Soil erosion loss studied in Little Sioux watershed survey
A federal flood control survey in the 4550 square mile Little Sioux river watershed extends from Lakefield Minnesota to River Sioux Iowa. It seeks dollar losses to farmers from erosion and aims to guide upland treatments and possible flood control funding. Contour tillage strip cropping terracing gully control and legume rotations are part of the erosion program, with completion set for next September.
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Little Sioux River
Little Sioux
Lakefield
Minn
River Sioux
Federal Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Congress
United States Army
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Iowa State College
C. EK. Ghormley
Soil Conservation Service
Be Here For Christmas Campaign Aims to Cut Iowa Death Toll
A statewide drive urges all Iowa counties to reduce highway fatalities. The map highlights counties with December deaths, showing 57 total for the month. white counties report zero deaths. Drivers face winter conditions that raise accident risk, prompting Cherokee county to hope for a safer month.
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Cherokee County
Evaluation Techniques From Little Sioux Area Highlighted
Ghormely praised evaluation techniques developed in the Little Sioux area as of inestimable value to land use planners generally, noting their applicability beyond the local context.
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Ghormely
Little Sioux
Public Farm Sale Dates Listed by Local Advertiser
A rural notices column lists farmers in the area planning closing-out sales with dates on December 17 and December 19. The Sentinel invites other sellers to submit names and dates and advertises its local reach and reasonable rates. Albert Jorgensen and Mrs. Will Buddenhagen are named with their sale dates.
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The
Sentinel
Albert Jorgensen
Will Buddenhagen
Certified Hybrid Seed Corn Is Safest to Buy
The Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association cites unbiased tests showing certified hybrid corn is superior. Iowa statutes require strict supervision by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, with outyielding the open pollinated strains by at least 10 percent in two of five years, proper detasseling, 90 percent plus germination for blue tags, or 75 to 89 percent for red tags.
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Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Robinson
Jurors Drawn for January Court Term
Grand and petit juries named for the January term to convene January 6 with Judge O.8. Thomas presiding. Grand panel lists 12 jurors and reports at 1 30 p m. 55 jurors on the petit panel report January 18 at 10 a m. Also notes C M Culbertson resigning after 86 years as rural mail carrier.
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Thomas
Rock Rapids
Court House
Grand Jury
John Coupe
Will
Drefke
Meriden
John Leber
Cherokee
J. C. Means
Marcus
Soren Nelson
Aurelia
C. A. Ohlson
Paul Roepke
Washta
George Posch
George Scher
Holstein
Herman Schutt
A. C. Wilkie
Larrabee
William C. Woltman
Cleghorn
Petit Panel
Ed Ward
Mildred Wright
George Lundquist
Alfred Fuhrman
Harry Raver
Larrabhese
Gertrude Qoghrane
Marcus — Emil Anderson
John Holmes
H. L. Martin
Iane McConnell
Arley Schmillen
Felix Treinen
Roman Treinen
Ed Fellom
Hattie Marie Scott
Piergon
Ella Irwin
Tena Nafe
Wash
Iowa motorists urged to join December safety drive
County residents asked to participate in a statewide no auto deaths in December campaign led by Karl W. Fischer. He urged careful winter driving to reduce Iowa’s annual fatality toll from auto crashes and highlighted higher nationwide deaths and last year’s December total of 57 in Iowa.
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Cherokee County
Karl W. Fischer
Public Safety
Iowa
Fischer
Safest to Send Seed Early to Get Tested
Iowa farmers and seed sellers are urged to test seed samples early to avoid spring delays. Dr. R. H. Porter warns delaying testing creates a rush and less accurate results. Iowa law requires seed labels with purity and germination, weed content, and noxious weed details, with strict enforcement by state inspectors. Interstate seed sales must follow the Federal Seed Act labeling rules.
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Iowa
R. H. Porter
Iowa State College
Mary
Porter
Mark Thornburg
Ray Burkhardt Joins Frederika 4 Rural School
Ray Burkhardt enrolled at the Frederika 4 rural school in Bremer County and was welcomed warmly. The school had struggled to maintain perfect attendance with only 10 former pupils to sustain its rating as an age standard school.
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Ray Burkhardt
Frederika 4
Bremer County
Boy crosses street to visit friend during fever scare
During a scarlet fever closure in Grundy Center, Jimmy Ruppelt stayed on his own land by placing a dirt filled pail on the curb and sitting on it to visit a neighbor across the street.
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Grundy Center
Woman Persists After Car Door Flies Open
Mrs Wayne Hyde Manson was thrown from a car when its door opened. She continued on her way and enjoyed her Thanksgiving dinner.
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Wayne Hyde
Manson
Nationwide effort urged to upbuild youth fitness
Director Grahl calls for a nationwide push to improve youths physically and mentally for military and civilian life. He urges local patriotic groups to honor veterans and support families, while selective service officers report high efficiency and enthusiasm from board members across Iowa.
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Grahl
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
American Legion
Iowa
Draftees Advised Not to Quit Jobs Until Accepted in Army
State Director Charles H Grahl urges draftees not to quit jobs before passing entrance exams and asks employers to hold positions until military entry is certain. He praises firms paying the difference between army pay and prior salaries and welcomes discharged workers back. About 84 of 222 Iowa youths failed the army physical, a higher than expected rate.
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Charles H. Grahl
Army
Grahl
Philo D. Clark
Red Oak
Montgomery County Board
Martin Produce Company
Rev. P. N. McDermott
Atlantic
Cass County Board
Iowa
Meanest Thieves Strike Le Mars Cemeteries Again
Thieves who stole monument mountings at Le Mars cemeteries are now removing shrubbery from graves, prompting renewed concern and calls for vigilance.
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le Mars
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Radiorgan
Guarantee Oil Co
Aurelia, Jowa
C. M. Culbertson
Carpenter Rural Mail
Safety Campaign
Selective Service
Sunbeam
K-M
Daisey Air Rifles
Mother
Mummert Howe. CO
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