Readlyn and Jesup Social Roundup in October News
Readlyn and Jesup sections report a flurry of social visits, birthdays, and club activities. Notables include Mr and Mrs H F Beevers hosting, Albert Frankily’s thirtieth wedding anniversary, and Miss Alma Boyce chosen to speak at the Iowa State Teachers Association in Des Moines. The operetta Windmill of Holland will be staged at Jesup Consolidated School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
veussJi
Alma Boyce
Hin Leen
Iowa State
Des Moines
Alhambra
Cal
Holland
Jesup Consolidated School
Ruth Underhill
Harold Smith
Omaha
W. S. Shultz
Buchanan ‘County
Tas
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
H. Kruse
Strayer
Airs
Ervine Miller
Town State Teachers College
Pracce
Billdred Dawson
Beryl Jayne
Independence
Morris Jayne
Betty Brooks
Madeline Manning
Melda Bear
Waterloo
Ald
Presbyterian Church
Walker
G. N. Thompson
O.B. Parker
Mines
FL Tc
L. S. Hovey
James Bloom
Littleton
Arnold
Loris Jensen
Leona Jensen
L. B. Kascht
Hog cholera spreads across Tama and state prompts action
Traer and Des Moines dispatches report hog cholera worsening in north Tama county with herd losses and ill hogs. Farm Bureau officials urge coordinated county orgs to vaccinate exposed herds, secure serum supplies, and curb rash actions as serum releases expand. Fayette county also sees spread despite precautions, with demonstrations urged away from hog pens to prevent further transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Tama
Henry Christiansen
John Wesley
Treuer
Fred Leethie
Des Moines
Qct
Towa
Charles J. Hearst
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Department of Agriculture
United States
Hearst
Fayette
Ayette
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Acres Pledged for Soybeans Next Season in Tama County
Farmers in Tama county pledged 325 acres for soybeans next year with multiple growers listed including Traer Dysart Gladbrook Toledo and Montour. Names such as R C Henry Emil Kroeger Jesse Schnell and Fred Levis appear among those pledging and those who grew beans this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama Co
Traer
Tama County
R. C. Henry
Dysart
L.L. Guernsey
Emil Kroeger
Jesse Schnell
Bill Kroeger
Ed. Bahr
Zobel
Fred Gebhart
Tama
S. D. Carmichael
E. Harlan
Morris Smith
Montour
Harold Paxton
Towa Beef Club Classes Expanded for Next State Fair
Ames Iowa October 12 Calves shown by 4 11 baby beef clubs will compete in three age divisions at the state fair next year instead of two The divisions span March to April 20 April 21 to June 19 and June 20 to September 30 Changes may adjust slightly Calves entered in late January and February will be excluded under new rules outlined by John A Day of the Iowa Beef Producers association
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Towa
John A. Day
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Chickasaw Inty Seeks Better Days in Local Delays
H. Stabenow, once a farmer in Chickaray county, toured the Fredericksburg area in the dairy business and noted much corn in the fields but a large percentage still needs more warm weather to mature. He now resides at Walnut Court apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Stabenow
Chickaray County
Fredericksburg
Stabe
Jil Walnut Court
Editor Farm Department inviting letters to Waterloo Evening Courier
Questions and comments invited. Address communications to Editor Farm Department, Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Phone 6160.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Jesup Twins Win National Dairy Demonstration Title
Lawrence and Clarence Parker twin boys from Jesup Iowa won first place among 17 teams in the junior demonstration contest at the National Dairy Exposition Detroit. They are named national champion dairy demonstrators after earlier winning the state Dairy Cattle Congress Work championship in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Lawrence
Clarence Parker
Iowa
Detroit
George Ekslyrom
Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Farmers Plan Dairy Lectures and Courses for Year
Sixty farmers in Black Mawk County wrote the farm bureau expressing interest in the dairy program for the year. The first sessions on disease care will be held December 1 3 and 3 with Dr. K W Stouder Iowa extension specialist. Meeting sites are yet to be arranged. Also farm bureau meetings are slated in Barclay township Cedar Township Kern and Waterloo township on upcoming dates with events including a coronation pageant at Clarke Walker home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Mawk County
Farm Bureau
K. W. Stouder
Iowa
Bureau
Barclay Township
Clarke
K. P. O. P. Tidy
Tidy
T. B
R. C. Ferguson
Waterine
Ko Mack
Ft. Atkinson
Wisi
Fayette, Black Hawk
Mere County
Ad Bre
Farmers seek lawful pheasant hunt as open season nears
As a three day pheasant season runs October 14 to 16, farmers welcome a legal hunting window but fear city hunters trampling fields. Ads urge landowners to bar access, while many rural residents post signs to protect equipment and crops. Owners may grant permission. no license needed on their own land. Some farmers argue open seasons threaten birds and harms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dina
Black Hawk County
Gunn elected Third District Farm Bureau chairman
R M Gunn, farmer from Black Hawk county, was chosen by Third District delegates to succeed the late Adam Middleton as district chairman. He attended a Des Moines meeting to discuss alliance with northern farmers for agricultural relief and will join the executive committee of the Town Farm Bureau federation. He has served as a director of the Caribbell Meat Producers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Gunn
Black Hawk County
Toews
Adam Middleton
Eagle Grove
Gunn Jett
Des Moines
Gunn
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Caribbell Meat Producer
Ers’ Association
Land Transactions Near Traer Reported
Traer area notes show multiple farm sales and leases. C C Spiers bought 30 acres of Jarenzo Wood land at 120 dollars per acre cash, five miles northwest of Traer. The Dan Murry homestead of 200 acres northwest of Traer near Amity church sold this week at 200 dollars per acre, with new owner leasing the farm for 1927 to Mr. Rosenberg of Gladbrook at 10 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
A. Cc. Spiers
Tay
Specia
Dan Murry
Amity Community Church
Hol. Stark
Rosenberg
Gladbrook
Big Team Hitch Bets Attention at Fayette County Demo
Fayette Indiana October 12 Farmers watched L Young of the Horse Association demonstrate multi horse hitching at the county farm under farm bureau and extension service. Eight and ten horse hitches impressed, with front lead drives and rear teams tied to a central chain. Young showed five horse plowing and urged farmers to train lead teams, speak firmly to teams, and practice proper adjustments for different hitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta
Fayette
Fayette County
L. Young
Horse Association of America
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Young
Towa
Igad
Iowa
Four Hives Produce 620 Lbs Honey This Year
Charles City report notes bee hobbyist Charles Snider harvested 620 pounds of honey from four hives in a favorable year. The yield includes 274 pounds basswood and clover, 120 mixed honeys, 200 pounds winter feed for bees, and buckwheat honey. Snider attributes success to scientific summer and winter management and imports Australian queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Charles Snider
Snyder
Space Needed As Traer Creamery Expands
Traer cooperative creamery outgrows present quarters and requires an extra unloading and testing room. An addition will be built on the west side, occupying a 10 by 34 feet stretch on vacant land owned by the association. The new room aims to reduce handling time for butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracr
Traer Co-Operative Creamery
Waterloo Township Women Will Meet Thursday Afternoon
Women of Waterloo township Fanny Wareau will meet Thursday afternoon at the W. & Shaulla home. The first lesson of the third year Nutrition course will be studied. Nashua Ont. reports a carload of 185 feeding hogs purchased recently at Woonsocket South Carolina, mostly Hampshires, for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Township
Fanny Wareau
W. &. Shaulla
Nashua
Wiliam Strike
Woonsocket
S. C
Hampshires
Columbus Day Observed as Federal Holiday Across 21 States
By W. COUSINS, financial editor. Oct 12. Columbus Day is now a legal holiday in 21 states affecting stock markets and banking. The New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and Kansas City grain exchanges suspend operations. Stock averages show a 5 point decline since Oct 1, with mixed shifts across railroad and industrial groups. Strong entities include New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Kansas City, GM, and Wall Street banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cousins
N.S
Columbus
New York Stock Market
Chicago Board of Trade
New Orleans
Ralls and Industrigla
New York Stock Exchange
International News Service
Otterville and Waterloo Local Notes and Obituary
Otterville and Waterloo items from Oct 1972 note A J Glenny's new radio, Grandma MacGlaughlin visiting, and a large funeral attendance. Joshua Rants, 69, died at his home after long illness. survived by son Davie and daughter Pearl Slaughter with multiple relatives. Burial at Otterville cemetery after services at Presbyterian church. Also mention of Mrs Bantz and youth, and a distant obituary context with mixed local names. rural life and outdoor hobbies highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otterville
A. J. Glenny
Grandma MacGlaughlin
Littleton
Waterloo
Independence
Haziton
Josh Bantz
David Groz
Cedar Rapids
Joshua Rants
Davie
Pearl Slaughter
M. A
Menry
D. 5
Bright
Frank Trego
Bantz
Wridny AL Presbyterian Church
Olterville
Fawall
BEARKRETA CLOSED Columbus Day trading pause in New York markets
The New York Stock Exchange and other exchanges were closed today in observance of Columbus Day. Trading firms and investors queued for the holiday, with market activity paused across major U.S. indices. Authorities and traders noted the shortened schedule and holiday impact on settlement timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bearkreta
New York
INS
New York Stock Exchange
Columbus
LOWER SWING TO HOG QUOTATIONS
Chicago hog market reports receipts of 19000, prices varied by weight with top load paid at 13.90 for 160-200 lb. 210-250 lb mostly 13.60-13.75. 260-318 lb at 13.00-13.65. packing sows 9.79-11.50. slaughter pigs 10.75-12.00. Cattle receipts 10000 with mixed demand. sheep receipts 22000 with fat lambs steady to strong. Also notes forecasts for tomorrow: cattle 10000, hogs 12000, sheep 21000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watersong Mills Co
Switt & Co
Waterloo
Turner
Rath Packing Co
Barclay & Sons
Cohn Bros
Chicago
Tate
Paul
St. Paul
Minn
Iro
Mondar
Grain markets slip as NW terminals lower on Columbus Day
Chicago October 12. The Chicago Board of Trade paused for Columbus Day while northwest grain markets fell. Winnipeg drew attention amid an overbought tone after yesterday’s rise on a bullish crop outlook. Liverpool futures eased four and a half pence. Spot wheat demand remained weak. The government crop report showed corn output 18 million bushels higher than last month, a modest bullish surprise amid bear sentiment driven by large commercial stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ufi
Chicago Board of Trade
Northwest
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Poultry and Livestock Prices Reported in Chicago Market
Chicago market notes show poggies of poultry and eggs with limited changes and various hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts. Hogs mostly steady to weak with prices from $9.00 to $12.85. cattle active with steers and yearlings up to $11.25. sheep and lambs rising, fat lambs $12.50 to $13.65, ewes and feeders also moving.
Livestock Prices From East St. Louis Supply Report
Hogs receipts 12 900 with mostly steady to underweight offerings. Prices 160–200 pounds 12.25 to 13.70. Cattle receipts 6 500 with natives slow trading and mixed quality. steers 23 to 29 dollars, westerns 6 75 to 7 50, cows 4 75 to 5 50, bulls 5 75. Sheep 3 000 with steady tone. lambs 13 00 to 13 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. ST. Louis
St. Louis
Ughis
Peoria Livestock and Liverpool Grain Market Roundup
Hogs receipts steady to strong with med sirs at 13.00 to 13.60, heavies around 14.50. Liverpool grain futures closed with October at 8d, March 8d, May 6d 6d, and spot prices for No.2 hard winter at 11s 1d, No.2 eastern winter 11s 1d, No.2 Manitoba 12s 4d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Livestock Prona
Liverpool
Manitoba
Allison and area notices and meetings in Butler County
The county board of supervisors met Monday to address routine claims and business items. A central Waterloo district Woman's Foreign Missionary society meeting is set for Oct 19 in Allison with a picnic dinner. Open pheasant season announced in Butler County for Oct 14 16 with sunrise to sunset hunting for male birds only. Oliver Metzger post election of officers changes to one year terms starting Oct 20. New officers listed. Stag party at the Allison opera house Thursday night. Butler County third teachers institute enrollment reaches 347 with a surprise program. Inez Schuler resigns as deputy. Hazel Tivingson of Cedar Falls appointed. Women’s Bible class met. Ladies’ Altar society held a food sale at Spengler’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Allison
W. CG. Nassen
Famiy
F. Braun
Huson
County Board of Supervisors
Central Group
Waterloo
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Allison
American Teglon
A. J. Kirkpatrick
Dave Kramer
Clyde Flood
C. F. Shirer
Ving Isaacson
Chris Brockaser
Keant
Inez Schuler
Hazel Tivingston
Cedar Falls
Woman's Bible Class
Associated Churches
Ernest Speedy
Mmek
Shell Rock Village Gossip and Relocation Notes
Shell Rock updates include Ellis Stevenson visiting Clarkaville relatives and Mrs Belle Vennink's visit to sister Mrs Charles McBride. Local residents travel for medical care, family visits, and job moves, with a new baby born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bowen and Rev W Williams taking part in church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Paul Fern
Luke Parriott
Fort Dodge
Glenn Lewis
Waverly Hospital
Jay Myers
Cedar Falls
C. G. Fort
Iowa City
Phoebe’ Trotter
Wesley McBride
Charles* McBride
Lawrence Bowen
E. In ‘True
M. E
SV. Williams
August Vogt
Fred Elsham
Britt
Junior
Louis Poorman
Gay. Smith
Great Western Deport
J. L. Orth
Lyle Prugh
Waterloo
M. F. Pruogh
Urbana Area News Highlights Local Marriages and Visits
On Oct 2 Leland Benson Urbana and Miss Dana Watcher Walker wed at the bride’s home. Mrs A Cross hosted Bay View club for its seventeenth anniversary with next meeting Oct 15 at Mrs Sam Porter. Also noted are injuries, travel to races, and multiple visits from Urbana residents to Waterloo, Long Beach, Toddville, Farnum, and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Leland Benson
Dna
Watcher
Walker
A. Cross
Bay View Club
Sam Porter
Dick Daniels
F. F. Burrell
C. D. Moore
Eltkader
Moore
Kansas City
Branch Cross
Mary Moore
C. A. Havenstrite
Waterloo
Glen Tank
Center Point
Ritchard
Plainville
Jahne Daniels
van Horne
George Childs
Long Beach
Cal
Brandon
George Taylor
Toddville
Newman
Urbana Cemetery Association
Alice Hunter
Ohn Burrell
Clarance Waddle
John Burrel
Farnum
Neb
Ackley Local News Briefs Highlight Visits and Funeral
Ackley Iowa October 12 The Clem Cash man left Saturday to visit Cedar Rapids then Newton. several locals including Gus Esser Fred Weber Ed Keninger and others plan to attend a prize event near Waterloo Friday. Funeral services for 17 year old Mary Beecroft Wellsburg were held at the English Christian Reformed church with burial in Wellsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley Ackley
Clem Cashman
H. A. Carstens
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Gus Esser
Fred Weber
Ed Keninger
Frank Bolander
R. J. Probasseo
Frank Mordlart
George Heftlemeyer
Bruce Cales
Waterloo
Lissie Denter
Will Tracy
Wahso
Neb
Arthur Zimmerman
Helen
Carl Zimmerman
J. P. Davis
India
St. John’s Church
Willian Buehler
Hampton
J. Berth
Alexfinder
Arden
Lincoln
Mary Beecroft
Wellsburg
Engish Christian Reformed Church
Henry Bode
Hithe’ Cemetery
Wellsburgy
John Rath
Douglas Donnell
J Amelia Rath
Ackley
W. T.S. Rath
Amelia
Los Angeles
Ackney
Gresham and Waterloo Residents Visit Areas Sunday
Gresham and Waterloo families traveled to Aug Hesse and state park sites Sunday. The W M S plans a monthly meeting at Mrs. Wittem’s Shanewise home on Thursday. Farmers vaccinate hogs against cholera as the Mission band schedules a gathering at Glen Albright’s Saturday. University Park visitors called at a farm Thursday. Reichart family spent Saturday nutting near Denver.
Meyers Red Fox Poison Kernels for Mice
Mice control product made from natural wheat grain. Easy to use no mixing required. Clean and convenient with no fuss. Available at drug stores for 35 cents a package.
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Readlyn
Bruno
Henry
St Louis Seminary
W. C. Seeman
John Stumme
Denver
Campton
Ill
H. Binsberg
Paul Matthias
Concordia College
Albert Frankily
George Merer
Rockwell
Fred Diekmann
Waverly
5. S. Westley
C.C. Crow
Manly
R. J. Guenther
Klemp
Gust Whitman
Schutte
Conrad Witharm
Henry Kirchmann
Sumner
H. F. Det
Tesup
Towa Beef Club
Jesup Twins
Traer Greamery
General Motors
Wall Street
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Minnesota North
Red ‘River
Idaho
Winnipeg Grain
Man
Ecembir
Minneapolis
Mint
England
Pricea Et Sea
Kansas City Livestock
Sioux City
Sioux _ City
Minneapolis Grain
Lark Hard
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Omaha Livestock
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Gresham
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