What Caused The Floods
Des Moines reports attribute Iowa floods to torrential rains cool weather and unprecedented air current shifts. Gordon Dunn of the U S Weather Bureau says the events stem from a long lasting abnormal atmospheric circulation may ease but could recur in a lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Midwest
Gordon Dunn
U. S Weather Bureau
Chicano
North Central States
Towa Daily Press Association
Towa
Dunn
Canada
Alaska
Mexico
Middlewest
Chicago
Great Plains
Weekly Friday Journal Sale at Whittaker Sale Barn
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. July 2 closing sale at Household Goods at 30S West Jefferson starting 1 30. Mrs Bessie Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
West
Jefferson Street
Bessie Palmer
Markets Chicago Hog and Cattle Prices Edge Mixed
Chicago June 28 market report shows hogs with minor changes overall except lighter weights and heavy sows. Cattle and calves mostly higher with top steer price around 20.00, cows and bulls steady to up, vealers down slightly. Sheep and lambs steady to lower with spring lambs and yearlings softening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Chicago Grain Table Reflects July Open and Sept Ranges
Chicago June 28 UP grain table shows Wheat July at 216 half, Sept 211 to 212, Dec 219 to 211. Corn July 199 with Sept 181, Dec 161 to 180. Oats July 96 to 98, Sept 85 to 82. May contracts and various readings listed with small range shifts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Sales Report
Cash grain market shows Wheat and Oats weaker with no reported sales. Corn prices drop five to ten cents across grades from No 1 yellow around 204% to 5 yellow near 118, while sample grades and whites vary.
Meadow best to halt soil erosion says Browning
Experiments at the Page County Soil Conservation Experimental Farm show meadow dramatically reduces erosion during heavy rains. A 3.76 inch rainfall on June 10 1941 washed 90 tons per acre from continuous corn ground while meadow showed far smaller losses, illustrating meadow’s protective effect on topsoil.
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Ames
Ida
G. M. Browning
Soil Conservation Service
Page County Soil Conservation Experimental Farm
Marshall
Browning
Page County
Oil Conservation Service
Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station
Plentiful Iowa fruit outlook amid uneven berry yield
Ames Iowa June 27 prediction from Iowa State College horticulturists reports overall good fruit prospects despite a poor strawberry year. Large apple blooms boost expectations of a heavy crop and ample raspberries brambles cherries pears plums expected. peaches rely on commercial crops from other states after January frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Parsley and Celery Tops Cured by Quick Dipping
Parsley tops and celery greens may be cured by a brief dip in boiling salted water, then dried and stored in covered jars or tins. The stems and leaves are placed on racks in a moderately cool oven until dry.
Lubricate a Zipper For Smooth Sliding
Rub the interlocking teeth with paraffin or beeswax several times to lubricate a zipper. Slip it up and down repeatedly to ensure smooth operation.
New Oliver Cletrac and farm equipment sale items
A catalog style listing details new Oliver Cletrac models, carloads of cultivators and corn pickers, grain elevators, harvest gear, wagons, spreaders, rakes, manure loaders, and miscellaneous implements. It notes tractors, engines, radios, washing machines, ranges, refrigerators, paints, tires, and a 1947 Ford school bus set for August delivery with multiple reconditioned tractors and pickups available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Cletrac
Coats
Ottawa
Caswell
Freeman
Sargent
Horn
General
Super Six
New Method
Bell City
Continental
Clinton
Wisconsin
Briggs & Stratton
Ford
Bendix
Stewart-Warner
Thor Automagic
Voss, Norge
Norge
Monarch
Gladiron
White House
Power-Aire
Firestone and
Goodyear
Hart Scout Kleen
Oliver and Massey
Massey Harris
Harris Com
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Nelson Well Co
Fairfield, Ia
C. L. Jennings
New London
Kiene Bros
Eveready Plumbing & Heating Co
Woods Machine Shop
Deliver County Farm
LeRoy Koch
Owen Baileau
Wilmer Kauffman
Charles Swift
Ainsworth
Journal Bldg
Selective Service
Inquire Journal
C. C. Millson
J. H. Crooks
Earl Monson
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison
Fidmund D. Morrison, Jr
Morrison Building
W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul W. Shearer
Ist
Court House
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
By Ken Reynolds
Meta
Feyaro
Wayne Marston
Gentine Skelgas
Humn Gas & Appliance
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Drug Store
W. L. Gates
Country Club
Scrip, Quink and Sanford
Nicola & Harmon
Don M. Hayes
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
E. L. Rouse
Eclipse Lumber Company
Hospital
G. I
L. H Orr
Crull & Lee
Brown
East Second
Jefferson St
C. V. Crull
John W
Lee
Sueppel’s
R. KE. Brown
Max White
Gamble's
John Wehr
West Chester
Ralph Orr
Murden
Art Dawson
Dowell
Chanute Field
Ill
Douglas C. Dowell
Washington
Illinois
Coen
University of Iowa
Air Reserve
Porter Elevator
Eveready
Uarco
Farrell
Powers
Dick's Furniture Store
Irs
Minnie Chance
P. J. Hoover
Pioneer Drug
Zenith
General Electric
Mangold’s
N. 2Nd Ave
Sve
John W. Tee
Eod
IHC
Harry Showalter
Firestone
H.p
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Yoder Implement Co
Kalona
R. D. Handley
Ann Arbor
W. O. Thomann
Riverside
John Deere
Sam Boyd
Haskins Phone
John Black
West Madison
Martin’s Cleaners
U. S. Royal
Whitlow's
Washington Motor Co
West 2Nd
Call
M. R. Green
Dupont Duco
Plymouth
Sorrells
Gamble
Western Auto Store
J. A. Hunsaker
Bell
Gevock Firestone
Fred L. Stewart
G.E
Emil G. Trott
Iowa City
DUCKS
Edw. J. Murphy
H. W. Jones
Crawfordsville
Phone
Homer Stephen
W.P
Burdock’s
Cut Rate Lumber Co
Brighton
NEW Idea
Henry Leichty
Wayland
North Avenue C
Ada G. Hollingsworth A. W Gray
Berkeley Avenue
Pueblo
Colorado
Adtaker
Journal
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Chicago Cash Grain
Byles
Voutero
Loren R. Setterdahl
Long & Hotle
Kimball
Ing
Brown & Bruty, Auctioneers
Frank Kos
Oliver
Allis Chalmers
Oliver Hart-Parr
Kor
Fisher Sales CO
Doy, Ewes
Mercer County
Aledo
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