Farmers face limited help from price stability plan
Atlantic City dispatch reports Dr. Joseph S. Davis of Stanford critiques Henry A. Wallace’s ever normal granary idea. He warns farmers would gain little from price stabilization, lose price levels, and endure compulsory production and marketing controls with government subsidies and taxes affecting consumers, merchants, and processors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph S. Davis
Food Research Institute
Stanford University
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Davis
Keting
Visits in Junction Homes and Holiday Gatherings
Columbus Junction notices list guests visiting local families during Christmas including Mr. and Mrs. G Riddell Jones from Buffalo New York and wide circle of relatives. Cattle shipments, meetings, and church events also noted with community figures attending or organizing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
G. Riddell Jones
Buffalo
N. Y
Jennie Jones
A. W Hinderman
J. R. Hill
Iowa City
4. C. Miehte
T. E. Johnston
W. T
H. M. Duncan
W. J. Duncan
Winfield
C. BR. Clark
B. Fr. Noland
Omaha
Burton C. Butler
Robert
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank J. Strickland
Brooklyn
M. W. Klotz
Martha
Grace Butler
Fur season ends soon in Iowa as closes Jan 10 1938
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced the fur bearing animal season will close January 10 1938. Trappers may store furs 10 days after closing, with longer holding possible via a special commission permit. Fox weasel groundhog wolf and coyote seasons stay open year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Sugar Used as Medicine in Ancient Times
Sugar was valued as a medicinal product by ancient cultures, serving as a curative remedy and sweetener in early medical practices. The text notes sugar’s esteemed role in healing rituals and diet within historical societies.
George L McDaniel Druggist Hog Prices Report
George L McDaniel notes hog prices at 8.50 per hundredweight. Weather forecast shows fair tonight and Wednesday with no temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. McDaniel
Scarlet Fever Cases Remain High In Towa
The weekly tally shows 184 scarlet fever cases for the week ending December 11, with warnings that both light and severe cases can trigger dangerous complications. Early symptoms resemble a cold, and isolation is advised to prevent spread while convalescent serum is noted as helpful in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
State Department of Health
Regular Airplane Transport at 35,000 Feet Predicted
Indianapolis December 28. Capt D W Tomlinson, air transport researcher, predicts regular at 35,000 feet at speeds undreamed of today within ten years. He cites substratosphere flying as key to long range travel and notes a 36.4 percent speed increase at 380,000 feet over sea level. He details four research objectives for overweather flights and recalls a December 1936 flight reaching 284 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
D. W. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Swift Family from Iowa City Visits Riverside Relatives
Mr and Mrs Charles Swift and their family from Iowa City visited relatives in Riverside over the weekend. Miss Mary Helen Swift stayed longer in Riverside. Robert and Constance Deutsch of Riverside joined Des Moines Christmas events broadcast from Station WHO, with Melo and Romuald Deutsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Charles Swift
Iowa City
Swift
Mary Helen Swift
Robert
Constance Deatsch
Des Moines
Station Who
Melo
Romuald Deutsch
Elviry Higgins Keeps The Last Word In Debate
A witty remark frames Elviry Higgins as the sole figure who always seals a dispute with decisive finality, leaving rivals with only their tongues in cheek as she claims the closing word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elviry Higgins
Grade Children Stage Operetta Night at Crawfordsville
The first six grades presented The Legend of the Snow Man in the auditorium with a full costume cast led by Miss Benson. Cast lists include Dwight Graber John Carroll Cleo Dean Cherryholmes and many others in roles such as News Boy Japanese Juggler and Snow Man. Pupils on vacation noted. assembly at high school featured Christmas songs and an address by Rev. E B Voss followed by a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Schhool
Snow Man
Miss Benson
Roddicker
York and
Bergstrom
the Snow Man
Dwight Graber
John Carroll
Cleo Dean Cherryholmes
Mary Carroll
Wilma Wooley
Donald Huston
Daniel Graber
Joan Maxwell
Donald Monson
Larry Hedger
Donald Graber
Billy Mitchell
Keith Mitchell
Richard Young
Jackie Howard
Richard Holmes
Carl Campbell
Snow-man
Bobby Lowe
Roger Davey
Kenneth Mitchell
Gerald Howell
Lyle Darbyshire
Darold
Joan Schantz
Dorothy Ann Hedger
Lucille Gault
Wanda Jean Huston
Viola Hering
Dorothy Wa
Ters
Janice White
Audrey Coats
Wilbur Barr
Melvin Finke
Robert Jones
Leland Jeffries
Lester Barr
Donald Disney
Silas Finke
Charles Twinam
Grace Conrad
LaVorne Gardner
Doris Mitchell
Hope Ross
Jane White
Gwyneth Davies
Patricia Norton
Maxine Rickey
Doreen Graber
Christie Rickey
Lucille Graber
Donna Ruth Darbyshire
Bonnie Lou Finke
Joyce Gault
Dorothy Griffith
Betty Johnson
Janet Meeks
Betty Jo Jeffries
Virginia Ross
Madonna Finke
Lois Davies
Marjorie Martin
Joan Martin
Phyllis Disney
John Wooley
Columbia
Missouri
Forrest McNeill
Bernice Lowe
Ina Mae Walker
American Institute of Commercce
Davenport
Ted Maxwell
State University At
Miss Anderson
E. Be, Voss
D. C. Davies
N. PF. Chapman
Iowa Becomes State 91 Years Ago
Des Moines notes Iowa joined the Union as the 29th state on December 28 1846. O E Klingman states the anniversary passes without special notice while 1938 will mark Iowa territorial centennial with plans in progress. Iowa became a territory on June 12 1838 after varying control by several territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk
Iowa
O. E. Klingman
State
Louisiana
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Westchester Economics Class Debates Free Trade
In Westchester on December 2 the economics class led by Mr Calkins debated the motion that a nation should have free trade. Florence Stout Edith Miller and Betty McCall supported the affirmative while Bob Scranton and Shirley Statler opposed it. Class judges ruled for the affirmative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Calkins
Florence Stout
Edith Miller
Betty McCall
Bob Scranton
Shirley Statler
Charlotte Campbell
Marion Mundt
Ruth Sigmund
Kieth Statler
Bd Lewis
Wilbur West
Santa Claus
Nick
Charles Dickens
Calking
Bruty
Arnold
Davis
Bowie
Kauffman
Drake Conservatory of Music
Des Moines
Clyde Griggs
Rief’s
Wanda
Katherine Mottet
Crawfordsville Holiday Visitors Spread Across Town
Miss Lillian Holm and sister Alice from Elkader Iowa visited Crawfordsville for Christmas with Alice returning Sunday and Lillian staying a week. The Holmes and other families joined in Christmas dinners at homes of Miller Clark and others while relatives from Waterloo East Moline Burlington Davenport Washington and Columbus Junction gathered for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Lillian
Alice Holmes
Elkader
Iowa
Alice
T M. Holmes
Ralph Miller
Olds
William Davidson
Robert Hanna
Waterloo
Hanna
Davidson
Harry Wickersham
Carrie Devinney
East Moline
Til
Charles
Martin
Harry White
Raymond Duncan
Martha
Columbus Junction
Vreida
Kenneth White
Washington
Nan Ritchie
Carlton
Varnon White
John Wooley
Lee Lease
Margaret Schmitt
Davenport
Bruce Lease
Carol Jean
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Burlington
FE. L. Clark
Katharine Buxbaum
Eugene Engel
Brighton
Holiday visitors gather with Central County families
A string of relatives and guests arrived for Christmas staying with the Walsh and Schneider families. Central figures include Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Walsh and family hosting relatives from New York and Montana, along with the Welte and Rosene families visiting from Washington and Moline. Other guests include Albert Dann's family and Cornelius Schneider’s relatives from Riverside and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Albert Dann
Gerald Welte
Margaret
Vivian
Washington
Cornelius Schneider
EB. Rosene
Moline
Ilinois
Elizabeth Kiefer
Robert
Edith Poutremont
Marion County
Knoxville
John C. Daufremont
Richard Walsh
New York State
Martin and
Leo Walsh
Montana
Cornelius W. Walsh
Ralph Meade
Baby
Cosgrove
Walsh
Frank Streb
Margie
Radio broadcasts aid efforts from Shanghai in China war relief
The Y M C A in New York reports that the National Chinese Y M C A in Shanghai broadcasts nightly at 8 40 for twenty minutes guiding relief work for refugees and soldiers. Y M C A secretaries from Peiping Canton and Yunnanfu provide direction on refugee camps food clothing and services. There are forty Y M C As in China with eighteen in the war zone and the Tientsin station has long supported educational programs and disaster communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
International Committee
New York City
Shanghai
Peiping
Canton
Yunnanfu
Tientsin
Picturing Actors in Glass Shapes a 19th Century Market
Glass pressed and molded in the East and Middle West during the late 1800s flooded the market. Intense factory competition spurred new designs, notably depicting noted stage actors and actresses of the era to boost sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Middle West
High school chatter about fashion and friends
The note mentions a girl who wears Indian moccasins and asks Bob Hotle for insight. It also cites Bob Macon and Bob Van Dyke with mentions of letters and Christmas cards, reflecting social chatter and local familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Macon
Magazine Parade
Bob Hotle
Bob van Dyke
Christmas Dinner Guests And Visiting Relations
Etta Buxbaum hosted a Christmas dinner with Mrs. David Johns and guests including Ort Humphrey and daughters Elle beth and Della from Washingto. Visitors include Mrs. J. B. Randolph of Harpe la. staying with her parents M and Mrs. J. S. McCleary. Veda Twinam of Chicare Ill. visits with her parents W. W. Twinam. Oma Strain of Norweat Ohio comes for a show visit with her parents C. M. Strain. Jean Oates of Columne Junction visits her cousin Marie Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Buxbaum
David Johns
Ort Humphrey
Ellebeth and
Della
Washingto
Harvey Davi
Baby
J. B. Randolph
Harpela
J. S. McCleary
Veda Twinam
Chicare Ill
W. W. Twinam
Oma Strain
Norweat Ohio
Snowball Pupils Enjoy Two Weeks Vacation from School
Snowball reports show students given two weeks off with teacher Mrs. Rodgers working at Lemman Jewelry during break. The column notes holiday visits, dinners, and local social exchanges among residents from West Ope ter, Ainsworth, and surrounding areas, including the Booth family update on Mrs. Booth’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheback
Mere Rodgers
Lemman
John Shehee
Mildred
George Derard
Armour Orage
Russelear
Duane Griggs
Ville Griggs
West Opeter
Alvin
Frost Flows Downhill on a Still Night
Fragmentary text describes frost forming and flowing in depressions on a calm evening, with odd phrasing likening frost to water moving uphill at the edges of small legs and depressions.
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Cour
Richard Arlen Ares
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
American Farm Economic Association
Allied Social Science Associations
Junction
Jones Family OF
Klotz
C. Turkington
Marfa
Texas
M.L. Miller
Lynn
Harold McClure
Carlock
Ill
J. Lynn Pace
the Reformed Church
Morgan E. Williams
Raymond Block
Dayton
Ohio
Ht. S. Turkington
University Hospital
Merle Cecil
Sioux City
St. Louis
Reuben Oats
Jack and
Jean
Ira Oats
Columbus City
Hobby Luckey
Beulah Luckey
Curtis Frizzell
Bassett
Neb
Ella Smith
Cecil Hillsman
Wellsburg
E. P. Shellabarger
Columbus
A. B. Schmoeller
the National Bank OF Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Basil Wise & His Orchestra
Charlie McCarthy
Fred Astaire Burns Gow Gracie Urn Paes. Pe TE de
Joan Ron Taime
Reginald Gardings
Altaya
Wheeler
Woolsey
Airlines
Chas. Swift
McLearner
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Bing Crosby
Shirley Temple
William Powell
Boris Henie
Tyrone Power
Don Ameche
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Jeanette MacDonald
TEH Trams
Eleader
Homer Stepher Optometrie
West Side
K. OF C. Christmas Party
Rogers
Troubadors
K. OF C. Hall
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