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Corncobs May Fuel Future Industry in Iowa
Iowa State College engineer predicts a new era where farming and small prairie factories share work year round. He cites corncobs and other agricultural byproducts as vast, untapped supplies for fuels, plastics, and chemicals, with plants planned within 20 to 40 miles of farms. The Sumner Community Club heard the vision amid a gathering of 256 members and visitors from several towns.
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Sitoner
Iowa
Prairie
C. R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
Ames
Sumner
United States
Sweeney
Ames Research
Quaker
Oats
Cedar Rapids
Indiapapolis
Mr. Sweeney
Hachmooth
Vic M. Vierth
Sumner Gazette
Allen OG. Schulnecht
K. Rohde
Frederika
John Scholes
Randalia
Steve Hauger
Decorah
Peter Paterson
Waterloo
Harrison Ludwig
Intake
Mont
John Hallowell
Waverly
Bremer County
Burton T. Burritt
Karl V. von Lackum
Walter J. Hunt
Star of
Waterloo Evening Courier
Case Opera House