Farm Bureau Has Made Good Record In Iowa Agriculture Drive
The Farm Bureau campaign in Pocahontas county highlights gains for farmers through organized advocacy and education shaping votes for agricultural interests. Iowa football news notes Iowa Hawkeyes’ 13 9 comeback over Minnesota and Iowa State College’s 10 0 win over Kansas State, with corn harvest figures totaling 3 093 billion bushels in storage and projections.
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Pocahontas County
Midwest
Congress
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa University
Anderson
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Purdue
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Big Ten
Ohio State
Iowa State College
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Cyclones
Kansas
Iowa State
Editorial notes praise common sense countering pension schemes
The piece argues that voting in California and Ohio shows the public resists pension schemes and Townsend plans. It notes gratitude for democracy, freedom, and opportunity, urging responsible citizenship and peace while warning not to idealize reform leaders. It also comments on newspaper mailing rules and a pheasant hunting note.
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Kossuth
California
Ohio
Congress
Townsend
Doctor Townsend
Manson Journal
America
Pheasant Fowl Smarts and Town Newspaper’s Market Role
Hunters note wary pheasants slip through corn rows while left hens flash by. Wright A. Paterson argues country towns depend on newspapers to attract people, promote commerce, and lead civic efforts.
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Wright A. Paterson
America
Public Hearing Set Over Franchise for Central States Electric
The Iowa State Commerce Commission schedules a December 12 1939 hearing in Des Moines on Central States Electric Company Cedar Rapids filing for a franchise to erect and operate power lines across land in Pocahontas County Iowa The commission requires written objections in triplicate five days before the hearing and urges representation by authorized figures.
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Iowa State Commerce Commission
Pocahontas County
Central States Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Commeré Commission
Township Ninety-three
Said Township
Range
Des Moines
Doctor Anderson Wins $7000 Damage Suit in 1987 Collision
Dr. C. W. Anderson of Jewell received $7000 in a damage suit against L. E. Kist, an Eagle Grove trucker. The Jewell veterinarian was injured in 1987 when his car collided with a parked truck.
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C. W. Anderson
Jewell
L. E. Kist
Eagle Grove
Poultry Pay By Careful Management
Farm flocks grow larger and prices stay low for months, prompting Iowa State College extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield to urge careful management. The article lists a thorough plan for sustaining egg production through winter including pullet selection, warm straw loft housing, cleaning, space per hen, mash and vitamin D supply, and consistent care.
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W. R. Whitfield
Extension
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Horse Sleeping Sickness Controlled
The American Foundation for Animal Health reports a major decline in horse sleeping sickness losses this year. A Foundation survey of principal farming estates shows drops near vanishing in many states, reversing the severe deaths of 1937 and 1938.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Weeds spreading in Iowa from impure seed, say ISU botanists
Iowa State College botanists warn weeds are increasing due to impure seed and lax weed laws. Purity tests over 80 years show seed lots for clover alfalfa grass and grain introducing most weeds. Perennial weed spread linked to lax enforcement cropping systems and soil erosion with Canada thistle field bindweed horse nettle quack grass and other species cited.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
R. H. Porter
E. P. Sylvester
Dowa
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