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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1930

Page

9

Former Iowa girl in Brazil jungle heroism by flashlight

Elizabeth Steen of Knoxville Iowa and Col Alencarliense Fern ando Da Costa escaped Tapirape Indians after Da Costa flashed a flashlight to frighten them. Steen recounted their trek across Mato Grosso to Leopoldina and Goyaz with the Indian protection expedition.

Colonel da Costa

Hyde cites over-production as key farm crisis source

Boston reports Secretary Arthur M. Hyde blaming persistent over production for agriculture troubles. He urges stopping uneconomic land expansion, removing submarginal land from crops, and a national land-use plan, plus tariff protection to balance crops with demand.

Boston Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde American Farm Bureau Federation Hyde G. F. Warren Cornell University

Turkey culture grows in Montana to profitable industry

Turkey culture has grown to be a profitable industry in Montana. It was started as a means of checking grasshopper hordes which threatened crops. More than 500000 birds will be shipped to Eastern markets during the winter season. The trip was her second visit to the Brazilian Indians, whom she has studied extensively. Miss Steen is a native of Knoxville Iowa. She lives at San Jose California, and has studied at Columbia University, New York.

Tapirapes Steen Indian Protection Service Illings Mont Turkey Montana Miss Steen Knoxville Iowa San Jose California Columbia University New York

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