Hybrid Seed Corn And Small Grain Certification Dates Set
Growers may file for 1940 hybrid seed corn certification by June 6 to receive five percent cost aid, with final acceptance by June 22. 1940 small grain certification applications are due by June 10. Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association sponsors the program to ensure pure, high quality seed and protect producers and consumers from inferior seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Agricultural Experiment Association
E. J. Schmuecker
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Schmuecker
Girls Kitten Ball Interest Meeting
All Rolfe girls who want to join the kitten ball should report to Keith Haynes or attend evening practices at the ball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Keith Haynes
Early fight on weeds cheapens corn cultivation costs
Iowa State Extension agronomist Dyas urges a June blitzkrieg on weeds to cut cultivation costs. Early shallow cultivation with wide tools covers more land, lowers power and fuel use, and can outyield deeper cultivation. avoid deep post-plant plowing as it brings weeds up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dyas
Extension Service Agronomist
Iowa State College
Market Facade Upgrades Include Peters Market and I G A Store
The Peters Market storefront has been repainted and I G A store added a new front awning, enhancing curb appeal for both shops.
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Peters Market
Plover Scout Troop 27 Holds May Meeting
Troop 27 in Plover met at the schoolhouse with 18 scouts. Scoutmaster Frank Marcus led a formal meeting. Scouts plan a memorial service Thursday with Raymond delivering Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Walter reciting Flanders Field. Graves will be decorated and taps blown by Glen Knapp. Next meeting June 3 with an overnight hike planned for June 6.
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Plover Scout News
Plover
Frank Marcus
Raymond
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Walter
Flanders Field
Graves
Glen Knapp
Marcus
University of Iowa extends focus on college subjects
Correspondence courses listed include crime detection funeral directing refrigeration automobile repairing and safe driving but the extension division prioritizes college subjects education English and commerce. Registrants come from six states and six foreign countries with most enrollments in college subjects.
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University of Iowa Extension Division
Iowa graduates set for June 3 with Nile Kinnick leading
Twenty University of Iowa athletes from teams of 1939 40 will receive degrees on June 3. Headlining the group is Nile Kinnick all American halfback. Also listed are Andy and Jim George baseball stars Al Armbruster swimmer and Cameron Campbell track ace.
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University of Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Andy
Jim George
al Armbruster
Cameron Campbell
Sell It With an Arrow Adlet
An advertisement line reads Sell It With an Arrow Adlet with a contact phone number 146A.
Tax on Farm Land Profits Sparks Iowa Debate
From Wallaces' Farmer May 18 1940 a survey asks Iowa farm men and women if the legislature should tax profits from farm sales held under five years. Overall 46% of men favor, 39% oppose, 15% undecided. women split about one third each. Owner-operators oppose more than tenants. renters mostly favor.
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Wallaces
Towa
Iowa
Hiccups Vanquished by Oyster Juice Cure
Harry Stafford of Gravity suffered persistent hiccups for over a week. After trying many remedies, a tip advised drinking juice from a can of oysters, which stopped the spasms.
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Harry Stafford
Squirrels Earn Care After Moth-er’s Fate At LeGrand
Oliver Swen son of LeGrand spotted a mother squirrel drown in a water trough while watching her care for her young. He rescued the infant squirrels and taught them to lap milk, and now they are roly poly and thriving.
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Oliver Swenson
LeGrand
Farmer and driver escape as hay rack fire destroys wagon
Calt Holbrook, a Clarinda farmer, started a trash fire with straw. A spark spread to a hay rack full of straw and consumed wagon and load. Mrs. Holbrook, who was driving, barely escaped with her life.
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Holbrook
Clarinda
LeMars School Trials Miniature Commencements
At LeMars the Semi Weekly Sentinel reports a new approach where kindergartners will be graduated into first grade through a series of miniature commencements, marking an early educational milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Sentinel
Farm accident injures Walter Thompson in toe
Walter Thompson of near Independence suffered a toe cut to the bone when a hatchet head slipped from its handle on a L. W. Thompson farm. He was laid up for several days.
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Walter Thompson
Near
Independence
L. W. Thompson
Sheet metal barn with corrugated roof near Belle Plaine
Joseph Kriva of near Belle Plaine used sheet metal for multiple cow sheds siding and constructed a new barn with a sheet metal roof. The structure features a corrugated metal roof and distinctive metal siding.
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Joseph Kriva
Belle Plaine
Malvern Auctioneer Misses First Sale in 16 Years
L. A. Talbott of Malvern, famed for 16 consecutive weekly auctions, was sidelined last week by a coronary thrombosis, causing him to miss his first Malvern sale.
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L. A. Talbott
Malvern
Wind Flicks Rifle Wound Farmer in Right Foot
A gust toppled a .22 rifle as Louis Tieden and his herd moved cattle. The weapon discharged after tipping from a fence, wounding the Elkader farmer in the right foot, keeping him sidelined for several days.
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Louis Tieden
Tieden
Train wreck recovery after Illinois Central incident
The Mitchell County News says it took a full week to remove wreckage from the Illinois Central train blocked the track at Orchard.
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Mitchell County
Illinois Central
Orchard
Intoxicated Driver Damages Fields Near Harlan
Farmers near the Claus Petersen farm west of Harlan reported a car driving erratically through fields. Deputies apprehended the intoxicated driver who agreed to cover all damages before being released.
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Claus Petersen
Harlan
Farmers in Grundy County Reject Homestead Exemption
The Grundy Register reports two Grundy County farmers refuse to utilize the homestead exemption, despite an estimated $50 annual saving per person. They have been repeatedly notified but remain skeptical of the law.
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Grundy County
Grundy Register
Farm program participation rises from 3 to 6 million
The record notes a growth in participation in the AAA farm program from 3 million farmers in 1934 to about 6 million in 1939, reflecting expanded reach of agricultural policy during those years.
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AAA
Conditions Favor Apple Scab Fungi in Iowa Orchards
Light rains and cool weather slow apple growth and favor apple scab fungi. Apply first cover spray 10 to 14 days after calyx spray to apples pears, plums, and cherries with lime sulfur or dry lime, lead arsenate. Grape needs pre blossom spray. strawberries require Bordeaux mix with lead arsenate every 10 14 days through bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Schmuecker
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Schmuecker
Children Should Rest Before Meals
Dr J M Hayek Iowa health director warns that uninterrupted play spoils appetite and may slow digestion. He advises scheduled rest before meals and moderate after supper activity while endorsing properly regulated camps and playgrounds for balanced supervised play.
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J. M. Hayek
Maternal and Child Health
Iowa State Department of Health
Hayek
Delegates to 4 H State Convention Selected
Local clubs in Ames will elect one delegate each to the thirteenth annual 4 H girls state convention set for June 12 to 15. Miss Genevieve Colgan notes a county president will be elected and installed on Rally Day. Vergene Lewis will attend as a delegate at large, and two girls with special trips automatically are eligible to attend.
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Ames
Genevieve Colgan
Vergene Lewis
Pocahontas County
Miss Colgan
4 H Club Officers Chosen for Iowa State Convention
Bernadine Reiter wins county Fire Prevention Contest and Marjorie Beneke is elected campus 4-H officer at Iowa State. The convention theme is This Vital World with Rev. Jack Finegan delivering three talks. Vergene to attend panel discussions and state program, music from Gems From An Old World Treasure Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine Reiter
Marjorie Beneke
Iowa State’ College
Marjorie
Vergene
Jack Finegan
Iowa State College
Ames
Pocahontas
Naomi Wells
Fonda
Mildred Olberding
Havelock
Janet Mercer
Helen Neville
Vergene Lewis
Laurens
Beryl White
Rolfe
Argentine corn crop nears record in 1939 40 estimate
A cable from the American embassy in Buenos Aires places the 1939 40 Argentine corn crop at 434,149,000 bushels, the second largest on record. The planted area is 17,791 acres, with 80 to 85 percent expected to be exported mainly to Europe.
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United States
Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Shop Exhibit Highlights Student Woodwork
The first floor school exhibit showcased cedar chests writing desks hall trees lamps and many other wood pieces by general shop students. Eight weeks of mechanical drawing plaster moulding lathe work and wood projects were described with student names and specific pieces such as knee hole desks magazine racks and walnut cedar chests. A Republican Women’s club meeting is slated for June 1 at 2:00 PM at the Pocahontas county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Freddie Buechle
Jimmie McIintire
Ivan Burstad
Elvern DeWall
Walter DeWall
Walny
Everett Harris
Gerald’ Hart
Donald Peters
Eal Bernard Phillips
Joseph Reigelsberger
Kneshol
Alvin Riches
OM Virgil Sheleren
Junior Webb
Dean
Don Sinek
Republican Women’s Club
Pocahontas County
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