Mrs Houghton shines in New Mexico state convention
Mrs Houghton of Iowa national organization second vice president attended the Roswell New Mexico state convention. She gains praise for talent enthusiasm and personality and faces no opposition for first vice presidency. Local clubs feted her while New Mexico women spotlight club work and action.
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Iowa
New Mexico Club
Houghton
PEO
DAR
New Mexico
J. W. Lewis Jr
Carlsbad
Restoring Iowa State Fair Grounds for Centennial
DES MOINES May 1 UP Work on a 500000 project to restore the Iowa state fair grounds and buildings for the Centennial fair August 21 began with the army releasing all buildings. Secretary L B Cunningham said the main task is reconditioning livestock buildings including removing concrete floors in the horse barn and rebuilding stalls and pens.
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Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
State Fair Board
Cunningham
Wutean Army
Ube
Chicago cash grain prices drift with no sales reported
Chicago May 1 report shows cash grain mostly unchanged with no sales in wheat corn soybeans rye or oats. Prices listed include 1 white heavy at 84 and barley ranges from 125 to 143 with 145N and feed barley at 114 to 124 44N.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Scrambled Data
Grain table from Chicago market roundup with mixed figures for Wheat Corn and Oats across July May and Sept contracts. OCR debris interrupts clear values but hints at open high low and close quotations and noted salvaged restoration work context.
Peony Bush Repair and Local Social Notes Mixed
A neighbor repairs a peony bush wrapping and tying ends, hoping buds bloom. The town updates note tenants like Clyde Pratt moving, Tom Duncan replacing him at the theater, and the Glenn Cowards returning from Texas after long travel. Social club events and memory books among Chafing Dish sisters are described with nostalgic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Pratt
Wilson Putman
Hilda Brown
Tom Duntan
Mr. Pratts
Moon Eclipses More Readily Observed Than Solar
The passage explains that total lunar eclipses are seen from over half the globe, whereas total solar eclipses are visible only along a narrow path, making lunar eclipses much more widely observed.
Electrically Lighted Homes Penetration in 1940
In 1940 eighty four percent of the population lived in electrically lighted houses. Of homes wired for electricity by year’s end eighty five percent had electric irons, sixty three percent refrigerators, fifty four percent clocks, forty nine percent vacuum cleaners and thirty five percent coffee percolators.
Iowa Farmers Complete 86 Percent Plowing
Des Moines reports April weather allowed 86 percent of Iowa plowing to be finished and over two percent of corn planting completed by May 1. The service notes corn planting reaches normal May 1 levels and expects substantial southern acreage to finish this week.
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Des Moines
U?d
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa Farmers Urged to Sell Surplus Corn for Government Bonus
Iowa producers were advised to sell surplus corn to share in a 30 cent per bushel government bonus. A. J. Loveland said the drive to buy corn would end once 50 million bushels are purchased, with exports of all grain bought at above ceiling levels. Only owner operators landlords or tenants may sell and only No 3 or No 4 corn by test weight is eligible.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
PMA Ofice
Washington
Loveland
AAA
Washed Brooms Keep Condition With Soap and Drying
Brooms washed in medium soapy water and thoroughly dried will stay in good condition, and the wire will not rust at highly efficient rates.
Rye Prices Jump Amid Mixed Market Signals
Local commodity notes show rye price shifts with percentages and dates including May July September December figures. Observers cite volatility in grain markets and potential impacts on farmers and bakers.
Cotton Ginning Damage Peaks Early Season
Most ginning damage to cotton happens in the first three to four weeks of the ginning season as the cotton is green and damp from high seed moisture.
Use of Acidox and Germozone Against Coccidiosis in Birds
When coccidiosis strikes, administer Acidox and Germozone on alternating days. Germozone aids birds in resisting numerous infections, and overall treatment efficacy is enhanced by this regimen.
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Ty Gail Patrick
Edward Ashley
Pepe Picture
Steph Teed Cu Aerate
Oakwood
Wellman
Leo Peiper
Noel
Bax
Tories
McKesson & Robbins
McKesson
Bexel
Tawg
U.S. P
Navapinhalers
Witch Hazel
Y's
Hollywood
Barrymore
Rhonda Fleming
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Terry Toon
Elsa Lanchester
Gordon Oliver
Travel Talk
Movietone News
Schwellenbach
Edward F. McGrady
Radio Corporation of America
International
U.P
Glenn Cowards
Texas
Glenn
Shuffle Board Down
Florida
Dawsons
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Dept
Rigenhagen
Lee Way To Poultry Health
Mrs. Earl Little
Little
Furniture
South Marion
Germozone
Hillips & Hebner
West Side Druggists
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