet at the LaSalle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Davenport
Iowa
LaSalle Hotel
Union
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Wilson and Company
Wilson
United States
Armours
Swifts
Morrison Hotel
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Sherman Hotel
Montgomery Ward and Company
Marshall Field's
International Harvester Company
Lincoln Park
Grand Ball Room
Hotel LaSalle
Marshall Fields
Cedar County Farm Bureau Elects Officers at Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Tipton on December 19 electing Bruce H. Hambright as president Harry S. Smith as vice president Glen Agne as secretary and R D Wingert as treasurer Mrs Russell Willer was named county home project leader and Bulah Dodds county girls club chairwoman Other township directors include Earl Elijah Dayton Harry Fedderson Massillon Graydon Johnson Pioneer William Davidson Fremont Chas Gayman Fairfield Eric Von Meinster Springfield Louis Thordsen Cass A W Straub Center Julius Wiese Inland Frank Chapman Rochester Frank Kiser Sugar Creek W F King Farmington Charles Fitzpatrick Gower H P H Rehbehn Iowa Linn Ernest Bolton Red Oak and Emery Hemmingway Springdale Resolutions backed a tax system revision McNary Haugen farm bill support State Farm Bureau insurance project and a $100000000 state bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Bruce H. Hambright
Harry S. Smith
Glen Agne
R. D. Wingert
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Russell Willer
Bulah
Dodds County Girls’ Club
Earl Elijah
Dayton
Harry Fedderson
Massillon
Graydon Johnson
Pioneer Township
William Davidson
Fremont
Chas. Gayman
Fairfield
Eric von Meinster
Springfield Township
Louis Thordsen
Cass Township
A. W. Straub
Center Township
Julius Wiese
Inland Township
Frank Chapman
Rochester Township
Frank Kiser
Sugar Creek
W. F. King
Farmington Township
Charles Fitzpatrick
Gower
H. P. H. Rehbehn
Iowa Township
Hugh Elliott
Linn Township
Ernest Bolton
Red Oak
Emery Hemmingway
Springdale
State Farm Bureau Service Department
Leota Delzell and Albert S Todd wed in Waterloo
Miss Leota Delzell and Albert S Todd married on December 5 1927 in Waterloo. The bride, daughter of S H Delzell, and the groom, son of Martha Todd, are Morning Sun natives and Cedar Rapids employees. They both finished Morning Sun High School and will attend a Sorosis reading department meeting Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Sun
Albert S. Todd
Leota Delzell
Waterloo
S. H. Delzell
Martha Todd
Cedar Rapids
Reading Department
the Sorosis
Yearly Louisa County Farm Bureau report highlights extensive outreach
S Lysle Duncan county agent reports 606 project leaders and 1,818 days in 1927 activities. Extension and other specialists totaled 100 days. Farmers received training in 52 schools with 499 participants and 233 demonstrations for 2,368 attendees.
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Wapello
S. Lysle Duncan
Louisa County
Farm Bureau
Methodist Church
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Farm Bureau Elects Officers for Year
In Columbus Junction Columbus Junction Ia Dec 21 Scott Lieberknecht of Letts was elected president of the Louisa County Farm Bureau at its annual meeting. Officers include Lee Dotson vice president Ralph Wilson secretary Paul Berk treasurer and Mrs Scott Lieberknecht chairwoman of girls work with Mrs Arthur Stone heading womans work. The bureau reports 479 paid up members and a noon banquet featured talks on the farm bureau family and home farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Scott Lieberknecht
Letts
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Lee Dotson
Wapello
Ralph Wilson
Morning Sun
Paul Berk
Girls’ Work
Arthur Stone
Woman's Work
Guy Wiley
H. M. Leyda
C. E. Pierce
Lysle Duncan
Farm Bureau
H. B. Stone
E. C. Turkington
Frank Wiley
Hilton Briggs
Lucile Oak
Columbus High School
Fedderson
Columbus
J. W. Zerbe
W. T. Duncan
Christmas West Liberty Fortnightly Club Meeting
On December 21 the Fortnightly Literary club met at Miss Nora Hise’s home. The program discussed Christmas Ceremonies In America led by Mrs. W. B. Jayne and included readings on Christmas Ceremonies In Foreign Lands by Mrs. E. A. Saathoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Nora Hise
America
W. B. Jayne
E. A. Saathoff
Book review and social at Hensleigh home
Mrs O M Hensleigh hosts a gathering with a review of A Desert Revolt by Mrs C A Brown, followed by music and a Jack Horner Christmas pie social hour featuring Mrs W C Boyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uesday
O. M. Hensleigh
Lawrence
C. A. Brown
W. C. Boyle
Jack Horner
Anderson Funeral Held In West Liberty
Everett Lee Anderson, a University of Iowa engineering junior and Kappa Eta Kappa member, was laid to rest Monday at Oak Ridge cemetery after services at his East Fourth street home. Relatives from Urbana Illinois Palasade Colorado Drumheller Canada Des Moines attended. six fraternity brothers pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Everett Lee Anderson
East Fourth Street
W. A. Smith
Methodist Church
Archie Ditmars
N. Z. Crees
Roy Tharp
Harry Lewis
Oak Ridge Cemetery
W. M. Wilson
Urbana
Till
Anderson
J. G. Grey
Wilton
Vern Carnahan
Palasade
Colo
Charles Connelly
Drumheller
Canada
Bertha Lane
Des Moines
Everett Anderson
College of Engineering
University of Iowa
Kappa Eta Kappa
C. C. Williams
A. H. Ford
Thomas Mathews
F. H. Humphrey
Raymond
Conesville School Achieves High School Approval
Conesville Ia December 21 The state department of public instruction recognizes Conesville schools as an approved high school with a four year certificate sent to secretary Mrs Ernest L Wagner After the November 30 inspection by W H Simmons changes include outside and inside painting and the use of the Horton house for domestic science and manual training classes with teachers Miss Alta Stentz and C. E. Burnett The equipment for the new classes is noted as high quality and adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Board of Education of the
Conesville Schools
State Department of Public Instruction
Ernest L. Wagner
W. H. Simmons
Loren Horton
Alta Stentz
C. E. Burnett
Ther
Harry Johnson
Lyle
Earl Hollenbeck
Nichols
J. T. Thornton
Lillian Johnson
Mt. Sterling
Thomas Bell
Cedar Rapids
Helen van Horn
Davenport
Leslie Stingley
Dora Jarrard
Falls City
Neb
Pneumonia Fatal to Kalona Resident
Kalona Iowa December 21 Mrs Northup age 83 died at her home after a short illness of pneumonia She and her husband who died years ago came from North Liberty years ago The funeral was held Saturday from the home with burial in Sharon Hill cemetery The American Legion post has erected a community Christmas tree in the town square and it will be lighted every night before Christmas The Parent Teachers will have a Christmas program Wednesday eve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Northup
North Liberty
Sharon Hill
American Legion Post
Noted speakers on farm program at Illinois University
Notable national farm leaders and editors head a University of Illinois farmers week program January 9 to 13. S. H. Thompson and L. J. Taber will speak on European agriculture and tomorrow's challenge. Other guests include W. O. Thompson Eugene Davenport A. R. Mann Samuel R. Guard John F. Case C. V. Gregory H. C. Taylor and May Elliott Hobbs with sessions on citizenship marketing and rural songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Farmers
Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
S.S. Carney
S. H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
L. J. Taber
National Grange
Thompson
Taber
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Eugene Davenport
U. of S. College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
A. R. Mann
Cornell University
Farm Journal
Farmers’ Week
Samuel R. Guard
The
Breeders’ Gazette
John F. Case
Missouri Ruralist
Illinois Crop Improvement Association
Case
C. V. Gregory
Prairie Farmer
Gilbert Gusler
Chicago
H. C. Taylor
Institute For Research In Land Economics and Public Utilities
Northwestern University
May Elliott Hobbs
Great Britain
England
Mrs Pennock Dies In West Liberty At 64
Mrs Wimonia Forsyth Pennock aged 64 died Sunday afternoon at her East Fourth street home in West Liberty. Funeral services were held today at 10 30 am in West Branch at the home of her daughter Mrs Fred Albin. Survived by sister Mrs Margaret Jack of West Branch brother Henry of Kentucky three children Mrs Fred Albin Mrs John Thompson and Bert Pennock all of West Branch nephew Lee Forsyth and niece Mrs Eph Fanstermaker of West Liberty. Born May 7 1863 inColliers town Rockbridge county Virginia she moved to Iowa with her parents in 1892 returned to Virginia in 1896 and married O C Pennock who died in 1922. Since then she lived in West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Wimonia Forsyth Pennock
East Fourth Street
W. E. Forsyth
Fred Albin
West Branch
Margaret Jack
Henry
Kentucky
John Thompson
Bert Pennock
Lee Forsyth
Eph Fenstermaker
Columbus Junction
Darlene van Meter
Max Marshall
Thelma Tisor
Mildred Owen
Juanita Wilson
Santa Claus
Clinton Green
Merle Scott
Howard Adam
DeWayne Duncan
Davenport
Ellen Hamiston
Margaret Moore
Cedar Rapids
Nevada Carter
Burlington
New London
Danville
Robert J. Hobbs
Alberta Jean
Pythian Sisters Hold Christmas Party in Wilton
Wilton Iowa December 21 the Pythian Sisters entertained their families at the E P hall with a varied program including music recitations and vocal solos led by Leo and George Nopolous and Frances Kelley The event ended with a picnic supper gift exchange and games followed by notices of the M E church Ladies Aid meeting and visitors from Davenport at Mrs Dora Bannick’s home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Kelley
Adna Leuthye
Eda Duffe
Cockshoot Brothers
Irene Atkinson
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Vestry
Mesdames
Will Herr
Henry Bouland
Mary Smith
Bert Duncan
Ed Bischoff
Davenport
Dora Bannick
Christmas program plans and local health update
In the school house the Christmas program ends with a tree and carols. Mrs. D. F. Miller is in serious condition after a stroke. Mrs. Wi'ar Sraith returned home from a visit with Mrs. Besse Adams in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Miller
Wi ‘Ar: Sraith
Towa
Itr
Bessie Adams
Washington County Farm Bureau annual meeting held
Washington Iowa December 21 delegation from across the county attended the annual Farm Bureau meeting on December 13. E L Stewart was reelected president with Carl Anderson as vice president and R J Catlett secretary. Walter Brown named treasurer and Mrs C M Maxwell county home project leader. Officers and by laws were approved and Fred Palmer elected voting delegate for Des Moines convention January 11 12 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Bureau
E. L. Stewart
Carl Anderson
Wellman
R. J. Catlett
Walter R. Brown
C M. Maxwell
Crawford Township
Aty
Fred Palmer
Des Moines
C. M. Maxwell
J. N. Phillips
Shrine Temple
Stewart
Dwight Booth
Donald Kerr
Adolph Larson
Cedar Township
Iowa
Floyd Walker
B. F. Campbell
R. E. Brown
Joe H. Jones
Iowa Farm Bureau
Charles Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington County
Middle West
Molison
Washington County Farm Bureau
Longtime Muscatine County Farmer John Brown Dies at 85
John Brown Sr aged 85 a resident of Muscatine county for 76 years died at 3 15 Tuesday afternoon at his home 2 1 2 miles southwest of Wilton following a stroke He was born in Germany Oct 12 1842 and came to America at age seven Survived by wife Mary Nietzel four sons Henry John Jr Charles George and a daughter Anna and three sisters Funeral services set for Friday at 1 pm at the home and 2 pm at the Evangelical church in Wilton Burial in Wildasin cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
John Brown
Muscatine County
Evangelical Church
E. J. Knopff
Wildasin
Germany
America
Canada
Mary Nietzel
Henry
Charles Brown
Muscatine
George Brown
Beaman
Anna Brown
Anna Wintz
Buffalo Center
J. H. Pippert
Nora Springs
Elsie Herwig
Wapello Community Events and Obituary Highlights
Wapello Iowa notes Christmas gatherings by County Engineer Hinderman and guests including the Louisa County board. Bridge club Christmas party at Mrs. Nita Schwab's home and L T L meeting at Mrs. J H Chittum's. W F Oakes funeral at Columbus Junction with burial there. Local officials Arthur Springer and J L Wilson visited Columbus Junction. Mrs. C Hoag leaves for Los Angeles. Ed Hamm travels to Port Arthur Texas for a month. Walter Archibald arrives from Montana to visit sister Clara Pease who is critically ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
A. W. Hinderman
J. H. Chittum
Perkins Hospital
Iowa City
W. F. Oakes
George
Columbus Junction
Arthur Springer
J. L. Wilson
C. ©. Hoag
Los Angeles
Calif
Ed Hamm
Port Arthur
Tex
Walter Archibald
Montana
Clara Pease
Unclear travel note from Green Bay visitor
A fragment notes Mrs J K Wilhelmi of Green Bay Ala returning Friday night from St Paul after visiting her father Herman Otto and other relatives during a several week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Wilhelmi
Green Bay
Ala
Herman Otto
St. Paul
Milk Bottle Bandits Again Hit Muscatine
Thieves are at large in Muscatine taking money from milk bottles on West Third Street. Police were notified of the recent thefts and several weeks ago several boys were captured by police for similar acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
West Third Street
Farewell Dinner Honoring Newlyweds Near Nichols Iowa
Mr and Mrs F C Hummel hosted a Sunday dinner for relatives and friends in Nichols Iowa in honor of newlyweds Elmer Norris and spouse who recently wed and plan to settle in Klickitat Washington. Attendees included Paul Hesser Burlington Ray Norris and daughter Helen Elmer Poole family Howard Hummel family and F L Reynolds visiting from Missouri amid local farm interests. Mrs Ben Black and Lewis Billick remain ill with pneumonia fears. G A Matheny and son Lafe left for Hot Springs Arkansas for treatments. Mrs John Stephen is visiting daughters in Muscatine Davenport and Blue Grass and will return after year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols, Ia
F. C. Hummel
Elmer. Norris
Kliitak
Wash
Paul Hesser
Burlington
Ray Norris
Helen
Elmer Poole
Howard Hummel
F. L. Reynolds
Missouri
Ben Black
Lewis Billick
Columbus Junction School Programs And Local Deaths Noted
The Columbus Junction grade schools held a December program with grades one to three performing varied recitations and plays to a large audience. The article also notes funeral attendances for William Gamble and visits by relatives, plus a police note attributing recent depredations to another gang.
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Herst & Streiter
Ray Redfern
Lillian Wiggers
Conesville School
University of
Ilinois
Journal
Kassel
Extension Department
Federation
Hotel Sherman
Institute
Winn Durst
Poultry Association
W. I. Mann
Mann
Roy Watkins
Extension Service
Henrietta Safely
Bartlett
Iowa State College Extension On Service
Wapello News
Muscatine Music House
W. J. Burnett
Mgr
East Second St
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