How Farmers Create Wealth in the Middle West
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee argues that improved farming methods and labor saving machinery surpassed George Washington era farming. It notes urban growth and widespread farm labor shifts, then lists modern breakthroughs from bathrooms to tractors and telephones, concluding the farmer alone creates wealth in partnership with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
George Washington
Masons and Lees
God
Walk with Wise Men Proverb Quotation Echoed
A biblical verse note from Proverbs 13 20 offers guidance on choosing company wisely, warning that associating with fools brings trouble and wisdom through measured companionship.
Farmers' Labor and Nature Create Wealthful Harvest
The Fairfield Ledger discusses soil preparation and seed sowing, noting that God provides soil rain and sun while farmer work and seed produce billions in wealth annually. It argues increasing production to feed forty towns instead of four improves earnings and living standards for all.
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Fairfield Ledger
Public attire ordinances enforced in Illinois towns
Vandalia and Decatur officials enforce old street attire laws restricting extreme shorts for girls and bare chests for boys with fines or jail risk. The Keota Eagle notes Keota's 1930 ordinance revision would bar women from wearing slacks, reflecting shifting public tolerance.
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Vandalia
Decatur
Illinois
Keota
Keota Eagle
Remote Chances Of 75th Wedding Anniversary
The 75th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Wolfers of Hopkins Missouri is cited to show how rare such events are. He is 96 and she 84. marriage began when he was 21 and she 15. Statisticians estimated two in 100000 to reach 75 years, with modern improvements raising chances for similar aged couples to five times that, yet still only 10 in 100000. For a typical couple aged 25 and 23 the odds drop to one in a million, and divorce further reduces those chances.
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Edward GC. Wolfers
Hopkins
Wolfers
Morgenthau Quits Cabinet Amid Tax Policy Clash
Henry Morgenthau Jr. announces resignation from the Treasury amid disputes over tax policy and revenue. He denies President Truman asked for his resignation and says he is out of official life, now turning to a book on a proposed hard peace for Germany.
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Henry Morgenthau
the Treasury
New York State War Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Truman
Henry
Congress
Kangaroo Pursuit and Sailor Kiss Folly on Pacific Trip
A lighthearted note from the Pacific recounts two GUS biologists in Australia chasing a kangaroo in a jeep as their friend jokes about five dates with a sailor. In Okinawa, Marine Sgt Horace Templeton logs a village encounter where a brown skinned youngster asks “What’s cookin’ Joe Got any candy” as friendly troops pass through.
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Gus
Australia
Pacific
Horace E. Templeton
Odesa
Tex
Okinawa
Ed Ryder
Marine Corps
Joe
Sailor Seeks Ticket for Virginia in Odd Exchange
A sailor asks for a ticket for Virginia and a puzzled agent asks for a part. The sailor declares all of Virginia is in the suitcase, revealing a surreal, humorous line from the interaction.
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Sailor
Virginia
Stamp and Bond Campaign Echoes War Effort
A wartime urging promotes purchases of stamps and bonds as a collective effort to fund the war. Public appeals frame each purchase as contributing to victory and national resolve.
Family Quarrel Over Diet Sparks Lively Exchange
A humorous domestic scene shows a mother and father debating nutrition and meals, with the mother questioning whether skipping meals is the cause of tiredness while the father questions the mother’s eating habits.
Skunk Coat Quip Baffles Rainstorm Inquiry
A furrier asserts a coat is genuine skunk and durable. The customer asks if rain would ruin it. The furrier replies humorously that no skunk is seen with an umbrella, implying weather resistance.
Longivity Pays Oldest Inhabitant Shares Secret
A clergyman speaks with a 97 year old resident who boasts no enemies as he claims to have outlived them all. The exchange highlights the old man’s humor and longevity as the minister listens.
Legion Auxiliary Sees Strong Blood Donor Response
Wellman July 28 The American Legion Auxiliary reports a good turnout for blood donations on July 24 with twenty four volunteers. Dr. Church of the county health unit led the effort with Red Cross girls from Des Moines assisting. Most collected blood is expected for area army hospitals. Relatives of Martha Eiman announce her safe arrival in Cairo Egypt where she will serve as a relief nurse. Sgt. Lyle Fuller wounded in action has been returned to the United States and is hospitalized at Bushnell General Hospital in Utah. Rev W E Hallman and wife Mennonite missionaries are on furlough visiting Wellman. John Vinsman and wife traveled to Moline for Deere implement business. Jimmy Foster returns from a month at YMCA camp.
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Wellman
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Church
Red Cross
Des Moines
Army Hospitals
Martha Eiman
Cairo
Egypt
Miss Eiman
Pete Eiman
Iowa City
Wellman High School
Sgt
Lyle Fuller
eLyte
Bushnell General Hospital
Bingham City
Utah
W. E. Hallman
Argentina
J. E. Powell
Hallman
Rotary Club
John Vinsman
Moline
Buesi Hess
Deere Implement
Jimmy Foster
Ellery Foster
Y. M
Mrs. Lowe Hosts T T T Members At Crawfordsville
Chapter L of T T T met with Mrs. Marie Lowe in Crawfordsville. The annual family picnic is planned for August at McMillan's Park Mt Pleasant. A week long T T T camp for underprivileged girls starts Aug 15. Chapter L will send a girl from Soldiers' Orphans' Home Davenport to camp. Dolls prepared by Chapter L for camp.
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Crawfordsville
T.T.T
Marie Lowe
McMillan's Park
Mt. Pleasant
Own Soldiers
Davenport
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Family Reunion Plan
Roscoe Livezey of Lar edo Texas and Harold Weidlein with Bob Co. A. camp in Wisconsin on furloughs visit home. The Eckhardt Semler Blumenstein family plans a reunion on August 6 at Wellman park. Mrs. G W Oldaker visits from Aurora with daughter Mrs H G Dutton and two children. Mrs Elizabeth Ruggs visits Wellman relatives in Iowa City.
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Roscoe Livezey
Laredo
Texas
Harold Weidlein
Bob Co
Wisconsin
Moothart
Mearl Blumenstein
Daryl Potsander
G. W. Oldaker
H. G. Dutton
Aurora
Lil
Jay Dove
Minneapolis
Minn
Elizabeth Rugg
Iowa City
Harley
Ruggs
Wellman
Eckhardt-Semler-Blumenstein
Wellman Park
Arthur Gardner
Matt McKinney
Victory's Sons: Smitty Schmid Fights at Guadalcanal
Private Albert Smitty Schmid manned a machine gun nest during a night assault on the Tenaru river. He and his two buddies fought off Japanese troops despite being wounded and blinded in one eye. Officials say he killed at least 200 enemies.
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Tenaru River
Guadalcanal
Albert ‘Smitty’ Schmid
Smitty
Juicing Losses in Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
Washing and storing vegetables in a covered refrigerator container preserves freshness while peeling potatoes just before cooking prevents nutrient loss. Do not soak potatoes in water early. Wash strawberries before hulled to save juice and catch fruit juices by holding oranges and cherries over a bowl when sliced.
Chilean Nitrate Content Revealed in Nitrogen Measure
A ton of Chilean nitrate is reported to contain about 20 pounds of nitrogen. The finding highlights the fertilizer potential and industrial value of naturally mined deposits.
Tire habits reveal driver patterns through tire mileage
Motorists' habits affect tire life, allowing deduction of a car operator's style by comparing average tire mileage with area peers. Quick stops and starts, sharp turns at high speed, and running tires underinflated or at high speeds greatly reduce tread mileage.
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George
Martha Washington
the Evening Journal
the Horse Daily Newspaper
Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
United Press
Washington
Iowa Daily Press Association
Bes Moines
Iowa
MeNaught Syndicate, Ine
Bond
Phillips & Hebner West Side Drug Store
Dixie Dugan
aJo
Joe Palooka
Telephone
Striebel
Dugan
Act
Shteeger
Job
Verry
Zenith
Ham Fisher
Legion Auxiliary
C. F. Mayer
Powells
Mary W. Packer
Mary
Margaret
John Anderson
Glenn Anderson
Manchester
University Hospital
Ralph Kelsey
Randolph
Andersons
Leah Anderson
Supt. Githens
Ella Woodburn
S. G Taylor
Vat Wagamon
Wagamons
Craig Slabaugh
Kdward Slahaugh
Donald Romine
Burlington
Bert Graber
John Shields & Sons
Victory’s Sons
Washington Dairy
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
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