Musings Of The Town Crier At Tulip Time Oddities
Town Crier muses over Easter hat in Des Moines and Tulip Time pipe curios. Notes Drake Music Contest judging 79 numbers and Hymn Playing division. Predicts state contest at Simpson College on April 29. Suggests campus pipe displays, skating contest ideas, and local hospitality rituals. Ends with reflections on ambition and inner drive.
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Des Moines
Drake
Simpson College
Holland Goedwaagen Society
Netherlands
Holland
Early Toilet Training Requires Patient Growth Timing
Children resist early training and adults should wait for readiness. Warm homes help growth as nerve connections and mental associations develop. Forcing toddlers to learn or punishing accidents creates fear and resistance, while patience reduces fights and emotional upset. Iowa Child Welfare Research Station notes growth follows its own timetable.
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Topsy
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Iowa
A Rail Road to the Sea
John Plumbe of Iowa helped conceive a transcontinental railroad idea. He arrived in Dubuque in 1836 urging use of public land for a Pacific railroad. The Union Pacific linked east and west in 1869.
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John Plumbe
Iowa
Dubuque
Union Pacific
Manure Handling Advice From Iowa Extension Expert
Marvin Anderson of Iowa State College urges using more bedding to absorb manure this winter. A ton of mixed manure holds about 10 lb nitrogen 5 lb phosphoric acid and 10 lb potash. farms average $570 in annual manure value. Best practice is hauling to fields and spreading promptly, though storing properly is advised if possible.
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Marvin Anderson
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Anderson
Iowa
Manure Storage Tips For Next Spring On The Farm
A farmer notes manure can be stored under a roof on a water-tight floor to keep it well preserved. Cattle sheds offer compact, protected storage if hauling to fields is delayed until spring.
Cancer research funding and education push outlined
A cancer society reports about 35 million dollars spent in four years on research. It lists 226 research fellows, 638 grants in aid, and 56 institutional grants, with 90 fellows trained at 702 thousand dollars. The national office plans 1.095 million for educational work, including 721 thousand on professional education.
Statewide program expands nursing education and service
The program aims to recruit and educate more nurses through research at the State University and a broad education and service initiative extending to every county to reach all residents of the state.
First Woman Named Foreman of Jones County Grand Jury
Mrs. W. E. Tuetken of Monticello has been named foreman of the Jones county grand jury, becoming the first woman ever to hold the post.
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W. E. Tuetken
Monticello
Jones County
Grand Jury
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Clarence van Niewaal
Burgemeester
Orange City
Garlic Club
W.S.H
Wolverine
University of Illinois
Donald W. Kerat
American Cancer Society
University of It
Charles Sloan
Clarence Meidema
Ulrich Motor Co
Wen
Roper
Eno
Central States Electric Company
Pella
Oikaloosa
Pella Produce Company As
Ice Business
SOUTH
Bske
America
Firestone
Klyn Tire Service
Pella, Iowa
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