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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
6
John T. Darby of Chicago outlined weed eradication with chlorates at a Knapp farm demonstration near Waverly. He stressed concentrating solutions to weed size, using penetrating sprays, and spraying multiple times for complete kill.
County reports rising insect damage with Bremer County yet free of grasshoppers. Ames farmer C J Drake shares a poison bran mash recipe using coarse bran eight pound arsenic, molasses, water and optional amyl acetate. Instructions cover preparation and application timing for effective control.
The Jolly Dozen 4 H club met at Mrs. Paul Neale's home on Thursday July 16. Nine members attended including new member Lydia Beistikow. Rosetta Judas gave a talk on bias tape and its uses.
Leona Judas spoke about Tail ored finishes as the meeting adjourned. A social hour followed with a delicious lunch served by the hostess. The next meeting will be at Hortense Kuethe and Lucille Kuethe's home, reported by the secretary.
A farm bureau meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Platte featured a program focused on junior club work. Dorothy Walthers described a 4-H girls convention trip, a mock trial of Fritz Dettmer led to a pledge on club duties, and local children sang with phonograph aid. Cake and ice cream ended the evening.
A historical note defines Woodchuck as a southern term for marmot, detailing length from 15 to 18 inches, color variation from blackish above to chestnut below, a thick body, broad flat head, short legs, bushy tail, soft hair and long stout whiskers.
John W Holbrook will present Mobiloil Radio Concert programs on WEAF and linked NBC stations starting with the concert on Wednesday July 29 at 8 30 P M Eastern Daylight Saving Time. His refined delivery will guide listeners through the program.
The 1643 assembly convened by Oliver Cromwell was dubbed the Barebone Parliament after its fanatical figure Praise God Barebone. The name reflected its contentious religious roots and the era’s political upheaval.
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors will meet August 4 1931 at 2 pm at the court house in Waverly Iowa. Taxpayers will be heard for and against the expenditure estimate at that time. H J Stumme County Auditor.
A collage of quirky notes and partial reports from across the U S. including alphabet changes in Brazil, eye protection for welders, a joke about female fireflies, beard growing for a pioneer festival in Centralia Washington, a disorderly conduct arrest for NY university students, an Iowa judge fining a woman, and a Peabody Massachusetts police trace of a missing 86 foot brig k.
Mrs Flossie Cox of Whitten in Hardin County died while baking a pie for a church dinner. Her father, seated nearby, smelled burning pie and found her dead. The church held her body in state for hours before the funeral.
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