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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
18
Kansas farmer Hammett installed a wind driven plant five years ago to light his home and pump water. A 12 foot wheel powers a generator, with 167 battery cells delivering 32 volts. He reports daily lighting for less than a penny and ongoing operation with minimal repairs. Retirement ends Birney Hayward 53 years in malt trading in Chicago.
The state highway commission will receive bids for 14 261 miles of paving 11 103 miles of grading and 63 088 miles of gravel surfacing at semimonthly meetings on Tuesday Sept 17. Projects span Clinton Buchanan Taylor Poweshiek Decatur Johnson Madison and other counties with several gravel and grading bids, plus bridge and culvert settings in multiple counties. A notable item notes 134 turkeys raised in confinement at a Pennsylvania state college station contrary to fowl habits.
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