Navy Careers and Canal History Highlight 1920s Era
The piece extols Navy life with free meals medical care and travel while noting 1920s canal history from Georgetown to Cumberland Maryland 22 miles and 10 locks. It also covers Army Signal Corps experiments with two way pigeons falconry and anti parachute falcon devices alongside Census 1940 production and demographic trends.
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Navy
U.S. Navy
Georgetown
Cumberland
Maryland
Trim
Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Stromsburg Visitors and Travelers Mentioned in Local Notes
Dana Shostrom and Jim Brant ing left for a ten day fishing trip in Walker Minnesota. Albert Carlson family and Henry Lind relatives visited Polk Sunday afternoon. Dr and Mrs Bruce Austin and two daughters of Pittsburg arrived for visits and dinner with Mrs J E Iarlson. Alex Youngquist family and Ellen and Tena Youngquist visited Falk home. Chas Newcomer family visited Eries Sunday evening. A C Morrill returned from North Platte after visiting daughter. Clair McCormick and family returned home after a west coast vacation including Yellowstone Portland and Los Angeles with Fern Dake.
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Dana Shostrom
Jim Branting
Walker
Minnesota
Albert Carlson
Betty
Charles Larson
Henry Lind
Polk
Bruce Austin
Pittsburg
Spenn
Stromsburg
J. E Tarlson
Lincoln
Alex Youngquist
Cornelia
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Ellen
Tena Youngquist
John A. Falk
Chas. Newcomer
Hattie
Osceola
Thomas Eries
A. C. Morrill
R. A. Walcott
North Platte
Clair McCormick
Stormsburg
West Coast
Yellowstone National Park
Portland
Oregon
H. A. McCormick
Los Angeles
Mrs. McCormick
Fern Dake
New KFAB Radio Program Delivers Daily Farm News
The College of Agriculture adds a five minute daily review on KFAB at 3 30 p m Monday through Saturday. The 6 30 a m farm news broadcast remains on air. Polk County residents are urged to listen to these daily programs.
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KFAB
College of Agriculture
Polk County
Public Auction Near Shelby and Surrounding Areas
A public sale at noon on Thursday September 25 features 2 head of horses 10 head of cattle household goods machinery and some crops. Terms cash lunch stand. Clerk Mrs Susan McMillen ingalls and Augustin Auds First Natl Bank Shelby
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Shelby
Surprise
Gresham
Susan McMillen
Join Uncle Sam’s Navy for training and career chance
The Navy offers 45 trades and vocations with up to 1500 dollars per year training. Free clothing and strong civil job prospects after service. Attractive on ship recreation, sports, film showings, and meals. Enlistment presents high social regard for uniformed sailors.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
U. S. Navy
Navy Life
Government to loan 20 million bushels of corn for alcohol
The Agriculture Department via the Commodity Credit Corporation offers 20 million bushels of government owned corn to the War Department for industrial alcohol for munition production. Secretary Wickard says this relieves tanker space, aids defense, and frees storage for the 1941 crop amid ample feed grain supplies.
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Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Food For Defense
Cuba
U. S
Shelby Theatre Schedule A Girl a Guy and a Gob
The Shelby Theatre presents Lucille Ball and Geo Murphy in A Girl a Guy and a Gob on Saturday and Sunday September 20 and 21 with admission 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Wednesday September 24 features Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant in Father is a Prince with admission 5 cents. Courtesy of Shelby businessmen. all shows begin at 7 30 p m.
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Sun
Lucille Ball
Geo. Murphy
Grant Mitchell
Nana Bryant
Father
Prince
Shelby
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Popeye
Census Bureau
U.S
Nebraska
Ingalls and
Augustin
First
Nat’l, Bank
America
United States Navy
The
Ar Curtis ‘Dist
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Park Service
Park Service
Shelby Theatre
J. D. Jarmin
Propr
Naval Reserve
Naval Academy
Annapolis of the Air
Pensacola
Secretary of the Navy
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