Ruth McKinney Receives Iowa 4-H Delegate Honor
Ruth McKinney aged 18 of Ruthven Palo Alto county is named Iowa delegate to the 20th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago from November 28 to December 6. In nine years of club work she completed seven projects including nutrition, baking 409 batches of bread rolls cookies cakes pies and puddings and preserving 176 quarts of foods and 14 glasses of jams and jellies.
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Ruth McKinney
Ruthven
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Chicago
Divinity student weds former Miss Lou Wilkins in Fort Worth
Raymond Vann aged 25, a Divinity student, married the 70 year old former Miss Lou Wilkins last week in Fort Worth. The couple, both dedicated to religious work, plan to continue their ministry together.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Raymond Vann
Lou Wilkins
Bandy for Coffee Pots A Handy Cleaning Brush Tip
A slender brush helps keep the spouts and grooves of coffee pots clean. The tool aids in removing residue and maintaining proper brewing hygiene.
Food Charts Aid Family Health in Simple Kitchen Plan
A mother describes using color coded food charts for her three children to track daily nutrition. She emphasizes that meals, not just foods, shape eating habits and lists 10 rules for an eat-everything family, including regular meals, limited snacking, balanced grains, outdoor play, sleep, and medical checks for nonhungry children.
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Mary
John
Iowa agricultural notes cover hogs crops and pests
Iowa information highlights hog numbers surpassing many states, notes beef and pork shares in U S meat consumption, and reports corn crop prospects for 1941. It urges seed treatment, lists seed cleaning centers, warns of a proliferating soy bean sales push, and covers box elder bug control and home nuisance guidance.
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Iowa
United States
Pigeon Brings Message to Graettinger Farm Home
A banded carrier pigeon arrived at Ernest Duus's farm near Graettinger with a slip of blank paper tied by a rubber band. Locals wonder if invisible ink hides a message. The bird's tag showed it was Milwaukee-owned.
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Ernest Duus
Graettinger
Everyday Explorations and a Two Year Old
A two year old learns through self feeding and dressing with patient parents guiding the process. Early attempts are clumsy but progress leads to self-reliance as the child gains experience and confidence. Also mourns a local farm horse Jim on the Powell farm near Norton Corners.
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Jim
Eric Powell
Norton Corners
Waverly
Powell
Iowa 1941 canning champion earns trip to Chicago
Alice Marie Samuelson 18 of Boone wins Iowa canning title for 1941. She receives an all expense trip to the 20th National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago from November 28 to December 6. Samuelson canned 370 quarts and led a garden and club activities as secretary of her club and president of the county 4 H girls club.
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Alice Marie Samuelson
Boone
Iowa
Chicago
Noon Whistle Blows Early As Clock Error Triggers Alarm
The Forest City noon whistle rang at 11 o clock due to a clock reset by power plant workers. Firemen rushed to the station only to learn the clock had been set one hour off schedule and will adjust as needed.
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Forest City
Broadcasters tease holiday humor and quips from Albany
A collage of light jokes and satirical lines appears from a weekly page. The snippets lampoon advertising pitches for Mule-Hide Roofing Virglow Coal and Martin Senour Paint while delivering holiday reminders and witty exchanges about love, aliens, and court cases.
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Martin
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