Home Front in Iowa urges gardens to aid war effort
Wartime production drives demand for food with 1943 goals calling for record yields. Farmers rely on home gardens to supplement scarce canning supplies and preserve produce for winter. The feature explains point rationing, storage needs, and advice to seek county agents and state agriculture colleges for gardening guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Victory
State Agricultural College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sharpsburg Church announces services and meeting
J. W. Chase minister with church school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Francis Cundy to sing at the service. A pot luck dinner follows the worship and the annual congregational meeting. Monthly fellowship dinner is set for Wednesday evening March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Chase
Francis Cundy
Born in Sharpsburg Bert Winslow Dies at 63
Bert Winslow born May 18 1879 at Sharpsburg son of Samuel and Rosella Winslow died February 26 1943 at his home north of Sharpsburg aged 63 years 9 months and 7 days he lived his life in Sharpsburg except for a brief period away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Winslow
Samuel and
Rosella Winslow
Sharpsburg
Random Harvest Man Smithy Escapes Asylum In 1918 Melbridge
In Autumn 1918 Smithy, an ex-prisoner with amnesia, escapes Melbridge Asylum amid Armistice celebrations. Paula Ridgeway helps him reconnect with life, joining a touring troupe and forming a bond, but manager Sam refuses to keep him after the escape is revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
John Sanch
Melbridge
England
Moelbridge
Ange
Melbridge Arms
Paula Ridgeway
Paula
Sam
Smithy
Asylum
Smithy Finds New Life After Letter Sparks Change
Paula and Smithy relocate to Wickham for healing after his illness and a quiet rural life. A postwar check from the Liverpool Mercury reveals Smithy’s talent as a writer and a chance at a major career, adding tension about leaving Paula and their newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Paula
Melbridge
Mrs. Deventer
Wickham
Smithy
Lovny
Liverpool Mercury
Lenox Man Remembered After Seven Years Faithful Service
A Lenox resident who spent about seven years in the town and remained a Presbyterian member from Sharpsburg until his death is remembered. He was survived by three brothers Geo Winslow of Sharpsburg Orin Winslow of Bedford and Alva Winslow of Clarinda and a sister Eva Arnold of Newell South Dakota. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Barber Funeral Home in Lenox conducted by Rev Earl Moneymaker with burial at Blue Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Presbyterian Church
Sharpsburg
Geo
Winslow
Orin Winslow
Bedford
Alva Winslow
Clarinda
Eva Arnold
Newells
South Dakota
Barber Funeral Home
Lénox
Earl Moneymaker
Blue Grove
Local Social Roundup From Sharpsburg Area
Bedford hosts Sharpsburg boys basketball team and residents hold club meetings. Guests include Ralph Rutledge and Thelma Mathews. First Aid lesson at The Training School and a Twenty First Century Club gathering. Presbyterian ladies meet with officers elected and spring sale planned. Local hospitality plus several visits and travel notes populate the Sharpsburg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Henderson
Sharpsburg
Bedford
Ralph Rutledge
Jeanette
Thelma Mathews
Marilyn Pennebaker
Willing Workers Meet and Church Activities Report
Christian Church Bible School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 8 p.m. with a business meeting after the evening service. Rev. Carl Mullen serves as pastor. The Willing Workers Society met at Mrs. John Bix’s home with Mrs. Myrtle Sawyer visiting. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Clarence Sleep on Wednesday, April. Guests for dinner included Lieut. Ted Baldwin and family from Winfield Kansas, Vernon Colville of Maryville, Champ Rice and son from Pickering, Harold Baldwin and family, and Mrs. Delia Baldwin of Hopkins, plus Ed Owens of Bedford visiting Mr. and Mrs. Orle Clayton and Grover Shields.
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Sharpsburg
Lois Smith
Redding
Homer Rinehart
Clarence Maudlin
Mount i Ayr
Carl Olney
Leda Firkens
Phyllis Grimm
Bedford
Roy Hinton
J. R. Henderson
Joe Cochran
Clearfield
Frank Green
James Clark
Kansas City
Clara Dillbee
Buffalo
New York
Rose Wackernagle
Clyde E. Taylor
Dilsbee
Atlanta
Georgia
Claude Carter
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Joe Probasco
Kenneth
Cleo Boltinghouse
George Beemer
Gravity
Deane Leighton
Kenneth John
Theresa Bradley
Lenox
Christian Church Bible School
Carl Mullen
Willing Workers Society of the Christian Church
John Bix
Myrtle Sawyer
Clarence Sleep
Ellis Fine
Ted Baldwin
Winfield
Kansas
Vernon Colville
Maryville
Champ Rice
Pickering
Harold Baldwin
Delia Baldwin
Hopkins
Ed Owens
Orle Clayton
Grover Shields
Community Guest List From New Market and Bedford
Local residents spent Sundays and weekdays visiting relatives across New Market Bedford Clarinda and surrounding areas. Families listed include Shields Wise Webb Gray Pershin Waldruff Borden Beery Beery Clayton Mayers Perry and others visiting parental homes and attending social events across the region.
Our Swine Losses Can Be Reduced Specialists Say
Carl Nidy told Bedford farmers that about 40 percent of pigs die before market. He urged a defined pattern to reduce losses by selecting vigorous sows and gilts, feeding a protein rich ration, providing exercise, vaccinating sows against pig scour, and timing pig scour bacteria doses after farrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Nidy
Bedford
Hog Disease Prevention and Vaccination Guidance
The guidance emphasizes early vaccination and herd hygiene to prevent anemia and erysipelas in pigs. It recommends sod applications, veterinary consultation where erysipelas exists, vaccinating sows and piglets at risks, castration timing at 3 to 5 weeks, and immunization against hog cholera between 8 and 11 weeks. Vaccination day is stressed as a crucial annual event requiring careful preparation and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nidy
Planned 4-H Work For 1943 Led By State Figures
Four-H leaders and committee members met on February 93 with assistant state leader Hilla Loughran to map priorities for 1943. Goals include aiding rural girls amid world events, stressing farm front contributions to war and peace, and developing personality. Sub-projects in health music conservation recreation and fire prevention plus Advanced Clothing. County mobilization week set for April 4 to 11 with exhibits and programs to showcase 4-H work. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Greeley Mrs. Harold Beery Mrs. Wayland Livingston Mrs. Darrell Dalton and Mrs. Elmer Lincoln. One club girl Verla Loghry attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilla Loughran
Paul Greeley
Harold Beery
Wayland Livingston
Darrell Dalton
Elmer Lincoln
Verla Loghry
Gay Maidens Club
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