Ouisa County Baby Beef Club Postponed Tour
Ouisa County Baby Beef Club postpones its farm tour to Thursday and Friday June 29 and 30 after rain. The itinerary from the Farm Bureau office starts 8:15 a m with calf feeding stops at multiple farms, a noon picnic and ball game, and additional Friday morning and afternoon stops before rain halted visits earlier.
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Wapello
Uisa County
Farm Bureau
Blanchard Brothers
Kenneth Blasi
Howard Weber
Gerst Brothers
George Boulton
Billy
Frances
Clyde Yakile
Dannie Barrick
Philip Jackie
Mary Dotson
Immie
Elnora Baird
Harriet
Dorothy Dotson
Roy Swan
Deihl Brothers
Donald Havenhill
George
Myrtle Meyerholz
Dale
George W. Small
Ray McCulley
Billy Walker
Max Stineman
Metcalf Reunion Draws 85 From Three States
The fourth annual Metcalf reunion was held on Father's Day June 18 1939 at the West Liberty fairgrounds dining pavilion. Eighty five people from three states and three Metcalf branches joined the celebration with awards for oldest and youngest members and a long-distance family prize. The 1940 reunion is planned for June 16 at the same fairgrounds.
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Bernice Hillyer
Charlies Berg
Aurora
Ill
James Metcalf
Harriet Ripley
Janet Lindle
Jack Hintz
Arthur Hawkins
Stamford
S. C
Robert Metcalf
Muscatine
Nichols
Lester Hillyer
Hattie Hintz
Robert Hillyer
Madyln Oostendorp
Florence Metcalf
Gladys Hillyer
Esther Windus
Alberta Kelly
Bernard Oostendorp
Archie Hillyer
Gladys Mills
Mary Misel
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Charles Bemis
Hershel Flannigan
Leonard Hanson
Davenport
Bud Misel
Elwood Misel
Washington
Robert Tealf
Matt Lindlend
Clifford Perkins
Janet
Gaylord Viner
Letts
John Hintz
Kenneth
Atalissa
Cecil Hintz
Walter Windus
Martin Windus
John McMahon
West Liberty
Lester Mills
Roy Demry
William Oostendor
Club Girls Return from 4-H Meeting
Wapello Louisa county girls attended the annual Four-H club convention at Ames returning Saturday night. Mary and Eleanore Perdelwitz and Mrs. C A Bedford represented the Merry Maids club from Eliot township. Verna Small and Anna Grace Brunner attended.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Ames
Mary
Eleanore Perdelwitz
C. A. Bedfore
Merry Maids Club
Eliot Township
Verna Small
Anna Grace Brunner
Oak Camp RNA Conesville to Hold Saturday Meeting
The Conesville Oak Camp RNA 6601 R N A will meet Saturday night at the home of Mrs Luella Nicholson. Assisting in serving will be Mesdames Della Bebb and Carmelata Bebb. The entertainment committee includes Daisy Kemp and Lorena Maxwell. Multiple local residents and visitors are listed in weekend visits and gatherings in surrounding towns.
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Oak Camp Rna
Conesville
Conesville—Oak Camp
Luella Nicholson
Mesdames Della Bebb
Carmeleta Bebb
Daisy Kemp
Lorena Maxwell
Muscatine CCC Enrollement Quota Set for July
Muscatine county relief announces a July CCC enrollment quota of 20 boys aged 7 to 23 who are physically fit. Several spots remain. apply at the emergency relief office in the courthouse. The camp offers education in vocational skills including tractor work and tree surgery with potential good salaries.
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Muscatine County
CCC
Laura Goebel
Goebel
Court House
Local clubs represented at WaPello gatherings
Wapello A B C club and Frances Yakle led by Mrs M K Chambers of Letts hosted chaperone duties. Evelyn Hammer and Mrs Chambers represented Jolly Workers club from Grandview township. Pollyanna club from Grand View township was represented by Mrs N Paul Schafer and Jean Wier. Mrs Lewis Newell and Louise Hafner attended from the H W club of Concord.
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Wapello A. B. C
Frances Yakle
Wapello L. C. G. C
M. K. Chambers
Letts
Chambers
Evelyn Hammer
Jolly Workers Club
Grandview Township
Pollyanna Club
N. Paul Schafer
Jean Wier
Lewis Newell
Louise Hafner
H. W. Club
Concord
Storm Fails to Halt 4-H Boys Tour in County
Rain did not stop about 15 members of the Four H dairy club from touring county projects on Monday. Wet grounds forced abandoning a planned Weed park picnic and softball game at noon and shifting to the home of Loretta and Lee Tipton in West Liberty. Ernie Wright, field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association, accompanied the group.
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R. L. Zick
Des Moines
John Baker
Raymond Satterthwaite
Ella Walter
Grandview
J. M. Greene
Columbus City
Hale Hanft
Harley Kirkpatrick
Nichols
C. A
Eldred Maxwell
Rollo McKean
Lynn Newton
West Liberty
Issac Abbott
Cora Marks
Cecil Schlichting
Justin Dee
Leo Wagner
Columbus Junction
Iowa City
Ralph Kennedy
Glen Kennedy
T. W. Kennedy
Archie Willard
Muscatine
Minnie Criss
Harold Lee Abbott
Rex Abbott
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Wall
E. B. McNamer
Letts
Sheldon Bebb
Chicago
Ill
Madrid
Cgreorge Conklin
Springdale
Four-H Dairy Club
Weed Park
Loretta
Lee Tipton
Ernie Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Truck Crash Kills Hogs After Fatal Ditch Collision
A stock truck carrying 25 hogs and 19 cattle crashed into a ditch on Highway 6 near Sugar Creek at 12 30 am as it tried to avoid an oncoming truck. Driver Frank Beraneck escaped injury while several hogs died. The other driver, Raymond G Sallameck of Nebraska, suffered a leg injury and was taken to University Hospital Iowa City. A fog bound Sahameck truck veered onto the shoulder and crossed the center line into the West Branch vehicle. A passenger bus narrowly avoided the crash.
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Highway No. 6
Sugar Creek
Frank Beraneck
West Branch
Raymond G. Sallameck
Nebraska
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sahameck
Ruling in Jarman Industrial Case Upheld by Court
Muscatine county district court decision upholding the Iowa industrial commission in a claim by Roy Jarman was upheld by the Iowa supreme court. Jarman alleged permanent injuries when liquid asphalt at 450 degrees splashed his wrist and he appealed from the commissioner’s 27 weeks compensation. Judge F D Kelsey, Maquoketa, upheld the commission in a ruling dated Oct 27, 1938. appeal to the state supreme court followed.
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Muscatine County
Iowa Industrial Commission
Roy Jarman
Iowa Supreme Court Today
Associated Press
Des Moines
Jarman
Industrial Commissioner
F. D. Kelsey
Maquoketa
Industrial Commission
State Supreme Court
Kelsey
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Meet in West Liberty
Muscatine county Odd Fellows and Rebekahs plan a West Liberty meeting Thursday night with a program and wide attendance. An Odd Fellows service will be held at the Methodist church in West Liberty next Sunday morning with all members invited, followed by a picnic dinner at noon.
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Muscatine
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
West Liberty
Odd Fellows
Hawkeye Button Plant Idle as Pickets Hold Line
Picket lines at the Hawkeye Button factory on Second and Orange streets keep the plant idle for over seven weeks. Amalgamated Workers of America demands include wages hours and working conditions while management shows no sign of reopeningsoon.
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Second
Orange
Amalgamated Nothing Workers of America
Widening Ninth Street Project Now Completed
Widening of Ninth Street between Cedar Street and Mulberry Avenue is finished and the street is open to traffic. The lane was expanded by ten feet to ease congestion near the new high school during events. No additional property was purchased for the project. Most workers move to the Maple Grove road light plant extension under City Engineer I. V. Howenstine.
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Ninth Street
Cedar Street
Mulberry Avenue
I. V. Howenstine
Municipal
Maple Grove Road
Iowa Livestock Bids Across Towns Reported
Associated Press list of hog and cattle bid ranges in Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo and Cedar Rapids with price bands by weight for various hogs and cattle categories. Steady to lower trends noted in several markets.
New York Produce Prices Report
New York on June 2 reports eggs at 28.801 cents per dozen, about steady with creamery butter at 1 467.171 cents per pound, creamery higher than extra at 25.4 cents. Eggs show many grades with firsts 22.14 and seconds 21.05. Cheese price levels steady to firm with no change.
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New York
New York Sugar Futures Steady Amid Light Demand
In New York on June 20, domestic sugar futures rose slightly as selling pressure eased. Prices remained unchanged to one point higher by mid afternoon with refined sugar holding at 4.45 to 4.50 cents per pound.
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New York
Milwaukee Labor Union Official to Make Address Here
Al Benson of Milwaukee former sheriff and Amalgamated Clothing Workers official will speak at an outdoor Riverside park gathering at 7 p m Wednesday. Benson a general representative has long active in labor affairs and will review the button workers wage hour litigation. public invited and a large turnout expected.
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al Benson
Milwaukee
Wis
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Riverside Park
Benson
Jefferson Gymnasium
Button Workers
Hog Bids Steady in Chicago While Cattle Weaken
Estimated receipts show hogs 14 000, cattle 8 000, sheep 1 000 for Chicago. Hogs sold mostly steady in an active market with small early declines. cattle generally lower and lambs steady. Top hog price 6.85 for 200-250 lb. most weights 6.35 to 6.75 for heavier hides. Cattle and calf markets down 15 to 25, with feeding heifers and steers showing declines but some better grades holding. Slaughter sheep and native lambs varied, with prices mostly firmer for higher grades.
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Chicago
Wits
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes hogs totaling 2090 head, prices steady to lower with top at 36.55 and 170 to 260 lb animals at 6.35 to 6.50. 270 to 290 lb at 6.10 to 6.30. 300 to 315 lb around 5.85 to 6.10. Cattle and calves totals listed with bids down early but most classes steady to firm. feeders and vealers quoted 7.50 to 8.50 for quality stock, beef cows 5.50 to 6.50, stockers 8.75 to 9.85, and bulls around 6.65 to 6.75. Sheep 4000 head, clipped lambs steady, Texas lambs at 8.5 to 6.75, spring lambs not sold early. best above 9.75.
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THE
Associated Press
Ottumwa—Hogs
Mason City
Rood and Choice
Waterloo
Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Local Market Beef Prices from John P. Squire Co Quotations
Local markets publish beef quotes by weight range with prices from 120 to 400 pounds. Ranges include 120 190 lbs at 5.10 6.25, 190 230 lbs at 6.19 6.40, 220 300 lbs at 5.45 6.40, 300 400 lbs at 4.80 5.60. Butcher and extra heavy packers shown with 4.75 5.30 and 4.00 4.60. Quotations supplied by John P. Squire Company.
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Tach Eine
John P. Squire Company
Omaha Livestock Report Shows Mixed Hog and Cattle Action
Salable hogs 7,000 opened slow but sold steady to 10 cents lower before finishing steady. Early highs reached 6.50 for 170 to 260 pounds. 6.25 to 6.50 for 270 to 290 pounds. 5.99 to 6.25 for 300 to 340 pounds. Cattle and sheep volumes described with varied prices. fed steers and yearlings mostly $7.75 to $9.25, top loads at $9.50 to $9.75, beef cows $5.85 to $7.00, cutters $4.50 to $5.75, and sheep/lamb values showing modest gains for spring lambs and California lots.
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Omaha
U. S
California
Idaho
Iowa hog market review shows mixed receipts and steady prices
Des Moines June 20 AP U S Dept of Agriculture reports 24 hour hog receipts at 19 400 across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota down from 21 600 last week and 13 300 a year ago. Prices range 6 10 to 6 75 for barrows and gilts 160 to 350 lbs and 4 45 to 5 90 for larger packing sows.
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Des Moines
U. S
Iowa
Minnesota
New York Bonds Edge Higher on Active Trading
Bonds moved moderately up in New York with Commonwealth Edison 3s and International Telephone 5s leading gains. Metropolitan traction issues rose two points or more amid favorable earnings and talk of traction unification, while Treasury prices held steady and foreign government issues showed uneven moves.
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New York
Commonwealth Edison
International Telephone
Telephone Company
Interborough Ronid Transit
Manhattan Railway
U. S. Treasuries
Demand for wools slow in Boston market
Boston wool prices moved in buyers favor. Ungraded wools sold slowly with limited volume. Good French combing length fine territory wools in original bags brought 65 66c scoured basis. Buyers showed little interest in country packed mixed grade bright fleeces quoted over 3le grease delivered.
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Boston
U. S. Dept
New York Stocks Mixed Amid Broad Battery Of Listings
A wide range of stocks including Am Can, Am Tel and Tel, General Electric, DuPont, Dow Jones components and various utilities show varied moves with several shares advancing while others edge lower. Notable percentages reflect mixed sentiment across sectors from manufacturing to energy and consumer goods.
Wheat Retains Modest Advance in Chicago Pit
Wheat futures drifted higher in Chicago with the June break holding, as mills and dealers cited a technical rally and short-covering. Kansas crop expert B W Snow warned production may drop further on potential additional abandonment, with July at 70 3-4 and September 71 1-2.
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Chicago
B. W. Snow
Kansas
Chicago Cash Grain Prices on June 20
Cash wheat quotes span No 8 red 73 46 cents and No 2 yellow hard 73 cents. Corn shows No 1 mixed 52 cents and No 2 at 43 43 cents, No 1 yellow 51 21 6 cents, No 2 51 52 cents, No 1 white 57 58 cents, sample grade 48 50 cents. Oats list mixed grain 32 cents, No 1 white 36 1 cent, No 2 35 14 35 percent, sample grade white 32 34 percent. Barley malting 50 57 cents, feed 35 45 cents. Soybeans No 3 2 yellow 92 percent.
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Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Chicago
Seary
Son
Eens Asee 52 2K, 51 5155 Lard— July Bqaeeecs 6.27 6.27 6.22 6.20 Sep. Soseeeds
A — Ee
Chicago Produce Prices and Market Movements
Butter prices steady at 1 455 918 pounds with varying creaming scores and regional listings. Eggs steady with 21 046 on hand. poultry and potatoes show mixed steady to slightly weaker trends with regional price ranges and stock levels noted. Futures and storage standards also referenced.
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Chicago
U. S
Mississipi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Cobblers
California
Bliss Triumphs
Idaho
Satisfaction in KruGon Remedy Promoted by Sioux City Resident
Mrs Anna King of Military Road Sioux City Iowa testifies that KruGon relieved her long list of ailments including acid stomach bloating constipation body aches weakness and loss of weight and energy after two months of use She notes improved digestion regular bowels restored strength and better meals and mentions McDaniels Drug Co 115 E 2nd St as the seller.
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KruGon
Anna King
Military Road
Sioux City
Iowa
Mrs. King
McDaniels Drug Co
E. 2Nd St
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Storm
Liberty
Fuhr
Hawkeye
Iowa Livestock Bids
Cedar Rapids
New York Sugar
Milwaukee Labor Union
Tientsin
China
Medway
Chicago Grain & Provisons
No. Wits
Kansas City Livestock
Omaha Livestock
OWA Hog Market Review
NEW York Bonds
Grand Hotel
Cash P
Atchison
Beth Steel
Curtiss-Wright
Deere and Co
Dupont
Eastman
el Pow
Firestone
Gen Electric
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gillette
Goodyear
Hudson
Hary
Johns-Manville
Kresge
Libbey O F Glass
Mont Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Natl Dairy
NY Central
Penney
Pan Ry
Phillins Pet
Dio
Randi
Repab Steel
Rey Tob
Sears Rock
Shell Union
Socony Vac
Sou Pac
Calif
Ind
Stewart-Warner
Studebaker
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf Sul
Unit Corp
Unit Drug
U S Indus Alco
U S Rubber
U S Steel
West E
Mfg
Woolworth
Curr Ark Nat Gas
Cities Service
Ford Met Ltd
Nise Hud
United Gas
Chicago Cash Grain
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