Poultry School Notes Draw Farm Women Attendance
Emmet County through the women's home project work hosts poultry schools the week of March 14 18 with five meetings drawing 53 attendees. Lectures by Extension Poultry Specialist Mr Watkins cover incubation brooding and early hatch profitability highlighting Ames tests and pricing. Upcoming June sessions will cover summer flock management.
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Emmet
Farm Bureau
Estherville
Olga Ressell
Wallingford
Roy Richards
Dolliver
Roy Coulson
Armstrong
John Schultz
Ringsted
Watks
Watkins
Ames
White Rocks
Extension Department
Iowa
Emmet Township Farm Bureau
Emmet Consolidated School House
Four Club Notes March Meeting and Okoboji Invitation
The 4 Hy club of Estherville township met at the Skonkwilers to plan funds for a trip to the short course. Alice O'Brien was inducted as a new member and eight members attended with a visitor. Next meeting set for April 2. Spencer hosting talks on inviting President Coolidge for a Okoboji visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville Township
Ruth
Virginia Skonkwiler
Alice O’brien
Ruthy
Virginia
Maurine Robb
Apes One
Coolidge
West
Okoboji Lake
Coolidges
Kellogg
Floete
Highlands
Blinks-Well Well Smile Returns After Budget Burn
In a Cincinnati Enquirer item a speaker and his wife chuckle over abandoning the thrifty budget, choosing happiness over austerity. The couple admits a recent spending spree lit up their mood and sparked a lighter mood in the household.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Creamery Institute Sees Alfalfa Cuts Feed Bill
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute says Emmet County farmers could cut its $132,595 annual feed bill by planting alfalfa this spring. County farms average 1.2 acres of alfalfa versus 12 acres in less profitable forage crops, with alfalfa yielding 2.4 tons per acre. The institute notes home grown protein could cost one third of purchased seed and aims to boost adoption with 10,000 Acre Alfalfa Clubs across the Mississippi Valley. Also mentions a new game preserve in Dickinson county and other local notes from Spencer News Torald.
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Fimmet
Blue Valley Creamary Institute
Institutes
Lowa
Institute
Mississippi Valley
Towa
Dickinson County
Hottis Lake
Marble Place
Big Spirit Lake
Kettleson Slough
Swan Lake
Superior
Spirit Lake
Rock Island Road
Okoboji
Spencer News
Torald
Armstrong
Loomer Visits, Minstrels, and Local News Highlights
Roy Loomer spent the past week with his parents and returned to Ames on Wednesday to resume school. Mirandy's Minstrels will be held Thursday evening at Armstrong opera house under the American Legion Auxiliary. Valley Springs S. D. visitors Mr. and Mrs. Leach and son, and Mrs. F. J. Steiner, Sr. are hosting relatives. Des Moines residents Lester Payne and George Peterson families return to Armstrong. Mrs. George Stewart visits Algona for a birthday celebration for her father, Lewis H. Smith, turning 52. Dr J. B. Knipe learns of his niece Mrs. Charles Bohrmann's death in Merced, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Loomer
A. Loomer
Ames
Mirandy
Armstrong Opera House
American Legion Auxiliary
Jennie Gray
Marvin
Wm. Leach
Valley Springs S. D
Lewis H. Smith
J. B. Knipe
Charles Bohrmann
Merced
Calif
Local broadcasting gains praise amid strong listener response
Armstrong boasted local talent on Fairmont station last Sunday with over 100 calls and letters praising the program. The broadcast from the station improved reception from the previous night. acts included old fiddlers and piano pieces. Andy Carroll’s Chevrolet roadster was stolen Thursday fore noon between here and Swea City. Marshall Frost aided by contacting nearby towns, locating the car four miles east of Graettinger as the thieves fled, abandoning the vehicle after running out of gasoline and losing a pair of leather boats and tools.
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Armstrong
Constance Knipe
Fairmont Broadcasting
Andy Carroll
Here
Swea City
Marshall Frost
Graettinger
Identifying Your Stolen Car With Hidden Marks
Shawnee Oklahoma owner guidance by Erwin Greer advises placing covert identification marks on major car components. The method involves punch marks on internal parts like axles flywheels and gearset housings to resist theft and aid recovery.
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Shawnee, Oklahoma
Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive & Electrical Trades
Chicago
Stolen Car Identification Marking Methods Proposed
Owners should grease and mark car parts to prove ownership if stolen. Suggestions include initials on a prick punch, tiny bore holes filled with lead, and greasing to make marks indelible yet hidden. Police require tangible proof beyond statements to return stolen vehicles.
Notice of Commutation Request for James Jackson Life Sentence
Governor Hammill announces a commutation or pardon petition for James Jackson No 11535 of Fort Madison. Convicted of rape in the 1919 Vacation term in Emmet County District Court, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Grounds cited include punishment served, misinterpretation of a 15 year term as life, and his good record. A Board of Parole hearing is set for June per Section 2818 Code. Des Moines, March 35, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Fort Madison
District Court of
Towa
Emmet
Shim
Board of Parole
Des Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
Interesting Past Usually Signals Dull Future
The remark suggests that a person with a storied history may face an uninspiring path ahead, implying that notoriety or past exploits do not guarantee engaging prospects in the future. The idea contrasts notoriety with ongoing predictability and routine.
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Varm Bureau Notes
Denmark Township
Lincoln ‘Township Farm Bureau
Dultiver School
Sanderlin
G. L. Walter
McLean
Sunderlin
Iowa State College
Sundrefin
Armstrong Lumber Company
Farnt
F. H. Rhodes
First Trust and Savings Bank Bldg
Norell
Northrup, King & Co’s
Jeteble
Northrup King&Co’s Seeds
Dickinson
Vendome
Neapolis
Dth Street
Hean. & Nl
R. C. Hunter & Bro., Architects
Cator
Republican
Lange CO
DE Pere
Wis
Town Property Loans
L.E. Stockdale
Town Savings Bank Bldg
Northrup, King & Co
Sterling Garden Seeds
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