Island station reports good Irish potato crop gains
Island experiment station manager Lewis F. E. Peterson said water and fertilizer produced a strong Irish potato yield on sandy soils this past summer. A small spring planting tested commercial viability with high fertilizer rates yielding 346 bushels of No 1 potatoes, while doubling nitrate did not raise yield. irrigation boosted growth and profitability remains contingent on multi season averages.
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Island Experiment Station
Peterson
French Deputy Seeks Law Limiting Banned Film Publicity
A De Gaullist deputy urged the French Parliament to restrict publicity for films banned to under 16. He called such publicity spectacular and provocative, saying it tempts children and damages France’s moral prestige abroad.
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Paris
de Gaullist
France
Columbus Junction Limits Modern Town with $20,000 Water Plant Addition
Columbus Junction reports year 1952 progress with a $20,000 water plant expansion including a new water softener and three 200 gallon per minute tanks. Officials note current consumption at 135 gallons per minute and highlight new street flusher and black topping equipment as part of town improvements. Mayor Harry Duncan leads a capable staff with street commissioner Charles Billings, police officer Marvin Teeters, and council members Elmer Groben Lyle Weber Albert Cline Franklin Gabriel and Herbert Fritsch.
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Columbus Junction
Harry Duncan
Charles “Happy” Billings
Marvin Teeters
Elmer Groben
Lyle Weber
Albert Cline
Franklin Gabriel
Herbert Fritsch
LINES BY LOGLOW Defenses and daydreams in United States bonds
An advertisement suggests buying United States Defense Bonds through payroll savings to fund goals like a new home college education and travel. It urges regular investments to turn air castles into reality.
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United States Defense Defense
United States
Eight Sided Residence Built 1889 Near Columbus Junction
A log cabin origin story describes an eight sided frame house built in 1889 by George Means, located twelve miles northwest of Columbus Junction near the Washington and Lewis county line. Means lived there until his death, homesteading eight acres where the structure rose from remnants of two log cabins. The land deed was granted to Means under Abraham Lincoln’s signature.
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George Means
Columbus Junction
Washington and
Lewisa County
Mr. Means
Abraham Lincoln
Scout Program Advancing In Louisa County
Scout work in Louisa county progresses with a new Oakville troop and packs at Letts and Wapelle. The district reports 251 volunteers and 221 enrolled boys, plus a Get Out The Vote drive with reminder cards urging participation in the November election. Wild potatoes noted in Chile and Peru are said to have been cultivated by Indians before Spanish arrival.
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Wapelle
Louisa County
Oakville
Letts
Chile
Peru
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Soglow
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