West Liberty Rites for Edward Rock and Melick noted
Final rites held for Edward Rock at his North Columbus street home with a mixed quartet and floral tributes. Burial in Oak Ridge. Also memorial services for M. F. Melick at First Methodist Episcopal church with hymns and pallbearers. Burial in Overman cemetery Atalissa.
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West Liberty
Edward Rock
North Columbus Street
C. E. Burdine
Helen Baxter
F. B. Smart
Harry F. Lewis
Old Rugged Cross
Isle of Somewhere
Mable Chase
Frank Moylan
Ed Sullivan
Ed Smith
Muscatine
W. A. McMahon
Jay Duncan
Floyd McIntire
A. N. Rabe
Richard Peters
Ward Holmes
Ivan Holmes
Nichols
Ed Elliott
Fred Gerth
Mucsatine
Henry DeSmit
Rock Island
Mel Smith
Davenport
Dora Mustapha
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Best way to cut pork carcass for home butchers
Farmers who butcher meat at home can obtain the best pork by proper cuts. C W McDonald of Iowa State College Extension details splitting the carcass along the backbone while warm, removing head and jowl, trimming to bacon square, cutting shoulder, removing neckbone, quartering to separate ham and shoulder, and preparing the loin and belly for curing.
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C. W. McDonald
Animal Husbandry
Iowa State College Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Columbus Junction Social Notes Share Visits and Moves
Columbus Junction columns detail New Year dinner hostings by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hanft and later Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Simmons with their son Lewis. Miss Helen Jenkins leaves for Cedar Falls to attend State Teachers College. Blanch Jones returns to Des Moines after visits with Jones and Foster families. A W Jones of Conesville travels to Mt. Vernon for Cornell College studies. Rufus Orr of Wheatland and sister visit Letts, and Lillian McDowell of Keokuk spends time with relatives. A hog production note mentions a daily gain of about a pound.
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Columns Junction
C. J. Hanft
Harlan Fletcher
Allen
Cairo
Cecil Simmons
Lewis
Helen Jenkins
J. J. Jenkins
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Blanch Jones
Des Moines
H. E. Jones
Columbus Junction
Clyde Foster
Conesville
Lloyd Littrel
Letts
A. W. Jones
Columbus
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Rufus Orr
Wheatland
W. N. Duncan
Sam Burks
Lillian McDowell
Keokuk
W. E. Stump
County Quartet To Compete At State Farm Bureau Meet
Muscatine County Farm Bureau will send a women’s quartet to the Iowa Farm Bureau federation convention at Des Moines Shrine temple January 28 to 30. Rita Day, Cloyce Downer, Newton Lang and R. C. Fry will perform. The event features talks on mortgage problems government economy agricultural credit and price stabilization with awards for membership, township standards, and best quartet and orchestra.
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Muscatine County
Car owner told to move vehicle at municipal meeting
During a monthly meeting of the light and water board of trustees a fire department member asked Ralph A. Thompson to relocate his car to avoid blocking trucks. Thompson said hay could exit the station but Trustee J. J. Ryan noted space constraints. A stray note claims the whippet is a cross between greyhound and terrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Light and Water Board of Trustees
Gentral Fire Department
Ralph A. Thompson
Purebred Holstein and other livestock offered for sale
Multiple farmers in Iowa list purebred Holstein calves and bulls on sale, with mentions of Seven Springs Farm in Muscatine and other listings for Guernsey, Chester White, and Duroc hogs. Advertisements include prices, contact names, and farm locations such as Muscatine Stockton West Liberty and Ellery Piett.
Lard Best Shortening Fat in Home Use
Iowa State College bulletin by P Mabel Nelson and Belle Lowe promotes lard as superior edible fat for shortening. It urges home rendering, prices comparing lard to substitutes, and notes lard supports hog farmers while detailing rendering steps and storage for home use.
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Iowa State College
P. Mabel Nelson
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Belle Lowe
Iowa
Dr. Nelson
Miss Lowe
The
Bulletin
Martha Burnett Taken by Death at 86 Near West Branch
Mrs. Martha Ellen Burnett 86 died Monday night at her daughter’s home near West Branch. Lifelong Cedar county resident, she was daughter of William and Elizabeth Burnett. Survived by four daughters Nellie Pearson Nina Lundy Lizzie Baker and Elsie Hawbecker. husband Nathan and three sons predeceased. Funeral Thursday at Springdale Methodist Church with Rev. H. M. Grant. burial Pedee cemetery. School vacation extended state-wide due to illness. reopen Jan 9.
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West Branch
Martha Ellen Burnett
C. W. Pearson
Burnett
Cedar County
William
Elizabeth Hines Burnett
Nathan Burnett
Nellie Pearson
Nina Lundy
Little Rock
Ark
Lizzie Baker
Atalissa
Elsie Hawbecker
Olney
Ill
Methodist
Springdale
H. M. Grant
Pedee
Board of Education
Hog Feed Study Shows Efficiency Gains at Low Ration
The Beltsville agricultural test compared three pig groups fed 4 3 or 2 pounds per 100 pounds live weight. Pigs at 2 pounds yielded 32 pounds pork per 100 pounds feed, with leaner meat but 166 days to reach 200 pounds. Higher feed sped growth but produced less efficient gains.
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Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Farm Bureau Plans Self Serve Dinner At Elks Lodge
The Farm Bureau set its annual meeting for Saturday at the Elks lodge on East Front street. Members will bring their own meals with bread butter and coffee provided by the Bureau, and a midday salad main course and dessert will be served. The program includes music talks year in review and Four-H girl’s specialties with prizes and a women’s trophy to follow. Election of officers will be by ballot with pre issued tickets and results announced after lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farm Bureau
Elks Lodge
East Front Street
Bureau
Four-H
Tank Wagon Gasoline Price Cut By Standard Oil
A one cent per gallon reduction on tank wagon gasoline prices was ordered Tuesday by Standard Oil and accepted by other distributors. Filling station prices in the community remain unchanged as dealers note local prices are already lower than regional rates. In Manchester, state witnesses testified on day one of Martha Tesch trial for the slaying of her husband Luther Tesch, alleging she aided her stepson in disposing of the body after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Manchester
Martha Tesch
Luther Tesch
Luther
Tesch
Four-H Home Furnishing Lesson Set for Jan 10
Muscatine County Four-H girls will attend a training school at the courthouse next Tuesday for the second year Home Furnishing project. Miss Florence Forbes will lead with lessons on room planning color schemes picture hanging wall hangings and creating textiles. The program runs 10 a m to 4 p m with county girls club leaders and an older club girl from each club participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Florence Forbes
Eagle Official Is Speaker at Meeting
Carl York deputy grand auditor of the Eagles lodge spoke at the regular meeting here Tuesday night. One candidate was initiated and three were balloted on. The district meeting here was deferred from Jan 29 to later in spring. An open house is planned for Jan 13. London officials discuss veiling reforms in Transjordan with Emir Abdullah asserting women remain veiled. E R Hinckley named state YMCA secretary in Des Moines, permanent after last summer resignation.
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Carl York
The
Eagles Lodge
York
Des Moines
E. R. Hinckley
Dwight C. Drew
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Journal
Melick
M. F. Melick
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Smith
Mr. Melick
George Hinkhouse
Smith
R. P. Evans
Lyle Holmes
Jesus
Vinnie Westfall
Daisy Fisher
T. E. Fountain
James Nay
B. W. Barnes
Will Bennett
Will Wilkins
J. S. Nichols
Jane
Richard Melick
Eureka
Margaret
Marian Melick
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Melick
Henry Melick
Frances
Forest Hinkhouse
J. A. Melick
C. C. Deering
Telephone Associations
F. W. McDougal
Northwestern Bell
Tom Butler
Carl Cone
Iowa City
Art Mathews
E. E. Nelson
Tipton
George Moore
T. F. Beveredge
Will Nachbauer
Emma Miller
Gale Sterner
Orville
Overman Cemetery
M. C. Swan
East Fourth Street
K. C. Smith
Lynn Riggs
C. A. Peters
Robert Ditmars
Rotary
Masonic
Ditmars
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
A. H. Ditmars
Raymond Irvin
Parent
George Quire
L. E. Lewis
Grace Hunter
Adaline Light
Grinnell
Miss Hunter
George Schafer
Miss Light
Harney
Ida Webster
Hermina Brandt
Mary Brandt
Marie Campbell
Henry Heath
East Sixth Street
Clinton Melick
Will Propst
Euguenia Propst
Bertha Mosher
Clark Wilson
Wakefield
Neb
Thompson
Farm Bureau Exchange
Minnesota
Roscoe Eliason
Dexter
Howard Toyne
Muscatine, R
August Tremer
Durant, Ia
R. Fred Rann
Timothy Hay
Archie Braun
Muscatine, R. 2
Earnest Wagner
Stickney
Thos. Beatty
Muscatine, Ia
Eaward Lindle
Muscatine, R. 4
John Minder
Edward Lindle
Corn Chopper
August Treimr
Durant
L. M. Agnew
March Hatch
Pleasant Prairie
Henry Paul
Fairport
Glen Cromer
Buff Rock Roosters
Elmer Connor
Ia. R
H. W. A. Pagel
Jowanita Guernsey Farm
Mulberry Avenue
Iyall Paul Fairport
Riggs
Velvet Barney
Ap Peal
Lee Riggs
J. Mittman and Sons Dairy
R. G
Seven Springs Farm
P. H. Naber
Ellery C. Piett
Stockton
Poland
Ben Wilson
Chas. Illian
Chester
Thos
Beatty
Hampshire
Everett Gleaves
State College
Martha Burnett
Fairall Paint Store
East Second St
Wedg Barry- Althaus Hardware Co
E. Second St
Eagle
London
Transjordania
Emir Abdullah
Arabian Desert
Wilton
Omar
McKee Feed & Grain
East
Second St
Adam
Dunner Blitzen
Dot
Chevrolet
International
Pontiac
NASH
ESSEX
O. K
Henderson’s Garage
West Front St
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