Iowa farmers reflect on crops and politics in a midcentury column
A farmer column from Fairmont, Minnesota discusses garden weeds and crop prospects, notes large radishes and tomatoes, mentions a Department of Agriculture estimate form, and comments on postwar fuel and debt concerns. It also critiques national debt talk, labor strikes, and New Deal emergencies amid local driver license activity.
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Department of Agriculture
Fairmont
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Sentinel
Weather Boss Bows Out In Oregons Small Town
A misfiring forecast triggers a resignation from the local weather man after three erroneous months. Jests about love and duty mix with quick quips from readers and a cartoonish Scots proposal. The page cuts to light humor and everyday camp kitchen banter.
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Oregon
Off the Tub Pood for That Yum Hard to Choose
Fragmentary verse humor notes a woman contemplating marriage to a grocer or doctor for benefits and jokes about the outcome. The lines reference grocers and doctors offering groceries or well being for nothing, with stray letters and misspellings.
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Lightning Strikes Tree Killing Two Horses at Ford Hermann Farm
A Thunderstorm at LIVING LAKE on June 11 caused a lightning strike that felled a tree, killing two horses sheltering beneath it. The storm delivered needed rain but warned of ongoing dry conditions affecting oats berries and pasture in the area. Nearby residents and guests shared seasonal visits and conversations amid farm life and discharge from service.
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Rennie Dawson
Living Lake
Fred Hermann Farm
Local social notes mention Ted Michels family and neighbors
Ted Michels and his daughters Betty Joan and Ruth are listed with a post dinner greeting from Mr and Mrs Vernon Witting. Two miles north of the Ralph Zeck corner road work is underway with grading for rock. Rennie Dawson visited after church at Arnold Tucker's home.
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Ted Michels
Betty Joan
Ruth
Vernon Witting
Ralph Zeck
Mrs. Rennie Dawson
Arnold Tucker
Ainsworth Locals Visit Nearby Cities
Mrs Edna Hunt Mrs Ida Hunt and Mrs Jessie Moore visited relatives in Winfield Monday. Louis Sutton and baby were in Selma Tuesday. Chas Nash returned to Cedar Rapids Tuesday after visiting Effie McCreedy. Bernard Dahleimer of Osseo Minn visited Lee Norris over the weekend. Vida Butterworth of Independence Mo visits her brother E R Butterworth. Fred Hawkins and wife were weekend visitors in Chicago. Hawkins sister accompanied them home for a visit. Rev and Mrs DsdF Lik returned Tuesday from Davenport after relatives visit.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Edna Hunt
Ida Hunt
Jessie Moore
Winfield
Louis Sutton
Baby
Selma
Chas. Nash
Cedar Rapids
Effie McCreedy
Bernard Dalheimer
Osseo, Minn
Lee Norris
Fred Hawkins
Chicago
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