1949 Weed Control Advice Sees Little Change
E P Sylvester of Town State College says 1949 weed control recommendations will resemble 1948. Core practices stay, with minor chemical dosage tweaks and emphasis on good seed, rotations, clean cultivation, and seedbeds. Pre-emergence 2 4 D trials will continue with cautious use and data collection.
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E. P. Sylvester
Town State College
Sylvester
Iowa
A. L. Bakke
David Staniforth
Kanawha
Crystal Lake
Ames
Twin Calves Born From One Farm In Quick Succession
At Larchwood farmer John Herbst welcomed two sets of twin calves within a month in his milking Shorthorn herd. Both twin pairs resulted from artificial insemination and mark a rare occurrence in cattle farming.
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Larchwood
John Herbst
How Leong is furlong in ancient farming terms
The term furlong derives from furrow long, the length oxen could plow in one stretch. Celtic Britain used fields divided into five furlongs per free tribesman, each strip representing that plowable distance.
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Britain
Lions Club Founded In Chicago In 1917
A nonpolitical, nonsectarian service club, the International Association of Lions Clubs, was formed in Chicago on June 7, 1917.
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Lions Club
International Association of Lions Clubs
Chicago
Mt Olive Christmas news highlights in Cherokee area
A long list of Christmas visits and family gatherings across Cherokee Aurelia and surrounding towns extended through Christmas week. Guests include the Hahn Wheelock Lamb Dubes Gustafson and many relatives with dinners programs and trips to California Texas and Dubuque.
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Will Hahn
Frank Wheelock
Frances Hahn
Cherokee
Jack Lamb
Jacky
Dennis
Sioux City
Robert Bruce
Roy Glidewell
Tom Corrington
Edd Georke
Earl Crippen
Ray Thomas
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Lawrence Mongan
Aurelia
Donald Bengtson
Des Moines
Robert Bengtson
August Peterson
Gus Rudd
Cleghorn
Bertil. Peterson
C. J. Johnson
Melvin Johnson
Jess Weatherman
Missouri
Oscar Gustafson
Gunnar Osterling
California
Alta
B. H. Dukes
Texas
I. J. Torrey
Carl Emil Johnson
John McGreggor
Mason City
Johnson
Oscar Smith
Clinton Furga
Byron Furgason
Louis Stellish
Wayne Stellish
Klinker
Paulinia
Stellish
Dale Peterson
Raymond Nelson
Ronald Becker
Robert Torrey
Pamelia
Walter Simmons
Dale Simmons
Ivan Wilson
Melvin
Lorne Anderson
Beverly Ohlson
Denver
Colo
Lloyd Ohlson
Lincoln Hahn
Clifford Bruce
Dan Hahn
Wesley Day
Near Quimby
John Cox
Gaylen
Kingsley
Donald Peterson
Irving Fox
Fred Stewart
Lorne Hahn
Paul Anderson
Mt. Olive
Olive Swisher
Catharine Crippen
Gerald Decker
Clifford Dubes
Janet
Wilmar
Dubuque
Iowa
Gillet
Reuben Ohlson
Phyllis Lehnhardt
Bain couple marks 58th Christmas Eve anniversary
Mr and Mrs J W Bain observed their 58th wedding anniversary on Christmas eve at Albia. To celebrate, Mrs Bain cooked a half hog delivered to their home in a single afternoon. She was born in a covered wagon as her parents moved from Louisa county toward a new Kansas land claim.
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Albia
J. W. Bain
Exira Residents Honor 107th Birthday of Mary Kilworth
Mary Kilworth of Exira marked her 107th birthday on December 18 with a large turnout at Exira High School. To honor the occasion locals renamed a street to Kilworth Street, adding a lasting tribute to the centenarian.
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Mary Kilworth
Exira
Exira High School
Kilworth
Undertaker Rear-Called After Fatal High Chair Strangling
David Stone, an undertaker, was paged from a funeral service in Riceville to learn his 14 month old daughter Sue Ellen had accidentally strangled in a high chair.
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David Stone
Riceville
Sue Ellen
Long Time Near Traer Cousins Meet After 68 Years
Mrs Walter Tomlinson near Traer received a pleasant visit from cousin Mrs Jess Evens of Montana. The pair had grown up as girls in Marshalltown and had not seen each other for 68 years.
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Traer
Walter Tomlinson
Jess Evens
Montana
Marshalltown
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Ben — Niels — Kenneth
Larson’s Store
H. J. Will Truck Service
A. Fraser Elevator
Alis
H.t.sansen
Cresta
Fred Fassler
Moorman Mfg. Co
Gerald Anderson
MT. Olive News
AE Nee
Maple Valley Hatchery
Chuck and
Geo. Wharton JR
L. H. Daniels
Cram’s Repair Shop
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