Hybrid corn pioneer Ruth Kurtzweil forged Iowa seed industry
Ruth Kurtzweil of Des Moines recalls detasseling all Iowa hybrid seed corn about 43 years ago. Her father planted a half acre near Altoona, an experiment that helped launch thousands of acres of hybrid corn grown in Iowa. The piece also notes remodelling at the United Brethren parsonage, a Navy visit amid heat, regional notices, a coon hunt date, and local subscription updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ruth Kurtzweil
Des Moines
Altoona
Avis Harn
G. T. Harn
San Francisco
C. W. McCarty
W.S.C.S
Joe Wilson
Jem
Jesi
John Thornburn Dents
Evanston
Ill
Thornburn
Gon
Ruth Allender
Miss Allender
Essie Whisler
Thornburns
Unionville Local News Highlights and Social Notes
Community items from Unionville include trips by W R Elder and others to Montana, social gatherings hosted by Mrs C W McCarty, hospital news on Mrs Fay Garner, and visits by local families. Club meetings, picnics at Soap Creek and Lake Wapello, droughts and weed control for milk taste, and forecasts of a record 1447 wheat crop are noted along with daily town chatter and student editions.
Eddyville Flood Help Urgently Sought for Rebuild
Eddyville Iowa faces its worst flood disaster with two deluges in June 1947. 1000 residents displaced for about a month as Des Moines River rose 12 feet, destroying homes and belongings. Community begs Iowans to donate to Eddyville Flood Fund to rebuild homes streets and a protective levee.
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Eddyville
Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Oska
Loosa
Eddville
Red Cross
c/o City Council
Executors Appointed for J W McDanel Estate Iowa
On June 28, 1947 the District Court of Appanoose County Iowa named Lyndon McDanel executor of the estate of J W McDanel deceas ed in the county. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance by July 28 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Appanoose County
Towa
J. W. McDanel
Lyndon McDanel
Harry 3. Greenleaf
M. G. Luse
Fly Control On The Farm Fly Control On The Farm
Fly control on the farm emphasizes long distance travel of flies under certain conditions. A complete program on each farm maximizes protection for livestock and area. Farmers stand to profit greatly from widespread fly control efforts.
How to combat flies on farms with DDT guidelines
The guide advises cleaning manure piles hay and straw stacks and other decaying materials every three days for fertilizer and fly control. It outlines using borax on outdoor toilets and manure piles, spraying with 24 percent DD spray, and applying DDT formulations inside livestock buildings and on cattle every two weeks with specified concentrations and quantities.
Parents and Teachers urged to unite for student success
A school superintendent Irving J. Hickman appeals to parents to visit and confer with teachers to improve education. He stresses democracy and freedom as core values and calls for cooperation between home and school to prepare youth for citizenship.
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America
Irving J. Hickman
Elementary Pre Primary Entrance and Full Course Outline
All children five by the start of school or before December 1 may enter pre primary. They must complete pre primary before first grade. The elementary course covers English, mathematics, history, science, citizenship, music, art and handwork. Major subjects are full time with optional minor subjects. Each room has a library and a well equipped playground with plans for upgrades and new equipment.
Community Service Highlights From Local School
The school hosted a Vacation Bible School with over seventy students. Pupila led the USO drive while the Athletic Club raised 63.30 for infantile paralysis. Fall Festival activities were sponsored and the Music Department trained over fifty soloists and groups. Weekly band concerts and adult classes in agriculture and soil conservation supported veterans. Homemaking assisted with cooking and sewing clinics.
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Vocational Agrculture Department
Humorous Observations From a Cracked Barroom Closet
A collection of short jokes and quips from an old newspaper page. Skeletons confer in a closet about their fate while barroom antics, sleep powder misuses, club hecklers, and aging wisdom provide quick punchlines.
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Moravia Union
Moravia
Natonal Editorial
L. F. and
Janice Bisby
Appanoose
Monroe
United States
United Brethren Parsonage
John Kenton
U. S. Navy
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
John
Omaha
Nebraska
Creston
D. C. Davis
Rev. Davis
Methodist Church
John Dille
Robert Grubbs
Anna Easter
Leonard Palmer
Louis Schaff
Appanoose-Monroe County Association
Epictetus
C. T. Platt
Tom Main
Ralph Freeman
Jack McDonough
E. M. Caltrain
Leo Thompson
G.f. Harn
Unionville
Catherine Hawk
W. R. Elder
Spencer King
Elizabeth Ann
Montana
Carl Ellison
King
Farm Bureau
Trenton Wilson
Dick Morrison
Fay Garner
St. Joseph Hospital
Entersville
Harry Burton
Doris and
Arthur
Centerville
D. L . Hiatt
J. W. Proctor
Verner Hawk
Two O'clock Club
Helen Jobe
P. P. Hinote
Eddie
Paul Dean Hinote
Wayne Hinote
Barbara
Jerry
Gerald Trelan
Soap Creek
Utopian Club
Lake Wapello
Gardner Hatchery
Moravia Theatre
Levan Errol
Joe Kirkwood Jr
Joe Palooka
Michael Duane
MR. Twilight
The
Moravia Union News
Salsbury Sal
Avitoh
Iorge
Hock
Br. Salsbury
Rian
Eason
Wang Ae Plumbing Cheating CO. Ey, Et
Lee Ae
Basil Cowell
American Legion
Legion
Zell Callen
Harold Burton
Swaim’s
Bill
Bob—Ti
Bob
Mrs. Jones
New York
Cargill
Grain Balance
Moravia, Iowa
Moravia Community Building
Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
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