Project Leaders Write Up Course for Coming Year
Mrs. N May Larson of the state extension service Iowa State college Ames assisted Muscatine county home project chairs to draft a new plan for the fall and winter. The Home Crafts Two project will teach decorative design and chip carving with Miss Mary Grace Martin coordinating. County ladies named include Hollenbeck Pike Ehrick Wapsinonoc Hendrix Sev enty-Six Harbaugh Lake Perry Davis Sweetland Hendriks Goshen Brown Orono Cragg Goshen Geertz Fulton Eden Bloomington. County 4 H committee members planned articles for the county camp July 25 29 and the county fair. Delegates to the state 4 H convention in Ames next week planned costumes and program roles. The Muscatine delegation will represent Belgium at the costume festival the convention's final night.
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N. May Larson
State Extension Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Muscatine County
Farm Bureau
Home Crafts
Mary Grace Martin
George Hollenbeck
Pike
Ed Ehrick
Wapsinonoc
Wilmot C. Hendrix
Muscatine
Belgium
Governess Charged in Bay Area Kidnapping for Ransom
A 19 year old governess, Miss Graham Timms Gaylord, was charged with kidnapping for ransom after disappearing with 5 year old Krehe Osborn. Police traced clues to a San Jose hotel where both were found unharmed. The note demanded 31 600 from the child's mother, Mrs Mabel Osborn.
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San Francisco
Krehe Osborn
Mabel Osborn
Graham Timms Gaylord
San Jose
Here
Miss Gaylord
Chicago
Rahama Timms
George Page
William J. Quinn
Rat control methods demonstrated near Brent farm
About twenty farmers from Lake town gathered at the E. E. Brent farm on Thursday afternoon to observe a rat control demonstration by County Agent Ralph Olson. The demonstration explained correct mixing of poison baits and use of calcium cyanide gas to exterminate rodents, the seventh in a series of demonstrations.
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E. E. Brent
Lake
Tipton Student Joins 23 Iowa State Agriculture Tour
Harlan Kroger of Tipton is among 23 Iowa State College students set for a five week 4500 mile agriculture study tour. Departing June 16 by chartered bus, the group will visit 12 states including Nebraska Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Texas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Illinois Missouri and Iowa to view grain cotton and livestock production and marketing practices ending July 16.
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Harlan Kroger
Tipton
Iowa State College
Agronomy and Agriculture Departments
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Fulton Four-H Boys Plan Joint Tour With Blue Grass Club
Fulton Four-H club members met with Melvin Ilhan to arrange a joint tour with the Blue Grass township club of Scott county. Sixteen members attended. a tentative date of Sunday June 18 was set to visit projects in two townships, morning in one and afternoon in the other. Gene Ehrecke spoke on Rotations and oats judging was discussed. Refreshments were served.
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Blue Grass Township
Scott County
Fulton Four-H
Melvin Ilhan
Gene Ehrecke
Greers Host Out of Town Guests in Local Social
High Prairie residents Mr and Mrs Willis Greer entertained friends and relatives over the weekend at their home. Guests included Clifford Fowler of Aledo and Howard Greer of Joy with other area families visiting across Wilton Muscatine and Blue Grass.
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High Prairie
Willis Greer
Clifford Fowler
Aledo
Howard Greer
Joy
Till
Kenneth Pagel
Fruitland
Clyde Minder
Betty
Robert
John Minder
Ralph Minder
Ginner
Frank Minder
Muscatine
E. R. Schroeder
Stockton
Otto Koll
Blue Grass
R. J. Brus
Melvin
Lorna Marie Brus
Maxine McCleer
Ruth Hitchcock
C. J. Phillips
Norman
Evelyn
Carl Phillips
William Thomas
Wilton
Erma Rann
Hershey Hospital
Fred Rann
Louisa County Churches in Letts and Epworth
Letts Methodist led by Rev Benjamin R Van Dyke schedules Sunday school at 10 a m with Ernst Lieberknecht superintendent and a combined worship service. Vacation Bible school classes participate in Children's day program and a baptismal service and new member reception will occur. Epworth League meets at 7 p m with Rev L B Foster.
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Letts Methodist
Benjamin R. van Dyke
Ernst Lieberknecht
Epworth League
Letts United Brethren
L. B. Foster
Nellie Lee
Rats Targeted in Muscatine County Countywide Action
Officials in Muscatine County launch coordinated efforts to control a rat infestation. Agencies deploy traps bait and surveillance to reduce population in affected towns and farms. Local residents urged to secure waste and report sightings to authorities.
New York Stocks Close Mixed As Market Weighs Utilities
Listing of closing quotations shows Am Can, Am Loco, Am Re, Am Smelt, Am Stl Fdrs, Am Stig Ref, Am Te! and Tel, Am Tob, and many others with varied percentages. Major gains include Am Re, Gen Electric, and West Hl and Mfg, while several utilities and industrials posted smaller moves amid overall market fluctuations.
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Atchison
Seth Steel
org-Warner
Chrysler
Con Oil & Con
Curtiss-Wright
Deere and Co
Muscatine County Youth Wins Top Honors at Ames
Muscatine County youth Lauren Freyermuth Alden and Arnold H Kruse from Holland were awarded gold silver and bronze medals in Iowa State College’s annual Freshman Crop Judging contest. The top three ranked among 35 entrants judging shells corn oats wheat barley and rye with crop variety and weed identification components. Medals are funded by W H Beton a graduate of Iowa State and Northwestern Bank executive who has supported the event for about 15 years.
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W. H. Beton
Iowa State
Northwestern Bank Corporation
Minneapolis, Minn
Stanleys Take Over Muscatine Engineering Firm
Announcement that the Stanley Engineering Co will absorb the Young and Stanley practice and keep the Central Bank building HQ. The new firm will handle power plants, transmission, drainage, waterworks, and related projects while continuing in-progress work. About 55 employees attend the conference with many guests and a full agenda through Sunday.
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The
Stanley Engineering Co
Young and Stanley
C. Maxwell Stanley
Arthur E. Stanley
Central Bank
Hotel Muscatine
L. L. Flint
Iowa Engineering Society
O. W. Crowley
Hoppers Threaten Western Iowa Crops
Ames Iowa report from entomologist Carl J. Drake says grasshoppers now threaten western Iowa crops after recent rains. Hoppers along the Missouri River between Council Bluffs and Sioux City are hatching out in alarming numbers.
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Ames
Carl J. Drake
Iowa
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Atalissa Rites for Mrs Nellie East Highlight Community
Atalissa residents attend the funeral of Mrs Nellie East at Mechanicsville. East is a cousin to William Hines and others and visited Atalissa on several occasions. Nearby guests from Tennessee stay with the Lowenburg and Hohnke families. Zion Lutheran hosts a three week Daily Vacation Bible School supervised by Rev A Schempp with Lucille Spilger and Dorothy Morrison leading classes. Dale Smith of West Liberty called in town.
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Atalissa
Nellie East
Mechanicsville
Zion Lutheran Church
Rev
A. Schempp
Lucille Spilger
Dorothy Morrison
Dale Smith
West Liberty
DuPont Stock Dealings Scrutinized by SEC Inquiry
The SEC announced it began a probe into discrepancies in Pierre S. Du Pont's Du Pont stock reports. Corrected filings show he held many more shares owed than owned, with notable reversals from 33 252 shares owned to minus 108 460 on December 31 1934 and a shift from 73 294 shares to minus 26 542 on February 28 1939.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
du Pont
Pierre S. du Pont
SEC
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Second Child Dies in Oil Stove Blast
Lewistown Montana report says 14 year old Helen Marie Brown died from burns after a kitchen oil stove explosion. Baby Jolene Bishop had died the day before and the infant's mother Mrs. Joe Bishop remained in critical condition.
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Lewistown
Mont
Helen Marie Brown
Jolene Bishop
Joe Bishop
State warns of crop damage risk from chinch bags
He said chinch bags are a threat in the southern third of the state and unless heavy rains occur within the next 10 days to two weeks, both corn and small grain probably will suffer damage.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
Hogs salable and total 500 with fairly active trading and prices around 6.10 to 6.25 for good to choice 160 to 260 lb hogs. sows around 4.50. Cattle salable 200 with killing classes steady. small lots of steers 7.65 to 6.85. good to choice stockers and feeders 7.50 to 8.50. Sheep salable 1,200 with killing classes steady. native spring lambs 9.25 and shorn lambs noted.
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Kansas City
U. S
Boston Wool Inquiries Prompt Small Purchases of Fine Wools
In Boston on June 9 inquiries from a few users of fine wools were received but purchases remained small for piecing out stock. Average French combing lengths in fine territory wools in original bags brought 65 to 67 cents per pound on a scoured basis. good French combing lengths in original wools brought a similar price with notable staple content.
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Boston
U. S
New York Bonds Rise Moderately on Brisk Trades
Bonds moved upward today on brisk transactions with rails utilities and industrials gaining. Some issues rose over a point while the average advance was fractional. U S governments slipped slightly on moderate sales as Latin American issues advanced in a uneven foreign list.
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New York
U. S
Italian Troop Presence and Republicans in Spain Reported by Quaker Aid Official
Alfred Cope, a Quaker relief official, says about 70 000 Italian troops remain in Spain and around 500 000 Republicans are in concentration camps. He returns from ten months as regional director for the American Friends Service Committee and estimates Italians withdrawn amount to roughly 25 percent, with three times that number still in Spain. He notes few Germans were seen.
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New York
Spain
Francisco Franco
Alfred Cope
American Friends Service Committee
Franco
Cope
Yankee Clipper Returns to U S A with European Mail
The Yankee Clipper took off at 2 30 a m CST today bound for the United States carrying a cargo of European mail. The flying boat had landed here Thursday afternoon.
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Lisbon
United States
Party to Retrace Columbus' Route
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard expedition led by Prof Samuel Eliot Morison will retrace next fall the routes followed by Christopher Columbus in the new world as part of an effort to rewrite the opening chapter in America history.
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Cambridge
Mass
America
Harvard
Samuel
Eliot Morison
Christopher Columbus
New World
Deeds Recorded In Muscatine And West Liberty Transfers
Deeds show Alice E. Matthews widow transferring lot 6 Weed Park 2nd addition Muscatine to W A Matthews. Elizabeth Jones by ex to William H Propst buys part of lot 1 block 18 West Liberty for 1050 dollars. Propst and spouse to Trustees Christian Church West Liberty include part lot 1 block 18 first addition West Liberty.
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Alice E. Matthews
W. A. Matthews
Weed Park
City of Muscatine
Elizabeth Jones
William H. Propst
West Liberty
Trustees Christian Church
Hog Bids Steady to Lower Despite Lighter Receipts
Official livestock receipts for Saturday show cattle 200, hogs 3, sheep 100 in Chicago open market. Hog prices held at top 6.65 but were steady to 10 cents lower. cattle trade was a cleanup, lamb trading slow amid meager receipts. top hog 6.65, most hogs 180-240 lbs 6.45-6.60, 250-280 lbs 6.10-6.45, 290-320 lbs 5.75-6.00, sows 5.00-5.50, light weights up to 5.75.
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Chicago
Wits
Wis
U. S. Dept
Iowa Livestock Bids From Associated Press Report
Hog and cattle market rundown across Iowa cites steady to mixed bids. Mason City and Waterloo show hogs mostly steady with selective declines, and cattle prices largely unchanged as packing demand remains cautious.
Sugar prices firm in New York market
New York sugar dealings grew more active with raw sugar fixed at 2.85 cents and refined sugar ranging from 4.30 to 4.50 cents.
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New York
Gibson Livestock and General Sale Preview
Gibson Livestock and General Sale announces light weight stock heifers and 30 steer calves arriving by Monday. Sells steers heifers cows and bulls with hogs in plenty. Last Monday sold 464 head of hogs with top prices for various weights. West Liberty Iowa local market notes and vaccination shoats offered. Bring your stock to sell and expect a good market.
Local Market Hog and Egg Prices Reported
Local markets and grocers list egg prices at 9 1 1 1 cents range. Hog quotes vary by weight from 120 pounds to over 400 pounds with prices between 4 90 and 6 20 per hundredweight. Quotations supplied by John P. Squire Company.
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John P. Squire Company
New York Produce Market Report on Eggs Butter and Cheese
Eggs 11,611 lots steady with mixed colors and quality levels. Butter unsettled, creamery prices higher than extra. cheese prices unchanged.
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New York
Iowa Hog Prices Tie 25,300 Head Market Report
Des Moines June 9 AP US Dept of Agriculture reports combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 11:30 am totaled 25,300, down from 28,300 a week earlier and 17,400 last year. Heavies and sows mostly lower with lighter loads. barrows and gilts, good and choice, ranged from 5.80 to 6.40 for 160 to 200 lb classes and declined with heavier weights. Price quotations reflect delivered hogs sold today in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota plants and yards.
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Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agr
Iowa
Minnesota
Omaha Live stock Market Report Highlights Prices
Salable hogs 2 500. 240 lb hogs steady to 10c higher, 270+ heavier weights slow. Sows steady to 10c lower, top $6.35 for 185–235 lb. Cattle: 600. slaughter steers and yearlings steady, beef cows dull. Vealers steady. bulls weak. Sheep 4 200. fat lambs 25c lower, Idaho sprin lambs around 9.25, native spring lambs 9.25, shorn ewes 2.50 lower.
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Omaha
U. S
Idaho
Ted
California
Wheat and Corn Drop in Chicago Pit Actions
Weather brightens North American spring wheat belt with rain showers in the forecast. Trade awaited U S crop report as prices slipped about a cent, with Winnipeg and Liverpool posting losses. Wheat finished 3-8 to 3-4 lower, July and September quotes dipping, corn 3-8 to 3-4 down, oats near steady.
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Chicago
Aectea
U. S
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report
Chicago cash grain prices list values for wheat corn oats soybeans and barley with multiple grades and moisture-adjusted quotes. Sample grades for wheat and barley show lower and higher ends, while corn and soybeans detail No 1 and No 3 classifications with specific cent per bushel ranges.
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Chicago
Butter and Produce Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market notes steady butter demand with 1,054,479 pounds traded and creamery 89 score at 22 1 2 cents. Eggs 34,056 dozen steady. potatoes on track 1 22 by 3 2 3. U S shipments 1 336. Bliss Triumphs and regional potato prices listed with varied quality grades and storages.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
U. S. Dept
U. S
Bliss
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Idaho
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Unit Drug
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Rotary Lodge
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T Wamcee
Iowa Livestock Bids
Associated Press
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Gibson Livestock and General Sale
P. N. Gibson Commission Company
West Liberty, la
Chicago Grain & Provisons
Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Wanas
OWA Hog Market Review
Omaha Livestock
Iowa Poultry Farm
Chicago Cash Grain
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Sanitary Heating & Plumbing Co
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