Iowa Des Moines gun scare and meat story prize
Des Moines reports a small gun danger with a pistol firing near a teacher, injuring her thumb and causing concern over safety in schools. The piece also notes Eleanor McMillin of Ames High School winning a state title in the Fourth National Meat Story Contest, with judges from Iowa State College and national editors.
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Des Moines
Verne Carson
Sergi
Mildred Ofterdinger
Police Department
Austria
Chicara
Mies
Eleanor McMillin
Ames
Miss McMillin
T. Mabel Nelson
Foods and Nutrition Department
Iowa State College
Genevieve A. Callahan
Better Homes and Garden
Alice ML. Chills
Home Economy
Minnesota
Caroline B. King
The
Country Gentleman
Pike Hatchery Records Record Season Milestones
Spirit Lake area reports a record hatch season with over 140 million pike hatched and distributed across lakes including Center Lakes. Enlarged facilities and new ponds boosted hatchery capacity, aiding fertility and widespread distribution. Residents note rapid fry emergence over the weekend and substantial cleaning efforts. A Lone contest seeks the largest American Legion membership driven by World War veteran participation.
Farmland and bounty briefs from Iowa crops and land sales
Des Moines leads a veterans enrollment contest with 6 500 World War veterans in the race for the largest share of available material. F C Upton reports a 200 acre Humboldt county sale to Edward Haddad, a Fort Dodge peddler who owns 340 acres total. Lumbering and alfalfa figures cover county bounty payouts and crop campaigns, urging coordinated extension work from Ames to cut costs and boost yields.
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Michigan Touring Club
Battle Creek
James H.brown
Custer Battlefield
Ames
Iowa
Dubuque
No. 1
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Cherokee
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Sioux City
Legion
F. C. Upton
Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank
Humboldt County
Edward Haddad
Haddad
Webster County
Duncombe Hotel
Winneshick County
Butler County
Butler
Boards of Supervisors
Tubors
Extension Department
Cdn
Stop signs in small towns spark editorials
The Republican editor visited Humboldt Estherville and nearby county seats to critique stop signs on quiet streets. He notes Humboldt’s sensible slow signs, Estherville’s unnecessary stop signs and a confusing no turn rule. The piece argues small towns should avoid mimicking the big city practice. Also advised is planting hardy tomato varieties for a May start with Barianna Chalke Jewel and Dwarf varieties suggested by extension horticulturist C V Holsing er.
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The
Republican
Humboldt County
San—Sota
Humboldt
Humboldt Republican
Estherville
C. V. Holsinger
Extension Horticulturist
Town’ State College
Ames
Tomato Planting Guide From Mr Holsinger
Mr Holsinger outlines a tomato planting plan with early May 15 grounding, mid season and late varieties, and a June seed for early September fruiting. He recommends Crone Matchless John Baer Red Head for red types Living stone Globe Ponderosa Farmers for pinks and a few yellow types for less acid fruit. Training vines improves quality and uniformity, aids keeping, and Bordeaux mixture is advised for spraying.
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Champion
Mr. Holsinger
John Baer
Living
Stone
Globe
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes Reference
A quirky line notes the writer of a poem might have had in mind a creature that whistles its coffee and guzzles its tea with Irish humor and whimsy.
Air Woslens Before Storing A Spring Problem
Miss Katherine Cranor from the Home Economics Division at Iowa State College offers storage tips to housewives for woolen garments and blankets. The guidance aims to ease annual summer storage challenges and preserve fabrics.
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Katherine Cranor
Iowa State College
Homemaker Tips on Storing Garments and Storage Advice
Miss Cranor outlines thorough garment relining and cleaning before storage. For seasonally worn items, brush and sun them, then seal each piece with napthaline flakes wrapped in paper. Store in a coal place. cedar chests are good if tight. Recommends USDA Farmers’ Bulletin 1853 for more details.
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Miss Cranor
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1853
United States Department of Agriculture
Ringsted Area Notes On School Endings And Visits
Mr and Mrs George Johnson and son Norman visited Ringsted Tuesday to have a sliver removed from his finger nail by a doctor. Miss Ruth Herbrandson and Miss Gladys Paugh closed school year with picnics and celebratory dinners. Local families and girls clubs met at homes and schools No 4 and No 5 as visits and shopping trips occurred through the week.
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George Johnson
Gon Norman
Ringsted
Dorothy Kruse
Mildred Bosold
O. L. Paugh
John Bosold
Mack Groves
Estherville
Fred Chapman
Gladys Paugh
George Lowenberg
Odus Paugh
Miss Helen Welsh closes term at school No. 4
Miss Helen M. Welsh took charge January 8 due to Miss Myrtle Madsen's illness and led a successful term. Parents and families gathered for dinner and a social day at the school house. Visitors for the year included Thorvald Strandaka Ringsted Lorraine Kizer Wallingford James Ellerston Halfa Mrs Fred Kruse and others. Most area schools close for summer except a few. farmers plant corn amid frequent rain. Annie Welsh and brother John attended Norwegian Lutheran church. Annie performed a piano solo.
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Helen M. Welsh
Myrtle Madsen
Thorvald Strandaka
Ringsted
Lorraine
Wayne Kizer
Wallingford
James Ellerston
Halfa
Fred Kruse
Leonard
Evelyn Kruse
Graettinger
John
Annie
Daily Vacation Bible School Opens at Two Churches
May 31 to June 17 the Christian Church and Union Baptist Church host three weeks of Bible stories crafts play periods and a closing picnic supervised by Mrs Geo Lorimer Jr. The program offers three weeks of training for children with help from ministers and teachers.
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Christian Church
Union Baptist Church
Geo. Lorimer Jr
Geo
Christian
Methodist
Presbyterian
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