Polk County Fair Opens Exhibit Entries Amid Busy Start
The Polk County Fair begins with exhibit entries and judging to come, as Osceola sees construction and school set to start August 31. New Lutheran church, storage bins, and several houses rise around town, while a humorous electricity lab anecdote ends the column.
New Hope for Hearts Shows Progress in Heart Disease Fight
Doctors warn obesity raises heart risk and arterial hardening causes most heart attacks. Research seeks to lower blood cholesterol, the fatty deposit linked to heart disease, with a two year study led by Dr. William aiming to reduce the blood fat in patients.
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America
William
Vastran Forte Shows Cholesterol Drop In 70 Patients
Dr. Parsons of Jackson Clinic Madison reports about 70 patients in a clinical study showing cholesterol reductions with Vastran Forte from Vampole Laboratories. He notes benefits persist during treatment but cholesterol returns after stopping the capsules, and cautions that diet alone may not directly affect heart disease.
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B. Parsons, Jr
Jackson Clinic
Madison
Wisconsin
Nebraska farm brief highlights rootworms and volunteer wheat
Corn rootworms are widespread in Nebraska causing silk damage, with DDT or dust options for control. Volunteers wheat should be destroyed before fall planting to curb wheat streak mosaic. Other notes cover cattle-on-feed, moisture needs for tasseling corn, Conservation Reserve info, propane diesel costs, plastic mulch for Brass seedings, and diesel tractor advantages.
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Nebraska
Robert E. Roselle
University of Nebraska
Roselle
John Weihing
Weihing
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Frontier County
Howard L. Wiegers
The
College of Agriculture
North Central States
Everett E. Peterson
Paul Fischbach
Soil Bank
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
J. J. Sulek
Delbert Lane
Agricultural Engineering Department
J. C. Swinbank
Extension Agronomist
Thayer Cleaver
U. S. Department of Agriculture Engineering
California
Florida
U. S. Department of Agriculture
L. F. Larsen
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
United States
University of Nebraska Agronomists
Favorable Conditions for Soil Organisms and Erosion Control
Describes favorable conditions that enhance the growth of soil organisms and aid in controlling erosion. Focuses on soil health factors, moisture balance, and protective practices that support sustainable land management.
Almstrom Family Visits After Illness
Mr and Mrs B H Almstrom and Mr and Mrs Billy Almstrom and family of Oakdale Nebr visited Ed Almstrom at his home Sunday and Monday due to his illness.
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B. H. Almstrom
Billy Almstrom
Oakdale
Nebr
Ed Almstrom
Notice to Contractors for Shelby South Patrol Gravel
Sealed bids will be received at the Nebraska Department of Roads in Lincoln on August 27 1959 until 10 00 A M for gravel surface course material and incidental work on State Road Shelby South Patrol No 21004. Bidders must be qualified to propose for any part or all work per Legislative Bill No 187 1955 Session. Plans and specs available at the Department of Roads Lindon office. Successful bidder must furnish bond.
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Department of Roads
Lincoln
Nebraska
Shelby South
Lindon
Bid Proposal Terms for Department of Roads Acceptance
The bidder must provide a certified check of at least 300 dollars with the proposal as evidence of good faith. The Department reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all bids.
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Department of Roads
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