Estate Auction for Matilda TeBockhorst Heirs Heralded
August 18 public auction to settle the estate of Matilda TeBockhorst. 80 acre Kalona area farm. 2:00 p.m. on highway 1 five miles south of Kalona and nine miles north of Washington. Clara TeBockhorst and Matilda Te Bockhorst heirs. August 19 dairy cows and livestock auction by Jay Brewer. August 19 Spotted Poland China bred sow sale at farm 2144 miles south of Winfield Iowa starts 1:00 p.m. Earl Kellogg and Sons.
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Matilda TeBockhorst
Kalona
Washington
Highway 1
Clara TeBockhorst
Jay Brewer
Poland
Winfield
Iowa
Earl Kellogg & Sons
Hughes Is Plane Probe Witness
Testimony continues as Brewster described ties to Pan American officials Sam Pryor and William McEvoy and trips to Hobe Sound Florida and Raleigh North Carolina Brewster denied any coercive influence by Hughes asserting the committee's tradition opposed such threats and denying any whip remarks.
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Brewster
Sam Pryor
Hobe Sound
Fla
William McEvoy
Raleigh
N. C
Josiah D. Bailey
Bailey
Senate Commerce
Hughes
Howard Hughes
Iowa Catfishing Rebounds After Poor Start
The Iowa state conservation commission reports streams cleared in late July and catfish activity rose sharply statewide. Anglers fished heavily with strong catches on the Maquoketa Wapsipinicon Cedar South Raccoon Grand Skunk Des Moines Little Sioux Buffalo and Raccoon rivers amid abundant natural food from flood washes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Maquoketa
Wapsmaicon
Cedar
South Raccoon
Grand
Skunk
Little Sioux
Buffalo
Raccoon
Britain urged to sell Palestine to Jews by Jewish veteran
A 31 year old Jewish World War II veteran from Baltimore named Harry Shop cabled Prime Minister Attlee urging Britain to sell Palestine to Jews to raise funds. He claimed Britain needs food clothing and money and that Jews need Palestine and could raise money within 90 days.
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Washington
Harry Shop
Baltimore
Clement Attlee
Great Britain
Britain
Palestine
Take King of Bikini Back to Island Home
American scientists seek native Judah’s view on Bikini Atoll recovery after atom tests last year. He returns from Rongerik to describe conditions and changes since displacement. It marks his first visit home since removal for nuclear testing.
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King OF
Bikini
Washington
Pacific
Judah
Rongerik
Conservation Fines Boost Iowa School Funds
Iowa counties collected 40 396 in fines from conservation law violations in the year ending June 30. The Iowa state conservation commission said fines were assessed against 1 624 citizens, with 1 170 jail days. Convictions occurred in all but ten of 1 524 trials, with illegal hunting, fishing, trapping, navigation, and miscellaneous infractions noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Burns Fatal Fire Claims Anna Avis At Iowa Home
Mrs. Anna Avis 72 an Iowa poet and charter member of the Poetry Society of Iowa died in a house fire started in the kitchen last Friday. Burns gutted her home and the blaze trapped her alone, the fire officials report.
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Des Moines
Anna Avis
English Blizzard of 1947 Causes Major Agricultural Loss
The blizzard of 1947 across the British Isles ruined 100000 acres of winter wheat, 100000 tons of potatoes, 30000 cattle, 2000000 poultry dollars of losses, and 1500000 sheep, alongside property damage and other casualties.
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British Isles
Total Farm Income Higher in First Seven Months 1947
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports total farm income for January through July 1947 up 22 percent from the same period in 1946. Marketing receipts rose 27 percent while government payments declined. livestock receipts rose 30 percent and meat animal and dairy product receipts increased.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Freak Sheep With Jaws Of Unequal Length
A quirky note explains that sheep with uneven jaws do not produce as much meat or wool as standard sheep, highlighting how physical differences affect farm yield.
Local airport sees multiple pilots on solo cross country trips
Robert Koehler from near Ainsworth earned a private pilot license while Harry Huston, Thomas Good, and others flew Aeronca Champions and Piper Cubs. Students from Washington completed solo cross country flights to Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Centerville. Pilots from Portsmouth and Detroit Lakes visited the local field as part of training and business trips.
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Harry G. Huston
Aeronea
Thomas C. Goodwin
Washington
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Centerville
William A. Smith
Monmouth, Ill
William R. Sharp
Frank E. Watters
W. D. Conegdon
Aeronca
Arthur Webb
Bill Bell
John BE. Cruhmin
Decatur
Ill
Mr. Livermore
Raritan
Harold #. Sadel
Waterloo
Muscatine
Bus Accidents Hurt 34 in Chicago Morning
A Trailways bus carrying 28 passengers including 26 Lawndale Chicago boys club members skidded on Lake Shore Drive amid a detour. Six boys aged 10 to 16 were slightly hurt and 26 overall were injured, two seriously. A Greyhound bus with no passengers crashed into the rear of a troop-bound Chicago motor coach.
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Chicago
Trailways
Lawndale
Chicago Boys’ Club
Lake Shore Drive
Greyhound
Veterans itinerant service to 30 Iowa towns to end
The Veterans Administration will discontinue the weekly itinerant veteran contact service in 30 Iowa cities on August 15. Nugent, state VA manager, said the program revision keeps services in 20 VA offices and weekly visits in 22 cities. The service will halt in Anamosa Audubon Bedford Bloomfield Poone Carroll Cedar Falls Cherokee Clarinda Corning Cresco Denison Fairfield Forest City Garner Grinnell Hampton Harlan Independence Keosauqua Le Mars Maquoketa Pocahontas Sac City Spirit Lake Tipton Vinton Wapello Waukon and Waverly.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. B. Nugent
Veterans Administration
Nugent
Anamecia
Audubon
Bedford
Bloomfield
Poone
Carroll
Cedar Falls
Cherokee
Clarinda
Corning
Cresco
Denison
Fairfield
Forest City
Garner
Grinnell Hampton
Harlan
Independence
Keosauqua
le Mars
Maquoketa
Pocahontas
Sac City
Spirit Lake
Tipton, Vinton, Wapello
Waukon and
Waverly
Require Water for Efficient Orchard Spraying
An adequate water supply that is readily available is essential for efficient orchard spraying. Quick access to sufficient water improves application consistency and coverage across orchard blocks, reducing time and labor while ensuring effective pest and disease control.
Britain May Seek U S Help to Pay German Zone Costs
Britain plans to request expanded American participation in financing the western German occupation zone.Officials say talks at the Anglo American coal conference and a high level meeting could address Britain’s 206 million dollar deficit and possible US takeover of coal mine administration, with Marshall eyeing coal output first.
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Britain
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Germany
George C. Marshall
Zeis
Marshall
Stuhr
Chicago Produce Market Notes On Poultry And Eggs
Chicago August 7 update lists poultry with 29 trucks unsettled and 26 25 prices noted. Eggs show 8 637 cases irregular extras and current receipts with dirties and checks figures amid standard ranges and varied pricing.
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Chicago
Deadline Extended for Iowa Soybean Yield Contest
The Iowa soybean yield contest entry deadline is moved from August 1 to August 15 due to late planting and heavy June rainfall. State winner receives $50 and the John Sand trophy, with second and third prizes also offered. Entries must be postmarked by August 15 and forms distributed to local chambers, clubs, county agents, and schools.
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Ames
Iowa
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
John Sand
Marcus
Railroad Trainmen Vote Resolution for Increased Wage
Cleveland August 7 The general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen pass a resolution demanding immediate wage increases for all railroad workers. They override a plan endorsed by President A F Whitney and other rail unions to seek only 45 working rule charges.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Whitney
Rugs Named for Districts Reflect Weaving Regions
Oriental rug names typically derive from the districts or towns where they are woven, linking textile identity to geographic origin and craft heritage. The practice highlights how place names encode design styles and weaving traditions across regions.
Chicago Livestock Markets Higher on Hogs and Cattle Offerings
Markets report from Chicago shows hogs 5,000 head active and unevenly higher by 25-75 cents with top hogs to 28.60 and 260-280 lb. hogs 27.75-28.50. Cattle and calves: 3,000 cattle and 804 calves. choice yearlings and steers around 33.00 with weakness in mid and lower grades. cows weak to 25 cents lower, cutters 12.00 down, bulls steady. Sheep 500 head, slaughter lambs 24.00-24.25 for good, 16.00-18.00 for common.
Chicago Grain Table Readings From Aug 7
Grain ranges show wheat and corn futures with Sept Dec and May contracts trading near midday. Prices list open high low and close with oats and additional near months included in the Chicago market report.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Market Report Summary
Chicago prices for Wheat Corn and Oats show little movement with mixed grade variations. No. 1 red wheat around 237 to 237 percent, yellow corn about 232 to 238 percent, oats mostly steady with white and mixed grades trading near 100 to 106 percent.
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Chicago
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New London
Kiene Bros
Newton & Greiner
Nelson Well Co
Fairfield, la
Leonard Pohren
Journal
Erwin Koenig
Winga’s Cafe
American Pear Button Co
Knted
Montgomery Ward
McLellan’s
Winea’s
Chevrolet
Pioneer Drug Store
China
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Aug
Auca
C. E. Pierce
JEEP
Washington Motor Co
Albert Wieland
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Willis Richards
Porter Elevator
West Chester
Western Auto Store
4Th Avenue
Harold Gerdes
Ainsworth
Haskins
Glen Dunkin
Crawfordsville
Jesse F. Eicher
Wayland
J. H. Jones
Jansen
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al Hahn
Gamble
Martin's
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Keota
Firestone
Bell & Gevock Firestone
West Madison
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Claude McCoy
Carl Koehler
Havre
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Geo. J. Breitenbach
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Gamble's
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Cox Motor Co
Lee Sueppel
Melvin Jaspering
C. W. Shaffer
Nicola & Harmon
Allis Chalmers
Cushman Water
Koy Havel
Nice
Goodrich
Washington Oil Company
Wayyr Marston
Wace Peace
Cara Nome
West 2Nd
Ead
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North Marion
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GOOCH
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Ust
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Thayer
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Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
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B. W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Maip
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Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
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Jet
Court House
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Dp”. P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Paine
Iowa Avenue
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
West Main Street
Lenore Wenger
Adtaker
Pan American
Robert Koehler
R. D. Clark
Arenzville, Nh
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Les Woods
Gerald “Jo
Moothart
Kansas City
Veterans Contact
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Chicago Cash Grain
Green Top
S. C. Wittmer Havre
Earl Hoover
Brighton
John E. Klein
Keota, Iown
Thomson Phosphate
S. Dearborn Street
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