Iowa Farmers Edge U.S. Prices on June 15 in 17 of 31 Classifications
Iowa farmers showed a price edge over the national average in 17 of 31 agricultural classifications as of June 15. Wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes, hogs, beef cattle, butter, wool, apples, and several hays and seeds topped national averages while most other produce tracked near the U.S. figures. The report notes Iowa fared better than Nebraska and South Dakota in nearly all produce categories.
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Washington
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa Nation
Pbs
Aspee
Wallace Services Held at Wapello
Funeral services for Mrs. O. O. Wallace age 83 were held at the Wapello Methodist church conducted by Dr. G Blagg of New Sharon. Mrs. J. H. Chittum and others sang as pallbearers were relatives and A J Williamson assisted. Burial followed at Indianapolis cemetery near What Cheer.
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Indianapolis
Bay Island Wheat Harvest Progress and Pests
Bay Island reports the wheat harvest progressing with stands strong though some lodging near fence rows. Binders set high as fields yield heavy full berry and tall straw. Chinch bugs affect later corn fields, while tougher early corn remains less bothered. Sherman Peters returns from Hershey hospital in Muscatine after ten days. Mrs Grace Malone and children visit Burlington with Henry Brown parents. Mr Malone travels to Eau Claire for business.
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Bay Island
Chinch Bugs Ae
Sherman Peters
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Grace Malone
Burlington
Henry Brown
Malone
Eau Claire
Wapello Marriage and Community Notices Include Wedding and Local Events
Gordon Todd and Clara Waddell wed in Wapello at the Presbyterian manse with Dr. J R Fraser officiating Their attendants were Mr and Mrs Martin Taylor They will live at Columbus Junction where Todd works as a button sorter A slumber party and a large talent social at the Presbyterian church drew numerous locals The July Mite society antique display is planned at the church A series of visits and burials affected area families including Mrs Arms Rose Hill burial and Dr J H Chittum hosting relatives From Oklahoma to Iowa City families note vacations and work connected to veterans bureau and university research
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Wapello
Gordon Todd
Elmer Todd
Columbus City
Clara Waddell
Thomas Waddell
J. R. Fraser
Martin Taylor
Columbus Junction
Todd
Marian
Josephine
Roxye Buster
Helen Davison
Harriet
Reena Vandevort
Nellie Eversmeyer
Mary Louise Dodds
Fairfield
Dr. Fraser
Josephine Ohlwein
Verle
J. C. Dodds
Dodds
Will Breuer
Mediapolis
Methodist Church
John Chittum
Iowa City
University of Iowa
James Chittum
J. S. Chittum
LaFayette
Ind
Harriet Webster
Veterans Bureau
Oklahoma City
Okla
Minnie King Ayers and Louis Kiser Wed Quietly at Home
Mrs Minnie King Ayers and Louis C Kiser, longtime city residents, were married at 7 pm Saturday at the bride’s West Fifth Street home. The Rev C W Pfeiffer officiated. The couple planned a two week honeymoon to Spirit Lake Iowa and northern Minnesota and will be at home after July 15.
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Wilton
Minnie King-Ayres
Louis C. Kiser
West Fifth Street
C. W. Pfeiffer
Presbyterian Church
Frank King
Cora Kiser
Minnesota
Puzzle of Names and Clues in a Fragmented Riddle
Riddle hints at a female figure and a list of cryptic clues with numbers such as 41 44 46 49 and 34 37. The text mentions sea eagle New Zealand sheeb first man and a green spot in a desert, suggesting a wordplay puzzle rather than a narrative.
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New Zealand
Sheeb
Desert
U. Ss
Columbus Junction Notes Tally Local Gossip and Travels
Columbus Junction news rounds up recent visits by G W Weber and parents to Mt Vernon for Cornell College plans. Locals Hal Jennings and John Crossley stop by Columbus City and Mt. Vernon respectively. Communion and Children’s Day services occur at Cotter Presbyterian and Central Presbyterian. Burial of Mrs. Smalley prompts attendance from Colum bus City and Muscatine figures.
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Columbus Junction
Carl Weber
Columbus
G. W. Weber
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Weber
Chris Weber
Leonard Shipman
Hal Jennings
Atlanta
Orn Jennings
John Crossley
Whiting
Alex Randolph
Columbus City
Carl Grandy
Davenport
Emma van Horn
Ollie Helmick
Claude Lukins
Esther
James Wilbur
Monmouth
Ralph Baker
Chicago
Ida Shellady
Muscatine
Ray Teel
Clyde Robinson
Claude Robinson
Mt. Carmel, Jr
W. A. Dunn
Ernest Rock
Ainsworth Social Notes Include Visits and Birthday Events
Mrs Mary Middleton returned to Iowa Falls after visiting her sister Mrs Mary Chambers. Mrs Mattie Gloeckler visited her brother C R Stearns in town. John Shook came home from Mendota Illinois to see his sister.Mrs Ella Crawford and daughter Mary returned from Des Moines. Mrs Bennetta Tobin Ryan of Chelsea Massachusetts is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J P Tobin. The L G club met with Mr and Mrs George Marr and held a potluck and games. Florence Marr hosted fifteen youngsters for her fifteenth birthday and Kenneth McConnell's sixteenth. Joe H Jones, southeast of Ainsworth, was taken to Washington county hospital for treatment for gangrene in one leg and possible amputation. he is vice president of the state Farm Bureau. Mr and Mrs Claire Carll and their three children arrived Saturday.
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Mass
J. P. Tobin
L. G. Club
George Marr
Ted Meyers
Kenneth McConnell
Joe H. Jones
Ainsworth
Washington County Hospital
Jones
State Farm Bureau Organization
Claire Carll
Farmers Battle Chinch Bugs in Louisa County
Chinch bugs threaten southern Louisa and Marion counties with damage to oats wheat and emerging corn. State aid may cover half the oil cost for barriers up to six cents per gallon. Barriers of dust creosote or gas plant refuse help stop migration. cooperation essential for effective control. Culling poultry flocks reduces losses. Iowa extension notes urge timely removal of nonlayers to curb disease and parasites. A Louisa Four H livestock tour highlighted active youth programs and beef and pig projects.
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Earl D. Peterson
Louisa
Wapello
Ncwes
J. Drake
Marion
State Department of Agriculture
College
Iowa
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College Extension Service
Louisa County
Four-H
Frank Reed
Peterson
Reed
Grandview Class Elects Mrs Shew President Again
Grandview The King's Daughters elected officers for six months at a park meeting Friday evening. Mrs Hazel Shew was named president with Mrs Ina Graham as vice president, Mrs Agnes Carter secretary, Mrs Allie Stineman assistant secretary, and Mrs Ineze Weile treasurer.
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Grandview
King’s Daughters
Hazel Shew
the Park
Ina Graham
Agnes Carter
Allie Stineman
Ineze Weile
Letts Missionary Society to Meet
Letts The Women s Home Missionary society will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry Gipple. Mrs. Christie Turkington will lead the devotional and Mrs. Will Lieberknecht will head the program. Mary Helen Lieberknecht hosted a Friday party for Lois Walters birthday. A Ramblers versus Fredonia kittenball game is set for Friday evening at Wapello.
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Letts
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Harry Gipple
Christie Turkington
Will Lieberknecht
Mary Helen Lieberknecht
Lois Walters
Ramblers
Fredonia
Wapello
Social visit highlights in Concord Columbus Junction area
Concord Columbus Junction residents Mary Newell and daughter Mary Beth, and Eleanor and Jane Lieberknecht visit sister Mrs C Bonnichsen in Columbus Junction. The Shellabargers from Denver and Letts join H A Atter family gathering. trips to western states noted. I C C club to host Thursday at Willie Adamson. Muscatine visitors include McConahay Curtis Bonnichsen and others.
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Columbus Junction
Mary D. Newell
Francis Lieberknecht
Mary Beth
Eleanor
Jane
C. Bonnichsen
Robbie Shellabarger
Denver
Colo
M. A. Shellabarger
Letts
C. B. Clark
H. A. Atter
Lewis Newell
Tommy Schlichting
Noah Shellabarger
Rema
Herb Crull
Iowa City
I. C. C. Club
Willie Adamson
Muscatine
W. S. Mc Conahay
E. C
Weekend Visitors and Tragic Farm Death Near Rochester
Wilton and E. W. Alverson along with their children from Hammond Ind visited relatives in Davenport. Erna Peterson returned home to Davenport after a week with Norma Kretschmar. Herman Budelier and son Dale of Dixon Ill visited relatives in this area. A. M. Lenker and H. G. Lemberg visited Davenport and Rock Island relatives. John W. Fowler 45 was killed by lightning while milking near Rochester. Pennsylvanias delegates were recalled during the Continental Congress era.
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Wilton
E. W. Alverson
Linda
Jimmie
Lois
Hammond
Ind
Rochester
Alfred Peters
Tom
Morning Sun Woman Informed of Brother Death
Morning Sun resident Mrs. T G Goudie learned her only brother Walter Lyons of Cedar Rapids died June 22 in Janesville Wisconsin when his car collided with a passenger train. Funeral at the old stone church west of Sperry. He leaves a widow two sons Dale and Ivan and a daughter Mrs John Huston. Many locals attended and other news notes follow.
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T. G. Goudie
Walter Lyons
Cedar Rapids
Janesville
Wis
Old Stone Church
Sperry
Dale
Ivan
John Huston
Mattie
Gussie Goudie
Roy Goudie
Will Korf
Charlotte Beere
Ed Korf
Sam Ping
Jean
Bert Lyons
V. A. Archer
Kate Archer
Stella Archer
Muscatine
M. Coles
Seymour
Coles
Quincy
Ill
Willson
Burlington
Gene Fletcher
Romelle Richardson
Mary E. Willson
Wiebels Entertain at Charivari Party
Wilton couple Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wiebel hosted a charivari lawn party for about 40 Walther League members of Zion Lutheran Church near Wilton. The June 22 marriage was celebrated earlier and guests gave wedding gifts as games and refreshments followed late into the evening.
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Wilton
Elbert Wiebel
Walther League of Zion Lutheran Church
Wiebel
Deputy Administrator Named During National Recovery Act Conference
W L Allen of Kansas City has been named deputy administrator by Hugh Johnson for the National Industry Recovery Act. He attends a Washington conference representing various industries in the United States. Local social notices list guests and events at the Whisler home and nearby visits, with birthdays and gatherings noted through Friday.
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Morning Sun
W. Allen
W. L. Allen
Kansas City
Hugh Johnson
Washington, D. C
United States
Ray Whisler
Earl Fitzsimmons
Mary
Ivan
Hannah
Alberta
Can
Eva Fitzsimmons
C. A. Blanchard
Edith
Wapello
Ed Thompsons
Altoona
Allaire Griffin
Mary Griffith
Charles Kilpatrick
Harriet
Franklin
Wis
Maryland Susie Kilpatrick
Ella Selzer
Hazel
Davenport
Anna Patterson
Janet Pearson
Beavers Falls
Alice Patterson
Martin Anderson
Galesburg
Century of Progress
Chicago
F. C. Selzer
Jane
Annie Patterson
Eliza Merce
Winfield
Patterson
Judge Hale Hands Out Six Sentences
Judge Hale presided in Wapello juvenile court on Saturday afternoon. Cecil Olinger, 14, of Wapello, was sentenced to the Iowa state training school for boys at Eldora for incorrigibility. Arthur Hartwell, Elmer Wilson, Chet McAfee, Johnny Nelson, and Fred Rose, all Morning Sun youths aged 15 to 17, received hearings for petty larceny and were paroled to their parents after alleged thefts involving clothing, blankets, golf clubs and other items from several automobiles, with most recovered.
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Olinger
Wapello
Iowa State Training School
Eldora
Arthur Hartwell
Elmer Wilson
Chet McAfee
Johnny Nelson
Fred Rose
Morning Sun
Anniversary of Church Planned at South Bethel
Tipton area marks 96th founding anniversary of the M. E. church six miles south of Tipton on July 16. Program includes a Jacob at Bethel pageant, music by a large youth chorus, and a sermon by Rev. W. Glenn Rowley. Afternoon replay of the first meeting at Col Hen ry Hardman home. pioneer preacher role by Rev. A W Straub. Evening session led by Friendly Four Service League with discussion on what it means to be a Christian.
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Tipton
M. E
South Bethel
Jacob
Bethel
Fay Wagner
Oren Kiser
W. Glenn Rowley
Davenport
Col. Henry Hardman
South Bethel Church
Hardman
A. W. Straub
Frank S. Chapman
Otis Moore
Thomas Nicholson
Mount Vernon
Friendly Four Service League
Sugar Creek
Rochester
Bennett M. E
Bob Hanlon
Henrietta Crees
Young People’s Choir
Bennett M. E. Church
Clarence Miller
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Bigares
Wallace
Bay Island News
Minnie King Ayers
Louis Kiser
U. S
Egypt
Babe
Ruth
Los Angeles
Calif
Stephens
Sam
Bonestly
Kitty
Sac
Wes
KiSstal
WMV
Glen McCully
McCulley
Ferrie Gast
Phillips
Letts Missionary Society
Concord
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
W. D. Curran
Virginia Soelberg
Mrs. Curran
Will Celly
Mr. Celly
Des Moines
Wiebels
Oscar Hale
Cecil
Nearn
Muscatine Journal
Post Office
Ain
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