Iowa Farm Prices Fall 10 Percent From 1955 Record
Iowa Business Digest reports June farm prices in Iowa 10 percent below June 1955, despite a 19 percent rise since January. May–June employment gains occur in most sectors except government, with manufacturing up 1.3 percent. Wages rise with 78.56 dollar average in durable goods and 74.98 in non durable. Feature article by Professor George R. Davies surveys corporations, central banks and stock markets.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Business Digest
State University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research Funds
George R. Davies
SUI College of Commerce
Understanding Iowa Children The Art of Compromise
A reflection on parental conflict with children and the value of compromise. The piece argues that firm adult stances provoke stubborn responses and urges flexible bedtime and mealtime boundaries to foster healthier, calmer routines. It emphasizes treating children with calm, cooperative methods rather than rigid control.
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Iowa
Dessert as concession helps children yield gracefully
The passage argues that offering dessert on the condition a child finishes the meal lets them save face. By yielding on minor details, parents help children change positions without feeling defeated and comply with important requests.
Calendar notes for Iowa Farm Bureau events and fairs
August 23 FBYP party at the Paul Kohns farm at 8 00 p m August 24 Silver township Farm Bureau picnic at Clarence Pennington farm 6 00 p m Bring a covered dish and table service for your family Iowa State Fair runs August 25 31 August 29 Farm Bureau board meeting 8 00 p m Farm Bureau building August 30 County host training school 4 H building Cherokee 8 00 p m County extension council meeting Extension office 8 00 p m
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Paul Kohns
Silver Township Farm Bureau
Clarence Pennington
Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau
Cherokee
County Extension Council
Buena Vista College Football Opens Drills In Storm Lake
Invitations have been mailed for 67 players to report for Buena Vista college football drills in Storm Lake Iowa on September 1. The squad will assemble August 31 to draw equipment and undergo physicals and will be housed in the new men’s dormitory until September 9. Coach Dean C. Lam expects about a dozen lettermen including service returnees to be on hand for two a day sessions up to orientation.
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Storm Lake
Iqwa
Buena Vista College
Dean C. Lam
Lam
No one so poor that he cannot give brotherly love
A moral exhortation on giving kindness and help in the name of charity. The text emphasizes sharing, tolerance, consideration, and a helping hand to those less fortunate, noting that generosity returns in kind as one gives more.
Buena Vista Beavers Open 1956 Schedule in Round Robin Conference
The Beavers under coach Lam, 5-3-1 last season, announce a nine game fall slate starting Sept. 22 at Westmar. The IIowa Wesleyan and Wartburg games follow with a full round robin conference schedule.
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Beavers
Lam
Westmar
Buena Vista
Wartburg
Waterfowl Season Set By Commission In Iowa
The State Conservation Commission set the 1956 Iowa waterfowl season at 70 days from October to December 14. Facing options from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service for a 10 day continuous season or a 53 day split, the Commission chose the longer season. Two changes from prior rules are noted.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Iowa Wood Duck Season Closed Across Mississippi Flyway
Iowa adopts a closed wood duck season this year as part of the Mississippi flyway restrictions. The jacksnipe season extends 15 days from October 6 to November 4, with daily duck limits at four and possession at eight. Goose limits cap at five daily with two Canada or whitefronted geese allowed, and bag may include snow or blue geese. Hunting hours run from one hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset. Sunrise sunset times will be released by the Conservation Commission before opening.
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Iowa
Mississippi
The
Conservation Commission
Landmark That Saved Art Brings Tragedy To End
After weeks on rural roads Art learns a key landmark to navigate. A farmer’s corn cutback creates safe guidance but a final mistaken intersection leads to a fatal collision with a milk truck.
Aurelia Sentinel Classified Rates and Masthead Notice
The Aurelia Sentinel published weekly in Aurelia Iowa lists publisher Robert S Forbes and postal details. It shows subscription rates per year including foreign and advance pricing and outlines classified ad costs per line with minimum charges, cards of thanks pricing per insertion.
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the Aurelia Sentinel
Robert S. Forbes
Long time at Alta Edwards completes 63 years in hardware
E. J. Edwards has recently completed 63 years of service in the hardware business at Alta. The milestone marks a long career with the local firm and reflects steady community support.
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Alta
E. J. Edwards
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R. A. Swanson
Les
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Ottog. Plautz
the Bibl
E. M. O’donnell
Galva
J. C. Penny Store
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Art
Archie RB
Nelson
Joe G. Nelson
Nelson & Nelson Lawyers
Cherokee and
Aurelia
Virgil Larson
M Farmall
Minneapolis
John Deere
Motor OK Hammermill
Xroll & Patterson
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