Neighbors Help Pick 66 Acres of Corn for De White
A local gathering organized by neighbors and friends harvested 66 acres of corn for De White Thure day. Virgil Jennings, Glenn Baille, Tony Plemt, Mike Bartlett, Thorwald Larson, and many others contributed as pickers and helpers. Photos by Lottia Bartlett from the Tyke Theatre will be shown Friday and Saturday at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de White Thureday
Virgil Jennings
Glenn Baille
Tony Plemt
Mike Bartlett
Thor'wald Larson
Pied, Aga
Alvin Andreason
Andrew M
Hansen
Cliff Hoover
John Harms
Kenneth Hanen
Baren Hedrickson
Harvey Johnson
Tot Sampéon
Dale Struthers
Tom Young
Howard Struthers
Bryan Aga
Garnie Hood
L. A. Weber
Tom Hibseon
Clinton Sampoon
Ted Hoover
A. G. Falk
International
Algona
Pearl ‘Asa
Petra Larnon
Ellen Johnson
Hazel Laraot
Ethel Johnson
Viva Hoover
Sadie
Dean News Highlights Family Events Across Sunday Gatherings
Marjorie and Vera Johnson surprised their parents Mr and Mrs George Johnson with relatives and friends visiting for their silver wedding anniversary. Ted Hoover and Dale Struthers visits from Wednesday evening. Dean Womens Club met with Mrs Marie Christensen last week. Gordon Hansen treated for flu. Tony Sorenson and family plus Ralph Harms and Clarence Christensen families hosted Sunday dinners. Harry Selley Bert Whittemore visited at the Hoover home. Percy Brink spent Sunday at Kanawha visiting George Campbell and family. Dean Ladies Aid meets Thursday with Mrs Alvin Anderson and Mrs Ben Knox assisting. Buffingtons and others visited to see new niece Iola Gertrude. Mrs Andrew Hansen ill but improving. Clit Hoover attended Herman Day's funeral in Algona. Wilbur Christensen held open house for his 9th birthday.
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Marjorie
Vera Jiohnson
George Johnson
Ted Hoover
Dale Struthers
Dean Andrews
Hirt
Dean Womens'Club
Jast
Marie ‘Christensen
Gordon Hansen
Tony Sorenson
Algona
Ralph Harms
Titonia
Clarence Christensen
Marie Christensen
Harry Selley
Bert
Whittemore
Percy Brink
Kanawha
George Campbell
Dean Ladies Aid
Alvin Andreason
Ben Knox
le Buffington
Clarence Mechler
Wera
Geo. Struthers
West Bend
Geo. ‘Struthers
Rose Buffingtons
Orville Buffington
Titonka
Iola Gertrude
Andrew Hansen
Clit Hoover
Herman Day
Wilbur ‘Christensen
Grasshopper Outlook Mixed Across State in 1939
Dr. Carl J. Drake reports a bright state outlook for next year except near the Missouri River counties. Cold wet spring reduced young hoppers, leading to fewer eggs, while western counties saw damage and heavy counts in the Missouri River area May herald further problems. The full report will be issued late October after counts of adults and eggs are completed.
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Missouri River
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Western Front
Secong
Towa State College Entomologista
Canning Nut Meats and Food Prices Reported
Stale nuts can be prevented by canning nut meats in sterilized jars with a hot water bath. Fall vegetable prices remain low with apples and grapes abundant, oranges upcoming, and cabbage crop output up. Kitchen work height advice urges homemakers to set tables at a height allowing palms to rest flat with elbows bent.
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Tdens
Nova
Mina Nella Thompson
Towns State College
Florida
California
Algona man Henry Wegener dies by hanging at farm
Funeral services were held for Henry Wegener 66 of Algona a stock buyer who died by suicide Friday afternoon at a big farm near Fairville. His daughter Mrs Ervin Johnson suffered injuries in a separate crash near Hampton. Coroner says no inquest. Wegener had been ill since March after bull attack in Fenton. He lived on the same farm until 17 years ago moving to Algona. Survived by wife and two children Clarence of Fenton and Mrs Erwin Johnson.
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Algona
Merritt
Henry Wegener
Big Farm
Fairville
Ervin_Johnson
Rock Island
Hampton
J. W. Woodbridge
Palo Alto County
Wegener
Fenton
Clarence
Erwin Johnson
Johnsons
Safety is Every Driver’s Business Says Braun
The article questions why the driver, the first contact for safe driving, is hardest to reach and why people praise safety yet blame others. It urges readers to self check their driving habits, noting safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Snow Route Rules Clarified For Rural Mail Delivery
An order by Second Assistant Postmaster General Ambrose O Connell clarifies that rural carriers are not required to travel impassable snowy roads. It urges cooperation among patrons postmasters and highway officials to keep routes open and advises patrons to use alternate mail pickup or relocation of boxes until roads are passable again.
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Raymond H. Combs
Hig Bosra
Contra
Ambrose O'Connell
O'Connell
J. Ed Cooper
North Dakota
Minnesota
Patyons
Rial Dataléte
Sons
Milking Machines Boost Milk Output with Proper Use
Dr Dwight Espo of Town State College says milking machines can raise milk yield without harming cows if two practices are followed: limit machine time to about six minutes per cow and ensure a snug teat cup liner. He notes old liners fail to grip and slow milk removal, while quicker udder emptying improves overall yield.
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Dwight JL. Espo
Town State College
Hapa
Espe
Testing Cows Show Rising Butterfat Returns Over Years
Iowa State College extension dairyman Arthur R. Porter cites an annual Iowa Cow Testing Association summary showing first year herds average 290.7 pounds of butterfat per cow, rising to 324 pounds for six or more years. Nearly 1,500 herds are included in the group comparison, indicating long term benefits from testing in breeding, feeding, management and selection.
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Iowa Cow Testing Association
Arthur R. Porter
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Porter
Wrap Fruit Trees to Protect From Rabbits and Mice
Iowa State College extension horticulturist C. V. Holsinger advises wrapping young apple trees in fall with 1-4 inch mesh wire or cloth to prevent girdling by rabbits and mice. Wrap should start 2-3 inches below ground and extend 18-20 inches up the trunk. Earlier wrapping is better as rabbits forage before snow. tar paper is discouraged due to potential trunk injury.
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C. V. Holsinger
Iowa State College
Farewell Sermon As Rev Frerking Heads To Bethany Home
Lakota reports Rev O H Frerking preached his farewell at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. The couple will move to Dubuque to take charge of Bethany Home for elderly people run by the Presbyterian churches.
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O. H. Frerking
Presbyterian Church
Frerking
Dubuque
Bethany Home
Presbyterian Churches
Local Social Notes From Bedmléy and Ames Gatherings
Local residents from Bedmléy Tallulah and surrounding areas hosted guests and attended events in Ames and Minneapolis. Activities included visits at family homes, a Home Coming at Ames, a regular dinner bridge party, theatre party gatherings, and a school program planned near Ti tonka with lunch provided by Eunice Madison.
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Patricia Dall
Verdene Boyken
Miseos
Stella Peterson
Betty Holdcroft
Dorothy Brooks
Clarine Johnson
Ames
Verdene
Patricia
Mise
Dorothy Peterson
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Iowa
Stato College
Lincoln
Fred Ww. Braun
We Man
Lakota
Bethany
Reed Hardware
Harry Delf
Tyke Theatre
Joe Heller
Emma, Heller
Louise Heller
Willie Heller
Annabelle
Charles Grant
Grant
Herbert
Miss Calahan
Carl Snyder
Ie Kuchenreuther
Alice Budlong
Charles Reed
Jacqueline Callies
Clarence Brandt
Marjorie Peterson
Forrest Hansen
Samuel French
Bedmléy
Tallulah
Louisians
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Bert Jamsaet
Laskota
John Rippentrop
Jerry Schutter
Dorothy Weaver
Minneapolia
Schutter
Haviland
Henry Moe
Misa Evelyn Moe
Lake Milla
Misa Hulda Moe
Waterloo
Mre
Chrie Iverson
Buffalo Center
Alvin ‘Honken Homla
Martin Bleich
Edw. A. Sathott
Wm. Boyken
Miller Nelson
T. A. Dunmire
Carl Stott
Messrs
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Matilda -Pevera
Waller
Davonne Ossterreicher
Delors Potbreon
Jennédies Sathott
Kérie Ailtx
Pauline Adameon
Phyllis Andrews
Katle Heenken
Marjorie Medtilor
Wilma Heesch
Nene Ttes
Arlené ‘Habsen
Laving Jandi
Marie Krueger
Bhirley Bunkofske
Elsie Laffton
Jean Putestuck
Bingham 'Np
No. 3
Eunice Madaon
Hamilton Produce
Perfection Stove Company
Pat
Earl Stott Hardware
W.E. Ley
FORD
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