Monroe County Farmers Visit Bremer County Dairy Tour
A Monroe County delegation visited Bremer County to study dairy operations. They toured Carnation Milk Products in Waverly, farms at Plainfield, Washington township, Readlyn, Maxfield, Tripoli, and Sumner Creamery, viewed dairy barns and alfalfa, heard from local agents, and concluded with a banquet and plans for Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Community Club
Sumner
Claude Heyer
Sumner Creamery
Wescott and Winks Poultry
C. W. Pennington
August A
Louis Buhr
Dayton Township
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Monroe County
Bremer County Women Booth at Dairy Show earns fifth place
Bremer County Farm Bureau Women placed fifth in the home project exhibits at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress scoring 849 of 1000. The entry focused on the third year home furnishing project with leadership from local township volunteers and daily booth assignments across Sept 28 to Oct 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Dairy Cattle Congress
Bremer County
Waterloo
George Bonzer
W. M. George
Jackson Township
L. W. Ormston
Warren Township
L. J. Busse
Mabel Busse
Maxfield Township
Lloyd Knapp
Washington Township
L. W. Adams
Fred Bahlman
Lafayette Township
C. H. Milius
E. McCumber
Polk Township
L. V. Ormston
George
Ormston
Booth
John H. Meyer
N. A. Schuver
Lafayette
Anorae Bonzer
Bremer County Tour to Be Broadcast by WMAQ
Station WMAQ in Chicago will air a recap of the Bremer county tour this Thursday October 15 at noon. E T Leavitt of Chicago and National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers will present the report, introduced by Farmer Rusk, with Bremer county listeners urged to tune in.
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Statio Wmaq
Chicago
Monroe County
Bremer County
E. T. Leavitt
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
Farmer Rusk
Girls Club Demonstrations at Cattle Congress
At the Bremer county cattle congress the Do-A-Best club of West Lafayette led by Mrs. P. A. Colburn showcased foot care. East Lafayette township’s Kk. L. F. club led by Charlotte Balsley demonstrated closet conveniences. Twenty two clothing demos were presented, and the Sunshine Workers Girls club from Sumner and LeRoy townships performed A Human Ford, winning first in the stunt contest at Waverly during rally day and again at the Bremer county farm bureau picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Briden
Gladys Remley
Dairy Cattle Congress
W. Lafayette
P. A. Colburn
Ethel Pothast
Florence Winzenburg
Kk. L. F
East Lafayette Township
Charlotte Charlotte Balsley
Sunshine Workers Girls Club
Sumner
LeRoy Townships
Ford
E. L. Knoedler
Waverly
Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Legal Transfers Prepared by Abstrct Company Week Ending October 8 1931
Sophia Rossmann to August Engelbrecht for 2450 transfers lots 2 7 8 block 90 Harmon LeValley's re division. F G Ladd to W H Ray 1 dollar lot 1 block 19 Cretzmeyer addition. John H Schmidt to George L Crittenden 210 part NE quarter NE quarter section 8 92 12.
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Bremer County Abstract Company
Sophia Rossmann
August Engelbrecht
Harmon & LeValley
F. G. Ladd
W. H. Ray
Cretzmeyer
John H. Schmidt
George L. Crittenden
Dairy Calf Club Dominates at Bremer Dairy Cattle Congress
Raymond Kuethe of Washington township set a Bremer county record by scoring 521 of 600 in the dairy calf club judging at the dairy cattle congress on Monday September 28, ranking sixth among 93. His sister Mrs J K Lynes previously held the top Bremer county mark, placing seventh in 1924. The Bremer county team finished twelfth and included Raymond Kuethe Fritz Dettmer and Neil Cave. Claude Hastings heifer was junior champion at the Bremer county fair and placed eleventh among Holstein yearlings at the congress. One of Neil Cave Jersey cows placed fifth in its class. The exhibit was led by Carl Hastings assisted by Neil Cave. Exhibitors of dairy calves included Guernseys William Gritzner and Martin Dettmer Jerseys Neil Cave Holsteins Claude Hastings John Hastings with eleven head exhibited.
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Monroe County
Bremer County
Waverly
Carnation Milk Products Company
M. D. Benedict
G. C. VanDerveer
W. M. Vierth
Sumner Gazette
Albia Republican
F. A
Kester
Iowa
Chester
Carl G. Kuethe
Washington Township
Kuethe
Mr. Kuethe
Raymond Kuethe
Dairy
Fritz Dettmer
Neil Cave
Claude Hastings
Dairy Cattle Congress
Carl Hastings
Polk Township
William Gritzner
Martin Dettmer
John Hastings
William Woodring
Stanley Scully
Jackson Juniors Meet at Myers Home
The Jackson Juniors gathered at Margaret and Elizabeth Myers home on Saturday September 26 with eleven members. Ruth McCaffree received a 7th prize check for her dress at the state fair, and a county fair check was presented to the club. Ruth spoke on Choosing Fall Clothing, members sewed quilt blocks, and a luncheon followed. The October meeting will be at Ruth McCaffree's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Margaret and
Elizabeth Myers
Ruth McCaffree
Remarkable Fog Signal Device From Human Hair
London Mail describes a extraordinary fog horn mechanism where a hundred human hairs arranged like a violin bow stretch in foggy air to open a valve and release gas, turning into a siren. The report notes the uncanny miracles of applied science beyond a spring driven bell in a King's Bench case.
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King’s Bench
London Mail
The Line That Carries More than a Simple Stroke
A philosophical note on lines as mathematical ideals versus practical drawings. It argues that every drawn line gains breadth and thickness in practice, despite the mathematical notion of a line having zero width.
Standard Oil Plans Record 1951 Advertising Blitz
Standard Oil Company outlines a massive 1951 campaign to combat low mood with a top level push from October 9 to mid-December. The effort centers on a new gasoline release, nationwide newspaper and radio ads, and a paired motor oil push highlighting proven performance across the Midwest market.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
North
Stadard
WGN
Colorado
Illinois
Town
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Early Substitutes for the Modern Toothbrush
A compact history of dental care shows 1649 inquiries in Paris for tiny tooth brushes with silver or gold handles. References in the Mehoirs label these as teeth brushes, while a 1656 Musaeum Tradescantianum lists a Turkish toothbrush. Dragon root sticks, rough cloth wrapped around a stick, and even Queen Elizabeth used similar nibs or cloth for cleaning teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Verney
Paris
Elizabeth
Scotsman
Union Men Storm Columbia Clothing Plant Chase Workers
News brief reports 16 men stormed the nonunion Columbia Clothing plant in Passaic New Jersey chasing about 200 workers into the street. all invaders were arrested. Also noted is the drowning of seventeen year old Grover Hoffman and a companion in the Illinois river near Starved Rock after their canoe capsized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N. J
Columbia Clothing Company
Otawa
Grover Hoffman
Illinois River
Starved Rock
Walter Jackson
Hobart
Ind
Tripoli Council Minutes October 5 1931
The Tripoli Iowa Town Council met on Monday October 5 1931 with May C L Mc Cumber presiding. Members present were Ambrose Bant Krueger Buhr Meier. Minutes read and approved. Bills allowed include Mirick 50.00 Schlichting 25.00 Wendt labor 280 Meiers repairs 4.70 Northwestern Bell Tele phone 20 Schlichting labor 7.97 Tripoli Leader 3.30 Buechele Lumber 26.20 Tripoli Hardware 44.20 A W Buechele 25.00 Nels Debel 100.00 N R re Oil Company labor Schwere supplies Central States Power Light 2176 August Schumacher gravel 9 George Waterman 3.90 Wimge Auto Company 7640 Kimbal labor 11784 Ad journ ment moved and carried Town Clerk A W Buechler 5 9 of 6.25 Ness Lg 6.00
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Iowa
C. L. McCumber
Wm. Ambrose
F. C. Bant
Wm. F. Krueger
H. H. Buhr
C. L. Meier
Galen C. Mirick
H. Schlichting
Cc. F. Wendt
Cc. T. Meiers
Northwestern Ell Telephone Company
H. H. Schlichting
Tripoli Leader
Buechele Lumber Company
Tripoli Hardware Company
A. W. Buechele
Nels Debel
N. R. Re Oil Com. Hy
Schwere
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Schumacher
George Waterman
G. C. Mirick
Wimge Auto Company
Kimbal
A. W. Buechelr
Ness
Old Virginia Estate History Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes recount an early Virginia estate linked to the Harrison clan and Capt John M. Landed colonists at Jamestown, 1616 profits titled Martin’s Brand, tracing ownership from the first settler through Benjamin Harrison and his son, with unclear lineage and place names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgina Harrison
Brandon
John M
Jamestown
Brant
Martin
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