Marion Township School Directors Meet In Sigafoose Home
Shiloh Aug 25 report notes Marion township school directors and secretary Mrs H W Sigafoose met Thursday evening. Schools to open Sept 1. Local social visits include Rock Island calls by the Sigafoose and Carter families and Friday birthday gathering for Fae Schoonover. Myra Van Nostrand finishes Parsons College course and plans to teach Gray school again.
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H. J. Schoonover
Shiloh
Marion Township
H. W. Sigafoose
Rock Island
Howard Sigaffoose
Orville Carter
Evelyn Jean
Avera
Jean Sigafoose
Bettendort
James van Nostand
Newton
James
Ross van Nostrand
Myra van Nostrand
Parsons College
Fairfield
Gray
Dale Atkinson
Allen
Sam Marsh
L. B. Donalds
Edd Showalter
Mae
Jane
Joyce
Eddy
Near Muscatine
Lois Humble
Irene Lane
Fae Schoonover
Fae
Mary Grice Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Edna Caldwell
Ellen
Mary
Marlyn
Washington
Harold Beenblossom
Millionaire Charles H Schweppe Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Lake Forest Illinois August 26 1930 Charles H Schweppe age 60 president of Lee Higginson Investment Corp and director at Marshall Field Fairbanks Morse shot himself in his suburban estate bedroom authorities say died from a self inflicted bullet wound in poor health body found by Schweppe household dawn
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Lake Forest
U. P
Charles H. Schweppe
Lee Higginson Investment Corporation
Marshall Field & Co
Fairbanks, Morse Company
Schweppe
Lake County
John Taylor
Sehweppe
Des Moines Candidate Vows Economy As Scotch Watchdog
Seth S. Silver of Cantril announces his bid for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He rejects third terms, says Iowa needs an economy minded watchdog on the executive council, and notes his background as a hog exhibitor and lawyer with early county attorney service in Van Buren County.
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Des Moines
Seth S. Silver
Cantril
Earl G. Miller
Silver
Hampshire
van Buren County
Des Moines Attorney Injured in Waterloo Area Crash
Jesse A. Miller 72 of Des Moines, father of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Frederic M. Miller, was critically injured near New Hartford when his car struck a culvert while attempting to pass another vehicle. He suffered a skull fracture, multiple rib fractures, chest injuries and a fractured left shoulder. Miller was en route from Webster City to Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Jesse A. Miller
Des Moines
Frederic M. Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
New Hartford
Miller
Webster City
Cherokee status described as ward and corporate body
The article explains the North Carolina Cherokees hold a complex legal status. They are wards of the federal government, citizens of North Carolina, and a corporate body under the state.
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North Carolina
Idaho Casein Fuels Button Factory Boom Across Nation
Farmers in Idaho ship rennet casein from butter production to New England button factories. There, casein is pressed and processed into buttons and ornamental items for dress makers. Whey from butter making feeds chickens with excellent results.
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Idaho
United States
New England
Wool blends tested for serviceability in hospital blankets
A cooperative U S Department of Agriculture study compares four wool blends used in blankets made from Corriedale and Rambouillet wools. Trials at a Veterans Administration ward assessed shrinkage strength weight thickness and heat transmission over five years with mixed results and one blend deemed unsatisfactory.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Corriedale
Rambouillet
New England
Veterans’ Diagnostic Center
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
Washington
D. C
Washingto Bf C
Market Summary Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Aug 26
Hogs 13,000 steady to 10 cents lower with prices 11.55 to 11.85 for 180 to 240 pounds and 10.85 to 11.75 for lighter and heavier weights. Cattle 10,000 with calves 1,200 steady to strong, yearlings and light steers up to 12.75, best heifers 12.40, bulls 9.40. Sheep 4,000 spring lambs active and steady, natives 11.75 to 12.40, native ewes 4.00 to 5.00. Estimated Wednesday receipts: hogs 11,000 cattle 15,000 sheep 3,000.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Market Summary
Chicago cash grain roundup lists corn with mixed bids around 81 to 84 cents, yellow and white varieties showing 72 to 84 percent readings and prices toward 5 to 8 dollars per bushel. Oats feature multiple white and mixed lots around 38 to 44 cents, soybeans quoted with two yellow lots at 1.623 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Update Amidst Steady to Firm Tones
In Chicago on August 26, the egg market showed firm tone with receipts of 13 825 cases and various qualities including extra firsts and firsts. current receipts stood at 27 percent with 26 percent dirties and checks at 25 percent. Poultry market remained steady to easy with receipts of 2 cars and 44 trucks. ducklings and heavy hens ranged around 16 to 18 percent, with spring at about 16 percent.
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Chicago
Grain futures show mixed shifts across wheat corn oats and soybeans
Chicago board data reveal Sept wheat at around 1.12 percent with gains across Dec and May contracts. Corn distances hint at modest rises for Sept and steady to higher for Dec and May. Oats show fractional gains while soybeans display small percentage increases across Oct Dec and May options.
First English Slave Trader Hawkins Pioneered Slave Trade
Sir John Hawkins, from a seafaring family, began English involvement in the slave trade by robbing Portuguese slavers and smuggling captives into Spanish settlements in the New World. His first successful voyage occurred in 1562 63.
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John Hawkins
New World
New Non Fiction Titles at Arnold Library
A listing of forthcoming non fiction books including Winged Warfare by Arnold Canby The Brandywine in Rivers of America series Sanderson Living Treasure by Sanderson Mine Eyes Have Seen by Withington and more titles such as Turkey by Lengyel Present Day Hymns and Why They Were Written Soong Sisters by Hahn Practical Furniture Flashing by Patton Poets of Our Time Overstreet Our Free Minds Churchill Blood Sweat and Tears Iowa the Rivers of Her Valleys The Story of the Bible Nine Days Wonder by Masefield The Telephone in a Changing World Jordanoff Safety in Flight Voorhis The Morale of Democracy The Free Company James Boyd Dawn Watch in China Toughen Up America You Cant do Business With Hitler Catherine of Aragon Shirer Berlin Diary I Have Loved England Noyes If Judgment Comes Baldwin Limited We Stand and other works from various authors.
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Joe Puzzard
Lengyel
Turkey
Pratt
Hahn
Brenner
Overstreet
Churchill
A. Anderson Petersen
Iowa
State Historical Society
Masefield
England
Dilts
Jordanoff
Voorhis
Boyd
James
America
Homer
China
Gift of Prophecy from England's Mother Shipton
A deformed woman of York shire named Mother Shipton was said to foretell London’s Great Fire and other future events. Her rhymes touched on river tunnels tobacco smoking and horseless carriages before America was colonized.
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Yorkshire
Mother Shipton
England
London
America
Midway Sale Co Wednesday Auctions and Local Closings
Auction listings show Midway Sale Co Columbus weekly sales and a Community Sale Fridays. Farm sale near Washington on Aug 28 by Strain and Bailey. household goods sales Aug 30 by Closing out sale 609 E. 2nd. Sept 4 and Sept 6 closings by Flood Knepp and W D Booth. estate sale for Mac Beenblossom.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus
City
Washington
Strain and Bailey
Flood Knepp
W. D. Booth
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