24 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
1
The piece reflects on school life through the four grade levels seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen. It nostalgically contrasts spring to summer break and the distinct rites for each group from caps and gowns to initiations, ending with the claim these are the best years of our lives.
Henry Karns reports his garden south of the tracks suffered frost damage last Friday night August 18 with all potatoes turning black by morning. Local note. An Anita fire department fundraiser plans to donate proceeds to support the firemen and the Sadie Hawkins Day program promises entertaining local casting.
From our old files twenty years ago Isaac Brown and family spent a couple of weeks at Lake Okoboji while Herbert O. Van Blohn and Arlene Sisler united in marriage at the Atlantic Methodist parsonage. Also noted are trips to Zearing, Marshalltown and Estes Park with relatives and friends.
An Iowa State College agronomist outlines rapid sod bank methods to control gully erosion. Fall seeding of 8 pounds per acre establishes sod banks by September, ready for fall use. sod pieces planted 18 inches apart brace against heavy rains. Cattle feeder movement peaks in September to November as feed conditions improve, with prices rising and calf numbers stabilizing.
Market and farm advisories discuss cattle feeder prices near last year amid steady supply. Warn of impact from soft corn and price ceilings on futures. Climatology note on corn tasseling. cream separators performance. strawberry weed control. alfalfa seeding. and a notice to bidders for 30 tons of coal with bid deadline September 1, 1950. Includes county auditor actions.
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