Butler Ring 15 Second in State in Herd Testing
Butler county leads state in October butterfat with 26 pounds per cow from 357 cows across 98 associations. Story County No 2, Polk fourth, Warren fifth, Grundy sixth. Chester Holsteins top herd with 47.2 pounds fat from 22 cows. Don Mitchell Traer tops North Tama test ring with 38.5 pounds fat. 3,438 herds reported.
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Courier
Ames
Town /State college
Butler County
Story County No. 2 Association
Polk County
Warren County Lth
Grundy County
Jasper County
Chester Holsteins
Bremer County
F. A. Chester & Sons
Plainfield
Lloyd Sisler
Dubuque ‘County
Forest & Son
Linn County
J. D. Arneal
Ringgold County
Theodore Lund
Story County
Ray O. Harris
Buena Vista County
H. C. Cain
O'Brien
Mitchell High
N. Tama
Traer
Tama
Don Mitchell
Heinbeck
Frank Fry
BR. c. Wood. Traer
Lloyd Guernsey
C. T. Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
J. A. Crawford
Fred Lockhard
Robert
Cole Roy Perry
Jack Mitchell
R.c, Wood
Roy Hoteel
Association
Man and Woman Fined for Liquor Transport
Walter Jackson pleaded guilty before Judge A. W. Hasner to the charge of legal transportation of liquor. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs and stated he had no funds. Anne Goodlow also pleaded guilty to illegal transportation and was fined 200 dollars plus costs by Judge Hasner. A. J. Meyers was appointed as Jackson’s lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jackson
A. W. Hasner
J. H. Meyers
Anne
Goodlow
Hasner
Alfalfa Day Demonstrations Planned by La Porte Crowd
La Porte hosts Alfalfa Day with Charles E. Hutcheson of Modern Agriculture leading field tours at 10 p m and 1 30 p m to show alfalfa growth and soil prep. An 7 30 p m high school program features Hutcheson’s talk on the crop with music and a round table Q A. About 600 expected from Mt. Auburn Vinton Buckingham Dysart Brandon Gilbertville and more.
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la Porte
Charles E. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Mt. Auburn
Vinton
Buckingham
Dysart
Brandon
Gilbertville
Charles City
Geneseo Township Farm Bureau Elects Leaders
Geneseo Township selects Fred Lockhard as president with Mrs. R C McElhinney as vice president, Charles Hill as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Robert Cule as publicity chair. District co-operators named include Inez Nation Irene McEhinney Anna Johns Sara Stronecker Edith Thomas Edith Tniesen Lottie Sutherland Anton Kremanak and George Stoakes. Geneseo Livewires performed a playlet and sang a club song by LeNore Cale. Millis county agent spoke on cooperative marketing. 100 people attended the meeting, the largest in some time.
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Courier
Geneseo Township
Fred Lockhard
Geneseo, Township Farm Bureau
R. C. McElhinney
Charles Hill
Robert Cule
Inez Nation
Irene McEhinney
Anna Johns
Sara Stronecker
Edith Thomas
Edith Tniesen
Lottie Sutherland
Anton Kremanak
George Stoakes
Geneseo Livewires
LeNore Cale
R. Millis
Black Hawk Bureau Names New Officers
More than 100 members attended the Black Hawk township Farm Bureau annual meeting and informal banquet at Flasher schoolhouse Friday night. After music and stunts, officers elected were Vaughn Craft chair, Mrs Frank Hollis vice chair and Arthur Hansen secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Rervice
Hudson
Black Hawk Township
Three Acres Produce Over 300 Tons of Mangels at State Hospital Farm
Independence Virginia reports a record yield of mangels from three acres at the Independence State hospital farm. The crop produced between 300 and 325 tons feeding 160 Holsteins and other livestock, with silage as a companion feed. The beets followed alfalfa, stored for winter use, and the hospital supplies milk, beef, and hogs for sale.
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State Hospital Farm
Courier Special Service
Independence
Iowa
Independence State Hospital
Alfho No Aor
Holsteins, Co
H. Bear
Chicago
Feeder Pool Receives 5 Million Credit Under Federal Farm Plan
The National Producers Feeder Pool of Chicago, a subsidiary of the National Livestock Producers Association, is authorized a 5 million dollar line of credit to finance cattle feed under contracts marketed by terminal commission associations. The loan supplements existing Financing by the Producers Livestock Credit Corporation and mirrors collateral and oversight used by the Federal Intermediate Credit banks. The loan hinges on the National Livestock Producers Association and subsidiaries joining the National Livestock Marketing Association under the Federal Farm Board directives.
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Washington, D. G
Federal Farm
Une
Na- Vonal Producers Feeder Pool
Chicago
Na- Wonal Livestock Producers Association
Terminal Commission
National Livestock Producers Association
Producers Livestock Credit Corporation
Producers Commission Associations
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
National Livestock Marketing Associaton
Unul
Federal Farm Board
Town calf wins 2000 stake at Ak-Sar-Ben show
Town calf Brings 98 Cents around Omaha wins the 2000 dollar stake for five gaited saddle horses, as T K Simmons of Tulsa owns the gray stallion. Grand champion calf exhibited by Alvin Jorgenson of Erk Horn In sold for 98 cents per pound to Northwestern Railroad. Reserve Hereford owned by Hugh Septer of Grant Ind. sold for 30 cents per pound to the same company. Irvin Edwards of Peru Ind. sold his champion Shorthorn to Burlington Railroad for a similar price.
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Omaha
Irvin Edwards
Peru
Shortham
Burlington Raihway
Towans Winners in Ak-Sar-Ben Finale
Judging in the Ak-Sar-Ben stock show in Omaha Nebraska concluded Tuesday with Towans figures strong among winners. C G Good of Ogden took second in five star-long-age class and claimed first four places for two animals from one mare. Final competitions saw Cisod with first fourth and sixth in mare with foal at side. IT Dunham of Dunlan took third in two female horses any age bred and owned by exhibitor.
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Omaha
Neb
Ak-Sar-Ben
Towans
C. G. Good
Ogden
Good
Cisod
Dunham
Dunlan
Benton county farm bureau quartet preps for state farm contest
Ben ton county farm bureau quartet members Dan Senft Shellsburg M D Fry Vinton Milo Meelberg Norway Jana Allan Kline Vinton coached by Robert Kessler of Vinton high school prepare for the annual Iowa Farm Bureau federation farmers quartet contest. Judges from Iowa Farm Bureau Meredith Publications and Iowa State college extension set preliminaries and finals with two judge sets. Gold awards from Successful Farming and a Meredith Publications luncheon accompany the event with possible WHO broadcasts of the top three quartets. The contestants will sing three selections plus one standard song The Blind Ploughman at the close may unite as a male chorus.
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Vinton
Benton’ County
Farm Bureau
Dan Senft
Shellsburg
M. D. Fry
Milo Meelberg
Norway
Jana Allan Kline
Robert Kessler
Vinton High School
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Meredith Publications
WHO
Early Settler James Fowlkes Dies in Buchanan County
Independence editor reports James T. Fowlkes 82, born May 24, 1847 in North Carolina, died Friday at his west side home after three years of declining health. A Civil War veteran, he served in Indiana and Iowa, lived in Lester township Black Hawk county since 1874, moved to Independence 18 years ago, survived by widow and several children. funeral planned at family home Sunday afternoon.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
James T. Fowlkes
West Side
Mr. Fowlkes
Ash County
N.C
Indiana
Co. G
Forty-third
Indiana Infantry
South
Indianapolis
Hoosier State
Missouri
Iowa
Lester Township
Black Hawk County
Barclay Township Farm Bureau Meeting Attended by 32
Barclay Township Farm Bureau held last evening at the Lloyd Woeldman farm with 32 residents present. Matt McGovern presided, the program opened with community singing led by Miss Florence Gibson, and included a talk by Miss Merle Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Barclay Township
Barclay Township Farm Bureau
Lloyd Woeldman
Matt McGovern
Florence Gibson
Merle Stover
Prairie Flowers 4-H Club Formed Near Brandon
Ten girls in Brandon organize a 4-H club at Ruth and Mildred Bender home. The group is named Prairie Flowers with officers Benish Nabhelz president Jeanette Briggs vice president Ruth Bender secretary treasurer Edna Lane reporter and Mrs Ralph Bender as club leader.
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Brandon
Ruth
Mildred Bender
Prairie Flowers
Bensh Nabhelz
Jeanette Briggs
Ruth Bender
Edna Lane
Ralph Bender
Bockes to Pick For State Cornhusking Crown
West Branch and Guthrie county competitors vie in the national corn husking contest at Platte City Missouri next Friday. Teague led the Iowa state contest with 3064.6 pounds after deductions, Bockes earned 2063.432.4 with 8000 spectators watching a close race. Newt Butler, West Branch, served as starter for President Hoover’s boyfriend.
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West Branch
Clyde Teague
Guthrin E¢Ainty
Clarence
Bockes
Grundy County
Iowa
Platte City
Teague
Hookes
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Des Moines
Victor Swift
Marshall ‘County
Hr. R. Bartman
Wapelio County
Lee Carey
Marshall County
Ruel Harmon
Malvern
Mills County
Jack Viers
Cole
Stary County
Harrison
John Thompson
Swift
Henry Wallace
Newt Butler
Herbert Hoover
Japanese Lantern 350 Years Old Gift to Ames Memorial Union
Professor P. H. Elwood of Iowa State College received a 350 year old Japanese stone lantern crafted for Hideyoshi’s tea party. A famed Japanese landscaper presented it during a student tour. Elwood plans to place the lantern in the Memorial Union upon its arrival this week.
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Ames
Hideyoshi Yoyotomi
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Iowa
P. H. Elwood
Elwood
Dysart Herd Tops Benton Association in Oct Milk Output
In Dysart Iowa EB Trottnow led Benton No 4 cow test with an average 34.7 pounds of butterfat for Oct 1 while a Holstein from his herd topped the month with 1 240 pounds milk and 76.9 pounds butterfat Graves Underberg tester reports 11 cows exceeding 50 pounds fat in Oct Association base with 924 cows on test 61 dry 20.2 pounds fat per cow Junior Orchestra Plays at Farm Bureau meeting in Seat children from Brade School joined the program in Stanley Iowa
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Courier Special Service
Dysart
Trottnow
Lving
Here
Benton No
Tsp
Lst
Graves Underberg
Stanley
Ian Zelda Schwartz
Farm Bureau
Seat
Fayette's Legion and Auxiliary Armistice Observance
Fayette's Legion and Auxiliary plan Armistice Day events starting Sunday at 10 a.m. with services at the M. E. church led by Rev. John D. Clinton. A bazar and chicken supper at the legion hall on Nov 11 features articles from Knoxville hospital veterans, an auxiliary quilt, and free after-dinner entertainment.
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Courier
Fayette
M. E. Church
John D. Clinton
Fayette American Legion
I Fmillary
Legion Hall
Knoxville Hospital
Arlie Sperry
Legion
Auxiliary
Ivan Ressler
Lyle Woolridge
Nashua
Detours Outlined Across Iowa Counties by Highway Commission
The Iowa highway commission lists detours in Black Hawk, Buchanan, Linn, Fayette, Bremer, Butler and Franklin counties due to bridge and road work. Five routes include earth gravel detours ranging from about 0.25 to 5.25 miles with temporary turnarounds and good in all weather conditions noted for several stretches near Independence, Waterloo, Quasqueton, Shell Rock, and Rampton.
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Black Hawk County
Iowa Highway Commission
Nving
Waterloo
Buchanan County
Independence
Quasqueton
Walker
Linn County
U. 8
Oblekasatr
U. S&s
Fayette County
Shell Rock
Butler County
No. 10
Franklin County
Rampton
Hunters Return From South Dakota Duck and Pheasant Trip
Five Waterloo hunters returned Friday from De Smet South Dakota after a 10 day trip chasing pheasants and ducks. The party included Dr E L Dunkelberg George Cousins Alfred Olson and Harry Harmon. They brought back a large number of fowl during a 21 day season with a five bird pheasant limit.
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Waterloo
de Smet
Dr E LL Dunkelberg
George Cousins
Alfred Olson
Harry Harmon
Russian Noblewomen Reopen Finnish Suit Over Estates
Grand Duchess Olga and heirs press a renewed case in Finnish courts seeking recovery of valuable eastern Finland estates claimed as former Imperial assets. The heiress linked to Grand Duke Michael may participate, while Anastasia is not expected to join. Finland maintains the estates became Russian state property in 1900 and were ceded by the 1920 Dorpat treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingors
Olga
Michael
Anastasia
Finland
Alexander III
Dorpat
New England Railroads Hit New Tonnage High
Boston gains in tonnage carried on New England railroads indicate business and prosperity are strong. John J. Pelley, president of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad, declared here that a new train between New York and Boston will run this winter in four hours and forty five minutes, the fastest time ever between the two cities by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New England
John J. Pelley
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pelley
New Haven
New York
Weekly Building Permits Rise With Garages and Remodels
Ss A Dudley reports building permits added 19 450 this week after last week s decline of 2350 Two house permits valued at 5000 issued this week seven private garages authorized for 1760 up 100 from prior period remodeling of two businesses and one factory added 6500 and 3460 respectively Other items include a remodeled base 100 restrooms at Byrnes Park 32000 warehouse 400 shed 200 permits for 32 heating plants and one filter tank plus wrecking permit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. A. Dudley
Byrnes Park
Auto Casualties During the Week
Two killed and two injured in separate Waterloo area incidents this week. Ed Simmons of 2855 Lafayette Street and Ray Eugene Starkey of Route 6 died after their car collided with an Illinois Central passenger train at Raymond. Simmons died instantly, Starkey died later at a Waterloo hospital. Mrs Ed Caballo of Celweth sustained head injuries in a Waterloo street collision involving her husband’s car and a W, 0 FP N freight train on Grant Highway east of Waterloo. she was taken to St Francis hospital.
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Edward Simmons
H. @. Simmons
Lafayette Street
Ray Eugene Starkey
Walter Starkey
Illinois Central
Raymond
Simmons
Waterloo
Ed Caballo
Celweth
Waterloo Street
van Drew
Grant High Way
St. Francis Hospital
Impostor solicits money for widows of G A men
Mrs Charles Eaton president of the Lincoln circle Ladies of the G A warns of a repeat scam. An impostor reportedly solicits funds claiming the money will aid widows of G A members and says it is sponsored by the Lincoln circle. Several businessmen report being approached at WGP NL terminal offices and are urged to report acts to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eaton
Lincoln Circle
G. A
Eaton
Donote
Fo- Vice
Legion Bowling Tourney Set For Monday Afternoon
American Legion hosts a bowling tournament Monday afternoon at Elks club alleys with arrangements by Les Jones. Ex veterans are invited to participate as Leon Campbell, manager of Fessler Jewelry, defends his Becker-Chapman post title against challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Elks Club
Les Jones
Leon Campbell
Fessler Jewelry’ Company
Fourth Street East
Becker-Chapman Post
Auto Curtains Stolen From Car on Western Ave
H E Gerry reports theft of front curtains from his automobile parked near Sixth and Sycamore streets Friday night. Police notified Saturday about the missing items from 523 Western Avenue.
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H. E. Gerry
Western ‘Avenue
Sixth
Sycamore Streets
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Dayton
A. H. Gilkeson
Army Air Corps
Elmer A. Sperry
Dayier
A. F. Hegenberger
Fayette’s Legion and Auxiliary
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Harry
Russell-Lamson Coffee Shop
Russell-Lamson
Welshaar
Federal
Fordson Tractor
Roderick Lean
Oliver No
R. L
Stover
Geil
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Stavtsa
J. B. Johnson
Crosley
America
A. C
Erg-S- Ley
Standard Battery & Electric Co
Waterloo Radio CO
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