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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
2
A condensed Akron Register-Tribune promotion urges readers to use Want Ads to buy or sell items and support hometown merchants. It notes Dr Gerdes of Hawarden offering optometry and a money back glasses guarantee. Also mentions wallpaper books and 38 day service at Hall Hardware.
Don Cunningstam announces his 50th class reunion at Iowa State College and reflects on aging. He quotes Samuel Ullman on youth as a state of mind, noting that aging is a matter of attitude more than years, and that enthusiasm matters more than age.
A meditation on self-distrust fear and despair contrasting with the enduring human love of wonder. It asserts that age is measured by faith and confidence, not by years, and that hope and doubt shape the soul across life.
Omaha Nebr plans for the Tenth Annual WOW Farm Study Tour run Sept 23 to Oct 7 under WOW Radio and WOW-TV Farm Service. Tour Director Mal Hansen leads Midwest attendees exploring agricultural practices in the Eastern U S and Canada with stops in Ohio Indiana Virginia Montreal and Ottawa. Since inception 1214 Midwesterners have traveled 9 607 000 miles across continents and coasts. Contact Mal Hansen WOW Radio Omaha for details.
Soil and Water Conservation Week runs June 15 through 22. Plymouth County Soil Conservation District commissioners highlight the event and urge community involvement in watershed stewardship and conservation practices.
The week covers the district's June 18 meeting at the Girls 4H building in LeMars. Plymouth County landowners and operators report strong spring soil and water conservation results with 24 new Basic Farm Plans and 21 new cooperators. They completed 78.5 miles of terraces, 4430 acres of contour lines, 7776 feet of tile, and 29.7 acres of waterways.
W. J. Hanlon outlines rural electrification transforming farm life and reversing migration to cities. He notes modern farm conveniences, labor saving devices, and advances in dairy farming as electricity and machinery reshape home life and industry on the farm.
Silo unloaders feed grinders and cattle feeders invite the young farm hand to work today. Machinery for plow seed cultivate plant and harvest reduces days of labor to hours. Yet climate fears persist as a risk, though crop drying and irrigation lessen it amid rising urban demand.
A speaker urges immediate action as farm population declines threaten schools churches and small businesses. He stresses unselfish support for farmers solving their problems to prevent rural decline and ensure ample food for a projected 200 million people by 1975.
President Eisenhower entertained a Washington gathering of Republican leaders with a light dog story. The scene emphasized morale and unity as he told a tale about his pet, reflecting a moment of informal camaraderie amid political discussions.
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