4-H Club Plans For 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Indian Deerettes Girls 4H Club marks its 25th year with a special meeting set for October 14 at 2 p.m. at Emerson Baptist Church. Leaders Lola McKee and Annan Salmons helped organize the club on November 8, 1947, inviting former members and 4H mothers to attend as officers for 1972 73 are installed and new members initiated. Numerous local social notes follow from conversations about hospital stays, visits, and gatherings among Shenandoah, Red Oak, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, and nearby towns.
Pet Show Winners at Emerson Fall Festival
Results from the second annual Pet Show at the Emerson Fall Festival held Sept. 16 list Biggest Dog winners Lisa Blank Timmy Hunter Sonja Winchester Davey Lewis. Smallest Dog winners Karla Morse Roxanna Lewis Jim Mart Angie Morgan Lesley Blank. Saddest Face went to Timmy Hunt.
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Emerson
Lisa Blank
Timmy Hunt
Sonja Winchester
Davey Lewis
Karla Morse
Roxanna Lewis
Jim Mart
Angie Morgan
Lesley Blank
VanNordstrand Enlists for Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood
Emerson Pvt. Charles R. VanNordstrand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross VanNordstrand, begins basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
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Emerson
Charles R. VanNordstrand
Ross VanNordstrand
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Local Pet Show Winners Named in Emerson Club Event
The Emerson Community Club and Chamber of Commerce hosted a pet show judged by Mrs. Jim Durbin. Ribbons and cash were awarded across many categories including Best Dressed Longest Tail Cats and Most Unusual pets with contestants like Lesley Blank Sonja Winchester Roxanna Lewis and Tracy Smith earning top placing.
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Lesley Blank
Sonja Winchester
Roxanna Lewis
Lisa Blank
Jimmie Mart
Angie Morgan
Karla Morse
Davey Lewis
Tim Winchester
Davie Lewis
Kathy Bass
Tracy Smith
Kenny Bass
John Behrens
Jim Durbin
Emerson Community Club and
Chamber of Commerce
Emerson Fall Festival Hobby and Antique Show Results
Over 200 entries competed in the Emerson Community Club and Chamber of Commerce sponsored Hobby Antique and Flower Show on Sept 15 16. Winners included Mrs C J Blank for Best Single Antique and Mrs Glen Knop for Best Display of Antiques with purple ribbons and cash awards.
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Emerson
C.J. Blank
Glen Knop
Lesley Blank
Larry Hunt
Dale Proctor
Dale Proctor Best China: Mrs. Lawrence Nelson
Red Oak
Lloyd Blank
Della Behrens
Mrs
Lawrence Nelson
Bob Crouse
Brent Vestal
Ena Mae Simpson
Winnie Gamble
Richard Morgan
Wm. Smith
Villisca
Emerson Community Club
Chamber of Commerce
Wickersham Advises 4-H in Buying Project Calves
Iowa State University extension animal scientist Tom Wickersham outlines when 4-H members should buy calves for next year’s fairs and how to judge weight, gain, and genetics. He notes typical market weights around 1,100 pounds, and that 4-Hers may pay up to market price plus a small premium for above average calves. He emphasizes using past records to set spending limits, preferred physical traits when parentage is unknown, and the value of rate of gain for selecting calves.
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Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Tom Wickersham
Wickersham
Cotton is King Era Shapes 19th Century Exports
Historical notes recount the 1855 rise of the phrase cotton is king as cotton accounted for about half of US exports. The piece mentions Chinese winter wear with cotton coats and warns of teaweed harming yields, then references Caparol MSMA herbicides and the 1928 mechanical cotton picker evolving to self propelled.
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America
China
Geranium Plant Grows Remarkably in Swea City Garden
Mrs. Morris Lien of Swea City found a single geranium stalk bearing 47 buds this spring after an inquiry from a neighbor about an unusual flower. She suspects fish remnants buried last fall acted as fertilizer, explaining the plant’s remarkable cluster.
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Morris Lien
Swea City
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Richard Hessle
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