Rail freights race to beat trucks with faster service
Railroads push fast freight schedules as Burlington, Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York Central roll out high speed services. The Burlington Express 14 cuts Chicago to Omaha runs to under 6 hours, while the New Yorker delivers 24 hours 30 minutes Chicago to New York.
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New York
UPI
The
Dog
Chicago
Robert R. Young
Burlington Railroad
Denver
Burlington
Cragg
Denver Zephyr
New Yorker
Pennsylvania
New York Central
thePennsy
Closing Out and Farm Sales Across Iowa Districts
A long list of upcoming sale dates across Iowa includes December 11 1 and 12 at Kalona Ainsworth Washington Columbus City and Keota with closing out and estate sales led by Mose J Gingerich Joe Harroun John Cherry Henry Sexton Waldo Fickling and Carl Steele. Additional livestock and farm market notices cover Kalona Washington Wayland and Columbus Junction with weekly auctions at Kalona Sales Barn and other venues. The piece also notes rapid freight service improvements by major rail lines and calls out diesel locomotives improved track and yard automation boosting speeds on routes like Chicago to Los Angeles and Kansas City to Los Angeles.
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Kalona
Mose J. Gingerich
Ainsworth
Iowa
Joe FE. Harroun
Nellie Juzeler
Washington
Washington Riverside
Zeck
Elizabeth Proby
Pablo
Russell Adams
Conesville
Keota
West Chester
Waldo
Jack) Fickling
Ainsworth Junction
Columbus Junction
County Line Road
Carl Steele
Bill McConnell, Jr
Lyle Romine
Kalona_ Sales Barn
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Wayland
Smylie’s Livestock Market
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Wapello
Oo Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Broadway Limited
the Central
Chicago
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Planning for Easier Lunches
New York UPI reports tips from Seabrook Farms on freezing homemade school lunches. Create a weekly sandwich line with day-old bread, butter each slice, and fill with cold meats cheese spreads or egg fillings. Best combos include tongue mustard dill pickle and deviled ham horseradish cheese. avoid watery greens and soggy tomatoes. Wrap each sandwich, label, and store no more than two weeks.
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New York
UPI
Seabrook Farms
Peggy Hesseltine Weekend Guest In Parents Home Wayland
Peggy Hesseltine student nurse at Mercy Hospital Iowa City spent the weekend at the Hesseltine parental home in Wayland. A Fountain family dinner at Coralville followed with guests from Omaha and Des Moines. Community visits, church events, and a Thanksgiving program were reported along with multiple local residents visiting the Home.
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Peggy Hesseltine
Parents
Wayland
Peggy Iesseltine
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
W. J. Hesseltine
Carl Reese
Coralville
Bill Kauffman
Omaha
Neb
James Roth
Max Kauffman
Robert Webb
Webb
Freda Freyenberger
Art Allred
Max McGuire
John Allred
Herbert Huggins
Redfield
Cooperative Dinner in David Miksch Home
Mrs. Pat Burroughs Pleasant reports a cooperative dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. David Miksch and family. Guests include multiple Wulf families, Stalder, Stout, Meeks, Brinning, Wulf and others with extended visits and local activity noted from Kalona to Fairfield and beyond.
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David Miksch
Ronald
Marella Rice
Rock Island
Ilinois
Forest Winn
Milton
Angela Wolf
Patricia
Richard Hayes
Mid Prairie Junior High
Kalona
Regina
Frank Scranton
Howard Caldwell
Tom Caldwell and Sons
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Tom
Tom Gerdes
David Kleese
Donald Koehler
Wray
Colorado
Wilbur Wright
Elwood Kleese
Beef Producers Urged to Use Tests in Washington County
Washington County beef cow owners are urged to test for high quality and more efficient beef production through the Iowa Beef Improvement Association. ISU extension livestock specialist Ken Drewry explains on farm testing improves mothering ability daily gain carcass quality and feed efficiency. Members join by paying $10 dues and submitting herd and birth data with ear tattoo or neck chain identification.
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Washington County
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
Jim Frier
Frier
Ken Drewry
Iowa State University
Drewry
IBIA
Room
Curtiss Hall
Ames
Iowa
Livestock Men Can Use Veterinarian Services Wisely
Extension Veterinarian John B. Herrick of Iowa State University urges livestock men to consult veterinarians for disease prevention and sound production practices. He warns against quick cheap remedies and stresses knowing the vet and herd well.
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John B. Herrick
Iowa State University
Herrick
Cotton Pickin Campaign Signals Rural Vote in Texas
In Texas State Rep. James Cotton of Weatherford marches a rural district appeal with the slogan Pick Cotton. A Miami psychiatry report notes psychosomatic symptoms and warning signs of mental illness from pounding heart to insomnia as possible indicators of threat or fear.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
James Cotton
Weatherford
Miami, Fla
Ivan C. Berlein
University of Miami School of Medicine
Berlein
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Walter Jones
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Lester Nicola
Ollie Livestock Exchange
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Washington Concrete Co
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Ike Yoder
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Dick Weeks
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