Local social and weather notes from Peterson area
Local residents called on neighbors in Peterson on Monday evening. Mothers Day was spent with family at the A G Heathman home in Plover. Glenn Ives visited M N Ives home from Ames over the weekend and returned there Monday. Chapter FR P E O Sisterhood met at Mrs C J White with Mrs H C Wiegman leading a book review. Chapter FR plans a 1 pm luncheon at Randall Melson’s country home on May 26. Weather was cold and wet with heavy frosts injuring fruit blossoms and delaying corn planting. rains improved conditions and hints of warming up accompany press time.
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Glenn Ives
Ames
M. N. Ives
C. J. White
H. C. Wiegman
Alice Ducer Miller
Randall Melson
Egg House Team Remains Undefeated in Kittenball
Rain disrupted the kittenball schedule but Egg House maintained its lead by beating Hunter's Egg Producers 13 to 4 last Thursday and Butler's Scaley-Legs 11 to 4 on Tuesday. The league backs Egg House, hoping to stop them, with a game tonight between Hunter and Peterson.
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Egg House
Hunter’s Egg Producers
Butler
Hunter
Peterson
For Sale Household Items Coal City Ad
For sale breakfast table and four chairs day bed porch swing small ice box gas stove kitchen work table all in A 1 condition call C R Mattie D M T after 4 00 pm sl
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C. R. Mattie
Illini Soybean Proves Best In 15 Year Test
Illini soybean emerges as the top general purpose bean in a 15 year Iowa Station trial, yielding about eight percent more seed than Manchu and other common varieties in 1928 1929 and 1930. It matures similarly to rivals and grows erect with less lodging. Farm Crops Dept will list Iowa seed growers. Urbana Illinois and Lafayette Indiana associations will provide seed grower lists.
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Iowa Experimental Station
F. 8. Wilkins
Iowa State College
Iowa Station
Iowa
Wilkins
Farm Crops Department
Urbana
Ill
Lafayette
Ind
Planting guide for year round cut flowers from a garden
Iowa State College horticulturist BE. C. Volz advises a steady supply of cut flowers by planting gladioli every two weeks from now to mid June, then supplementing with roses, dahlias, and other annuals and perennials. Deeply plant bulbs in sandy soil, space six inches apart, and save large bulbs for late plantings. Dahlias and roses require extra care. they bloom from late July to frost in a range of colors.
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BE. C. Volz
Horticultural Department
Iowa State College
Not All Fruit Frost Killed Apples May Follow Good Crop
A report notes that enough apple blossoms survived a frost to suggest a healthy crop, advising growers to delay spraying until most blossoms drop. Use a sprayer with arsenate of lead and lime sulfur, then apply after blossoms fall to protect bees and assess damage.
Sell eggs or hens now says Iowa poultry expert
W R Whitfield urges farmers to market hens and eggs this spring and summer. Hens nearing end of production will eat feed and lose value during molting, so reduce flocks to about a third by fall. Signs of inactivity include wilting combs and yellow beaks and shanks.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Mr. Whitfield
Methodist Church Plans Busy Week With Union Service
The Rev W A Wilkinson leads a full schedule including morning worship bible class epworth league and an evening union baccalaureate service for the Class of 1931 at Rolfe high school auditorium. Mothers Day decorations and choir music praised. Willing Workers meet Saturday at the parsonage 2 30 pm with choir rehearsal Thursday.
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Epworth League
Rolfe High School
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE
Rev. L. H. Kjoller, Pastor announces Sunday School and Bible Class at 9. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service on 1st and 3rd Sundays. Mid-Week Prayer Meeting Thursday at 8:00 p.m. All are invited to attend as scheduled unless announced otherwise.
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Nain Lutheran Church
L. H. Kjoller
Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Luther League
Advertising in The Times and community papers
A Renwick business man learns that advertising in the local newspaper is more effective than circulars. The piece urges using the home town paper to reach readers and build trust, noting that one ad or one sale notice alone cannot reverse poor business. repeated notices help.
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Renwick
Times
Proper egg placement boosts market grade in Iowa
Iowa extension specialist W D Termohlen says placing eggs in cases with the large end up preserves the air cell and quality. Dealers report 50 to 60 percent of eggs arrive with the large end down, so securing cases during transport can prevent air cell damage and raise egg grades and prices.
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W. D. Termohlen
Iowa State College
Termohlen
Iowa
Presbyterian Church Notes Elevate Mothers Day and Baccalaureate Plans
The church thanks donors of flowers that enhanced Mothers Day and confirms regular services continue until a new pastor is elected after June 30. On May 17 the Class of 1931 baccalaureate for Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools will be held at the D M T auditorium with Dr J P Lester of Rolfe delivering the sermon. The Bradgate baccalaureate sermon follows and Rolfe residents are urged to attend the union service at the Rolfe school auditorium Sunday evening.
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Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools
D. M. T. Auditorium
J.P. Lester
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Church Notice and Schedule
Trinity Lutheran Church announces 10:30 a.m. worship next Sunday due to confirmation and communion. Morning Luther League at 10:45 a.m. No evening service because of union baptist? Noted: Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Thos O Thors home Thursday afternoon May 21. A shade tree in St Petersburg park has a $1000 bank account to care for it.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Thos. O. Thors
St. Petersburg
Fla
Card of Thanks to all who helped during bereavement
We express sincere thanks to all who kindly assisted us during our recent bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Jacob J. Luft and Family.
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Jacob J. Luft
Elimination of Bouncing in Transportation Systems
A brief note highlighting methods to reduce bounce and vibration in transport engineering. It discusses suspension adjustments and damping approaches aimed at smoother rides, with emphasis on practical implementation and potential passenger comfort improvements.
Need more rigid culling of dairy herds now
Dairy experts from Iowa State College urge prompt culling of low producing cows. They say one third of Iowa cows lose money as butterfat prices stagnate and beef prices show little short term gain. Selling poor producers frees feed and pasture for better cows.
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Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa
Culling Driven by Market Fluctuations and Herd Profit
A study by Floyd J. Amoldne shows factors influencing culling in beef herds during the past five years. Low beef and butterfat prices push farmers to remove nonproducing cows, with price recoveries later offsetting short term losses. Culling depends on butterfat and beef prices, old age, injury, disease, production and breeding ability.
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Floyd J. Amoldne
Thanking those who helped during hospital stay and care
Mrs Gailwey expresses gratitude for visits flowers letters and aid received during hospital stay and for care of home and family during her absence sighted in a community notice from The Arrow Now.
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Mrs. Gailwey
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Maxine Colebaugh
Beatrice Munson
Clarence Heathman
A. G. Heathman
Plover
Pat Wood
Rolfe School
Simplex Broowler
Clarence Pringle
Mallard
Poland
D. E Young
T. D. Jones
Duff Orpington
H. C. Albaugh
Hess & Son
Ry Ney
WTC
C. Brown
Illini
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Wilkinson
Presbyterian Church Notes
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Jolliffe’s Bake Shop
Advertiser
Rolfe, Iowa
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