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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1929

Page

7

Missourians In Buenos Aires Organize Club

Kansas City dispatch reports Missourians in Buenos Aires plan a Show Me club as winter social season begins May 25. Ambassador Robert Woods Bliss leads a 50-strong Missouri-born colony including Mrs Bliss, embassy staff like Philander Cable and Clarence Arnold, and Missouri journalists such as Nelson Riley and John W. White.

Kansas City Buenos Aires Kansas City Bae Wyet Argentina United States Robert “Woods Bliss St. Louis Harvard Mildred Barnes New York Bliss Swomen Philander Cable Berlin Ste. Genevieve Missouri Club Clarence Arnold Arnold Louisian Liberty Alexander V. Dye William Jewell College Leipzig Germany Mexico Ufe Norway Dye Columbia State University United States Universities Club Claude de Aun de Baun South America Uruguay Pinte Buenos Ress William A. Brown Brown Missouri Missouri Society Webster Browning Browning Nelson Riley Associated Press University City St. Laws Ralph Ross Ross Moberly

Restoration of Virginia's old House of Delegates hall

Richmond scenes recount restoration of the Virginia state capitol's famous old hall of the delegates. Furniture including a Queen Anne chair from Williamsburg and the John Marshall chair are being refinished while the space is repainted in historic colors. Notable moments linked to George Washington and Confederate leaders are recalled. New air student boss announced in Lansing as Michigan forms a state aviation board to control schools and students.

Richmond United States House of Delegates Virginia State Capitol Williamsburg John Marshall Aaron Burr Tresson Confederate Congress Commonwealth George Washington Robert E. Les Virginia NEW Air Lansing Mich Michigan Board of Aeronautics Department of Public Instruction

German Leaders Claim 1472 Discovery Before Columbus

Budapest reports Danish Portuguese expedition led by two Germans, Dietrich Pining and Hans Pothurst, reached Labrador and Newfoundland in 1472 while seeking a westward route to India. They reported vast cod fisheries and misidentified new land as islands, with sponsorship by King Alphons V of Portugal and King Christian I of Denmark.

Budapest Greenland America Christopher Columbus Labrador Newfoundland Lofus Larsen Iceland Deitrich Pining Hans Pothurst Bretagne Larsen Professor Larsen Columby Pining-Pothurst Alphons V Portugal Christian I Denmark Pining and Pothurst Christian Joao Vaz Cortereal China India Koehl Fitzmaurice Huenefeld Bremen Columbus Pining Pothurst Atlantic England

Three Seed Houses On Outlawed List

Chicago July 8 The seed industry shows zero tolerance for improper practices as two leading seed trade associations discipline members. Ackerman company Lima and Hooten Davis Seed Lebanon Ind resignations demanded and accepted. Gurney Seed and Nursery Yankton D Dakota expelled for bargain seed sales.

Chicago Seed Association of North America Ackerman Company Lima Hooten- Davis Seed Company Lebanon Ind American Seed Trade Association Gurney Seed & Nursery Co Yankton D. D

TEST WORK SHOWS VALUE OF GATTLE TEST WORK SHOWS VALUE OF GATTLE

New Hampton Iowa July 8 Charles Talcott tester in Chickasaw county No 2 association says cow testing proves value. Two testers visited central Iowa farms where associations are fewer and dairy cows varied in value. A Jersey herd with high udders sold for 125 to 150 while the seller asked 80 to 100. A mixed herd priced at 115 would have benefited from association data. In Chickasaw No 2 383 cows were milked 31 dry averaging 644 pounds milk and 24.3 pounds butterfat last month. Fifty cows produced over 40 pounds butterfat and 12 over 50. Four unprofitable cows were butchered. P F Schrage herd led with 16 grades averaging 700 pounds milk and 35.9 pounds butterfat. John Konken herd next with 747 pounds milk and 35.3 fat.

New Hampton Charles Talcott Chickasaw County Iowa P. F. Schrage John Konken

Organized Trucking of Farmers Produce Seen by Economists

Economists from the federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics predict organized motor trucking will develop to move perishables from practice regions within 250 miles to markets and to distribute produce from large markets to smaller towns. Motor truck use has surged, with systems forming to connect producing areas to rail hubs and to bypass primary markets, delivering fruits and vegetables directly to retailers and consumers in smaller cities. Voters in Groington, Conn. sought a 50,000 bond issue but learned bonds redeem after thirty years instead of twenty.

Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics Bureau of Agricultural Economics Ilingis Indiana Missouri Arkansas Kentucky St. Louis Memphis Chicago Indianapolis Gronington, Conn

Pool and Garden Improve Farm Home at Cedar Falls

At the Ora Howard farm Cedar Falls a pool and fountain rise in the yard from an old wheel and axle housing cement sacks and sand. The nine by six foot pool features water hyacinths goldfish and a central fountain fed by a pressure tank in the barn. A cement rose trellis bird house cement pole and varied colored cement decorations enhance the yard with hollyhocks roses and other blooms completing a substantial home improvement effort. The Hydrants and decorative elements were built without forms and use salvaged parts from nearby projects.

Cedar Falls Ora Howard Howard Side Howard Ford South Dakota Montana Towa Howard Yard Jeff Dorothy Perkins

Prized Chester White Hogs Poisoned At Newhall Farm

A. H. Stuart of Newhall reports two prize sow hogs poisoned by needle injections, with a third hog affected but recovering. The loss totals about $1000, jeopardizing fall shows. Suspected arson but no solid lead. automobile and gear traced near the Stuart yard.

Courier Special Service Vinton A. H. Stuart Newhall Stuart America United States Chicago Little Creek

Barn Rebuild on John Smith Farm After Fire

A new barn, 34 feet high with hip roof, is rising on the John Smith farm between here and Waterloo. Replacing a barn burned in April, the 32 by 46 feet structure sits on the old foundation and will house 24 cattle including 13 milk cows and eight horses, with a grain bin in the lower level.

Hudson John Smith Here Waterloo

Heel Fly Danger Warns Iowa Cattle Producers

Ames Iowa July 8 4F F D Butcher extension entomologist of Iowa State college warns of heel fly or gad fly outbreaks this month. The insect causes cows to panic and may trigger dangerous falls, reducing milk production and weight gain in beef cattle. Control focuses on squeezing and removing grubs under the skin and washing wounds with antiseptic to reduce infestations.

Ames F. D. Butcher Iowa State College Iowa Citla Butcher

Farm Bureau Meetings Pack Week Calendar

Fifteen women and girls meetings plus one township session compose the farm bureau week plan. Tuesday lists Eagle Sunbeams, Lincoln Troopers, Spring Creek Plungers, West Waterloo Winners, plus Gedar township and a postponed Mb Vernon event. Wednesday covers Sunnyside club, Poyner Comrades, Union Climbers, Bennington Busy Bees, and East Waterloo lesson. Thursday includes Barclay Clover girls, Cedar Falls Do-A-Best club, Lester Live Wires, Spring Creek women, and Double E of Orange township meeting.

Farm Bureau Eagle Lorraine Wellsworth Lincoln R. H. Foote Spring Creek Worma Neimeyer West Waterloo Elizabeth Hackett Gedar Nicky Frost Mb. Vernon Tess Cedar Falls Hamil Lester Esther Golf Thelma Kerr Double E Orange Township George Cunningham

TEST MILLION CATTLE IN MAY TWO MILLION MORE ON WAITING LIST

In May 1829 a record number of tuberculin tests were applied under the US Department of Agriculture eradication program. The summary reports 94,517 herds totaling 1,193,660 cattle tested, with 719 counties designated as modified accredited areas and 36 Vermont towns similarly marked.

Bureau of Animal Industry United States Department of Agriculture Vermont Wiscon

Cattle Tuberculin Tests Reach High Numbers in States

In Minnesota 150,494 cattle and 147,119 were tuberculin tested. New York and Iowa each surpassed 100,000 cattle tested. The program plans to continue thorough testing as more than 2,000,000 cattle await testing on the waiting list.

Sin Minnesota New York Iowa Pisa

Poultry Culling Campaign in Chickasaw County

In New Hampton Iowa on July 8 at least 15,000 hens will be culled as part of a county wide campaign by the Chickasaw County farm bureau and the Town Poultry Improvement association. EB Schultz of the Town Poultry Improvement association began work last week and over 12,000 bird owners have registered to have their flocks culled.

New Hampton Chickasaw County Farm Bureau Town Poultry Improvement Association EB. Schultz Town Pautry Improvement Association Farm Bureau

Campaign to Cull and Dip Chickasaw Poultry Birds

The owner must confine his birds on the day of work as Mr. Schultz and his helper handle catching, dipping, and disease checks with no owner assistance. An estimated 3,506 unprofitable birds will be eliminated from Chickasaw county flocks, boosting dealer sale prices and egg production to raise farmers’ income.

Schultz Thea Chickasaw County

Postoffice Workers Converge for National Convention in Cedar Rapids

About 400 post office employees and spouses from across Iowa attend the annual convention of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks and related unions in Cedar Rapids. Morning sessions focus on annual reports as delegates prepare for a banquet and dance that evening.

Cedar Replds Iowa National Federation of Postoffice Clerks Matonal Association of Letter Carriers National Federation of Rural

Advertising Shapes Your Vacation Dreams In Print

Advertising guides readers to unforgettable vacations and presents ways to obtain them through the ads. The message links desirable travel with promotion, implying that if a trip is worth it it will be advertised and accessible through the columns.

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