O Neal to Speak at West Union and Cedar Falls Picnics
Edward A. O Neal new president of the American farm bureau federation will address district farm bureau picnics at West Union on June 4 and Cedar Falls on June 5. He discusses the cooperative marketing act and the farm bureau’s role in improving farmers conditions. O Neal, Alabama native, recently became federation president after Sam H Thompson left to join the federal farm board. He notes organized farm groups can advance farm welfare and industry alike.
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Bremer County Farm Bureau
W. F. Shilling
Federal Farm Board
Bremer County
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
District Farm Bureau
West Union
Black Hawk
American Farm Bureau
O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Mr. O'Neal
Sam H.,. Thompson
Herbert Hoover
Alabama
Alabama Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
Woman's Club Musicale for Girls Members in Iowa
The Waverly Woman's Club invites all Iowa 4 H girls, leaders, and committee members to a musicale at the Methodist church parlors on Friday afternoon June 5. Programs will include pieces from infant to grandparent levels such as The Little Dust Man, My Old Dan, Stars and Stripes Forever, The Linden Tree, In a Persian Market, The Swan, Bendemere Stream, Rondino, Down by the Old Mill Stream, and Irish Washerwoman.
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Iowa
Waverly Woman’s Club
Methodist Church
Little Dustman
Jack Horner
Bo Peep
Dan
Down By
Old Mill
Leavitt Addresses Washington Meeting on Iowa Theme
Roger Leavitt of Cedar Falls, known as a banker and businessman, delivered an engaging address on Iowa before a large Washington township farm bureau gathering at the Prottengeier home on May 20. The event featured a composed Iowa program with performances by local singers, a violin solo, and an organ accompaniment, plus a report of 36 corn yield test plots.
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Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Washington Township Farm Bureau
August Prottengeier
Leavitt
Willard Osincup
Glade Butterfield
F. A. Holloway
Oneta Baskins
Wildwood
Wm. S. Pitts
Kathleen
Clarence Whitehill
Marion Eggleston
Minnetonka
Thurlow Lieurance
Maheska County
Oskaloosa
Wm. Tofte
Art Zelle
Gilbert Miller
Iowa Program Given at Polk Meeting
A Polk township farm bureau meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Quaife Nichols featured a program on Iowa topics led by Mrs. Rolf Hall. Ruby Carpenter presented Iowa songs and composed The Little White Church on the Hill. Talks on Iowa were given by J. K. Lynes F. R. Boyd and Homer Poe. Sixteen entries were reported in the Polk township corn yield test plot. The next meeting was planned for Mrs. Vina Good’s home near Plainfield on June 18. Delco Light’s G. J. Klaudt demonstrated farm lighting plants and powered the movie equipment for Fighting Dollars and a Felix comedy. Refreshments followed.
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Iowa
Polk Township
J. K. Lynes
F. R. Boyd
Homer Poe
Nichols
Vina Good
Plainfield
Farm Bureau
G. J. Klaudt
Bremer County
Delco Light Products
Interesting School Program at Maxfield
The Maxfield school district No 3 staged an evening program on Friday May 22 directed by Miss Mercedes Fairbrother. Students presented Twilight Alley an operetta with performances by Lorena Blasberg Alindo Pipho Lily Evelyn Platte Meg Erma Kelling Florence Kelling and others plus a folk dance by the primary department and a reading by Erick Harms. A local livestock and wool marketing update followed with Tom Elwodd of Farmers Reload on hand and the county agent detailing cash payment plans for hogs and a wool pooling in Bremer county in early June. The showing of the film Fighting Dollars and a comedy capped the event followed by refreshments in the school basement.
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District No. 3
Mercedes Fairbrother
Lorena Blasberg
Alindo Pipho
Lily
Evelyn Platte
Meg
Erma Kelling
Florence Kelling
Florence Volker
Engelina
Oswald Wittenburg
Jack
Erwin Platte
Melvin Platte
Bremer County
Club Members Plan Waterloo Tour and Campigoing
Bremer county dairy calf club members met at Wm Woodring farm in Waverly on May 23 to discuss a Waterloo tour. They would stop at Bath Packing during cattle slaughter day and visit top Waterloo dairy herds. Plans for 4 H club camp at Camp Ingawanis in July were outlined with possible recreation under scout leaders.
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Bremer County Dairy
Wm. Woodring
Waverly
Waterloo
Bath Packing Company
Camp Ingawanis
Jackson Township Experiment Includes Fertilizer Plot
The corn yield test plot on the Dewey Brothers farm for the Jackson township farm bureau began planting on May 23. Eighteen corn samples tested fertilizer treatments including 20 percent superphosphate at 90 pounds per acre versus 2-12-6 at 150 pounds per acre, with check plots to ensure land quality consistency.
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Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Dewey Brothers
Corn yield test includes diverse samples from state trial
The report lists entrants in the corn section including A. R. Byram with two samples, Wm. Roever, Robert Christopher, H. A. McCaffree, W. C. Hoffman, Dewey Bros., W. M. George with two samples, W. V. Dove, Dove, L. C. Myers with two samples, Melvin Padget, Paul Tharp, Orth Bros., and two hybrid entries plus a high yielding variety from the state yield test plot.
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A. R. Byram
Wm. Roever
Robert Christopher
H. A. McCaffree
W. C. Hoffman
Dewey Bros
W. M. George
W. V. Dove
Dove
L. C. Myers
Melvin Padget
Paul Tharp
Orth Bros
Forty Eight Years Since the Barber Boys Hanging
Sumner recalls the 1890 Bremer county lynching of Ike and Bill Barber after they killed Deputy Shepherd and others. A mob captured them near Waverly and hanged them in a Dunham graveyard amid photos and public controversy over delayed justice. Local recollections recount the pursuit in the round grove and the farmers who aided the capture.
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Barber Boys
Shepherd
Lima
Fayette County
Kansas
Round
Town
al. Jarvis
Bremer County
Tripoli
Bremer
Buchanan County
Independence
Waverly
Ike
Kiling Shepherd
Karsting
Bill
Law
Ouks
Crickets As Musicians Impress Human Violinists
Dr Frank E Lutz and W E Hicks of the American Museum of Natural History discuss crickets as natural musicians. They assisted in producing a chirpie performance and noted crickets can play notes far faster than master violinists, repeating the feat with each stroke of their “bow.”
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Frank E. Lutz
W. E. Hicks
American Museum of National History
Reducing Building Noise with Floating Floors and Ceilings
Recent tests show impact noises from walking and machinery vibrations can be lowered by adding a floating floor and a suspended ceiling.
British Workers Urge Unemployed Dole Payment Demand
The Trade Union Congress calls for the national treasury to fund an outright dole for all unemployed, a radical break from Britain's employment insurance system. The proposal signals a sweeping shift in social welfare policy.
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London
Unio
Iihemsployment Insurance
Showdown on Tire Claims by Firestone Dealers
A group claims competing tire ads mislead buyers and insists Firestone ads compare only verifiable facts. They urge customers to perform independent cross section comparisons of quality construction and prices, asserting buyers must judge for themselves without relying on affidavits or FTC actions.
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Firestone
Federal Trade Commission
Frestone
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