Twenty Years Ago A.Burr family moves to St Paul
A review notes W L Burr and wife leaving Bancroft for St Paul after securing a good position. Many locals relocate including Helfner as German columnist. snow, no Klondyke mail, cattle shipments to Chicago, and several moves to North Dakota and Herman Minnesota. Missing mail and aging community notices frame the week.
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W. L. Burr
St. Paul
W. L
Twin Cities
T. M. Helfner
Sam Gross
J. J. Kirby
Chicago
Geerd Eden
Woden News Notes Highlight Local Visits and School Updates
Mrs Fred Saathoff and daughter visited relatives in Garner. Sam Barron and John Junker called at Buffalo Center. Cy DeBryn called at Crystal Lake. Miss Vera Lawler began teaching at Bingham No 3. Mrs Walter Dunn plans to move to Allendale Minnesota. The Penalty screens Friday and Saturday March 23 24. Thompson Lumber erecting cement house. Crystal Lake storm delays. Miss Lois Bushman substitutes at Bingham No 6. Basket social at Bingham No 9 raises about 24. Martin Friedan and family relocate east of Lawn. Cora Ricken teaches at
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Saathoff
Garner
Sam Barron
John Junker
Buffalo Center
Cy DeBryn
Crystal Lake
Missea Evelyn
Dorothy Frederickson
Dora Phillips
John Kloak
Chase
Allendale
Minnesota
Thompson Lumber Co
Kiondyke
Tunning
Lois Bushman
Bingham No. 6
Hayfield
Martin Friedan
Britt
Lawn
Ryans
Misa Cora Ricken
Bingham School Hosts Friday Evening Program
Bingham No 6 plans a program at her school on Friday evening March 23. A Belmond Sugar Beet Co representative has been in town in the past week seeking farmers to sign up for beet growing to establish a dump. Miss Minnie Orthel leaves for Mason City to resume work after a short home vacation. Abe Rankin visited the county seat Monday as a juror.
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Glen Relbsamen
Col— ‘Alege
Dixon, Ill
Fred Ott
Ft. Dodge
W. F. Callies
Fan Chas
Wiltslé
Ira Gillett
Peter C. Petersen
John Cunningham
Granville
N.D
Folkert Itzen
Familly
Herman
Mizn
Hanaina Nelgon
Ge-man
Her
Carrie Hall
Cedst Rapids
Theo, Garrela
Harm Galnow
Near Madson
Busing Bros
Minn
Geo. Alita Tg
Peter Wagner
Pannhuk
Schrader Place
Laura Benning
Chicago
Henry Benning
Cora
Wyoming
Mia
L. A.brenner
Camily
Bingham No. 6
Belmond Sugar Beet Co
Minnie Orthel
Mason City
Abe Rankin
Portland Pickups and Local Notices Recap
Local items note Mrs. Jess Black recovering from appendicitis. Several residents report travels, visits, and work assignments for summer. A newborn girl arrived at Roy Mann’s home replacing a planned boy. School closed at number 5 due to a blizzard delaying the teacher’s return from Titonka.
Farmers urged to plant woodlots for home fuel savings
Forestry expert I T Bode at Ames college argues farmers should invest in small woodlots to supply firewood, reduce fence post costs, and cut freight. He notes timber scarcity and benefits of native fuel, stressing gradual, long term production and soil-friendly reforestation.
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I. T. . Bode
Ames College
Iown
United States
Bode
America
Europe
Timber Culture Urged to Save Forests for Future Use
The Jefferson Bee argues forest care in Europe and the Americas has kept growth equal to consumption, despite wartime cutbacks. It warns that without a sustained timber culture program, wood will become a curiosit y as supply struggles to rebound after the war.
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Europe
Germany
France
America
Towa
Tawa
Jefferson Bee
Mother urges dress regulation for high school pupils
An open letter in the Des Moines Daily Capital argues for school dress controls or uniforms to curb perceived excessive attire among high school girls. The author cites her daughter's pressure to quit school for better clothes and calls for a resolution so modest families can send their daughters to school without embarrassment.
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Des Moines
Interesting School Statistics From Carnegie Institute
The Carnegie Institute for the Advancement of Education presents statistical matter about schools in its seven entered study. It surveys enrollment, resources, teacher load, and outcomes to shed light on educational efficiency and regional disparities.
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Carnegie Institute For the Advancement of Education
Rise in U S School Enrollment From 1890 to 1920
The report covers 1890 to 1920 showing total grade enrollment rising from 13,000,000 to 19,000,000, about a 70 percent increase. High school enrollment grew from 200,000 to 2,000,000, a tenfold rise, illustrating a growing value placed on high school education.
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United States
Pruning Guidelines for Grape Vines From Town State College
Horticulturists at Town State College advise removing old wood when pruning neglected grapevines. Buds on 1922 wood will fruit in 1924 and should be pruned to two buds. Growth from 1923 wood bears fruit in 1924 and should be pruned in 1926 to two buds. Leave four canes from last year with about 40 buds, pencil sized, and prune excess canes to two buds to promote next year's growth. Strong canes preferred for fruit.
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Town State College
Senator Proposes Steel Roofs Over Iowa Highways
Davenport Senator D Kimberly urges construction of steel roofing over primary and secondary highways to replace paving. The Journal notes the Scott county lawmaker's bill outlines this unusual plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kimberly
Daven— Port
Scott County
Senator Kimberley’s roofed highways debated in Iowa
A long bill proposes steel roofed highways with white painted supports to shield roads from rain and snow allow year round travel. Critics view it as outlandish humor while noting it mirrors other odd legislative proposals.
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Kimberley
Iowa
Kimberly
General Assembly
Milford to Host Rev Kirkland on Community Church Issues
Rev. R. Lee Kirkland from Mitchell, Iowa, founder of the Iowa state conference of community churches, will lecture at Milford three days next week on the community church and its problems.
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R. Lee Kirkland
Iowa State Conference of Community Churches
Milford
Mr. Kirkland
Mitchell
Iowa
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Laidley
Nasby
Geo. W. Hansen
F. F. Thompson
Ringsted
Nannie O’hara
E. 0. Way
Frank Huber
8. X. Way
A. F. Frebel
Clinton Grain Co
Joe H. Ford
Elsie Ash
M. E. Parsonage
J. H. Mark
D. W. Schmidt
Wellsburg
Geo, Butts
Sexton
O. Cellman
Alicea Briggs
Norcross
Ed. Heifner
N. D
A. F. Fiete
Fisher Flats
Fred Britsch
Becker
Woden News
Portland Pickups
Jess Black
R. A. Bleich
Burt
Blanche Graham
Lena, Callies
Glitonka
Wena Dacken
Roy Mann
Alf Graham
E. E. Schwietert
Carl Lovestad
Dacken
Chay
Nel
Carl Reynolds
Clyde Shipler
John Snyder
Carl Lovested
Roy
Charles Carter
Missouri
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Tennessee
Fred
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Norfolks
Hart Schaffner and
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