Local Weekend Visits and Dinner Guests Absorb Rural Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. H A Gubke visit Corwith Friday in Jack Bush home. Donald Martin and Jeannie dine with Karl Martin. Karl joins Chas Quelberg home visit at Lima. Families of Wharram Olson and Monroe Vacation visits and Sunday meals across West Union Aurora Masonville Decorah and Maynard. County rural mail carriers convention at Oelwein. Oakdale and Iowa City trips for Stry and Schweinefus. multiple dinner guests at Geo Belschner and surrounding homes.
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H. A. Gubke
Corwith
Jack Bush
Donald Martin
Jeannie
Guess
Karl Martin
Karl
Chas. Quelberg
Lima
Robert Wharram
Elmer Olson
Earl Monroe
Albert Lea
Minn
Christine
Mary Washburn
Waukon
Frank Sieleman
Ann Walsh
West Union
Ruth Starkey
George Belschner
Oelwein
Ed Stry
Henry Schweinefus
Oakdale
Iowa City
Strya
Schweinefus
Arthur S. Olson
Henry Olson
Bertina Burags
Postville
Norman Amundson
Cedar Rapids
Geo. Belschner
Martin Amundson
Edwin Olson
Maynard
Dairy gains push milk flow above last year
Milk production runs about 3 percent ahead of last year due to higher yield per cow. Oilseed output this year nearly matches the 1948 all-time high. Only about two out of ten Iowa farms have adequate windbreaks. Simple entertaining ideas include tray mats made from wrapping paper, with napkins for flair.
Modernize utensils for a efficient kitchen audit
Iowa State College home management specialists urge trimming utensil collections to fit actual cooking habits. Focus on fast heating flat bottom tools, straight sides, and well fitting lids. Avoid overly polished heat losses, bulky sets, and new gadgets unless truly workable.
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Iowa State College
Children Need Family Celebrations for Thanksgiving Day
The piece urges nationwide Thanksgiving gatherings to strengthen family bonds while urging simple, child friendly plans. It cautions that large celebrations can upset young children with excitement and rich foods, recommending familiar routines, moderation, and gentle understanding.
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Cross
Family living in a Greyhound bus in Center Point
The Harold Kessler family now reside in a Greyhound bus once in service, later purchased by their family from an orchestra leader last spring. The bus is wired for electricity and cooking is done with bottled gas, highlighting their mobile living situation.
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Harold Kessler
Center Point
Greyhound
Jana
Kesslers
Clermont School News Highlights and Halloween Fun
Mary Martin will perform Bumpy Road as Clermont students share class rings from 1951, welcome visitors Mary Schultz Mrs James Henderson and Mrs Richard Wagner, and recount a Halloween party with jack o lantern prizes. Fifth graders toured the southern U S in social studies while sixth to eighth graders studied teeth glands health and literature topics.
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Mary Schultz
James Henderson
Richard Wagner
Clifford Larson
Robert Nelson
LaVerne Swenson
U. S
Scott
Sleepy Hollow
PTA Membership Contest Ends In All Grades
A PTA membership contest is reported as ongoing across all grades with participation encouraged and prizes announced for top contributors.
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PTA
Iowa farm reports on calves milk and honey crops
A Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station study finds separated mild with hydrogenated soybean oil supports calf growth like whole milk with no major weight or health differences. Iowa honey production reaches 8 16.72 million pounds, third in the nation, while state extension plans three farm education shows and widespread tractor use continues.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Iowa State College Extension Service
Clocks, Wood Worker Gilchrist Keeps 40 Timepieces
Friends say Gocecta native and former manual training instructor Bobby Gilchrist is never late for an appointment. He is a woodworker who now owns 40 clocks of various kinds and reports all are running. The piece also notes hogs need dry winter sleeping quarters with proper ventilation considered essential.
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Bobby
Gilchrist
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