Clermont Local News and Dairy Days Social Notes
Community happenings include Cub Scout Peck No 5 awards at West Lutheran church, Den Chief Leo Riegel introduced, and craft displays under Things That Go. Dairy Days visits bring Lou Cornish, Harry Venard, and guests to the Gress and Verne Eagle households. Service Club plans a picnic August 21 at Clermont park.
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Frank Bates
Fi Wayne
Ind
Peck No. 5
West Lutheran Church
W. Hilgemin
Ronald Tatro
Curtis Olson
Dean Schneider
Lou Cornish
Waterloo
Claude Gress
Parker
Charles Gress
Harry Venard
Cedar Falls
Clermont City Park
Ruth Opsand
Carol Lee
Chicago
Rosella Ops
Arthur Amundson
Donna Johnson
Janice Georgeson
Des Moines
Vernon Meyer
Bud Schrader
Ames
Bud
Edward
Kenton Krueger
Esther Oelberg
Edwin Krueger
Fred Thompson
Guy Machow
Tad Simpson
Charles Spiel
Hudson
Wis
Ben Frautschy
Uniform Utensil Sizes Ahead for Home Kitchens
Uniform measurements for cooking utensils are being standardized with recommended sizes for pans, cake pans, cookies sheets, pie plates, and more. Consumers should check labels, measure unlabeled items, and buy only the sizes approved by standards groups to ensure recipes work and labeling improves.
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American Home Economics Association
American Standard Association
American Standards Association
First Day of School Adventure Sparks Ready Prep
A May Iowa report outlines plans to ease kindergarten and first grade pupils into school life. Four districts will host early visits to curb first day confusion, stressing sleep, nutrition, immunizations, and health checks prior to the 9:30 start.
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Iowa
Crop Report Shows August 1 61 Corn Forecast Higher
August 1 crop estimates project 484,628,000 bushels of corn, about seven percent above last year's 463,635,000 but seven percent below the 1940-49 ten year average of 533,540,000. Harvested acres reach 10,763,000, up nine percent from last year and three percent above the ten year average, with yield at 46.00 bushels per acre. Oats production stands at 198,870,000 bushels, down from last year and near the ten year average, with yield 35.0 bushels per acre and harvest acres at 5,682,000. Weather shifts and late planting affected corn and oats, tasselling and silking progressing as conditions improved.
Oat Harvest Progress Amid Late Season Conditions
Oat harvests proceed under generally favorable conditions though delayed, reflecting the wider lateness of the crop. The report notes ongoing field work and the expectation of completion despite tardy development.
Mow Grass and Spray for Mosquitoes Advised
The article urges homeowners to cut grass and weed patches and spray for mosquitoes to reduce resting sites during warm wet spring weather, noting these actions will lower mosquito presence.
Mosquito Breeding Fueled by Early Summer Rains
The article notes that early summer rains created standing water in pools, cans, stumps, and ponds that foster mosquito larvae. It urges draining bird baths, fly pools, and fish ponds twice weekly and refilling to prevent hatcheries.
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Reader's Digest
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Tyrone Power
Susan Hayward
Hugh Marlowe
Dean Jagger
Loretta Young
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