Braves Lead National League After Narrow Win
Boston Braves edge Brooklyn 5 to 4 to surge to first in the National League as Maranville drives in the decisive run in the tenth. Giants top Phillies 9 to 7 in a high hit game. Yankees, White Sox, and Browns win while Detroit drops to a third straight one run loss.
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Community notes from Washington R4 contain family visits
Mrs Daisy Simmering correspondent reports May gatherings at Charles Anderson and Rodney Kephart homes with extended visits from Reeves Simmering Linder and Kephart families. Roy Kephart plans a new cattle barn while Connecticut visitors stay with Ed Simmering family.
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Lyle Herring
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J. E. Linder
Sam Simmering
Simmering Family Notes Music Lessons Visit
Miss Hazel Simmering began weekly music lessons last Thursday under teacher Velma Jones. The Simmering family visited Sunday evening at the John Sr and Joe Simmering homes.
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Velma Jones
Ed Simmering
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Joe Simmering
Ames Mourns Parley Sheldon 88 Community Leader
Ames citizens mourn the death of Parley Sheldon 88 longtime community leader former mayor and civil war veteran. He died yesterday after a lingering illness and will be buried in Ames where he has lived since 1875. Sheldon served 18 years as mayor nine as postmaster and held roles as school director and treasurer. He organized a private bank in 1890 which later became a state bank in 1917.
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Senate probes busy in New York
The Senate staff of special investigators returned to Wall Street to seek fresh evidence of stock manipulation. They aim to show how traders unloaded stocks for profits in the millions. Evidence gathered this week will be released at a Friday hearing.
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Spray Timetable and Wool Marketing in Washington County
Washington County Farm Bureau notes outline two cover spray schedules for apples to control first brood codling moths and seabon worms, with application windows May 20 26 and a second spray about two weeks later. They specify insecticide amounts and fungicide options and list a May 27 1932 spray date at the Rock Stand freight depot. The notes highlight that last year the county pooled over 12000 pounds of wool through the state association and praise cooperative marketing for better returns.
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Oetjen Family Visits In Oskaloosa
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oetjen and Ed Oetjen were in Oskaloosa Sunday for unspecified family visit activities.
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Ed Oetjen
Oskaloosa
The Baby and the Silent Patient
Lily Lou lies in a hospital wing after a brutal ordeal of fever and memory loss. Nurses fuss over the newborn Robin while the doctor and Madame Nahliman press comfort and questions. Susanne Cain urges adoption as Lily Lou slips toward oblivion, her thoughts fixed on sleep and release.
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Ears and memories bind a girl to Ken in a tense tablet
A speaker pleads for care of Ken amid language barriers and past choices. She recalls a wedding ring inscription and laments giving Ken away to a Swiss family, fearing future loss while resisting intervention as the scene ends with a tease.
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Farmers to Meet on Farm Record Work at Office
All farmers interested in farm record work will meet at the farm bureau office on Wednesday evening May 25 at 8 00 p m The farm management project aims to help those who completed the 1931 record analyze results compare with the average aid new members with 1932 records and provide cooperators with the 1931 record summary L G Allbaugh will lead the session Farm Records are valuable as they remove guesswork and show the true performance of farming ventures.
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Wool Growers to Pool County Wool for Growers
The Washington County Wool Growers association plans to pool wool from all county growers to streamline sale and marketing efforts. The move aims to secure better prices and uniform quality controls across the region.
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Weed control methods for Canadian thistle and quack grass
Weeds are classified as annuals biennials and perennials guiding control. Annuals are kept from seeding by cutting before blooming. Biennials like bur docks are suppressed by cultivation or root destruction. Perennials such as quack grass and Canadian thistle respond to chemical sprays like sodium chlorate and deep fall plowing with late next crop planting.
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Washington County
Weed Control Advice With Chlorate Solution
A farmer suggests using one pound of sodium chlorate to a gallon of water to spray plants until well dampened. The goal is to destroy weeds early to prevent the whole farm from becoming infested before applying broader control measures.
Rats Move Across Farms As Poison Methods Attract Attention
Inquiries show rats spread on farms and homes, with calcium cyanide demonstrations at Fred Palmer’s farm yielding 56 rats under a floor and many more killed in runways. The cost and safety of poisons are weighed against livestock risk, while interest in soybeans and legume hay rises amid low hay crop seedings. Varieties Dunfield Ulini Manchu show high hay yields and seed yields at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station over recent years.
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Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
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Farmers plan soybeans as emergency hay substitute
Farmers in Iowa plan to use soybeans as an emergency hay crop this year, per EE S Dyas, crops specialist at the Extension service of Iowa College. Soybeans are cited as the best substitute for cover and alfalfa hay in drought or scarcity conditions.
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EE. S. Dyas
Iowa College
Farm Bureau Calendar Highlights May Events
May 25 Rally Day prep for Girls 4H. May 26 27 lecture by L G Allbaugh on farm accounting. May 27 Wool pooling. June 1 Knowles to discuss State fair prep and project writing.
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L. G. Allbaugh
Miss Knowles
Washington Notes on Local Residents and Visitors
John Work has hauled corn to the Flynn boys south of Washington in recent days. Mr and Mrs George Brown visited our home last Tuesday afternoon. J W Davison of Washington also noted in the column.
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Farm visit recalls Ottumwa John Morrell meat plant tour
The writer and spouse visited the John Morrell packing plant in Ottumwa on a Saturday. They observed high daily slaughter rates including 1990 hogs and 600 cattle and toured power equipment, refrigeration rooms at ten degrees below zero, and the meat processing areas. They noted visitor flow, staff, and discussions on corn versus grass fed cattle. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Easter and Arlene and Mrs Will Easter stopped by afterward.
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