Iowa Sheep Feeding Surges With Petersen Company Leader Rise
A noted shift in rural Iowa shows the state leading in sheep feeding, driven by J. C. Petersen of Spencer and his Petersen Sheep Company network. Guy Cole acts as resident representative. over a million sheep are fed annually, boosting lamb and mutton demand as farmers diversify beyond beef and pork.
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J. C. Petersen
Spencer
Iowa
Ames
Spert
West
Petersen Sheep Company
Guy Cole
Washington
Lamb Dish Proves Famed After Acquisition
A playful verse recalls a lamb dish gaining high favor once secured. The poet riffes on the well known nursery line, suggesting Mary shared her plate and savored a further portion.
Ancient wool insulation and sheep harvesting method
The article notes wool from sheep has long served as insulation. It describes how ancient people allowed wool to grow, then gathered surplus fleece by driving sheep through brambles and collecting wool from the bushes, similar to cotton picking. Mr. Petersen is cited on the wool collection method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Promised Land
Fraternity fund drives and a western airplane strike
The piece notes postgraduation fund requests from colleges and fraternities. It reports a major western airplane factory strike over higher pay, tying defense work to potential communist influence and asking when a showdown will occur.
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United States
Humorous Snippets and Oddities From A Busy Day
A collage of quirky exchanges and jokes from a public gathering. Inspections reveal a thief caught after a pocketbook mishap. A London blackout quip and a deaf religious joke add local humor. A razor blade joke list offers playful pranks and odd uses.
Officials Earn Large Sums From Public Speeches
A Washington notice claims Senators Claude Pepper and Gerald Nye and Representative Martin Dies profit from speeches beyond their salaries, earning thousands yearly. The piece suggests they avoid mentioning free speech in public remarks.
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Claude Pepper
Florida
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Martin Dies
Texas
Fragmented Old Column Jokes and Miscellany
A collection of humorous vignettes and misread images. A fire chief shows a burnt factory, a teacher poses a riddle about pockets and 75 cents, a pun about illegible prescriptions, cafe banter with a barber shop quip, and a toast about whiskey ages.
A L C Club Hosts Guest Day Tea at Roy Marner Home
Wellman June 4 The A L C club held its annual guest day tea at Mrs Roy Marner home last Wednesday afternoon A program featured piano music poetry and life stories of Edgar A Guest Grace Noel Crowell and James Whitcomb Riley plus needlework exhibits and handcrafts Tea was poured by Mrs Ben Swartzendruber and Mrs Roy Marner Guests from Sigourney Kalona and local households attended. The May Dorcas society meeting of the Baptist church followed with devotionals chalk drawing and a talk on the Wichita convention.
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Roy Marner
Glennwood Gingerich
Bernice Brown
Grace Noel Crowell
Stanley Bash
James Whitcomb Riley
Weldon Miller
Ben Swartzendruber
Jess Moore
Sigourney
Sam Erb
W. S. MclIntosh
Roy Durian
John D. Miller
L. C. Miller
A. C. Gingerich
Lee Streed
Elmer Nevin
Dwight Wittmer
A. C. Kraft
Jess Gardner
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
Carl Herr
Ed Schaut
Levi Kelley
Lake Avers
Ralph Bringman
Reif
Kalona
Wichita
Kan
Clarence Herr
America
Riverside Girls Plan Program and Graduates
Riverside notes list annual school entertainments by St Marys high school and the three class plays with casts for freshman sophomores juniors and seniors. It notes graduates Leon Karel Phyllis Shalla Agnes Brophy and other local visitors and weekend guests.
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Randolph
Wilma Swift
Sylvester Redmond
Margaret Libenguth
Leo Brophy
Washington
Phyllis Kloppfer
Luella Yansky
Iowa City
Tille Meesz
Mary Carr
Lester Gayfeller
R. A. Knittel
Hottest Man Made Flame Reaches 18300 Degrees
Collier's notes the hottest man made flame occurs in a nitrogen electric arc with a temperature of 18 300 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat results from the separation and recombination of nitrogen atoms as gas passes through the arc at 14 000 psi.
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Collier's
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