Blanket choices for homemakers ins latest fiber guide
The piece compares wool acrylic and cotton blankets for gifts and everyday use. It notes wool warmth with caveats, acrylics like Acvilan and Orlan resist shrinkage but may shed, and cotton offers light warmth for summer use. It highlights nap structure, air cell insulation, and the impact of new fibers and dyes on care, cost, and fashion, tying to a October Fabrics in Fashion theme by ISU Extension.
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Iowa State University
A Flair For Christmas Ornaments Craft Idea
A vintage craft feature describes making Christmas ornaments from styrofoam, paper mache and paint. Instructions cover forming shapes, pasting with wallpaper paste, coloring in red and green or other schemes, and adding hooks or clips. A free booklet offers steps and mailing details from Paper Mate Department in Chicago.
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Coconut Mystique Carolers Reward Recipe
A holiday dessert feature presents Coconut Mystique as a Turkish delight style treat for carolers. It lists ingredients like coconut, apricots, wafers, butter and whipped cream, with steps to crush wafers, mix with coconut and apricot flavors, mold, chill overnight, then serve with whipped cream and cherries.
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Conconut Mystique
Grinnell College Buys 365-Acre Farm for Research Use
Grinnell College has purchased 365 acres in Jasper County near Kellogg to establish an Environmental Research Area named Heevity S. Conard. Professor Benjamin T. Graham Jr and Dr. Conard spearhead plans for habitat development, native prairies, and research teaching opportunities, with cooperation from local Conservation Districts and the Jasper Soil District.
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Grinnell College
Jasper County
Kellogg
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Heevity S. Conard
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Sylvan Runkel
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Runkel
Nick Hindman
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Jasper Mutual Insurance Company
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Grimell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Red Gobblers Policy Talk Cited by Nashville Banner
A Nashville Banner excerpt accuses Soviet Russia and Red China of a long standing grab policy since WW I, noting ongoing discussions with key figures as a grim caricature of world affairs. The quip frames Soviet and Chinese policies as predatory and continuous behind political theater.
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Nashville Banner
Pay Raise and Pension Deficit Reported by Washington Star
The Washington Star reports an unfunded civil service pension liability of 42 billion dollars and that each dollar of federal pay raise adds 2.25 dollars to the deficit, highlighting fiscal strain across agencies.
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