Ackley Man Killed in Highway 65 Crash Near Hampton
Francis Martin, Ackley merchant, died when he grabbed the steering wheel of his car during a passing maneuver on highway 65 south of Hampton. The vehicle skidded into a ditch after it turned over twice. Mrs Martin and two other women suffered injuries. several were treated at Lutheran hospital. A separate crash near Hampton injured Waterloo residents when a tire Blowout sent a car into a ditch. Mrs Bender and Mr Bender were bruised and Mrs Bender is hospitalized. Delois Garrett, 21, suffered a knee cap injury leaping from a car near a soft drink stand during Independence Day celebrations.
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Courier Special Service
Hampton
Francis Martin
Ackley
Highway 65
Here
Martin
Frank Bender
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Delois Garrett
Hansell
Charles Hansell
Garrett
Atherton
Rockford
Jim Magilton
Robert Tumilson
Justice Burnette
Mgr. Atherson
Charles Wilson
Justice Crowell
J. W. Ault
Fort Dodge
Greene
Wildwood
Former Iowan Had Excellent Record as an Educator
Fayette Iowa July 4 Dr Guy Potter Benton former president of Upper Iowa university died June 28 at his Minneapolis home. Benton aged 62 had led Upper Iowa Miami University University of Vermont Burlington and University of the Philippines. He served in World War I era as army secretary and educational director in Coblenz. He was praised for a long career and received the Distinguished Service Medal and French honors. He was born May 26 1865 in Kenton Ohio and educated at Ohio Wesleyan Wooster and Berlin.
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Fayette
Guy Potter Benton
Upper Iowa University
Minneapolis
Ben‘ton
Swidow
C. D. Benton
Eva M. Barrett
Madge Benton
Bishop Locke
M. E. Church
Benton Hall
Miami University
Oxford
Benton
University of Vermont
Burlington
University of the Philippines
Paris
Sample
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
Germany
Wilson
Republc
Philippines
Dr. Benton
Kenton
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Wooster
University of Berlin
Phi
Chadwick Funeral Held in Brandon Wednesday
Mrs. M. M. Chadwick who died Sunday at Sartori Memorial hospital Cedar Falls will be buried from the Brandon residence at 2 p m Wednesday. Born September 24 1864 in Jefferson township Buchanan county she lived near Brandon most of her life with brief periods in Benton and near Waterloo. She married Merit M. Chadwick November 26 1884 the couple’s only child died in infancy. Survived by husband a sister Mrs H M Harmon Waterloo a brother A Y Baker Le Poste City and several nieces and nephews.
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Brandon
M. M. Chadwick
Sartori
Merit M. Chadwick
La Porte City Mission Society Meets Wednesday
The La Porte City Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 p m at the home of Mrs J F Gay in the country Cars will be provided from the church A picnic lunch will be served with each member bringing a sandwich covered dish silver and personal dishes.
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Courier
la Porte City
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. F. Gay
Nan Wanted for Car Theft Ready to Quit Hospital
Charles City Iowa July 4 Deputy Sheriff Atherton received a telegram from the Iowa City police saying Henry Conrad, wanted for stealing the Charles Zierath car, is ready to leave the hospital where he has been recovering from bullet wounds. He will be held until Tuesday when pursuit resumes.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Atherton
Iowa City
Henry Conrad
Charles Zierath
Physicians to Meet Next Week in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls July 4 The summer meeting of the Austin Flint Cedar Valley Medical society will open at 1 p m Tuesday July 12 with a business session at Lincoln school house. Goitre will be discussed by Drs Kessell Pemberton Haines and others from Mayo Clinic. A clinic on goitre will follow. The program includes many physicians from Iowa and Wisconsin. A banquet will be held Tuesday evening in Bartlett hall. Wives of physicians are invited to breakfast in Island park Wednesday. An annual Presbyterian youths meeting opens Wednesday at Riverview park with about 150 attendees.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Austin
Flint
Cedar Valley Medical Society
Lincoln School House
George Kessell
Cresco
John Pemberton
Samuel F. Haines
Mayo Clinics
Rochester, Minn
Hans Haumeder
New Hampton
J. F. Studebaker
Fort Dodge
W. L. Griffin
Charles City
George Donohue
State Hospital
E. L. Mileslaich
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
J. C. Lizenberg
State University Medical School
Minneapolis
J. C. Hancock
Dubuque
J. C
Bartlett Hall
Island Park
Presbyterian Young People of
Iowa
Riverview Park
J. F. Armentrout
Philadelphia
Greenwood Cemetery
Lincoln School
L. H. Holmes
Wilda Byers
Mary Lynch
Teachers College
Willam C. Nuhn
Linwood Park
Cleveland
Otto Rall
Charles Rall
Pittsburgh, Pa
Manchester School Finances Good
Annual financial report of the Manchester Independent School district shows a balance on hand of 28043.62 dollars, down from 29661.68 the prior year. Receipts totaled 61046.64 with district tax 45203.11, semiannual apportionment 3067.79, tuition 11664.00. disbursements 62664.70 include salaries for male teachers 11059.45, female teachers 34485.59, janitors 3505.00, fuel 84.00, repairs 1534.53, electricity 1142.86, apparatus 1934.18. Bonds retired 2000.00 and interest 1260.00 leave a fund balance of 4112.26.
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Manchester
M. J. Yoran
Manchester Independent School District
Former Shell Rock Resident Dies in California
Harry T. Trotter, 69, who left Shell Rock 12 years ago for Paso Robles, California, died there yesterday. Death was instantaneous with no details. apoplexy is suspected. Body to be brought back for services. Sister Lizzie Haynes lives in Paso Robles. other sisters Mary Benning Frances Janie and Matel reside in Shell Rock.
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Shell Rock
Harry T. Trotter
Paso Robles
Cal
Lizzie Haynes
Mary Benning
Frances
Janie
Matel
Reception Honors Dysart Newlyweds
A reception and dance honored Mr and Mrs Ernest Feller at the Dysart opera house with about 100 guests. A cafeteria style lunch was served. The event followed their recent marriage and a community show Mirandy's Minstrels by Mooreville C L B Club at Communil hall drew good patronage. refreshments were served.
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Dysart
Ernest. Feller
Opera House
Mirandy's Minstrels
C. L. B Club
Moorevile
Jubilee Birthday Party Planned by Greene M. E. Group
Greene Iowa July 4 jubilee birthday party planned by the Women's Home Missionary society at the Methodist Episcopal church parlors. Mrs Harry Drew senior presents the jubilee and Mothers Jewels class stages a flag exercise with Irene Brage playing piano and Faith Noltericke singing. James N Ramsdell has returned home after three weeks in Iowa City hospital for diabetes and high blood pressure. Mrs L W Hesalroad and Sun day school class of Hall s Grove church hosted an ice cream social at Hesalroad s country home. The M E Epworth league held a baked day sale at Rohwedder s hardware store raising funds for a delegate to the Epworth league institute at Clear Lake.
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Courier
Greene
Methodist Episcopal Church
Women's Home Missionary Society
Harry Drew, Sr
Mothers’ Jewels
Irene Brage
Audrey Starkweather
Faith Noltericke
James N. Ramsdell
Iowa City
L. W. Hesalroad
Hall's Grove Church
Epworth League Institute
Clear Lake
Osage Woman Is Made Member of Education Board
Miss Cora Johnson elected to Osage board of education succeeding H. G. Bartlett who resigned. She had long links to local schools. Frederick S James dies in Chicago at 77. He was connected with the Whitney family and spent seasons at a North Seventh Street residence. He leaves a wife Loretta Whitney and four generations.
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Osage
Education Board
Courier Special Service
Cora Johnson
Board of Education
H. G. Bartlett
Frederick Sinclair James
Whitney
North Seventh Street
Chicago
Perna
Annette Whitney
Loretta Whitney
Road Conditions Improve Across Iowa This Year
Tourists arriving from all parts of the state report Iowa roads in excellent condition this morning. Rain yesterday and last night settled dust and eased travel. Waterloo roads noted as the best of the year by AA officers at Hotel Russell-Lamson.
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Iowa
Waterloo
American Automobile Association
Russell-Lamson
Boy Burned When Fall Discharges Torpedoes In Pocket
Cedar Falls July 4 Wilmer Winding twelve year old son of Rev J D and Mrs J D Winding was severely burned this morning when he slipped while descending a flight of chairs discharging several torpedoes in his trousers pocket causing burns to his leg and hip and minor injuries to his hand and arm and shock to witnesses.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Wilmer
J. D. Winding
Bible School Exhibit Closes in St Ansgar
The daily vacation Bible School of the Methodist Episcopal church in St Ansgar Ia closed on Friday with a program and exhibit. Average attendance was 47.
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St. Ansgar
Bible School
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Butter Show Plans at Dairy Congress in Waterloo
F W Stephenson of Oelwein announces that all butter for the scoring contest at Dairy Cattle Congress will be in Waterloo by Sept 16. Judges work before the congress opens and results will be announced during the show week. Last year nine states entered the contest and prizes including trophies medals and merchandise will be awarded to the top 40 scores.
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F. W. Stephenson
Oelwein
Dairy Products Department
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Cattle Congress
Made Money on Pigs That Brought $8 70
Independence July 4 Farmers of Buchanan county show faith in their hogs as Charles Price a young farmer near Independence on the Quasqueton road marketed 60 hogs to Waterloo. The six month old pigs averaged 254.4 pounds and brought 8 70 per hundred with recorded feed use of 380 bushels corn 300 bushels oats 10 bags of oilmeal and 60 bags of commercial feed yielding a clear margin of profit.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Charles Price
Quasqueton Road
Waterloo
Place
Hay market dull as demand slackens nationwide
Washington July 4 hay markets stayed dull with light receipts and weak demand for the week ending July 2 while the crop outlook remains good. Meadows and pastures east of the Rockies are favorable with rains boosting southeastern areas. Harvesting prairie hay proceeds quickly and prices ease amid slack demand, with notable quotes across cities for timothy and alfalfa on July 1.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Rock Mountains
New York
Timothy
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Kanas City
Omaha
Danmaas City
Real
Spring alfalfa sowing method experts urge five key factors
Iowa farmers hear R M Visquain of Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station outline five core requirements for a successful alfalfa stand on Iowa soil. Sweet and fertile soil, proper drainage, firm seed bed, inoculation, and quality seed. varieties Grimm Canadian variegated and Cosack noted for hardiness. Spring seeding preferred for moisture and lower cost, with careful lime timing and soil fertility, 150 pounds acid phosphate per acre, and good seed bed prep. Inoculation urged where mixed history. Sweet clover pasture praised with specifics on dairy herd use, water salt access, 24 hour grazing, and prior silage feeding.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
R. M. Visquain
South Dakota
Vilquain
Visquain
John Shaw
Iowa State College
Shaw
Iowa economists doubt pork gain from spring crop rise
Ames analysts say government data showing a 3.5 percent rise in the U S spring pig crop and a 2 percent rise in the corn belt does not prove more pork will be produced this year. With high corn costs and weak hog prices, hogs may market lighter, reducing total pork output below last year. They stress watching corn, exports, and cold storage as key price drivers.
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Ames
United States
State Agricultural College
Iowa State College
Europe
Germany
Grade Your Honey Expert Will Tell Iowa Beekeepers
Council Bluffs July 4. J J Hambleton chief of the government bee culture laboratory in Washington will discuss grading honey at the interstate beekeepers meeting to be held in Council Bluffs and Omaha July 12 13. Iowa honey is said to be of high grade and producers must grade and standardize to improve the market.
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Council Bluffs
J. J. Hambleton
Government Bee Culture Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Omaha
Hambleton
Grundy Center buyer purchases Wellsburg farm
Adolph Deters of Grundy Center Iowa bought the J L Suther man farm near Wellsburg on July 4 the price per acre is reported as 160 dollars though no definite assurance was issued the deal is noted as a land purchase of interest in Grundy County.
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Grundy Land
Grundy Center
Adolph Deters
J. L. Sutherman
Wellsburg
Dunkerton Cow Test Association June milk fat report
The Dunkerton Cow Test Association reports for June an average of 25.8 pounds of butterfat and 697 pounds of milk per 382 cows, with 19 dry. Thirteen head culled for beef. George Robinson’s herd tops with 38.3 pounds fat and 958 pounds milk. Other top producers include J Steely, Waterloo Canning Co, Glenny Farm, Russell Sage, Earl Tiesinger, Matt L Frost, plus noted purebreds and grades with varying fat and milk outputs.
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Dumkerton
Dunkerton Cow Test Association
Newman Mortenson
George Robinson
J. Steely
Waterloo Canning Company
Glenny Farm
Russell H. Sage
Earl Tiesinger
Waterloo Man Will Be Butter Judge at Meet in Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls July 4 The next Iowa educational butter contest will be here Thursday July 21. Buttermakers should ship entries to Iowa Falls creamery by July 14. J D Feite a member of the Iowa department of agriculture inspection force will be superintendent. The judging committee includes Howard Reynolds Mason City A L Landis Waterloo and A W Rudnick Ames.
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Iowa Falls
J. D. Feite
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Howard Reynolds
Mason City
A. L. Landis
Waterloo
A. W. Rudnick
Ames
Poultry Buyers License Law Goes Into Effect Today
Des Moines reports a new poultry buyers license law goes into effect today. The state department of agriculture says it aids peace officers in locating chicken thieves. All buyers for market must obtain a license and record purchase date, seller name and residence, and poultry number and description from the producer.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Married talk on hiring help and budget strains
Miranda argues to skip hiring a girl, citing costs while claiming she can manage housework alone. T counters, noting the burden of outdoor work and the need for hired help, suggesting a stubborn wage pressure and a "rugged girl" slated to stay six years.
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Miranda
Iowa Roads and Weather Report at 10 A.M.
Des Moines reports good and fair road conditions. Clinton reports good with partly cloudy skies. Burlington shows good with cloudy and showers this morning. Ottumwa has good and clear conditions. Council Bluffs reports good and clear with showers this morning. Davenport notes good with clearing and showers this morning. Muscatine reports good with clear and light rain this morning.
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Des Moines
Clinton
Burlington
Ottumwa
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Muscatine
Around Waterloo No 20 and 218 rail patterns
Rail observations describe positions No 20 east and No 218 southeast both marked good while north west good. No 59 north with south marked good.
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Waterloo
Great Throng at Celebration of Fourth in Hampton
Hampton Independence Day celebration draws about 20 000 visitors from neighboring communities and locals. Henry Wallace of Des Moines is scheduled to address the morning program as music sports dancing and fireworks fill the day.
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Hampton
Courier
Hamiton
Hampton Folks
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Mrs Ferrin Buys Cockerels Raised on Virginia Farm
Winthrop Iowa July 4 Twenty Rhode Island Red cockerels from Virginia arrived for Mrs William Ferrin a poultry woman near Winthrop Buchanan county for next year breeding. The birds come from hens with 200 to 254 egg records a year making them eligible for Iowa certification and Ferrin's flock has been a strong winner at the last two national Rhode Island Red meets.
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Winthrop
Rhode Island
Virginia
William Ferrin
Buchanan County
Iowa
Ferrin
Owana Holstein Farms Purchases Three Purebred Cattle
John Cunningham of Orange township sold three head of Purebred Holsteins to Iowana Farms Davenport a leading Holstein firm. A four year old daughter of Tritomia Pietertje Ormsby from the Cunningham herd yielded 433 pounds of butterfat in eight months and will join official testing at Iowana. Also sold were a herd bull Perfect Pietertje Boy and a two year old son Lad, both to Iowana show herds.
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John Cunningham
Orange Township
Iowana Farms
Davenport
Tritomia Pietertje Ormsby
Cunningham
Dam
Waterloo
Iowana
Pioneer Cow Test Association
Towana Farms
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Stewart
Mr. Cunningham
Herb Anton
la Porte City
Anton
Pieterije
Pioneer
Elmer Callies
Pietertje
Mr. Callies
Stock Borer Causes Limited Damage Near Marshalltown
Marshalltown area reports say a stock borer is damaging potatoes and corn from July 4 to 7. County Agent Walker notes the damage is confined to small areas and not expected to spread alarmingly.
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Marshalltown
Walker
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George Rothmeier
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