New Farm Board Faces Emergency Pleadings
Washington July 13 The new federal farm board gathering for its first meeting Monday faces petitions to stabilize prices for this season's farm products especially wheat. Large wheat pools may form stabilization firms funded by the 500 million revolving fund. Drastic action is unlikely as Hoover favors a long term cooperative approach built on solid lines. Board policies to be discussed with President and Legge Williams Stone. one wheat interests member to be named before Monday.
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Washington, D.C
Ins
Federal Farm Board
Whl
Congress
Hoover
Shipping Board
Alexander H. Legge
Carl Williams
J. ©. Stone
Rapidan River
Ons
Fann
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hazleton Awards Contract for Main Street Surfacing
Hazleton Indiana officials awarded the Main street resurfacing job to O. Castle of Marion for 6595.41 dollars. Work begins July 22 and ends by September, covering 2717 yards of surfacing at 2.93 per yard, 630 cubic yards of excavating at 0.95, and 50 yards of curbing at 1.00.
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Courier
Hazleton
Castle
Marion
Kennedy to Join Firm of Tuthill Reed and Beers
Graig Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs G O Kennedy of 427 Pine street will graduate from the College of Law at the University of Iowa City and join the firm of Tuthill Reed and Beers after September 1 The Kennedy family is connected with Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and Kennedy has contributed to a three volume Iowa Civil Practice treatise with Dr Wayne Onak. He formerly worked in the offices of Pike Sina Zimmerman and Frank.
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Graig Kennedy
Mra
Wayne Onak
Iowa
Schierbrock Waterloo Company Incorporated Articles
Incorporation papers list Schierbrock Waterloo Company Incorporated with capital stock of 50000. The business is retailing and wholesaling automobiles trucks airplanes and motor accessories. Offices at 720 Franklin Street. Officers: F H Schierbrock president treasurer E B Tippey VP Josephine Schierbroes secretary. Annual meeting set for the second Wednesday in January.
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Schierbrock Waterloo Company, Inc
Willys-Exnight
Whippet
Franklin Street
F. .H. Schierbrock
E. BE. Tippey
Lawn City Woman’s Father Founded Algona Town
Cedar Falls July 13 Mr and Mrs Frank B Miller of this place will attend the seventy fifth anniversary celebration of Algona the town founded by Mrs Miller’s father The diamond jubilee program will include a presentation by a son George Call of Bronx City to the old homestead founder to the town of Algona The piece mentions a betrothal related dispute and dowry issues observed in the fragmentary text.
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Apecal Barvica
Cedar Falls
Frank B. Miller
Algona
Iowa Junior Dairy Show Offers 83000 Prize Money At Dairy Congress
The Courier's News for Farmers reports over 83000 in prize money and awards at the state dairy calf club exhibit during the Dairy Cattle Congress September 30 to October 6. Iowa residents compete in all divisions as out-of-state calves are barred. fifteen cash prizes in Holstein and Jersey classes, others in Guernsey Brown Swiss and Ayrshire, plus trips, medals, and diplomas.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Towa Dairy Half Club
E. M M. Wright
Towa Stata Dairy Association
Stata
Altho
Iowa
Jersey
Guernsey
Aytsure
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association
Blue Valley Creamery
National Dairy Exposition
Amacur É& Co
Atlantic di Pretfice
Iowa State Dairy Association
Agriculture Outstrips Industry in Iowa Income Returns
Des Moines reports from the Town Weather and Crop Bureau of the Iowa state department of agriculture contend that farm wealth dwarfs manufactured goods. For 1928 Iowa agriculture contributed about 680 million to national wealth, while net manufactured product value after raw materials deductions is around 372 million, roughly 40 percent of farm income, with butter cheese and ice cream listed among agricultural-linked products.
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Des Moines
Town Weather and Crop Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Iowa Agriculture
Bureau
Tawa Farms
Towa Walks Away from Illinois in Corn Production
Des Moines reports from July 13 say Towa has boosted Iowa corn output by about 5,429,000 bushels annually for 17 years due to favorable soil climate and topography. The forecast notes Iowa will likely keep steady gains, outpacing Illinois, though expansion limits may slow growth compared with northern and western states.
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Des Moines
Towa
Ihy State Department of Agriculture
Nyt
Altho
Rye yield on blow sand alfalfa field sets regional record
Bert Myers of Mt. Vernon township reports an exceptional rye stand on a nine acre field that had alfalfa planted eleven years ago. Lodged rye north of Cedar Falls produced a heavy crop with potential per acre, while nearby land where alfalfa had been used shows darker soil, taller tasseling corn, and stronger yields, illustrating alfalfa’s benefit on light soils.
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Cedar Falls
Bert Myers
Mt. Vernon
Myers
Harvest to Get Under Way in Orange Township
Farmers in Orange Township prepare for barley and oats cutting as rye near Cedar Fells has already been harvested. Wheat acreage is down for the second straight year, with several growers planting the new Jaturk barley variety and other fields showing good yields. Some farmers, including W. Q. Tannreather and Allan Kline, have begun or completed cuts, while seed producers report favorable straw length and grain fill ahead of combining.
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Cedar
Orange Township
W. Q. Tannreather
Banrad
Allan Kline
I. M. Forney
Orange
Ames
W. W. Klingaman
Hudson
Carl
Amen
Altho
Taturk
B. S. Strayer
Hudson Seed Man
Klingaman
Jaturks
Iowa
Warm Weather Here Hen Egg Yields Drop Statewide
Ames July 13 the monthly record flock report from Town State college extension service shows May to June egg yields fell again with 14,217 hens in the 86 record flocks averaging 14.5 eggs in June vs 17.7 in May. Leaders include George A. Boling Lorimer 23.6 eggs per hen. Earning per hen fell from 37 to 49 cents, with Mrs A J Griffith Emerson at 1.85 above feed cost for each of 60 Barred Rock hens.
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Ames
Town State College
George A. Boling
Lorimer
A. J. Griffith
Emerson
Floyd Birkby
EB L. Ruring
Mercedes Cow Produces More Butter Fat With Grain
Fayette July 13 By feeding Mercedes a grade Holstein cow during pasture this year she produced twice as much butter fat in April and May as last year. Louis Rank tester reports Mercedes yielded 69 pounds in April and May this year versus 35 pounds last year. Rain varied ration changes including oats barley alfalfa timothy hay and pasture contributed to the increase.
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Fayette, To
Mercedes
Louis Rank
Fayette County
WEWIS HIGH AT OSAGE IN MID-MONTH CHECKS
Osage July semi monthly butterfat checks reveal 48 cents per pound paid by the Osage creamery. Patrons near the century mark include Charles Lewis, R. and G. J. Fish, Eli Thoreson, L. Pint, W. Tomey & Son, Burtch Brothers, Swann & Bosworth, and B. Staey with amounts ranging from 83 to 154 dollars.
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Osage
Osage Creamery
Charles Lewis
R. and
G. J. Fish
Eli Thoreson
L. Pint
W. Tomey & Son
Burtch Brothers
Swann & Bosworth
B. Staey
Butter Surplus Seen From Fresh Cows And Pasture Conditions
A June report from Clyde Bechtelheimer, secretary of Iowa Creamery Secretaries and Managers Association, notes many fall freshened cows nearing end of lactation will pull down spring and summer butter prices. Weather and pasture affect storage holdings. production in Iowa runs about 10 percent above last year, aided by grain feeding on pasture. May New York extras were a cent and a quarter lower than last year.
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Clyde Bechtelheimer
Iowa
Managers' Association
New York
Towaco
Creameries Hold Strong Through May and June Production
Operative creameries returned to patrons at a cent less than last year as production costs fell aided by early May pastures. Dairy profits for the month remained steady or improved despite a lower fat price. Iowa creameries held up through June into July with May volumes sometimes higher than June. June expected to be the big month. The Traer creamery rose into the state’s top cooperative group with 74,124 pounds of butterfat, while Jesup led with 238,895 pounds, outpacing Sioux Center.
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Iowa
Traer Creamery
Jesup
Sioux Center
State Center
Monticello
Hudson
Boyden
Extra
Cogton
Preston
Rigdon Speaks Against Tuberculin Test in Butler
J H Rigdon of Waterloo will address Butler county farmers opposing compulsory tuberculin testing. Despite a county vote approving the test last fall, funds are unavailable due to tax levy delays. Farmers may be urged to seek an injunction to prevent their cattle from being tested when work begins. About 2 percent of the US population is mentally defective.
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Courier
Allison
J. H. Rigdon
Waterloo
Butler County
Butler
Dutchland Holstein makes high fat mark
Dutchland farms Brockton Mass owned Holstein Friesian cow Bur bank Minita Pietertje set a 185th butterfat record for the United States producing 24204 pounds of 4 per cent milk with 979.9 pounds of butterfat in a year. The butterfat equates to about 1225 pounds of butter or 71 people yearly, with ice cream potential of 90 daily servings and cream for 4859 quarts annually valued at about 1801 dollars.
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Burbank Minita
Free Lance Club Marks Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Cedar Falls July 13 A porch party at the home of Mrs H H Seer ley wrapped up the twenty fifth anniversary celebration of the Hook and Needle club a unique organization lacking formal structure yet maintaining identity through the years seventeen members attended the daytime picnic at Cedar Heights with husbands of the women joining the gathering.
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Courter
Cedar Falls
H. H. Seerley
Hook and Needle Club
Cedar Heights
Have Scarlet Fever Quarantine in Nashua Iowa
Wendell Christensen residence placed under quarantine for scarlet fever. Christensen, assistant cashier at First State Bank, assists in caring for the ill boy and girl during his vacation. Nearby, Dayton boys Clarence and George Koerner saved Indian head cents for years and make the first payment on a motor car with 49 000 of them.
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Nashua
Wendell Christensen
Mr. Christensen
First State Bank
Clarence
George Koerner
Dayton
Farmer Crushed In Corn Sheller Near Parkersburg
Parkersburg Iowa July 13 John Regenius a farmer south of town is hospitalized in Marshalltown after his leg was crushed in the belt of a corn sheller powered by a gasoline engine. He attempted to kick off the belt when his foot was caught. Fire damages west side of ice house. Major J B Anderson United States representative to the Geneva conference in Switzerland sends news to his sister Mrs Henry Johnson in Geneva. He and Mrs Anderson visited Paris briefly on their way to Geneva and plan to tour Europe after Geneva assignment.
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Courter
Parkersburg
John Regenius
Marshalltown
Cotnsheller
Redenias
Iea
Geneva
Henry Johnson
J. B. Anderson
Switzerland
United States
Anderson
Paris
Europe
Burlington Boss Suspends Pitcher Over Attitude
Ralph Birkofer heavyweight pitcher for the Burlington Bees is suspended by Manager Pep Young after yesterday's loss to Davenport. Suspension lasts until Birkofer regains condition as Young says the star hurler has shown indifferent play in recent games and his mood yesterday prompted the action.
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Davenport
Ralph Birkofer
Burlington Bees
Pep’ Young
Birkofer
Young
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