Haskins News Social Roundup Ties Town Activities
Haskins residents share visits and furloughs. Stanley and Sheila Chabal arrived from Tampa for a 17 day stay with Cherwinker and Chabal relatives. M T Coon and others visited, shared meals, and Mrs. McCreedy’s family hosted guests while furloughs and local outings filled the week.
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M. T
Davenport
The
Arsenal
Ed Colton
Larry
Pearl
Donald Colton
Winfield
Kenneth Swailes
Hogs and cattle market activity note at Chicago exchange
Market report from Chicago on June 30 shows hogs steady to higher for some weights with top at 13.75 for 180 70 lb. cattle offerings 1500 head with best fed steers high but feeders down 25 cents and calves light. Sheep estimate 600 head with spring lambs 14.25 to 15.00 and native lambs up to 15.00 for the city butcher trade.
Grain Table Chicago Opens With Mixed Wheat and Corn
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat contracts for Sept May and July with highs around 159 to 162 and lows near 158 to 157. Oats and Rye entries for Sept Dec and May display values from 70 to 72 in the latest figures.
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Dee
Market Reports Chicago Eggs and Poultry Prices
Chicago market reports show egg receipts at 13,068 cases with firm, unchanged prices led by extra firsts at 35.4 and firsts at 34. Current receipts 33.5 and dirties 26. Poultry receipts include 1 car and 27 trucks as market remains steady with little change in poultry values.
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Chicago
Profitable Groves Requires Large Tree Plantations
A profitable grove should have at least 500 trees with a minimum 12 inch diameter at breast height. Proximity to the farmstead is advantageous for integrating orchard work with other farm operations.
Norma Jean Krotz Celebrates Twelfth Birthday Dinner
Norma Jean Krotz observed her twelfth birthday with a Sunday dinner at home as grandmothers Mrs. Agnes Krotz and Mrs. Esta Birney and aunt Lena Krotz joined, guests from the farm and visitors from nearby. The celebration featured fried spring chicken homemade ice cream and a decorated cake. Local relatives and visitors were noted including Frank Krotz family Laddie Birney Una Gordon Lois Statler and S/Sgt Stanley Chabal family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
Norma Jean Krotz
Agnes Krotz
Esta Birney
Lena Krotz
Frank Krotz
Laddie Birney
Una Gordon
Krotz
Lois Statler
Frank Patterson
Stanley Chabal
Tampa
Florida
Ameal
Frank Redeker
Daughiers
Charles Marek
Raymond Sojka
EB. M
Usnt Center
Farragut
Idaho
Community happenings and visitors in Wellston
Wellston neighbors stay busy with farming tasks including plowing corn making hay and planting beans. Friday evening visitors at Walter Wilsons home included Mr and Mrs Carl Corpman and sons Clifford and Charles with Mr and Mrs Elmer Schantz also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wilson
Wellston
Walter Wilson
Carl Corpman
Clifford
Charles
Elmer Schantz
Backstage Iowa Delegation Watches National Convention
Republican delegates sit ringside in Chicago near the speaker's platform as three Iowans gaze at events. Charles Lewis Roscoe Jones and Mrs. Gertrude Wilharm are pictured with hats drawing attention to state party leadership amid the foreign relations plank controversy.
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Iowa Daily Press
Chicago
Ill
IDPA
Kansas
Daily Times
Charles J. Lewis
Ayr
Roscoe Jones
Atlantic
Gertrude Wilharm
Giant Lincoln head dominates 25,000-seat stadium
A colossal painting of Abraham Lincoln, head and shoulders, spans 85 feet above delegates in a 25,000-seat stadium. The image hangs from steel girders and overlooks speakers in the city where Lincoln was nominated on the first ballot in 1864.
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Abraham Lincoln
Honest Abe
Willis York Faces Humid Duty at Iowa Convention
Big Willis York, the state chairman, endures continuous trips to his hotel room to change perspiration soaked shirts as the convention opens. The scene highlights the stifling heat and heavy attendance.
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Big Willis York
Iowa State
Hickenlooper Leads Farm Plank Push at Convention
Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper chaired the farm plank committees during the convention’s early stage. The resolutions committee received a boiled down version under 700 words with about a dozen points. The plank emphasized removing agricultural regimentation. A likeness of the governor appears in a downtown studio window exhibit of well known persons.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Resolutions Committee
Iowan Hosts Conventions Through Political History
The account recalls Iowans influencing national conventions, noting Clarkson of Iowa at Minneapolis in 1892 opposing Benjamin Harrison’s renomination and losing the national chairmanship, Harrison not re-elected. In 1924 John T. Adams of Dubuque convened Cleveland’s convention as Coolidge ran and the nominee reflected public choice.
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Harrison KE. Spangler
Clarkson
Iowa
Minneapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
John T. Adams
Dubuque
Cleveland
Coolidge
Kansan Hamilton Attends Iowa Convention Program
The convention program lists former National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton as attending and notes his residence in Iowa. Hamilton is identified as a Kansan by origin.
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John D. M. Hamilton
Iowa
Convention Hall Decor and Campaign Colors Highlight Rally
The hall is decorated with red white and blue bunting. A policeman notes loud speaker volume and an electric organ could blow the roof off. Ushers wear robin blue blouses navy skirts and white flowers. Bricker campaign would win easily if campaigns stood alone. Headquarters look forlorn since the convention opened.
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Bricker Boys
Sweet Potatoes Trea Seed Stock and Family Visit
Sweet potato seed stock treated with disinfectant to curb seed borne diseases. On Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Walter Wilson and Lloyd and Lester Mayers visited at Keith McClelland’s home. Walter Wilson called his brother Oscar by phone. Oscar is in Topeka hospital and improving but uncertain about length of stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Krotz
Krotz
Verte Gallagher
Sheldon Higgins
Long Beach
Calif
George Zeck
Walter Wilson
Lloyd
Lester Mayers
Keith McClelland
Qoscar
Topeka
Kan
Wilmer Kauffman
Edd Kauffmans
Glen Pratt
Lee Hesseltine
Anton Kauffman
Witmer Kauffmans
Bryan Swift
Conesville
Esther Houseal
California
Pleasant Hill social notes honor Pvt Swift in dinner
Pleasant Hill notes list dozens of local visits and dinners Sunday and over the week. Families including Wittiig, Pratt, Scranton, Caldwell, Wittrig, Cannon, Evans, Janecek, and others visited, hosted, or traveled to share meals and keep in touch. Pvt George Swift returns home on furlough from Baton Rouge.
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Pleasant Hill
Howard Wittiig
Bryan
Ettiene Spensers
George E. Swift
Raymond Wittiig
George
Baton Rouge
Glen Pratt
Will Mitchell
Frank Scranton
Howard Caldwells
Evelyn Steen
Edna McKee
Will Caldwell
Howard Benn
Howard Caldwell
Bryan Swift
Raymond Wittrig
Howard Wittrig
Charles Cannon
Lloy Evans
Frank Janecek
Lacy Lines
Maxine Lambert
W. Kk. Wasson
Will Butterbaugh
von Butterbaugh
Dona
Will Millers
Doris Swift
Mac Beenblossom
Leslia Beenblossom
Sam Wittmer
Howard Wittings
Ray Ruefer
June Marie
Davenport
Fred Hecks
Claude White
Fred Kepharts
Clifford Steele
S. 2
W. R. Gamon
William Gamon
Marierie
John Gamon
John Waggner
Effie Caldwell
A. C. Roach
Pat Swift
Esther
Charles Anderson
Lloyd Andersons
Accident Cases At Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook report details injuries from local mishaps and farm work. Kenneth Guy nurses a sore knee after a horse kick while Carl Corpman falls during hay making. Two year old Mary Margaret Mineart is bitten on head and face by a dog. River bottom farmers finish planting third corn crop and start soy beans and buckwheat.
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H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Kenneth Guy
Carl Corpman
Mary Margaret Mineart
Sylvester Mineart
Arthur Campbell Cook for Hands Monday
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wasson and Louise ate supper Monday evening at Clyde Lamberts.
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Arthur Campbell Cook
W. E. Wasson
Louise
Clyde Lamberts
Preserves Love Beauty and Cleanliness Ad Sison Phrase
An old advertisement attributes a saying about love and beauty linking cleanliness to preservation. The fragment suggests a domestic lifestyle or moral ad copy without explicit event details or names beyond Ad Sison. The readable text conveys a promotional tone rather than a reportable news item.
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Mm’ Care Journal
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C. L. Jenkings
New London
White R.C. Care Journal
John Patterson
Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co
Keister Bros
Congress Hotel
Mar-garet Boyer
West Gar- Geld Blvd
Busby
Little’s Furniture
Close
United States
Benes
Eela
Pirelie
George J. Breitenbach
Sperter
Reister Bros
Journal
Charles Barthelow
Peters Hardware
International Pickup
Finney Feed & Supply Company
Lee Baird
Ainsworth
Eclipse Lumber Company
West Chester
Willis Beatty
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Pittsburgh Barnhide
Pioneer Drugs Store
John van Syce
Wayland
Deering
Royal McNeese
Main St
C. C. McKee
Sargent
Freshwater's Elevator
Frank Garrett
Columbus Junction
Chevrolet
Call Martin's Cleaners
du Pont
Montgomery Ward and Company
Carson Plumbing and Weattne
Mose Levy
Kalona
Lassesa
al Crone
Phone Journal
Bob Blair
Little’s
M. Cobs
Haskins News
Clara Godlove
M. D. McCreedy
Richard McCreedy
Camp Crowder
Billy
Iowa City
M. D
Godlove
W. H. White
Frank Embree
Haskins
J. R. McCreedy
L. M. Birney
Richard
Leonard Strohm
Joyce
Peggy
Tommy
Paul
Marilee
Paula
Lysle
Dick Fisher
Kathleen
Ronald
Sunset Park
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Rev
E. K. Mitchell
M. T. Coon
Chicago Livestock
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
McCormick Pesérins
Smart [Implement Company
East Main St
South Ave
Oliver Todd
Washington Oil Company
Purina
Qekckki
Puriwa Livestock
Feed Store
Whittaker Sale
National Farm Loan Association
N. Court St
Fairfield
Geo. D. Umphrey
Jeffries Bldg
Wellston News
Paul R. Bumbarger
Lincoln
Ivor Davis
Crawfordsville
Clyde Lambert
Frank Heck
Emma Heck
Lacy Sines
Adsison
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
Washington, Iowa
Uncle Sam
National Farm
GEO. D
Jeffrey
Washington, Jefferson & van Buren
Burlington
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Jefferson ST
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