Airplane Show to Be June 1 in Newton Iowa
Newton plans the first air show and airplane race meet to run May 31 and June 1 with the dedication of the new Newton Municipal Airport. Sponsored by the Newton Junior Chamber of Commerce, the event offers over 1500 dollars in prizes and features the On to Newton race with 600 dollars to be shared among four winners.
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Newton
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Buck Freeman
R. S. McCombs
Junior Chamber of Commerce Committee
Middle West
Balloon Busting Contest and Altitude Race Featured in Program
The event schedule includes an altitude race and a balloon busting contest. Several Army planes are set for formation flying and a battle demonstration, highlighting military aviation.
Swat the Fly Early Says Health Officials
The State Department of Health urges decisive action against house flies criticizing tolerance as deadly. It notes 40000 annual US deaths from this pest, cites improved housing sanitation and public campaigns, and calls for swatting both flies and their breeding sites, especially in towns and cities. Read the Chronicle Want Ads.
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State Department of Health
United States
Swat
Century-Old Views on Transport and Change in America
One hundred years ago the pivot from slow to fast travel and new literacy reshaped society. Notes touch on urban growth in Chicago, Andrew Jackson’s presidency, early locomotives by Peter Cooper, and canals in 1829. The era also saw railways expanding and debates over steam’s reach.
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Chicago
Andrew Jackson
Peter Cooper
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Delaware and Hudson Canal
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
John Revere
U. S
Philadelphia
Jackson
Scenere
Seeason
Walker
Fostacs
Courthouse Births and Licenses Reported in Local Records
The latest courthouse statistics list licenses issued from the district court with names including Carrie Warm Zanes and Newton. It also records numerous births with parents and townships such as Clay township Harvey Knox and Marysville May dates, noting children named Marri, Peuline, Nora May, Della Mae, Bonnie Mae, Iter Roy, Bonnie Marie, Dwaine, Lillian Darlene, Henry Cornelius, Richard Dale, Bessie Pauline, Ley Charles Jr, Delbert Duane, and more from Harvey, Knox, Clay, Franklin, Indiana, and Pershing townships.
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Marri Drew
Harvey
Knoxard
Frank Wickliff
Peuline Elizabeth
A. Ray Holdsworth
Clay Township
Nora May
R. R. Robinson
Bay
Della Mae
Wilson Clark
Bonnie Mae
Victor H. Busick
Indiana
Iter Roy
Henry Stahl
Pershing
Bonnie Marie
Guy M. Gifford
Franklin Township
Dwaine
Roy Walters
Marysville
Lillian Darlene
Marion Row Rector
Henry Cornelius
Irs
John Baty
Richard Dale
Ivan McVey
Knoxville
Bessie Pauline
Harvey Y. Richmond
Clay Warship
Ley Charles, Jr
LC. Harris
Delbert Duane
T. T. Johnson
Replica Hoover birth cottage to stand at Iowa State Fair
Iowa officials announce an exact replica of Herbert Hoover's West Branch birth home will be built on the state fair grounds for the Diamond Jubilee Fair. The cottage will be open Aug 21 to 30 with period furnishings and mementos, hosted by Mollie Brown Carran, Hoover's former teacher.
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Les Moines
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Hoover
Iowa
Mollie Brown Carran
Sell Pigs Early And Store The Corn
Swine experts warn against withholding corn from growing pigs to fatten on the new crop. University of Illinois figures indicate delaying fattening cuts into a weaker market, reducing profits as hog prices peak in September or October. The National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers confirms the risk.
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Department
The
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
University of Illinois
Farm storage solutions improve corn use after war
The article explains storing the new crop to feed as old corn next year, noting pigs fattened on old corn earned $8.36 more per head than those finished on new corn. It suggests using sheet steel cribs and bins as quick fire proof shelters where storage space is tight.
Farmers unite for new price and surplus controls plan
The Alabama Farm Bureau official said three farm organizations representing about two million farmers presented four principles to the House Agriculture Committee. The program seeks an American price for farm products, surplus control, automatic production checks, and farmer ownership of marketing bodies, with government regulation to boost prices.
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L. C. Brackeen
Alabama
American Farm Bureau
Brackeen
House Agriculture Committee
O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
O’neal
Haugen
C. E. Huff
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
L. J. Taber
Gran
S. H. Thompson
National Farm News
Fairhope
Fewer Hours For A Bushel Of Corn
An agriculture note reports that corn can be produced with fewer than four man hours per acre including plowing seedbed planting and cultivation, per a research department statement. The brief highlights efficiency gains in field work and labor use for harvest readiness.
Rock Island Train Service Timetable Notice
Rail schedule lists eastbound passenger Nos 472 474 and 476 between Des Moines Keokuk and Des Moines Eldon with daily operation except freight days. Local trains 881 70 and 71 carry passengers from Howell Iowa with times 6 22 p m and 0 45 p m, arrivals on alternate days, and a Harvey station timetable is included.
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Ateron
Des Moines
Keokuk
Deses
Eldon
Passenars Wabash
Rena Howell
Iowa
Harvey
Howell
Sipall
Farm Equipment Innovations Reported By Illinois Iowa Engineers
National association of farm equipment manufacturers notes cultural engineers at University of Illinois and Iowa colleges study farm conditions. Farmers in the Cornbelt duplicate the practice using planting and cultivating gear to operate three or four rows at a time and one man can manage 180 to 80 acres. The measured efficiency shows hours per acre exceeding 10 to 12 man hours, highlighting labor savings with new implements.
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National Association of Farm Equipment
University of Illinois
Iowa
Illinois Housewives Quit Water Buckets Effect on Slogan Adopted
Illinois residents embrace a reform slogan amid shortages as households in towns and rural areas push for running water. The movement centers on access improvements, with organized petitions and local meetings planned across counties.
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Illinois
Water system dream touted by Be for the: Mionie Bureau
The Be for the confederation advocates realising a dream of running water in every housewife’s home at the turn of faucets. They claim water supply systems will be better than old buckets. The University of Illinois offers help and advice to residents statewide on installing water and sewage disposal systems.
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Rone
The
University of
Ilinoia
Straw Hat Gossip Sparks City Debate in Parade Preparations
In a lively street exchange residents debate straw hat fashion and civic proclamations. A mayoral order on hats clashes with personal discomfort as shoppers joke about the cold weather and envision a procession, noting cops still in straw wear.
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