One Hundred Eighty Six Farmers Enlisted in Soils District
Mahaska County Soil Conservation District annual report for 1945 highlights 186 farmers enlisted in soil conservation efforts. It notes 200 farmers contributing to war efforts with contours terraces and good land use, outlines obstacles like landlord tenant issues and wartime focus on production, and details progress in demonstrations training and farm plans across townships. It mentions a January 22 1945 Soil Conservation Banquet and a March 1 1945 training, with follow ups and a 1946 pasture improvement plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Stis
Servatia
Benon
Varios
Albia Stute
Grave
Monroe
Union
Adams Township
Rieht
Clarence van Gorp
Prair Herman, de Jong
Jacob Veldhuizen
Ralph Miller
Roy van Heukelom
Pleasant Grove
Mahaska
Conservation
Pleasant Grove and Des Moines area soil conservation praise
The commissioners thank many individuals especially farmers for promoting soil conservation this past year. They also commend extensions like Extension Service Farm Bureau AAA Farm Security Administration vocational agriculture Soil Conservation Service Chamber of Commerce and others. The district analyzes upcoming work in Ma haska County and will report needed changes in land use and soil practices for stable productive use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Des Moines
John den Hartog Harrison
HL. W. Rodgers
F H.W. Rodgers
J. W. Rodgers
Cedar Webber Fellers
Lynch
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
AAA
Farm Security Administration
Vocational Agriculture, Soil, Conservation Service, Chamber of Commerce
Mahaska County
Returning Husbands Advice For Fredonia Women
A 1920s style column humorously urges wives in Fredonia Kansas to reintroduce rigid household duties to returning husbands. It advises strict routines, bed making, shoe polishing, table manners, and kitchen chores to retrain men recently demobilized from army life.
Church Body Breaks Century Old Tradition
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will meet at Buck Hill Falls Pennsylvania May 23 to 28 breaking its century old June meeting pattern. Two hundred delegates and many visitors attend as Rev Dr Thomas Pace Haig presides. The synod will review the year and consider union talks with the United Presbyterian Church, potentially directing plans for 1947 and a two-thirds class approval needed for union by 1948. American Home Bible League in Chicago celebrates its 30,000th Bible donated, started by William H Chapman and the First Reformed Church of Roeland Park. Chapmans effort, backed by churches and towns, has Bible distribution expanding to Whiting, Hammond, Grand Rapids, and Chicago. Chapman funds much of the Bible purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
United States
Buck Hill Falls
Ylvania
Thomas Pace Haig
First Reformed Church
Somerville
New Jersey
Reformed Church
United Presbyte Church
Union
Committee On Union
General Synod of 1948
United Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Illinois
American Home Bible League
William H. Chapman
First Reformed Church of
Roseland
Chapman
Bible League
Whiting
Indiana
Hammond
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Church creates $200000 emergency fund for world relief
New York city report says the General Assembly of the General American church in 1945 allocated a special emergency fund of $200000 to be raised by the church and used for work in Reformed Church colleges Camp and Defense Communities chaplains reconstruction in foreign missions and World Relief. By mid March the goal was reached and a further $100000 for world relief was nearly raised. Benevolent giving through February exceeded last year by more than $60000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Reformed Church
Netherlands
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Conseress
States Assembly
Eben
Soil Conservation
Iowa
Pas Plare
Marion County
The
Froghss
Amy Hans
Eee
CAP aGrnet
Seqiests
FLAS
Bathnstve Practices
Wepsre
Kuyper
Mre
M. Amdireon Mnfo. CO
ADGON
Willy We
Mina
Abe
Rosie
Tal Pend
Otto Moar
Brom
Frank Kendig
Paul Lynhorst
Lloyd van Gi A. Th
Claude Phillips Isher
Cecil Brower
Cecil Ha Royd McCurdy Wirt Brown
Kenneth Colbert
Wm. Jackson Kelly Gatton Rommel Augustine Louis Holub
Ivan Baker Omer Andeway
Dean Morris
Avie Vander Linden Hugh Denny J. C, Bench Adams
Calvin Cruzen Madison Floyd Hite
Henry Bennick
Robert Stout
John van Weelden
John Rouwenhorst Black Oak
Peter H. van Zante
Scott Blies van Wyk
Mrs
Ora
Fredonia
Eppy
Philco
Boat Furniture Company
Cargill
Brom Hatchery
Square Deal Hail Insurance
Marion County Mutual
John Vanden
Otley, Iowa
Conn
Farmers Union Co-Operative
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