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Newspaper
Sac Sun
Location
Sac City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
6
The Sac County Fair will feature J. Y. Lewis presenting Novelties of 1921 with a fast moving open air show. The production emphasizes speed in chorus dancing, high quality outfits, a six piece orchestra, and a new minstrel first part with the entire company.
The W. J. Dixon Lumber Co. is the oldest lumber yard in Sac City, founded in 1900. General manager H. J. Drewry has four decades in the Sacramento area, with yards in Sac City and nearby towns. Officers include F. W. Loring as president and A. J. Drewry as secretary and manager. Ira Thompson runs the local yard. The firm sells lumber, building materials, coal, steel fence posts, cement, and more. A Yale professor reports a petrified hardwood forest found in New Mexico's San Juan basin.
In Coon Valley Township district No 2 women meet at Mrs Albert Kreft’s home for a last home furnishing lesson on pictures. 4-H clubs conduct grain lessons, a food sale at Lytton raises funds, and a club camp plan is announced. Wilbur Blair injured by a kick from a horse. Community events include a Farm Bureau meeting and county picnic plans.
The Iowa weather and crop bureau reports 1930 agricultural statistics showing a shift to tenancy. Owners operated 15,405,677 acres, down 1% from 1929, while tenants operated 18,707,344 acres, up about 1%. Tenants held 54.8% of farm acreage versus 45.2% for owners, with tenancy rising across the state though some northwest and southeast counties saw declines.
Harry B. Low and the Sac City Motor Co. have sold about 42 000 Ford cars since 1917. The firm, with 11 employees and a $15000 payroll, anchors Goodyear tire sales between Fort Dodge and Sioux City and is an authorized Farm Bureau service station offering comprehensive auto repair and Mobiloil sales.
B F Holmberg is a veteran machinist with 22 years of service and extensive garage and machine shop work at 14th and Main street. He operates a shop offering foundry work pattern making and designing plus auto and machine repairs, employing about five people and handling Red Crown gasoline. He has built aviation engines and traveled widely, including oceanic merchant marine experience.
Sealed bids will be received by the secretary of the board of education F P Kessler Sac City independent school district up to 8:00 p m July 10 1931 for furnishing material and labor to re roof the Sac City grade school and relay the valleys Call at the superintendent s office for detailed specifications Board of Education F P Kessler Secretary
On June 15 1931 the Sac County Iowa district court appointed Eklaaska Fischer executrix of the Will Fischer estate. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court and debtors should pay the executrix.
Born in Sac City on February 13 1867 L A Wine is a grandson of Judge Eugene Criss founder of the town. He opened a shoe store there in 1894 and expanded it into a general store. Active in Democratic politics he chaired the county central committee and served as postmaster under President Wilson.
The Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau reports 1930 hail damage at $1,598,963, the smallest eight year total since records began. Woodbury County saw the highest county damage at $551,818, while many counties reported no damage. The eight year average annual damage is $4,513,760 with 63 townships typically reporting.
A new labeling system will mark canned peas as below or above U S standard to help housewives know quality. Peaches pears and other fruits will follow with similar standards, while some items await next year. The aim is to ensure consumers get what they pay for through clearer labels and better consistency.
Popular Mechanics Magazine describes a British hydraulic pressure technique that drills a hole and inserts a cartridge. Hand-pump pressure releases levers to push against the mass from all sides, generating about seven tons per square inch to break the material with less noise dust and danger.
A reflective note shows a romantic girl forever seeking a deceased man to be her devoted slave, demanding nothing in return. She muses that nearly once in a million she finds him, only to discover he has already been claimed by another woman.
Mr and Mrs M E Hilliard pioneer settlers from Dane county Wisconsin led their three children and worldly goods in two covered wagons to Grant City in 1869. They crossed the Mississippi at Dubuque and journeyed along prairie trails camping by streams. They settled near a new two story brick schoolhouse and Mr Hilliard freighting between Grant City and Carroll became a familiar sight. The community grew around a general store, mill, post office, saloon and shops with nearby Indians winters. Many early families and local figures are remembered as building a pleasant home.
John M. Fox, oldest Sac City resident and founder of the Fox hardware business, began in 1874. Now run by his sons and grandson, the store claims long continuity under the same management with roots dating to 19th century Sac County locations.
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