New Providence Graduates To Receive Diplomas Friday
New Providence events for Friday May 24 include a 10 AM commencement address by Dr Julius Boraas of St Olaf College for the eighth grade diplomas in the gym auditorium, a 1 PM band concert and baseball game, and an 7 PM alumni banquet in the gym community room with speaker Dr HE McGrew of William Penn College and Vern Butler singing.
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New Providence
Sre
Julius Boraas
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
HE. McGrew
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Vern Butler
Ed Thompson
Honey Creek
Ethel Whitmore
Luther Williams
Clair L. Ellis
New Providence Friends Church
Mildred Coffin
Pleasant Plain
Ardith Anderson
Smyrna
Adlyn Kissoon
Jamaica
Neva Reynolds
Kenneth Utterbach
Rose Hill
Wheeler
Oscar Wood
Maurice Cook
B. F. Morris
Walter Tatum
Clarence Hinshaw
Margaret
Des Moines
War Will Up Diamond Prices An Eldora Jeweler Predicts
Fred Bagi, a forty seven year Eldora diamond dealer, says there is no second hand diamond because of its hardness and limited supply. He notes rising prices since the war began and warns of further increases as distribution centers shift and war disrupts European cutters.
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Eldora
Fred Bagi
Amsterdam
New York
Edgar
England
London
Belgium
Preeii
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Europe
Mgr
Extra Room Ideas Boost Home Use of Attics
Unused attics finished as extra guest rooms can aid summer living. Wallboard lumber or plastering may be used for walls and ceilings, with flooring laid using funds from FHA modernization credit. A tray helps carry dishes to the table and clear them away efficiently.
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FHA
College Men Study Contour Farming
Iowa State College researchers compare labor and fuel for terraced and contoured fields with the same fields in azaient rows. Hardin county farms show contour farming easing horse labor with 92 percent saying work was easier and 84 percent noting time saved offset extra time. Extension specialists C H Van Vinck and L E Clapp summarize effects.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Hardin County
C. H. van Vinck
L. E. Clapp
Terracing and Contour Farming Affect Labor and Weeds
Farmers report labor increases on contoured or strip cropped fields, with over 40 percent noting any decrease on terraced fields. Fuel use shifts vary by field type, and weed control plus field turning pose major difficulties, especially when corn is not check rowed. In south central and southern pastures about half struggle with weeds. western livestock areas see fewer weed issues.
Weather and Crop Trends Highlight April Averages and Extremes
The report notes April averages of 47.8 F and 3.12 inches rainfall with records for coldest and warmest Aprils dating back to 1907 and 1925. It cites a 93 F warmest day in 1910 and a 40 F coldest 8 degree day in 1911, plus a 1898 blizzard and 1892 snowfall. Also mentions 1940 figures and rainfall shortfall, plus optimistic notes on future showers and seasonal field work progress.
Standard Oil to Boost Advertising Budget for 1940
Standard Oil of Indiana will raise its ad budget for 1940 and place nearly 75 percent in newspapers. Red Crown gasoline is billed as the 2 to 1 favorite of midwestern motorists. A. L. Davison, Eldora Standard agent, announced plans to reach 1,718 newspapers totaling about 14 million readers across 18 states, including 492 dailies and 1,221 weeklies such as the Herald-Ledger. Company officials said newspaper advertising will be the campaign backbone as papers reach readers everywhere.
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Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
A. L. Davison
Eldora Standard
Middlewest
Herald-Ledger
Magazine highlights Leona Bridgens civic hostess work
In the April Independent Woman issue published by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs a photo shows Mrs. Leona Bridgens of Iowa City explaining an information booklet to a newcomer. The piece notes her civic hostess role with the Civic Activities Association and her former Eldora residence.
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Independent Woman
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Leona Bridgens
Iowa City
Newcomer
Civic hostess invites newcomers to social functions for town business
Through the civic activities club Mrs. Newcomer is invited to afternoon social events where she may meet other newcomers and become an active part of the local community. The hostess aims to boost town business by introducing newcomers to sponsor merchants with a coupon book. As contacts grow, Mrs Newcomer’s needs for local goods and services develop proportionally.
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Newcomer
Pasture Bulletin Details Iowa Pasture Improvement Plan
Iowa State college issues a planned pasture program bulletin aiming to supply Towa farmers with six months of high utility feed. The publication draws on 250 farmers in 45 counties and Mt. Pleasant hospital farm results, covering liming phosphorus fall grazing seed mixes inoculation nurse crop and seed bed prep for permanent bluegrass pastures. It offers guidance on establishing new pastures woodland grazing and regionally challenged western Iowa start up.
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Towa
Iowa State College
Iowa
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Honey loss hit Iowa colonies in severe winter
Towa honey producers have suffered unusually heavy losses in their colonies during the past winter, judging from reports which are now coming in, says F. B. Paddock, state apiarist at Iowa.
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Towa
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
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Eldora, Iowa
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Nat Pendleton
New Grand Theatre
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Eldora Iowa
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