Riverside Notes Include Move Toward Merced and Navy Nurse Enlistment
Vernon Stagner a former Riverside student who closed her term at Union School heads to Merced to join husband Aviation Cadet Vernon Stagner and later to Los Angeles to visit relatives. Navy Nurse candidate Miss Mary Pogge from Riverside leaves for Great Lakes and Portsmouth for training. Mothers Day gatherings featured local families including Knebel, Henning, Schnoebelen, Pogge, and Krotz with a chicken dinner and angel food cake.
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Riverside
Vernon Stagner
Husse Craig
Union School
Washington
Merced
California
Michael
Mary Pogge
A. H. Pogge
Navy Nurses Corps
Great Lakes
Portsmouth
Virginia
John Krota
Wilbur Chalupa
Charles
Nadine
Anna Krotz
Chicago Markets Hogs Steady. Cattle and Sheep Strong
Chicago markets show hog receipts down with demand peak at 14.75 for barrows and 14.00 for sows. Week remains steady overall for all classes. Cattle week steady with fed steers and yearlings. top steers to 17.75 and heifers up to 17.99. sheep slaughter lambs firm with good mated Western wool lambs topping at 15.86 for a Nebraska load.
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Nebraska
Chicago Cash Grain Oats Mix Prices Report May 19
Chicago cash grain report notes oats trading mixed around 69 to 79 cents, reflecting current market activity for May 19. No additional details on buyers, sellers, or volume available.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn futures mixed with May rally in grain board
Markets show May wheat at 176 percent with gains across several contracts while corn holds around 118 percent and oats hover near 65 to 67 percent. Rye futures display mixed quotes in May July and December as regional activity ties into farm reporting. In social news, Mrs. Nettie Shradel hosts Mothers Day guests including Clair Rummerhart and family from Hills and Dorothy Skubal of Iowa City.
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Nettie Shradel
Clair Rummerhart
Hills
Dorothy Skubal
Iowa City
F. Y. Skubal
Charles
George Goetz
Cottonseed Flour Helps Meet Protein Shortage Abroad
The bureau of human nutrition and home economics says cottonseed flour provides an economical and practical way to help supply a protein feed shortage for relief in foreign lands.
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Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
Electric pig brooders prove profitable on late winter farrowings
The article notes electric pig brooders prevent chilling and sow crushing losses. Indiana tests show early spring piglet death rates dropped from 34.3% to 16.9% with electric brooders, saving about 11% more pigs per litter. Brooders are inexpensive, easy to build, and adjustable heat from 150W to 60W as piglets age.
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Indiana
Spray Cattle to Kill Destructive Grubs
Cattle grubs cause about 100 million dollars in annual losses in meat milk and leather in the United States. Spraying cattle backs with insecticide under pressure kills grubs as they fall from grub holes. A power sprayer from Food Machinery Corp is shown.
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U. S
Food Machinery Corporation
Farewell Dinner For Betty Caldwell Joining WAVES
Betty Caldwell left Pleasant Hill for WAVES service. A farewell dinner at the Howard home honored her with local guests and friends. A Pleasant Hill church farewell social was held Thursday evening and Friday marked the last day of school.
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Pleasant Hill
Betty Caldwell
Howard Home
A. C. Roach
Frank Scranton
Stanley
Robert Scranton
Mida Caldwell
Eliel Kirkpatrick
Howard Benn
Ed Chalupa
Eli Jackson
Mac Been Blossom
Glen Pratt
Roy Randall
Mary Ellen
Frank Redeker
Fred Kupka
Charles Anderson, Jr
Charles Anderson
Wilmer Kaulmap
Ed Kauffman
Esther Murdock
Arlene Lambert
Wilmer Kauffman
Will Miller
University Hospital
Iowa City
John Ganon
Frank Henderson
Ray Steele
Betty
Wilmer Kauffmans
Esther. Murdock
Pleasant Hill Church
Carl Zieglowsky
Carla
Community sale dates at Whittaker and Midway venues
Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Public sale May 22 at 1:00 starting 2 miles west and 5 miles north of Columbus Junction conducted by Virgel Shumaker with Klotz and Duncan as auctioneers.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Virgel Shumaker
Klotz & Duncan
Oftock
Henelish
WAY Sales CO
Ilumbus Junction
I. D. Smylie
Mgr
Weathered Columns Missing Lines Slows News
The column reports a disrupted page with line 26 out of order hindering the week’s news. Writer Wilmer Kauffman notes continued wind problems delaying repairs until next week.
Arbor Day Founder J Sterling Morton Father of Arbor Day
U S farm leaders recount J Sterling Morton born in New York who became editor in Nebraska City and led state politics. As Nebraska governor he helped Arbor Day and later served as secretary of agriculture organizing divisions for statistics publications road inquiries and dairy study. Arbor Day is observed in Nebraska on April 22, Morton's birthday.
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J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Arbor Day
Cleveland
Morton
New York
University of Michigan
Nebraska City
Nebraska City News
Division of Publications
DDT Availability Delayed for Crops and Homes
DDT, the new pesticide, shows effectiveness in protecting fruits cabbage potatoes and other crops but will likely reach household and barn use before crop spraying. Early experiments suggest paint formulations may aid fly control in buildings, though a general release date remains uncertain.
Thawed Foods Should Not Be Refrozen
Officials warn that frozen foods once thawed should not be refrozen as they lose shape become soft and are more likely to spoil. The alert stresses proper handling and safety to prevent foodborne illness.
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Tom Randall
Lois
Montgomery Ward & Company
Montgomery Ward & Co
Clift
South Lawa
Co. L. Jennings
New London
Coffeyville
Kansas
Tois
Charles W. Jackson
Sloterans
Tac
Montgomery Ward and Company
Art Rigenhagen
Roy Brewer and Sons
Ewt
Reister Bros
Ken Reynolds
ABC
Chester-White Boars
Ardell Gerot
Mi. S. W. Riverside
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
John Deere
Weliose Lumber Company
Chase
Watkins Products
R. W. Borman
South
Iowa Ave
Roy Gerot
Ainsworth
Eclipse Lumber Company
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Hawk
Capital
Frank J. Patterson
Eis
Ralph Robertson
West Chester
Dlead
du Pont
Call
Rawleigsh
C. G. Picken
Sc. Ave. B
Berlou
Pioneer
Jamesway Oil Brooders
Rose Cottage
Washington OW Company
Hampshire
Paul Martin
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Penney’s
Burkington, Iowa
Sincop
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Charles Jenkins
East
Journal
Geo. E. Culberson
Tiffin
Phore
Eastern Star Party
Arthur Krause
Pfister
Call C. L. Harley
Mick Deering
Peiffer
Brighton
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Delbert Bullard
June
West Point
George Pogge
Dolores
Louis Page
Fort Madison
Frank Gorman
Patricia
Rose Marie
Cedar Rapids
Wes Sojka
Walter Beranek
Stuart
Fairfield
Irma
Irene Beranek
Clinton
John Lasek
Richard Havel
Albie Beranek
John Moss
Near
Verne Moss
WAVES
Clyde Lambert
Ing
George J. Breitenbach
Green Top
Finney Feed
Washington, Towa
Air Brush Department
Mr. Dunlap
the McCleery-Cumming Co
Arbor Day Father
J. S. Morton
Draft Horse Sale
Reister Hatchery
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