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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1929

Page

21

Woman Builder Of Closets Turns Prosaic Into Beauty

New York April 18 George Herzog of New York spent 20 years beautifying the household closet inside and out. After becoming a widow she built a Madison Avenue closet shop with a staff of artists and 26 sewers. She designs plans by visiting homes, then carpenters build and artists decorate. Her miniature closet displays help clients visualize big closet features. Herzog has patented several designs and has worked on homes in Paris London and Honolulu, elevating the closet to international beauty.

New York George Herzog Madison Avenue Mrs. Herzog Ike Walmen

Is It a Trolley Fight Ends in Year in Jail Term

A dispute over whether a railroad entering Seattle was run by steam or electricity led to Isadore Williams being shot in the hand by Ernest Martin. Martin, of Fort Dodge, received a one year sentence after district court proceedings. Judge G W Wood presided as Martin declined a lawyer. The March 2 shooting occurred in rooms above a north end restaurant with Williams sustaining a non serious wound.

Seattle Wash Isadore Williams Ernest Martin Fort Dodge Martin G. W. Wood Burr C. Towne North End Willams

Guggenheim Heiress Plans Solo European Trip

New York on April 14 7 a trip to Europe may occur with Mrs Thomas M Gorman formerly Natalie Guggenheim and her husband Edmond A Guggenheim seen departing Roslyn Long Island home. Gorman a real estate broker who secretly wed the heiress April 6 said he had not seen his bride recently while associate Joseph GL O Connell worked on real estate matters.

New York Europe Thomas M. Gorman Natalie Guggenheim Guggenheim Roslyn Long Island Edmond A. Guggenheim Natalie Gorman Daywntown Joseph GL. O'Connell

Hardin Co Shippers Disgust Prices At Co op Meet

Eldora Iow April 18 The Courier s News reports the Hardin County Shipping associations semiannual meeting focused on hog buying cycles prices at markets and the role of co operative marketing in protecting growers. Knute Espe urged grower planning toward probable 1929 prices and opposed direct packer buying highlighting need for local marketing agencies.

Eldora Hardin County Shipping Associations Knute Espe Espe D. A. FitzGerald Towa State College Taggerald Co-Operative Shippers State Shippers’ Association Iowa Co- Operative Livestock Shippers Association Extensiol Iowa State College Ald Co-Operative Commission

Chinese Students Cook Native Dishes at State University

Nine Chinese students at Iowa State College formed a club to prepare meals in Chinese style. They rented a house near campus, converted it into a Chinese household, and rotate in the kitchen to serve dishes they enjoyed at home. Officers include S. T. To as president, M. J. Huang as secretary, and E. H. Fang as house manager. The group is part of the Chinese Student Alliance.

Courier Special Servier Ames Althe Pacific Ocean Iowa State College China E. H. Fang S. T. To

Beta Delta Rho to Be Installed at Ames by Pi Kappa Phi

Beta Delta Rho local fraternity formed in 1993 at Ames will be installed this spring by Pi Kappa Phi. Nebraska university officers plan to install the group around May 26. Beta Delta Rho recently absorbed Gamma Sigma Alpha which had filed bankruptcy about six weeks earlier.

Ames Pi Kappa Phi National College Fraternity Beta Delta Rho University of Nebraska Gamma Sigma Alpha

Farmers questions and comment invited by Waterloo Evening Courier

Readers are invited to address communications to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Send inquiries or comments via the newsroom contact line at the paper to share views on farming topics and related issues.

Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Towa Phone 6100

Alfalfa feeding boosts pork gains at Forum Farm

April 18 report shows H O Larsen using alfalfa with tankage and cottonseed meal to feed hogs and dairy cattle. His crossbred Duroc Tamworth herd yields strong gains with 185 pound fall pigs. He expands alfalfa acres and seeds sweet clover, testing Grimm alfalfa seed and government inoculation.

Dike Forum Larsen North Dakota Pleter Tje Ormsby Mercedes Sir Ormsby Luss Wisconsin

Extension Dairyman to Manage Federal Herd in S. Dakota

Ray Smith, longtime dairy husbandry extension staffer at Iowa State, will head the U S government experiment farm dairy herd at Ardmore South Dakota starting May 1. He replaces Earl Schultz who left for graduate study at Minnesota. The Ardmore station near the Nebraska Colorado lines cooperates with South Dakota State college and now runs about 50 animals. Smith makes final appearance at the spring cow testers meeting this Friday and Saturday.

Ray Smith Iowa State College United States Government Experiment Farm Ardmore S. B Smith Earl Schultz University of Minnesota Schultz Ted Besh Waterloo Pioneer Association South Dakota Nebraska Colorado Altha South Dakota State College Brookings

Seed Corn Yield Tied to Few Traits Says College Bulletin

A state college bulletin reports little correlation between seed ear traits and actual yield. Reid's Yellow Dent ears were tested with diverse samples. yield differences between best and worst groups were modest, yet seed selection remains justified. The recommended seed ear is long, medium circumference, solid, heavy, with 16 to 18 rows, large kernels, and minimal denting.

State College College Station Reid H. D. Hughes Joe Robinson

Lama plant food promises greener lawn and bountiful garden

An ad urges readers to spread Lama fertilizer over a 10 by 10 foot lawn area using a colander to water it in. It touts thicker greener grass within ten days, stronger shrubs and vines, and earlier blooms. Lama is sold only in original packaging in sizes from 5 pounds to 100 pounds.

Lama Nature

Hitch Demonstration Set for Fayette County Farm

Fayette April 18 County Agent B W Lodwick announces Roy Snyder of the extension service will visit the county for a two day program. One session at the county farm and another near St Lucas. Decisions pending on demonstration format including possible cost breaking morning session and hitch workout afternoon.

Fayette Fayette County B. W. Lodwick Roy Snyder St. Lucas

Journalism teacher sought in Burlington disappearance

Police requested help today in locating Guy B. McMinimy a journalism instructor at Monmouth High School in Illinois who vanished from his home there on Sunday. McMinimy is a former Burlington resident.

Burlington tIhs Guy B. McMinimy Monmouth, Til McMinimy

White grub year may raise feed costs in eastern Iowa

Ames, April 18. Entomologist Dr. G C J Drake warns that white grubs will peak next year, driven by swarms of May beetles this spring, affecting crops in the eastern third of Iowa. He advises limiting timothy and small grain to curb grub propagation, noting a three year life cycle and the need for clean cultivated fields to reduce future infestations.

Ames GC J. Drake Dr. Drake Drake

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