Six Horse Team From Chicago to Iowa Fairs
A team of six Clydesdale geldings from the Chicago Union Stock Yard will tour Iowa fairs. Weighing over a ton each, they pull a three ton wagon and perform in shows at Des Moines State Fair August 24 to September 2 Burlington Tri-State Fair August 8 to 13 Mississippi Valley Fair Davenport and Exposition and Clay County Fair Spencer. Driven by Billy Wales, the horses have won prizes in major shows and two are past champions at the International Live Stock Exposition. Four of the six were bred in Iowa.
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Iowa Fair
Iowa
Des Moines
Burlington
Davenport
Spencer
Conember
Billy Wales
Chicago
Farm Bureau Notes From County Agent Offringa
D. D. Offringa, county agent, presents notes of interest to Farm Bureau members and boosters. The column outlines ongoing Farm Bureau activities, efforts to promote farming practices, and local agricultural progress.
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Farm Bureau
D. D. Offringa
Limestone quarry work spurs lime for farm fields
Schild Brothers limestone quarry operates on a large scale with a steam shovel, supplying lime rock for soil neutralization on farms. The piece notes widespread limestone use, shipment details from Glory and Cedar Rapids quarries, and farmer concerns about timing for alfalfa seeding.
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Schild Brothers
Bremer County 4-H Team Heads to Iowa State Fair
The Bremer county 4-H girls' club demonstration team led by Golda Willey and Elaine Fuller will leave for the Iowa State Fair on Sunday August 28 accompanied by Mrs. L C Myers and Margaret Myers. They will demonstrate canning sauerkraut and compete in the health champion contest.
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Bremer County
Golda Willey
Elaine Fuller
L. C. Myers
Jackson
Margaret Myers
Helen Swinney
Waverly
Miss Swinney
Ethel Pothast
Florence Winzenburg
Viola Mueller
Alice Remley
Dorothy Walther
Gladys Napiecek
C. H. Groening
J. D. Hemingway
R. E. Robinson
Bremer County Club
C T A Picnic Date Change in Plainfield Area
The local contesting association shifts its picnic from Friday, August 26 to Thursday, August 25. Events begin 9:30 AM at the Chester farm, one mile west of Plainfield, with a stop there before moving to the Schmadeke farm for judging contests. Floyd Johnston of Iowa State College is expected to speak.
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F. A. Chester Farm
Plainfield
Chester Farm
F. H. Schmadeke Farm
Schmadeke Grove
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State College
Dr Rohlf Speaks at Polk Two Farm Bureau Meeting
Dr W A Rohlf drew the largest Polk township farm bureau audience in years with an Alaska lecture on the Horton home lawn at Frank Boyd residence Aug 18. Chickasaw county 4-H members led a program of music readings and work highlights Ruth and Bernice Briden sang a duet and West Lafayette sextette performed. D D Offringa showed soil test results urging liming six months to a year before alfalfa seeding. A Felix comedy ended the program followed by cake and ice cream.
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W. A. Rohlf
Polk Township Farm Bureau
Alaska
Frank Boyd
Horton
United States
Chickasaw County
Ruth
Bernice Briden
West Lafayette Township
D. D. Offringa
Farm Bureau
Sunday Visits and Celebrations in Fremont Area
Fremont area residents visit relatives and celebrate anniversaries in a busy Sunday round of gatherings. Families including Kleiss, Rathe, Bunger, Woodcock, Koch, and Chapin attended events and shared meals. A cooker explosion injured Mrs. Foelske, while Rev E J Koch and others joined family visits across Readlyn Readlyn area. Most readers unite in social calls, birthday and wedding anniversaries, and travel between homes in the region.
Local social notes from Potter Siding and area
Mrs Wm Lohrmann spent a few days at Belle Plaine with her sister and husband. Fred Lohmann was a caller at the Will Lohmann home. Mrs Christ Stehn of Waverly visited the Lohmanns. Tripoli shoppers included Mrs Wm Lohmann and daughter Lucille, and Mrs Walter Lohmann. Mr and Mrs Art Holmes entertained Sunday. Wm Dohrmann fetched Mrs Dohrmann from Belle Plaine. Several from the vicinity attended Henry Zander’s funeral. Numerous locals visited the Boeckmanns on Aug 21. Mrs Hillie Ladage and Dr Leo Ladage visited the Lohmanns. Mrs Mary Lohmann and Ernest Rodemeyer helped Mrs Brandenburg celebrate her birthday in Waverly. A joke concludes with a friend claiming no photo of his wife is a good likeness unless it speaks.
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Ewaldt Kleiss
Vada
Leon
Reiky Piewers
Waverly
Irvin Harden
Henry Rathe
Fred Rathe
Will Hagenow
Edward Bunger
Herman Bunger
M. A. Woodcock
Eugene
Geraldine
A. C. Woodcock
W. D. Chapin
John Franklin
Alfred Koch
Wernold Schmidt
Arnold Schmidt
John Eickelberg
Ivan L. Hanson
Gwendolyn
Howard
Albion
Carlk Koch
Bernard Everding
Readlyn
W. A. Koch
Fredericksburg
Carl Koch
E. J. Koch
Lizzie
Herman Peters
Theo, Peters
John Wolfgram
Clara
Sophie
Dorothy
Bennie
Jim Burns
Edwin Kleintop
Charles City
Fred Bock
Hattie
Mildred
Frank Koch
J. C. Koch
Clifford
Donald Chapin
Wm. Lohrmann
Belle Plaine
Art Holmes
Wm. Dohrmann
Herman Tegtmeier
Eddie Lange
Henry Henning
Fred Lohmann
Will Bang
Wm. Behrends
Henry Henning, Jr
Christ Zander
Albert Hunemueller
Louie Platte
Ervin Henning
August Fredericks
Nadean
Rudolph Boeckmann
Hillie Ladage
Tripoli
Leo Ladage
Bettendorf
Mary Lohmann
Ernest Rodemeyer
J. Brandenburg
Norwegian Skiing Builds Skilled Skiers in Norway
When winter covers Norway with deep snow the soldier enjoys skiing rather than marching. Norway’s mountains foster expert ski riders and ski jumpers and Norwegian infantry train on skis each winter near Oslo.
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Norway
Fjords
Oslo
Local social visitors and calls in Oelwein area
Gustave Schwem and daughter Margaret were business callers in Oelwein Wednesday. Several residents visited or hosted gatherings including Rev and Mrs C G Gerlach, Mrs G F Schwem and daughter, and Miss Hedwig Gerlach. The infant Norma Henrietta Behrens was baptized with sponsors Mrs Carl Behrens Miss Alvina Harms and Otto Behrens. Rev C G Gerlach officiated.
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Gustave Schwem
Margaret
Oelwein
Arthur Meyer
Hampton
Fred Kregal
C. G. Gerlach
G. F. Schwem
Gustave Brase
Hedwig Gerlach
Elda Hagen
Will Behrens
Oelwe
Will Grebien
Fred Bergman
Esther Luhring
Laura Miller
Arthur Hoeper
Augusta Hoep
Pajama Par Replies To Old Fashioned Night Attire
An old fashioned girl appears in a nightgown prompting a pajama party comment. The scene centers on a playful clash between retro bedroom wear and modern dress norms as observers remark on the wardrobe choice and tone.
Eagle snatches skier's coat then drops it in fright
A large hungry eagle swooped on a woman skier and seized her coat, prompting her screams. The bird then dropped the coat after the noise scared it, while a later quip about etiquette and napkins follows the event.
Beauty Scream Ethel and Eve in a pageant quip
In a light exchange two women discuss a beauty show, noting Ethel’s dramatic presence and Eve’s claim that she resembles a homely contender, reflecting playful banter about pageant standards and public perception.
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Ethel
Eve
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Neil Cave
Nashua
W. N. Shaffer
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Cedar Rapids
Alcock
Frederika
Bill” Shaffer
Elizabeth Myers
Otto Walther
Lafayette
Palace Theatre
Denver
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Buechele Lumber Co
A. W. Buechele
Mer
Tripoli, Iowa
C. T. A. Picnic
Fremont
Siegel
Beauty
Goetz Country Club
Country Club
M. K. Goetz Brewing CO
ST. Joseph, Missouri
Joe Sien
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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