Des Moines Area Social Roundup Shows Weekend Visits
A flood of visitors and hosts fill the Des Moines area descriptions. Families like the Pease Sylvester, Flaherty, Stevenson, and Carpenter clans visit Storm Lake Spencer fair Pocahontas Rolfe and nearby towns. Local trips include hospital checkups in Iowa City and Michigan trips, with 4-H calf sellers headed to Sioux City and many dinners and gatherings across Pocahontas Emmetsburg Fort Dodge and Bradgate.
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Loren
Pease
Sylvester
Storm Lake
Lee Flaherty
Spencer
John Stevenson
Marvin
Pocahontas
Thorson of
Rolfe
John Lawman
Harry. Price
Byone
Chet Carpenter
John Price
Carpenter
Howard’ Spencer
J. A. Biederman
Dave Grady
Barnum
Jake Beefing
Gilmore
Robert
Carl
Betty
Eddie Lee
Biederman
Harry Spencer
Ray Williams
Fort Dodge
Wm. Fisher
Art Michalek
John Tibbetts
Michigan
N. C
Leslie Struthers
E. J.nelson
Virginia
Ruby
W. E. Nelson
Joan
Victor Nelson
Frank Carlton
Lee
Donald Carlton
Elmer Hertz
Des Moines
Joe Hertz
O. E. Lehnus
Carrie Lehnus
Niles
Louise Baade
Lehnus
Raymond Isaacson
Monkelien
B. C. Lehnus
Nanamaker
Emmetsburg
W. S. DeWolf
Fairmont
Melvin Butcher
Jim Cooksey
Bradgate
DeWolf
DeWolfs
A. J. Heathman
Clarence Heathman
Ted Hewlett
Orris Gadd
Ben Munson
Shirley Brown
Milton Munson
Sioux City
W. E. Perkins
West Bend
Henry Schmidt
Clara Smith
George Smith
Albert Jensen
Roy Jennings
Havelock
John Jensen
Rutland
Ermy Olsen
Bede
Leslie Jensen
Dakota
Richard
Raymond Zeman
John Dawson
Minnnesota
Glen Carpenter
Divonna Vaughn
Iowa State Teachers College
Frances Vaughn
Clear Lake
Vaughn
Don Henderson
Pomeroy
University Adds Sixty New Motion Picture Films
The University of Iowa expanded its film collection with sixty new motion pictures, most as sound films, including 17 titles from the March of Time series. In 1938 89, about 1,489,500 people viewed 14,895 university film showings.
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University of Iowa
Take It Easy Farce Chosen for Junior Class Play
The junior class selects the three act farce Take It Easy for October 25 and 26 under Miss Thelma Wood. Cast includes Mrs Imanda Highgate and Nancy Highgate played by Marjorie Peterson along with Tom Laurence and Lon Terence among others. Ronald Spencer assists as stage manager.
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Thelma
Wood
Imanda’ ‘Highgate
the Jones
Dorothy Joens
Nancy. Highgate
Robert Koenig
Mary
Ardeth Boyd
Arthur
Orval Heathman
Beagle Jones
Donald Maasdam
Ronald Spencer
Miss Wood
Twin Lakes
Miss Neal
Sac City
Glee Club
Sally Thompson
Wilda Kilbourn
Shirley Fisher
Billie Spencer
Compton
Garfield No. 1 School News Highlights Weekly Fun
Bonnie Jeanne and Jeannette Flahne treated the school to candy on Monday. Games played were kittenball dodge-ball and ante-over. Sterling Wellingham was absent Thursday. Miss Maasdam promised a wiener roast when all dental cards are returned signed. Jeanette Maasdam reports on the week.
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Garfield No
Bonnie, Jeanne
Jeannette Flahne
Candy Monay
Sterling Wellingham
Miss Maasdam
Jeanette Maasdam
Farmers plant over 30 million acres of legumes and grasses
Farmers cooperating in the 1938 AAA farm program planted over 30 million acres of new seedings of legumes and grasses, expanding cover crops and soil improvement efforts across the countryside.
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AAA
Water systems for farms cut costs and save labor
Russell Broaddus notes rural electrification lowers water pumping costs. A basic electric farm water system can deliver 1000 gallons per hour for about three cents per kilowatt hour, with a home kitchen and barn outlets possible for roughly $100. Smaller wells with proper construction prevent contamination and sustain clean supply. The farm family can expand the system as finances allow, reducing the need to haul water.
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Russell Broaddus
United States
North Carolina State College
College
Opportunities Offered In Homemade Equipment
Farmers can build their own wagons inspired by neighbors and aided by engineers at the New York State College of Agriculture. Rubber-tired and auto-driven wagons are feasible with a $35 base cost, 600 16 tires for easy tire replacement, and proper brakes for road use. Silage carts and milk-can carts can be made cheaply from recycled parts, with costs around $20 to $25 for materials and labor.
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New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Caustic Potash Used to Remove Calf Horns
Washington State dairy researchers advise early horn removal in calves. Use caustic potash sticks with vaseline to protect surrounding skin, secure calf, and rub over the horn button until it penetrates. Prevent rain exposure and keep other calves from licking treated buttons.
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Washington State College
Turning Eggs in Incubation Practices
Authorities advise turning eggs three or more times daily from day three to day eighteen when incubated. Hands must be clean and oil free. If eggs hatch under a hen, handling is unnecessary. Candling should occur on day seven with infertile eggs removed.
Rules For County 4 H Baby Beef Project 1940
County 4 H leaders outline eligibility and guidelines for the 1940 Baby Beef project. Rules cover age, birth date window, calf origins, breed options Hereford Aberdeen Angus Beef Shorthorn, weighing and certificates, nurse restrictions, and show limits. Emphasis on fattening, breeding value, and financing through the Farm Bureau office for new entrants.
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Farm Bureau
Swine Influenza Virus Lingers in Hog Lots
A report from the American Foundation for Animal Health warns that the 1918 era influenza virus may survive in hog populations. Earthworms in hog lots are cited as a primary transmission source, risking renewed swine losses and potential human exposure if a fall outbreak occurs.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
Potato Crop Forecast Sees Slight Fall in 1989 Yields
An Iowa State hort society report by R. S. Herrick projects the 1989 U.S. potato yield near 867 million bushels, about four percent below last year. The forecast cites crop conditions and 10-year average comparisons, with Des Moines noting statewide trends and implications.
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Towa’s
R. S. Herrick
Secretar Towa
State Horticultural Society
Des Moines
United States
University of Iowa reports higher room demand this year
William Hughey, manager of housing service, says demand for rooms at the University of Iowa has risen since last year. The two men's dormitories are at capacity, and private home rentals are in high demand, while the university maintains its proctor-based inspection system and continues its scholarship, development, and recreation programs.
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University of Iowa
William Hughey
Housing Service
Fertilizer Sales Jump 1938 vs 1982 Figures
The report notes fertilizer sales in 1938 exceeded those in 1982 by 88 pera units, highlighting a significant change in agricultural input demand. No further context on markets or regional data is provided in the readable text.
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Des Moines Township School
D. M. T. Women’s Club
Guy Smith
Ernest Vaughn
Keith Marten
Rachel Leith
Shirley Heathman
Agnes Thompson
Woman’s Club
North Carolina
Iowa
Beef Club
New York
Raw
Charles’ Oblbloom
University of Lowg
Aij
Okerbloom
Icus
Stewart Warner Radio
Singer
General Electric
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