Iowa milk production hits June record amid lower cow numbers
Des Moines July 12 UP Iowa crop and livestock service reports kitchen table dairy gains with June milk per cow at 585 pounds while total six month output reaches 3 465 000 000 pounds the best since 1942 Pasture on July 1 stands 99 percent with ample rainfall and few moisture surpluses Egg production in June hits 429 006 609 eggs as farm flocks average 139 layers and lay rate 1 680 eggs per 109 layers a June record
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Carl
Weather: scattered thundershowers tonight then clearing
Scattered thundershowers expected tonight with a trend toward fair skies. Temperatures cool slightly tomorrow as conditions improve across the area.
June Sets State Wetness Record Amid Flooding Losses
Des Moines reports confirm June as Iowa’s wettest month with 10.36 inches statewide and 18.12 inches in Van Meter. Flooding hit lowlands of the Iowa, Cedar, Upper Iowa, Nishnabotna, Raccoon and Des Moines basins while the Des Moines River ran at near-record highs. Temperatures averaged 66 degrees, three to four below normal, hindering corn planting and washing out acres.
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Weather Bureau
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Iowa
van Meter
Dallas County
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Malvern
Winterset
Indianola
Independence
Cedar
Upper Iowa
Nishnabotna
Raccoon
Tracy
Ottemwa
Lusentine
Tipton
Lake Park
Start Addition to McCreedy Building
Alvert Simpson and workmen began a north end addition to Dr M Li McCreedy office building near the courthouse. The one story eight foot deep expansion sits above the rear heating plant and will house X ray equipment. A new heating plant with natural gas is planned before winter.
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Court House
Lottine
Journal
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Zane Grey Stories to Be Published Posthumously
Mrs Zane Grey widow of the author agreed to publish 47 works never published before including novels stories and articles. A publishers agent said the deal was among the largest for unpublished works and provides for one annual release. Grey’s works sold 20 600000 copies before his 1935 death.
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Altandena
Cal
Zane Grey
Hardwood Belt Oak Flooring Production Range
Hardwood Belt oak flooring is produced across the region from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and reaching east to West Virginia, marking broad geographic spread of the industry.
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Great Lakes Region
Gulf of Mexico
West Virginia
Egg production seen on pace for 1947 year record
For the first half of the year production is estimated at 2 678 000 000 eggs. Six months' output has been exceeded in each of the three prior years, but deck stabilization over the last two months offers promise that 1947 egg production will compare favorably with record years.
Gypsies Hold Large Funeral for Queen in Chicago
A thousand gypsies gathered in Chicago as they held a large funeral procession for their queen. The event drew speakers and participants from across the community, marking a significant gathering in the Roma circle.
Queen Helen Marks Buried After Colorful Chicago Procession
Helen Marks 73 died in Conshohocken Pennsylvania and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery Chicago after a long procession. Mourners from Chicago’s north side carried the casket to Russian Holy Trinity Cathedral for last rites. A band played hymns at the graveside as mourners lingered two hours.
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Helen Marks
Conshohocken
Chicago
Russian Holy Trinity Cathedral
Iowa gardeners prizes posted for state fair results
Des Moines July 12. Cash prizes totaling 5179 dollars will be awarded to winners of the Iowa gardeners and fruit growers competition at the state fair in August.
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Des Moines
Iowa Gardeners and Fruit Growers
Snapshot Contest Open To Amateurs At Washington Oil
Washington Oil announces a non professional snapshot contest with a chance to win four Seal o matic safety tubes locally and a $2 500 cash prize in a national contest. Entries must include name and address and close August 25 with judging in Chicago on interest and composition.
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B.f.goodrich
Washington Oil Company
East Washington St
B. I. Goodrich
Washington Oil
Chicago
B. F. Goodrich Company
State apple show offers large prizes across divisions
The fruit division offers 2058 dollars for the state wide apple show with apples in plates tray and basket sections competing for 1506 dollars. Premiums for grapes 221 dollars strawberries 12 peaches 62 pears 88 and plums 118. A premium exhibitors banner will be awarded for each of four state districts. The vegetable gardener's show offers 71 classes with 308 dollars for table vegetables 43 for field vegetables 400 for potatoes 413 for vegetable displays. Floral displays and garden plants awards total 1960 dollars.
Tyrone Power in Alexander's Ragtime Band at Fox Theatre
Tyrone Power returns to the Fox Theatre for Alexander's Ragtime Band after The Razor's Edge. The 1938 musical tracks Power’s rise from small screen roles to stardom, with a bandleader role amid Berlin tunes and a romance with Alice Faye alongside Don Ameche and Ethel Merman.
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