Pig Crop Train to Draw Crowd Across Yazigas Towns
A pig crop special train visiting 83 towns in 29 counties from September 16 to 27 aims to educate on hog raising. Local committees plan all day programs and exhibits carried by four cars. Knoxville expects 3,000 to 5,000 attendees with a barbecued dinner, while Decatur County towns Lamoni and Leon offer prizes including a modern hog house. Ottumwa will host a hog calling contest and Shenandoah may serve watermelons.
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Town State College
Knoxville
Leon
Decatur
Lamoni
Ottumwa
Shenandoah
Knoxville Builds Modern Phillips Gas Station
Knoxville Iowa September 4 Phillips Petroleum Co of Bartlesville Oklahoma is constructing a bulk gasoline station beside the Rock Island tracks and plans to have it ready next Monday J B Berry superintendent of construction said the station will feature four 12000 gallon tanks and Phillips 66 gasoline The firm owned by L E and Frank Phillips is a leading world refiner and has recently entered retail oil operations.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Rock Island Tracks
J. B. Berry
L. E
Frank Phillips
Phillips Company
Berry
Oil firms eyed for Knoxville site amid rumors
Rumors run high that two other oil companies are weighing Knoxville as a future site, though no substantiation has been found to confirm the talks.
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Knoxville
Canary Murder Case at Strand Promises Sharp Mystery
Rialto audiences at peak as S. S. Van Dine’s Philo Vance tale unfolds. William Powell stars in The Canary Murder Case at Strand next week, a brisk, logical whodunit with no tricks or eerie setup.
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Rialto
Carlos
Maid Svan Dine
Strand Theatre
William Powell
Philo Vance
S. S. van Dine
How Much Do You Know Quiz Answers Revealed
Answers list and clues from a historical quiz page include Halifax as capital of Nova Scotia, Andrew Jackson as inaugurate 100 years ago, Aral Sea as largest lake, Dempsey’s real name, and China as most populous nation. Also notes unanimous electoral winner George Washington, land of chrysanthemum Japan, and Turin’s Emilia Morgando linked to a $60,000 robbery.
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U. S
Nova Scotia
Jack Dempsey
Halifax
Andrew Jackson
Asia
Occo Mineral Compound Adds Vitamins A and D
Return from Oelwein Iowa shows Occo now vitamized with Vitamins A and D in a new Daco-Vit formula. More than 200 Occo representatives and their wives attended a convention noting the potent nutrient content. The Occo plant tour highlighted modern equipment for mineral feed production.
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S. Hols
Oelwein Chemical Company
Oelwein
Iowa
Occo
Gea
Daco
Rabies Death in Iowa Highlighted by Health Bulletin
A State Health Department bulletin notes a recent Iowa boy's death from rabies and urges broad preventive efforts. It explains rabies affects warm-blooded animals, mainly dogs, with the virus present in saliva and bites as the usual spread method.
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Iowa
State Department of Health
Rabies and dog bite precautions urged by health officials
The State Department of Health advises immediate wound cauterization after dog bites and urges Pasteur treatment if rabies is suspected. Quarantine of dogs in affected areas is recommended, with duration potentially two months to a year, and emphasizes using a wire basket muzzle over leather straps.
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State Department of Health
Iowa
Board of Health
Country Weekly Ad Medium Highlighted by Manufacturers
A writer extols the Country Weekly as a leading American advertising force, valued by many prominent manufacturers. Despite some who have not yet tapped its potential, the periodical is praised for its unique position and community reach.
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Country Weekly
America
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Cma
Aarereley
Tatty Ea Nine
Kuyper Lumber Co
Lehon Company
Long Bell Lumber
Curtis
Atlas Cement
Focal
Hole Tanlly Fe
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the Country Weekly
Abe Roorda
U.S. No. 63
Harry D. Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Des Moines
S. A. Kooyman
W. C. Verploeg
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