Christmas Luncheon and club activities noted in Bradgate area
The Progress club held a Christmas luncheon Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. Wixon with Henry Olson and Mrs. Henry assisting. Twenty-two men attended. contests favored Mrs. Bernard Jacobs and Ivan Godden. A gift exchange closed the gathering. Other notices include club meetings hosted by Mrs. Olson and Mrs. A. E. Olson, card games in Gilmore City, and social visits in Algona and Fort Dodge.
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Progtess Club
Er. S.wixon
Henry ‘Olson
Henry
Gram
Bernard Jacobs
Ivan Godden
Fred Nelson
Rolfe
Charles Larzalere
Minneapolis
Kansas
Buck
Thora Brekken
Juneth
Fort Dodge
Prank Carlton
Lee
He O'Donnell
Inga McCreary
Charles Larzalore
F. L. Malcolm
Gilmore City
Jens Peterson
Ole Knutson
Darlene
Harley Knutson
Floyd
Mary Buck
George Wolcott
Louis
Storm Lake
Dorothy Anderson
Persis Sandbeck
Humboldt
Leo Fuller
Roger Middleton
Eagle Grove
Loran Daniels
Ottosen
Harper Daniels
Martha Wallace
Blanch
Margaret Lokerse
Orville Legge
Trene
Peoria
Inl
Leo Tuller
Albert Madsen
Charles Larzaler
Mary Fuller
Nels Peterson
Hather
Selma Peterson
Thelma Wood
Persig Sandbeck
Paul Robinson
Robert Ellsworth
Double Six 500 Club Hosts Social Evening
The 500 card party at the Harold Hemerson home featured 500 played for prizes. Mrs. Paul Jarvis won the ladies high score, Harold Hemerson the men’s, with low scores for Mrs. Elmer Naeve and Harley Knutson. George Wolcott claimed the traveling prize. Refreshments followed and gift exchanges ended the evening. Dr. J. E. Hynds and wife visited Mayo Clinic in Rochester for medical exams amid ongoing health concerns.
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Gilmore City
Odd Fellows Hall
Gile City
Earl Orm
Ies
George Wolcott
Harold Hemerson
Dewey Ming
Hemerson
Glen Hemerson
Wm. Lanning
Earl Larson
Paul Jarvis
Elmer Naeve
Harley Knutson
J. E. Hynds
Rochester
Minn
Hynds
Mayo Clinic
Thornburg Urges Seed Testing and Strict Labeling
Iowa farmers and seed sellers are urged to send seed samples to testing labs early to avoid delays. Thornburg notes Iowa law requires tags showing purity germination weed seeds and noxious species. He warns illegality on excess noxious seeds and directs inspectors to enforce labeling this winter and spring. Two state labs operate at Iowa State College and Des Moines with charges for tests.
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Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
Towa
Thornburg
State of Iowa
Iowa State College
R. H. Porter
State House
Des Moines
J. L. Redfern
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas
Rats Have Moved In Poison Them Now
Cold wave drives rats to winter quarters making poison use practical. Iowa State College entomologists recommend red squill and barium carbonate. Red squill toxic to rats but safe for humans and animals. barium carbonate works if placed inaccessible to livestock and poultry.
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Iowa State College
Why Hybrid Seed Pays
Joe L. Robinson secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association says certified hybrid corn offers proven superiority. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station supervises its growth and tests show hybrid seed yields exceed open pollinated strains by at least 9 percent in two tests.
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Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Robinson
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Seed corn standards for blue and red tags
Over five years the corn must be grown at least 700 feet from other corn and properly detasseled. It must germinate at least 90 percent to earn the blue tag or 75 to 89 percent for red tags. Seed corn meeting these rigorous requirements and planted in the proper zone should perform well.
Explosion Injures Four Men In Welding Tank Incident
J. P. Christensen Anita and three others injured when an acetylene welding machine tank was not empty and a match was lit. The incident emphasizes safety around welding equipment and gas tanks.
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J. P. Christensen
Anita
Christensen
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A. E. Olson
Inga Meary
al Hemerson
Waterloo
Ed O'Donnell
Jeanette Curry
Highool
Bhy Anderson
Jean le Curry
Marlene Sorenson
Henry Sorenson
Marlene
Mrs. Now
Algona
Rebekah
1E Pease
Cleo Tubbs
Eas
Ellen Holmgren
Ig Junkman
Gladys Sinclair
Margaret Hackley
Noble Metson
el Fae Ham
Caroline Madsen
Jack Henderson
Tubbs
Junkman
S. Sinclair
Miss Ham
Marvin Blair
Yett la
Blair
Bob
Howard Dickey
Wedness
Mrs
George Curry
Ali
Hull
Buena Vista College
Roy Ellsworth
T.S. Clark
Bradgate
Bethlehem
Merry Christmas
F.H. Molyneux
W. L. McIntire
Dr. L. M. Graham
Fullerton Lumber Co
C E. Hegstrom
Mer
Webb’s
Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco
Genuine Milano
AMITY
Bill Folds
Adrienne
MAX Factor
Paris
Lady Sheaffer
Joan Manning
Rolfe, Iowa
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