Feeder Cattle Prices Rise as Supplies Grow, Says ISU Expert
Extension economist Gene Futrell of Iowa State University notes feeder cattle prices are generally higher than a year ago. He cites stronger demand, favorable weather, and larger calf crops, with shipments into feedlots expected to rise. Prices for heavy weight cattle remain strong while outlook calls for a spring dip after summer gains.
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Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Cat
Futrell
Com Belt
Sumner Area Loses Allen Robinson In Truck Accident
Allen Robinson 70 of Volga died when the truck he rode in with his grandson Jerry Jones lost control after a tie rod failed. Jones was thrown clear. Robinson was pinned and died instantly. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Surviving are wife Teresa Horton, daughter Mrs. George Wood of Houston, four grandsons, brother Clifford of Waterloo, and he was predeceased by daughter Mrs. Richard Jones and brother Kenneth. Robinson was brother-in-law of Lyle Horton of Sumner.
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Allen Robinson
Volga
Jerry Jones
Jones
Mr. Robinson
Teresa Horton
Sumner
George Wood
Houston
Tex
Clifford
Waterloo
Richard Jones
Kenneth
Robinson
Lyle Horton
Fred Sell
Sumner Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Leroy Gutermuth
Wilhelm
Sophia Meyer Sell
Dayton Township
Bertha Foelske
Frederick
Sewing with Polyester and Cotton Fabrics Hints
Practical guidance from Pearl Pardee on sewing with polyester and cotton fabrics. Tips cover fabric preparation, needle choice, machine settings, marking methods, pressing, and ensuring seams before finishing. Also notes on farm trainee exchanges with Japan and Brazil and how to apply through the Iowa Farm Bureau and Agricultural Extension Service.
Community Guests Share Mother's Day and Club Activities
Social rounds show multiple Sunday visits across Volga Arnolds Park West Union and Waterloo. Families including Schrader Waskow McLevey Ehlert Stroshein and Corkery gather for Mother's Day. Club events feature the Friday Study Club in Waterloo and Woman's Club at the Country Club with tours of the Courier.
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Schrader
Jerry Waskow
Lavern McLeveys
Volga
J. E. Waskow
L. J. Ehlert
Arnolds Park
Ed Ehlert
Albert Zierath
Martha Stroshein
West Union
J. KE. Waskow
Waterloo
Museum of History and Science
Donald Benter
Lakewood
Calif
Herbert Plaster
Irma Benter
Woman's Club
Country Club
Florence Lease
Edith Ritchie
L. R. Ludwig
Waterloo Courier
Courier
John Corkery
Marvel Wolfgram
Jefferson
Mae Corkery
al Wolfgram
Lloyd Ludwig
Tom Murphy
Aft
Local Families Host and Visit Across Iowa
Mrs. Herman Schulte returns home after visiting her mother Mrs. William Menke in Columbus Nebraska. Kay Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elliott, is among 19 University of Iowa students to be inducted into the American Home Economics Association on May 1. Dinner guests for Mother's Day and a birthday included George Dedor and family, Arthur Dedor, Bernice Dedor, Eileen Meyerhoff, and others from Decorah Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Waverly. Additional visits include Jack Higgins and Grant in Cedar Rapids, Ervin Van Bogart and aunt Daisy Shales, Mrs. Howard Whitcomb’s trip from Matteson Illinois, and Erhardt Haar birthday supper guests Henry Haar and Will Sehnacht. Raymond Buhr from Cresco attended as an evening caller.
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Robert Corkery
Loren Wescott
Daisy Jacob
Lyle Horton
Allen Robinson
Volga
John Lantow
E. F. Lantow
L. R. Ludwig
Art Rucker
Alfred Rieck
Tripoli
Ronald Kuser
Ames
Weylord
Nelson
Herman Schulte
William Menke
Columbus
Kay Elliott
Arthur Elliott
University of Iowa
Iowa City
American Home Economics Association
George Dedor
Arthur Dedor
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Bernice Dedor
Waterloo
Eileen Meyerhoff
Decorah
Ernest Dedor
Robert Gersonde
Edwin Cedar
Jack Higgins
Grant
Cedar Rapids
Emma Schoomacher
Waverly
Martha
Erhardt Haar
Henry Haar
Will Sehnacht
Raymond Buhr
Cresco
First known use of roller bearings on wagon hubs in ancient south Germany
The earliest recorded use dates to a wagon built in southern Germany during the first century B C with roller bearings mounted on its wheel hubs signaling an early industrial advance in mechanical design.
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South Germany
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