Salem By Hazel Hellyer
Frosty mornings last week and a long roster of social visits fill this Salem column. The week features numerous gatherings at homes, fairs attendance, and family trips to Minnesota with many local residents listed by name. Demand for feeder cattle reflects large corn supplies driving farm markets as Rex Beresford of Iowa State College notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Calhoun
Richard
Clarence Hiner
Minnesota
Dell Hellyer
Hazel
Robert Tatt
Clarence Whitehead
Lloyd Brown
Jerry
P. D. Ankeny
Bert McKern
Ora Sufficool
Henry Cordes
Denny Argo
Carl Tisue
Raymond Perry
Gary
George McCombs
Jess Gladfelder
Vergie Herron
Dick and Clark Hellyer
Edward
James McCord
Andy Mosley
Bill Parson
Centerville
Edward McCord
Elsie Howell
Friend
Nellie Thompson
Carrie Turner
Ralph Turner
Rex Beresford
Towa State College
Moravia area social notes and farm tips
Mr and Mrs Floyd Lemaster hosted supper with Mr and Mrs Theo Miller Saturday. Local families visited, attended fairs, and travelled to Des Moines Albia Moravia Cincinnati Unionville and Missouri. New soybean grading standards redefine dockage as foreign material. A Town State College expert notes feed use in melting period for pullets. Early harvest advice suggests digging diz potatoes as vines wither to avoid 10 percent shrinkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Lemaster
Theo Miller
Herbert Boblenz
Albia
Perry Mikels
Russell Burns
Ernest Kincade
Joyce Forbes
Ivan Moffatt
Mares
Marcia
Sanford Underwood
Des Moines
Forrest Merkle
Foster
Burt Luse
A. W. Kineades
Moravia
James McGuire
Patty
Kathleen
Torbert Roblenz
Sylvia
Lilly Callen
Mina Dowd
Francis Miller
Newton
Allie Boyer
George Seddon
Duff Whicker
Herbert Roblenz
Ted Miller
Deltha Duff
Neva Mericle
Neva
Deltha
Missouri
Mia
Francis
Ray Miller
van Lemaster
Ivan Moffitt
Forrest Moffitts
Bob Moffitts
Freda Morrison
Billy Luse
Old Settlers
Unionville
Iowa
Cincinnati
Loyd Carters
Delmont Moffitts
Wolfe reunion draws larger crowd at Albia park
A Sunday Wolfe reunion at Albia park drew 67 attendees for a noon dinner. Distances spanned from Denver to Hammond and Des Moines, with the eldest guest John Wolfe at 82 and the youngest Stevie Sonnenberg six months old. The event featured visiting, photos, and many relatives staying with local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Albia
Elmer Hankson
Susan
Denver
Cole
Orlie Faris
Larry
Robert Metcalf
Gary
Ronnie
Hammond
Ind
Robert Blue
Vernon
Sharon Kay
Peoria
Ill
John Wolfe
Des Moines
Stevie Sonnenberg
Grimes
Town
Versal Hough
A. J. Brown
Osa
Benny Whitehead
Rena Breece
Elmer Bankson
Colo
Laura Dicks
Beryl Brown
Russell Brown
Dickie
Phyllis Broshar
Judith
Richard Dunham
Dayton
Ohio
Steve Kirkman
Frank Bennett
Berkeley
Calif
Dick Bennett
Muscatine
Jennie Bennett
Winchester
Scoly Kirkman
Wilbur Kirkman
Harlan Emery
Richard Kirkman
H. A. Lemaster
Lottie Swan
Centerville
Gerald Sayers
Illinois
Rena Breese
Robert Turner
Charles and
Joy
Truman Tarbells
Esther Murphy
Gary Landgrebe
Earl Swift
Merle Dicks
Tconium
Jake Firkins
Wanda Hook
Milo Hook
Busy Maidens Have Had Very Busy Summer
Busy Maidens 4-H club met May 31 1949 with Helen Davis. Talks covered What a Good Bedroom Needs and How to Frame a Picture. June camp at Lake Aquabi included Donna Rogers Helen Davis and Lois Albertson as chaperones. Rally Day plans and demonstrations on cleaning walls and woodwork were held. Ice cream social planned. outdoor cookery with buddy burner demonstrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Maidens Club
Helen Davis
Aileen Turner
Carolyn Hawk
Lake Aquabi
Donna Rogers
Lois Albertson
Ralph B. Davis
Warren
Marion
Maidens 4-H
Farm Bureau
Albia
Albrecht Durer
Patty Rogers
Donna
Carolyn
Ralph Davis
Beverly
Busy Maidens
Aileen
Busy Maiden 4-H Club Hosts Ice Cream Social
Monroe township Busy Maidens 4-H club held its annual ice cream social at Hilton church basement on Tuesday night July 12 with Troy township 4-H girls as guests. The program featured musical numbers and skits, a good profit from ice cream pie and coffee, and plans announced for July 25 meeting at Letha Schaffner’s with six members and three visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Maidens 4-H Club
Monroe Township
Hilton Church
Troy Township
4-H
Letha Schaffners
Wilson
Want Ad Section Reminder for Listings
If you have something to sell, want to buy, rent or trade, remember the want ad section for quick, local notices. This reminder highlights easy placement and visibility for your marketplace needs.
Green Algae in Ponds Are Livestock Menace
Late summer livestock losses in Towa areas are linked to green algae in ponds. Dr. K. W. Stouder at Towa State College warns against accessing ponds with heavy green scum. For cleanup, use copper sulfate at 1 part per million water, adjusting for volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
K. W. Stouder
Towa State College
Stouder
Wilting method allows safe siloing of grasses and legumes
Grasses and legumes can be placed in the silo by the wilting method without spoilage risk if ensiled at 80 to 8 percent moisture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Salem
Hazel Hellyer
Haver Free
Wayne Thompson
Bruce
Robert Jennings
Charles
Henry Sytsma
Jerome
Kenneth Gladfelder
Elbert Perry
Leanne Main
Roberta Tarr
Robert Tarr
Les Derby
Leo Derby
Grover Golden
Davenport
Horton Potts
Charley Jones
Garl Tisue
James Nash
Roberta
George Hellyer
Clyde Gladfelder
AY Service
Amos McGhghy
Veteran’s Hospital
Kansas
Milwaukee Crossing
Lee Banks
U. S. Mangle
Roland
W. Rt. Whitfield
Town State College
Manhattan
Butler Columbian
John Deere
Iconium
Mrs
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Iowa
Office Phong
Frank Swaim
Rae
Gardner Hatchery
Co. G 168 Inf
National Guard
Lee Allis-Chalmers
Mulkey
Harvey
Bivin & Robb
Allis-Chalmers
Moravia Union
Moravia Union Office
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