From Los Angeles to Long Beach News Gala Flight Losses
Former editor shares items from the west recounting a Long Beach banquet near Vermont and 108th streets where four women escaped a collision with a streetcar and two cars, a separate auto crash in Fresno, and a wide range of aviation and oil industry notes. A massive Santa Fe oil field explosion, insurance remarks, building permits, bank clearings, and local crime in the oil region are also described.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Geo. A. Nichols
Far’ West
F. H. Richmond
Inglebee
Estherville Ladies’ Club
Pacific Coast Club
Long Beach
Foour
Geo. W. Adams
J. B. Binford
E. Lamberton
Maud Chambers
Adams
108Th Street
Vermont Ave
Cross Street
Williams
Charles A. Lindbergh
W. P. McCracken, Jr
Asistant Secretary of Commerce
Europe
America
Standard Oil Company
Santa Fe
G. I. Delavan
Fewer Cows, More Profit From Cow Testing Group
Kenneth Birdzel reports Safety Brothers in the Taylor Page Cow Testing Association cut herd from 14 to 8 cows yet earn more above feed costs. One new cow added since testing began and seven poorer producers were culled. Better feeding and management reduce labor while boosting profitability overall.
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Safety Brothers
Taylor-Page
Kenneth Birdzel
Taylor- Page Association
Feed as raw material for egg production in hens
Iowa State College Extension Service poultrymen urge providing well balanced egg mash to hens and comfortable housing to sustain winter laying. They note a mash includes ground grains, bonemeal, lime or oyster shell, and often alfalfa with whole grains like corn and oats. Feeding 3-5 pounds grain per 100 birds in morning and 6-10 pounds in evening. adjust for cold weather and flock condition.
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Iowa State College Extension Service
Poultry Weight Guidelines For Hen Breeds
Readers are advised on standard laying ration and weight targets. Lighter hens should reach 3 to 3 1/2 pounds while heavier breeds such as Reds Rocks and Wyandottes are expected to weigh 4 1/2 to 5 pounds.
Storage to Stabilize Iowa Corn Prices
Des Moines, Iowa October 3. Liberal storage of corn this fall will aid in stabilizing the average price received for the corn crop. Secretary of Agriculture M. Q. Thornburg says heavy liquidation in fall and early winter will push prices down. The outlook is for the largest, best quality crop in years, suitable for storage for future years. The warehouse act will be widely used if banks finance this paper. many loans secured by chattel mortgages or warehouse certificates. Rules for local warehouse boards and sealers will be sent on request to the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The warehouse law aims to supplement financing and warehousing for Iowa corn to market advantage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. Q. Thornburg
Thornburg
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Fever Hogs and Cattle Tuberculosis
Des Moines reports show tuberculosis eradication cut federal meat inspection losses. 48,347,393 hogs killed last year with 1.2% infected, versus 15.2% before area work. 9,040,028 cattle inspected, 294,002 tuberculous, 202,146 condemned. about 1% retained, less than half of prior.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Storage bins aim to aid farmers with lime supply
Committees at each shipping point are to gauge interest in building storage bins for lime. Mr Boaman notes the bins would help farmers who otherwise cannot handle a carload. With flexible timing and quantities, lime use could rise and more farmers would benefit, potentially expanding along other railroad lines.
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Wabash
Iowa
J. L. Boatman
Iowa State College
Polk, Marion
Davis Counties
Boaman
Home Grown Apples Sell Best in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa October 3 Iowa growers report home grown apples fetch top prices despite a crop 21 million bushels larger than last year The Iowa Horticultural Society notes average prices from 175 to 350 per bushel for best quality apples depending on variety Herrick says Iowa apples outperform others in flavor and a Midwest horticultural exhibition in Cedar Rapids will feature such produce Interested growers may request catalogs from R S Herrick Iowa Horticultural Society Des Moines
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Des Moines
Iowa
Herrick
Iowa Horticultural Society
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Patents Awarded to Des Moines and Iowa Towns
Iowa Patents Week ending Sept. 29 grants Gebhart of Muscatine a method to treat pearl chips with dye and fixative to enhance beauty. Other Iowa recipients include Dixson of Pella for a screen rethreader, Jacob Ejige of Marshalltown for journaling hollow float arm shafts, Abraham F. Mark of Cedar Rapids for humidification, and Wilson L. and H. L. McLaughlin of Des Moines for a powdered fuel feeder.
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Iowa
George H. Gebhart
Muscatine
Barr, Freeman & Sinclair
Equitable Bidg
Des Moines
Gebhart
Dixson
Harry
Pella
Jacob Ejige
Marshalltown
Abraham F. Mark
Cedar Rapids
Wilson L
H. L. McLaughlin
DeMolays Sponsor Fashion Pageant at Home Talent Play
A fashion pageant will be featured in connection with the home talent play Whats the Trouble sponsored by the DeMolays. The event blends entertainment with community support and highlights local talent.
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DeMolays
Notice of Dissolution of Gamble-Robinson Estherville Co
At a special stockholders meeting in Estherville Iowa on July 980 192% at ten in the morning a resolution was unanimously adopted dissolving the corporation and authorizing the notice required by law to be published by David F Gamble and J A Ridgway its President and Secretary dated September 8 1928
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Gamble-Robinson
Estherville, CO
Iowa
Estherville
David F. Gamble
J. A. Ridgway
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Frank Root
Fresno
Etta Grant-Cummings
Margaret Jane
St. Paul
San Francisco
Kate Smith
San Bernardino
Lee Brown
C. W. McDonald
Animal Husbandry Extension Specialists
J. A. Cummings
Farmers Savings Bank
Joy Life
Wallingford, Iowa
State College
Bill Booster
Avoca
Rock Rapids
Wellman
Glidden
Mounty Ayr
M. G. Thornburg
V.K
Vtfwm
VY Kildee
Springfield
Mass
H. H. Kildee
Professor Kildee
Kildee
United States
Mee
Pontiac
Buick
Maxwell
Ford
Ford Tudor
Dodge
Studebaker
Cockburn Repair Shop
Graaf
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