County sanitarian debate during Plymouth board meeting
Monday's Plymouth county board of supervisors discussed the need for a county sanitarian to oversee sanitary standards in new subdivisions and enforce regulations. State health official Ralph Sieger outlined options while the board took no action. The session also approved amended budget changes, several road and infrastructure measures, and a mental health services contract with Plains Area Mental Health Center.
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Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
Ralph Sieger
State Board of Health
Iowa
Sieger
Brunsville
Adaville
Kingsley-Pierson
Iowa State Assn
Plymouth County
Plains Area
Merrill
Joe Kissinger
Kaiser Drug Store
Kissinger
Fred Riter
Floyd Huts
Akron
Remsen
Huls
Hillview
John Daniels
Hungerford Township
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Committee helps military academy hopeful
A local six district committee advises high school juniors on appointments to the nation’s five service academies. The 18 member panel screens applicants for West Point Annapolis Colorado Springs New London and guides merit based nominations from Congressman Berkley Bedell. Local residents between 17 and 22 may seek info from the committee or Bedell’s Fort Dodge office. Representing the area is Bob Dunlop of Orange City Iowa.
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Berkley Bedell
Bedell
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.s.air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
New London
Conn
Jim Hutchison
Hutchison
Fort Dodge
Bob Dunlop
Orange City
Towa
Scholarships Offered by 4-HAG and Partners Increase
Plymouth County 4 H and youth leader Mark Settle notes a 75 percent rise in agricultural college enrollments from 1969 to 1975. National 4 H Council scholarships range 600 to 1000 dollars for current or former 4 H members pursuing agriculture majors. DeKalb AgResearch Allied Mills Alpha Gamma Rho and Champion Valley Farms fund multiple scholarships for juniors and veterinary medicine majors. Recipients are chosen by the extension service with full details available from the Plymouth County Extension Office.
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Agricultural College
Mark Settle
Plymouth County Extension
DeKalb
Ill
Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation
Allied Mills, Inc
Champion Valley Farms, Inc
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cooperative Extension Service
Plymouth County Extension Office
Rural youths urged in new conservation corps proposal
The senate subcommittee heard testimony on creating a National Young Adults Conservation Corps to curb rural youth unemployment. A rural development chair urged targeting small towns and farm areas, noting past programs favored urban areas and citing high rural youth joblessness.
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Senate
Subcommittee On Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor
National
Young Adults Conservation Corps
Orban
America
Youth Conservation Corps
Departments of Agriculture and Labor
Pressler seniors reflect on Washington internship experience
South Dakota lawmakers and interns Rose and John Everts recount two weeks in Washington through the Congressional Senior Intern Program. They stress self-help over government reliance, note the program’s focus on Social Security and housing, and plan to share lessons with Freeman seniors. The couple urges more senior citizens to get involved and voices support for reduced federal involvement.
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Pressler
Washington
Washington, D.C
Rose
John Ewert
Freeman
S.D
John
Freeman Senior Center
Myself
Everts
Social Security Administration
South
South Dakota
Capital
Kennedy Center
Botanic Gardens
C & O Canal
Home Energy Tips From Edison Electric Institute
Practical advice to cut energy waste in homes by weatherstripping around windows and doors and caulking leaks. Installing storm windows or insulating glass halves heat loss through windows and drawing shades on cold days further reduces energy use. Close attic and other unheated spaces to prevent heating or cooling areas not in use.
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Edison Electric Institute
Snap beans offer hope and challenge for gardeners
Veterans and novices alike can grow snap beans with careful timing, fertilization, and selection of varieties from Iowa State University experts. Costello and Kling explain green bush beans are common, with several cultivars such as Bush Blue Lake, Tendercrop, Kentucky Wonder, and Cherokee. They advise two week intervals of plantings until mid July, 45 to 65 days to maturity, and harvesting just before seeds bulge. Fresh beans should be canned, frozen, or cooked within 42 hours after picking.
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Gardner
Mary Beth Costello
Gary Kling
Costello
Kling
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Kentucky
Fat to watch is the body fat not diet fat
The text argues the main concern is excess body fat rather than saturated or polyunsaturated fats. Medical professionals increasingly advise overweight patients to reduce overall fat and calorie intake while maintaining a balanced diet across four food groups, citing obesity and high blood pressure as linked issues.
Smaller slaughter drives higher fed cattle prices
Iowa State University extension economist Gene Futrell notes that reduced slaughter and fewer cattle on feed have helped lift fed cattle prices. He cites April price ranges at Iowa-Southern Minnesota markets of 40.50 to 41.50, up 3 to 4 dollars from early year levels, with on feed, placements, and total slaughter projections 1 to 5 percent lower or higher by region and quarter, yet generally improving near term outlook into late spring and summer.
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Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Iowa
Minnesota
Futrell
Nebraska
California
Toaster Ovens: Efficient Helpers For Small Meals
A Plymouth county home economist urges choosing a toaster oven by its design and using it safely to cook complete meals for one or two. She outlines menus and techniques including pork chops with foil tents, baked potatoes, preheating, and baking custards, cakes, and waffles.
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Susan Merkley
Plymouth County Extension Home Economist
Miss Merkley
Home Economist
Stop six day mail delivery faces congressional push
Irvington voices opposition to ending Saturday postal service noting rural impact and energy policy concerns. The April 18 postal commission report urged six day delivery cuts to save costs but offered little study on effects. A Wilson bill would put the service under the postmaster general and require new congressional funding before rate hikes.
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Irvington
Congress
Commission On the Postal Service
Carter
Postal Service
Congressional Appropriations
Charles Wilson
D-Cal
Postmaster General
Board of Governors
Congressional
Explaining damping off disease in seedlings
Iowa State University plant pathologist A H Epstein explains damping off kills seedlings when soil is waterlogged. Pasteurization 150 160 degrees for 30 minutes kills fungi but not all microbes. pasteurized soil can be reinfected. Use captan and thiram fungicidal drenches every third or fourth watering to prevent damping off.
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Iowa State University Extension Plant
A.H. Epstein
Epstein
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