Horses and residents feature Pilotburg notices
In Pilotburg on July 25 Helen Anderson, daughter of Carl T. Anderson, wears a cast after a horse fell on her ankle about two weeks ago. Wenona Anderson had both wrists broken from a hay mow fall five weeks ago and now has casts removed. George Shalla reports twenty two pigs from two sows. Oats yields by Clyde Kennard and Rol and Benson are noted as among the best on the run. A light shower slowed hay but not threshing. Various locals thresh and harvest. visitors include Etta Stearns of Nebraska and Mrs. Harold Schulty visiting Cincinnati. Carl T. Andersons hosted the Seashore family from Iowa City with Prof. Seashore.
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Frank Stransky
Pilotburg
Helen
Carl T. Anderson
Wenona Anderson
Carl PD. Anderson
George Shalla
Clyde Kennard
Roland Benson
Mose Bontrager
Jake Bishop
Stanley Mouse
S. Stransky
Will
Joe Vodicka
Etta Stearns
Nebraska
Virgil Turnipseed
Harold Schulty
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wellman
Frank Vodicka
Frank Priebe’s Poultry Profit Message to Farmers
Frank Priebe urges farmers to calculate true costs of chicken production. He cites examples from Milan Missouri and Iowa showing costs around 48 cents per chick and profits exceeding 300 dollars per flock in three months. He notes East coast expansion and Middle West cost advantages with local grain. He ends by challenging readers to measure their own cost per pound of poultry.
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Middle West
East
Delaware Cape
New England
South Atlantic
Milan
Iowa
Three Splendid Children's Books Offered for This Year's Reading
Washington public library announces three notable children's books for the year. Newbery winner Kate Seredy’s White Stag leads with epic, poetic prose. Caldecott winner Dorothy Lathrop offers Animals of the Bible with lifelike black and white illustrations. Also listed is Julia A. Robinson’s Dolls An Anthology with doll poetry and Emma Brock’s humorous, unpretentious pictures.
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Washington Public Library
Iowa
Kate Seredy
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Attila the Scourge
John Newbery
Dorothy Lathrop
Miss Lathrop
Julia F. Carter
American Library Association
Julia A. Robinson
Emma L. Brock
Mrs Barbara Widmer Celebrates in Noble July
Mrs Bar bra Widmer hosts a gathering in Noble on July 25 as relatives Mr and Mrs J Frey attend. The fragment notes Bar bra Widmer welcomed guests including Mrs J A Frey and Mr Frey for a social event in Noble.
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J. A. Frey
Noble
Barbara Widmer
Pick-a-Back Plane Crew Arrives After 3042-Mile Run
Capt. Donald C. T. Bennett and radio engineer A. J. Coster led the flying boat crew on a 3042 mile voyage from Foynes Ireland to Montreal and then New York. They completed the trip in 22 hours 28 minutes.
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Mercury
New York
Donald C. T. Bennett
A. J. Coster
Foynes
Ireland
Montreal
Canada
Sunday dinner guests and church event noted
C Wenger and two fresh air children of Chicago were guests of Mrs. Mary Roth for Sunday dinner. A large crowd attended a sermon and concert at Eicher church by Dean S. A. Wittmer and his Fort Wayne Bible Institute quartet. Dorothy Krabill visits Rev and Mrs Welty.
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C. Wenger
Chicago
Mary Roth
Eicher Church
Dean S. A. Wittmer
Bible Institute of
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dorothy Krabill
Donnellson
Welty
J. C. Wenger
Barbara Widmer
Wheat yields 26 bushels per acre on 6 acres
Crawfordsville July 25 threshing near the town progresses with 6 acres of wheat yielding 26 bushels per acre. Dewey Stephens Jr. operates the tractor and separator while Lee Lease and T M Holmes had lower quantities but high quality. Other local visits include Beauchamp home guests from northern Iowa and regional trips by Fletcher, Hull, Hultquist, and Karel families.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Dewey Stephens, Jr
Lee Lease
T. M. Holmes
Clint Rhea
Beauchamp
Paul Hultquist
Davenport
A. B. Orris
Riverside notes July 25 sale by Franklin Davidson
Riverside report by Estelle Crutz notes July 25 event where Franklin Davidson sold out his assets or goods, with unknown details due to partial OCR. The item appears as a local society or business notice.
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Estelle Crutz
Riverside
Franklin Davidson
Des Moines Weather Outlook July 25 to 30
Weather outlook for the period July 25 to July 30 across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Modern temperatures expected with not much precipitation indicated.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
State to Show "White Banners" at State Theatre
The State Theatre features Lloyd C. Douglas's White Banners as its next attraction, following his hits Magnificent Obsession and Green Light. The film centers on a typical small-town family facing depression and seeking a fresh start, a story aimed to touch American hearts.
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Lloyd C. Douglas
Universal Peas
America
State
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Helen Anderson
Carl T. Andersons
Carl Seashore
Iowa City
Prof
Seashore
Carl
University of Iowa City
Dean's
Doan
Frank Priebes
Yours, Frank Priebe
Washington Dairy
D. C. T. Bennett
Marshall Wayne
Wayne
U.S. A
Marshall Wayne O
Tone Reed
Miss Reed
Harold Sickles
Elnora Greenlaw
Are
Elnora
Oregon
Geneseo
Illinois
Sniderhahn Company
Zenith Radio
Davidson
Antoine Horn
West Liberty
Melvin Havel
John Soukup
Johnnie
Robert
Albert Erbe
Charles Sekera
C. J. Karel
Sekera
Karel
Dr. Scholl
Harwood
South Side Square
P.L. Etter
Butter Nut Coffee
Dow
Van
Sunkist
Colby
Teé
Thomassen’s Food Market
Leor Mullen
Tobar
G. A. Langley
Alton Barnes
Cecil Claybourne
Copstight
R J Reynolds Tobacco
Winston Belew North Careline
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