Gracehill News Notes and Local Updates
Nel son Woodford had his tonsils removed in Brighton and returned home to recover. Leroy Brown assisted GC A Strohm in building a new fence around properties bought from Mrs. Clara Engel. Vera Harvey married Paul Deimerley of Redfield in a June 4 ceremony. couple left for Redfield afterward. Farmers face days of rain hindering plowing and haying.
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Anna Williams
Grackehill
Nelson Woodford
Brighton
Leroy Brown
GC. A
Vera Harvey
Paul Harvey
Paul Deimerley
Redfield
Madagascar Compared in Size to Texas
The island of Madagascar is nearly as large as the state of Texas, highlighting its substantial area and geographic scale.
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Madagascar
Texas
Costly Line in France Costing 150 Million Built in Five Years
The Maginot line fortifications in France cost 150 million dollars to construct and required five years to complete.
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Maginot Line
France
First Sound Newsreel Shows Lindbergh Takeoff May 1927
The first sound on film newsreel featured Charles Lindbergh's takeoff for the Atlantic crossing in May 1927, marking a milestone in newsreel history.
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Lindbergh
Atlantic
Westminster Girl Wins White Ribbon for Good Grooming
Grace Munro won a white ribbon in the grooming contest during a 4 H girls rally day event held last week. The Westminster music festival awarded the Westpoint club a blue ribbon in the accompanying music competition. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Phillips and Mollie Tierney at the Tony Meath home near Brighton on Sunday. Mrs. W. G. Hardwick and son Bobby of Pierre, S. D., plan to attend the Washington high school class of 1916 reunion on May 31. Local cherries show a good crop and the community anticipates a plums harvest may be less favorable.
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Grace Munro
Westpoint Club
Lloyd Phillips
Mollie Tierney
Tony Meath
Brighton
W. G. Hardwick
Bobby
Pierre
S. D
Hardwick
Washington High School
Lorene Booth
Leota Fishburn
Bonnie West
Helen Knupp
Jeanne Campbell
Leonard Booth
Elizabeth Davis
Mae Rees
Crawfordsville
Robert Roberts
D. C
Glen Snyder
Oskaloosa
Gerald Graf
Henry Graft
Mr. Graf
Minnesota
Harlan O'Loughlin
al Huber
Bertha Keller
Cook
Vern Moss
Markets Chicago Hogs Sheep and Cattle Report
Market summary for Chicago on June 12 shows hogs firm early, closing with most gains eroded. 180 to 270 lb range 9.60-9.80. 270 to 330 lb butchers 9.50-9.70. 360 to 500 lb packers 8.65-9.00. Sheep slow with lambs 11.75-12.00. fat sheep steady. ewes 4.75. Cattle 4,500 with calves 800. steers steady to lower. heavy weights 11.00 at times. best fed heifers 11.25. bulls 8.90. cows 7.75. Dealers 11.00-12.06. stockers active. week gains strongest for lighter stock. Estimated tomorrow: hogs 8,000. cattle 1,000. sheep 500.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Mixed Corn Oats Soybeans
Chicago market notes list cash grain prices for corn oats and soybeans with varied values and percentages. Prices show yellow and white corn grades with percentages, oats in mixed and white categories, and soybeans at 1.36 percent figures, reflecting a fluctuating wholesale market.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Reflects Open Market Close
Chicago June 12 UP reports a grain table with Wheat, Corn, Oats and Soybeans quotes. July and Sep futures show varied highs and lows, with Dec and old/new crop listings, marking interest across Wheat Corn and Soybeans markets.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Receipts Fall Across Segments
Market firm for produce shows receipts 27,156 cases with extra firsts 25 and firsts 24 percent. Current receipts list 24 facilities at 2514 and checks 22 percent. Poultry market steady to easy with receipts valued at 2 dollars per truck and No 2 chickens 18 to 15, springs 19 to 91.
Snowball News From Florence Kyle’s Weekend Visit
Florence Kyle spent the weekend at the Walter Kyle home. Eunice, previously working near Kalona, has mumps and stays away to avoid exposing others. Ruth Jarrard returned home over Memorial Day. Maxine Jarrard Navy’s eighth grade graduate is Kenneth Propst, who plans to enter West Chester High this fall. Paul Griffiths and spouse returned from their honeymoon and settle at Orville Dayton farm. The Griffiths, with Mrs. Griffith a former West Chester teacher, are welcomed as new community residents.
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Harry Campbell
Florence Kyle
Walter Kyle
Eunice
Kalona
Ruth Jarrard
Maxine Jarrard
Navy
Kenneth Propst
West Chester
Paul Griffiths
Paul Griffith
Orville Dayton
Paul
Iowa Farmers Income Gains Outpace State in 3 Years
Iowa Farm Economist Loring Macy reports northern central cash grain area leads in net income last year at 16.28 per acre, with AAA payments driving up totals. other regions show lower gains due to hog prices, drought effects, and lighter AAA support.
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Ames
Iowa
North Central Cash Grain
Loring K. Macy
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Economist
Macy
North Central
East Central
North Central Cash
Foreign companies run most Egypt cigarette firms
Most cigarette companies in Egypt are operated by foreign interests. Local firms rely on foreign capital and management, reflecting broader economic ties to international investors. The arrangement shapes industry competition and regulatory dynamics as foreign firms expand market share.
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Egypt
Midway Sale Co Journal Ads Tip Weekly Auction Dates
Midway Sale Co Columbus lists journal sale date column with weekly auctions. Every Wednesday auction highlighted and Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard noted for local buyers and sellers.
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Journal
Midway Sale Co
Columbus
Community Sale
City Feed Yard
Do You Know What Pasteurization Means in Milk
Question nine asks what Pasteurization is and the answer defines it as heating milk to kill disease producing organisms without changing quality. It specifies heating to 143 degrees Fahrenheit and holding for 30 minutes.
Cotter Church Clean-up and Community Notices
The Ladies Aid society will meet for spring church cleaning this Friday at Cotter church. The next regular meeting is set for Thursday, June 26. Local residents attend events, travels, and family updates include Mildred Bell and Lillian Peters at a Presbyter ian Young People's conference in Fairfield, Clara McGuire moving toward Wheaton College, and Mrs. M. S. Davis at a wedding in Grundy Center. Community life includes a rain update, crops improving, and social events such as an ice cream social at Salem Church. The Westminster Guild met with Dorothy Davis leading and 4% attendance noted.
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Mildred Bell
Lillian Peters
Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Fairfield
Cotter
Clara McGuire
Wheaton, Ill
Wheaton College
M.S. Davis
Dorothy
Grundy Center
Catherine Cold
Davis
William Peters
Moline
Salem
Richard
Thomas
Eugene Boynton
Muscatine
John P. Jones
Jones
L. A. Earnest
Arthur Thomas
Iowa City
Leona MaeArthur
Columbus City
Washington
Joe McGraw
Harvey Thomas
Wapello
Westminster Guild
Haydn Davis
Dorothy Davis
Russell Jones
Next meeting of the club hosted by Dorothy Davis
Members are reminded that the next meeting will be held on Friday, June 20, with Dorothy Davis as hostess.
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Ance
Dorothy Davis
Melo Horak Builds New Tenant House at South Highland
Melo Horak is busy building a new tenant house on his farm in South Highland. The house will be occupied by their son and his wife Archie Horak and his wife. Numerous local residents visited and traveled to nearby homes for Sunday gatherings and incidents.
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Melo Horak
South Highland
Archie Horak
Nick Shlick
Yaro Lasek
Junior Knottnerus
R. T. Knottnerus
Jake
Mike Times
Talleyrand
Siero Horek
Muscatine
Melo Lasek
Robert Ballard
Iowa City
John Lasek
Sterling Holmes
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Farmers’ Implement
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R. C. Wead
Berkshire
Wm. Zachs
Riverside
Minnie Chance
Earl Simpson
W. Jefferson
W. Main
Geo. J. Breitenbach
the Evening Journal
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Bertha Schaeffer
Dorothy and
Deloras
Florence Woodford
Clark Johnston
Carris
Pleasant School
Deweys Fruit Farm
John R. Morgan
Rubio
White Rock
Wolfe Hatchery
Damascus
Syria
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Goodrich
Washington Oil Company
Black M. L. Whittaker
M. M. Flynn
Ainsworth
Angus Bulls
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Winfield, Town
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Eclipse Lumber Co
Goom
W. M. Darbyshire
Carl Jarrard
Arthur Duensing
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Cleveland
Westminster
West Point Club
Blix
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Cash Grain
Brown & Eldridge
Gary Keith
Mary Ardith
Gary
Glen Knapp
Helen
Marie Stewart
Charles Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Ainsworth Produce
Cotter Church
Ladies Aid Society
Harry Jackson
University of Iowa
Mrs. Melo Lasek
Morning Sun Re Works
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Sykes
Hotel Washington
R. G. Hutchinson
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Lawrence Traver
RFD
Clinton, la
Veno Rix
London
Claude Neumeister
Buffalo
H. B. Sykes
Wm. E. Brady
Baldwin, Ia
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DeWitt, Ia
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