Easter visits and professional meetings across towns
Local residents share spring visits with family and friends in Pella Ottaw a and Tracy while professionals attend the 52nd Iowa Optometric Association congress in Des Moines. Medical staff and engineers discuss highway safety vision testing and industrial school vision programs at the annual conference with key speakers and a national banquet. The Spring Board meeting of Domestic Missions also convenes to consider union of Women’s and Men’s boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. de Vries
Bernard Flikkema
Pella
Iowa Optometric Association
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
M. L. Knudson
Mason City
Iowa
Naion
Ning
Don Reid
The
Iowa Press
Edward H. Tanis
Second Reformed Church
Richard Rezeboom
Knoxville Reformed Church
Board of Domestic Missions
Women's Board of Domestic Missions
Buck Hill Falls
Dairymen Can Improve Profits With Grass and Grain Mix
Dairymen can raise profits by wise pasture use and grain. Some producers feed one pound of grain for every four pounds of milk above the first 25 pounds and seek a pasture grain table from extension dairymen at Low State College. Some keep dry hay available even when cows graze, as cows enjoy munching dry hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low State College
Murley
Peak of Better Fed Cattle Marketings Expected in June
The spread between slaughtered cattle prices has widened as the year progresses. Prospects point to higher marketings of better fed cattle in the next months with a June peak anticipated. Hog price supports ended March 31 and lighter hogs have risen since April 1. Secretary Brannan foresees hog supports for 1450-51 marketing year after extra CCC borrowing authority is approved. Abnormal light hog runs widened weight discounts and narrowed spreads on heavy weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannan
I S C Agricultural Graduates Fare Well
Farmers and farm managers in Iowa with degrees from Town State College are rising in numbers as agriculture expands. Graduates enter farming, education, private industry, and government roles, with 1949 figures showing growth in all fields, including extension service and forestry agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tawa State College
R. M. Vifguain
Division of Agriculture
Town State
Calles
State
Federal Forestry Services
Soil Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agriculture Departments
State reports shift toward agriculture teaching graduates
In 1959 the vitaled agency counts rose by 70, expanding the farm operations program. Vocational education graduates increased, with numbers jumping from 35 to higher levels. In 1949 graduates, 13 began teaching agriculture, while 1949 figures show 52 percent entering vocational agriculture teaching in high schools and junior colleges, more than double the 1930 share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Ts
All-Weather Secondary Roads Urged in Iowa
L. M. Clauson, director of the Iowa Highways Commission study board, urges all-weather designation for Iowa county secondary roads. He cites year-round transportation needs for agriculture, mail, equipment, and food, plus social use by students and families. Emphasizes maintenance reduction through better subgrades and future savings for farm to market links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
L. M. Clauson
Joint Board For
Iowa Highways Commission
Engineering Extension Service
Iowa State College
Clauson
Vary Sandwiches for Tempting Lunches Across Diets
Delicious guidance on using eggs and a range of fillings to enhance sandwiches. Mentions red eggs with cole slaw spinach pimiento cream cheese and combinations with meats pickles dressings and vegetables. Also suggests ham dipped in egg before frying and inventive mixes with bacon liver tongue and heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danek
Iowa
Asparagus and Rhubarb Need Immediate Care
The text notes asparagus and rhubarb require nitrogen and benefits from top dressing of manure. It mentions using salt in the asparagus bed to control seeds, advises that asparagus generally survives damage, and suggests enlarging beds by transplanting year-old crowns.
Grades Guide Canned Foods For Quality Choice
A nutritionist explains that canned foods with B or C grades may be broken or mashed yet remain wholesome. Texture and appearance determine grade quality, while higher grades reflect better quality even in preserved foods. The guide emphasizes using grade as a buying aid, not a health limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Fien
Choosing Canned Goods by U S Grade Standards
The label explains U S grades A B and C for canned fruits and vegetables. Grade A offers top flavor and appearance, grade B is suitable for general use, and grade C is wholesome though less uniform. Lower grades may suit recipes like puddings and fillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Graham
Graham
U.S
Raymond A Mosher declares candidacy for Marion County board
Raymond A Mosher announces he will be a candidate for Member of the Board of Supervisors of Marion County for the 1952 term subject to the Republican primary in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
James Van Hemert Declares Sheriff Bid for Marion County
Jim Van Hemert announces candidacy for Sheriff of Marion County on the Democratic ticket in the upcoming primary voting on June 5, 1960. He emphasizes public safety, law enforcement experience, and community service goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Jim van Hemert
Card of Thanks From Mrs Geurts Knoxville Route 3
I express sincere thanks to everyone who sent cards and flowers during my time in Mahaska Hospital and at home. Special thanks to Rev Borst for his prayers. Such friendships can never be forgotten. The National flower of the United States is the goldenrod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska Hospital
Borst
Richard’ Geurts
Knoxville
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Bob van Boekel
Michigan
Mr. and
Losis van Boekel
Shirley
Lawrence Lautenbach
Bloomington
Indiana
H. L. Anaud
R. B. Lautenbach
Lorraine de Haan
Gene de Wild
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kansas
George Vander Prairie
Relat
Louis le Cocq
Dubuque, Iowa
Charley le Cocq
Tr College
Sphenia
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
J.J. Sphenia
Cecelia
Philip Jr
Eric Jan
Lindsborg
Leland van Ee
Iowa University
Jacob W. van Gorp
Hattie van Gorp
van Zee
Mercy Hospital
Osfor
I.S.C. Agricultural
Arbor Day
Sores
Sean Lan
Travel Bureau
Greyhound Travel Bureau
Grand Avenue
Greyhound
America
Beses
Fe Dee Moines
Ottumwa
Greyhound Bus Depot
Pelle
FELCO
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Conti
Pella Supply CO
Ousetvold 2D
TEXIN
Atte d AV
Ccurate
Ben
Vogelaar’s
Gary
Pella, Lowa
Raymond A. Mosher
United States
Goldenrod
John F. Dykstra
Holland
Thur
Stooges & Cartoon
Rebecca
Wuthering Heights
Waterie “Stewart Hobson-Granger
Joseph Shearing
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