Soils Districts to Blanket Iowa by July First
Iowa farmers push soil conservation nationwide momentum, Mendell says. By July 1 the state should host about 100 soil conservation districts as 3,670 complete plans brought total to 12,328. Measures include contour farming, terraces, drainage, and grass waterways with 286 farms now having full plans.
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Iowa
Mendell
Soil Conservation Service
Mendel
Ray Hunter
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation District
Democratic Convention Planned for April 30 1918 in Pella Lake Prairie
The Democratic Electors of Lake Prairie Township announce a county convention set for April 30 1918 at the Mallinosville Town Hall starting at 1 oclock. Delegates named include Bo De Tunis We Klein Jacob Bruyn d Kuiper and many others. Additional notes mention keynote speaker Tunis H Klein and election plans for June 7 and July 2 1948 with youth Democratic club formation and Oren B Van Niewaal re elected as Democratic Chairman.
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Nd Lake Prairie Township
Dolexates
Hweratic
M Mallinosville
Elock Adm
de Tunis We Klein
Jacob Bruyn
Sohn d. Kuiper
Dan Mealpolder
RL. Harvey
Dingaman van Vark
Blommers
Jacob van Nn Reckel
Tunis HL. Klein
Covention
Pella—Lake Prairie Township
Oren
van Niewaal
Pella
Temperance Radio Voice to Speak at Pella May 4
The audience in Pella will hear Sam Morris in person at the Methodist Church Knoxville on Tuesday May 4 1948 at 8 00 pm. Morris is praised as the eminent radio temperance voice and a scholarly gentleman whose broadcasts reach millions weekly. The event is under the auspices of the Temperance League with the superintendent accompanying him.
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Voice of Temperance In
America
Methodist Church
Knoxville
Sam Morris
Sant Mortis
The
Law
Temperance League
Nadie
April is Cancer Month by Edmund G Zimmerer
April marks Cancer Month as the American Cancer Society promotes a nationwide campaign to raise funds and awareness. Volunteers nationwide spread basic facts, encourage health education, and direct resources to local tumor clinics, with 60 percent of contributions staying in state and overseen by a physician-rich executive committee.
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Edmund G. Zimmerer
M. D
Division of Cancer Control
State Department of Health
American Cancer Society
Iowa Tumor Clinic
Miracle Man: Sued City man survives tractor accident
Robert Twin stopped to pick up a rack in front of a 16 foot disc when the clutch slipped and the tractor lurched forward. Mr Irwin clung to the disc. he was dragged under but escaped serious injury, recovering after a few days in bed. Friends call him the miracle man.
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Sue City
Robert Twin
Mr. Irwin
Dykstra Named President of Co. Rd. of Education
Marion county board of education elected Albert J. Dykstra of Summit township as president and reelected Sylvia Platts to her post. Clyde M. Core of Union township accepted election to the county board after weighing an attorney general ruling. The conference urged careful redistricting of country districts under the new law to improve economy and schooling, aiming for surveys by fall if possible.
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Marion County Board of Education
Ted Albert J. Dykstra
Summit Township
Sylvia Platts
Sylvia Jetts
Clyde M. Core
Union Township
Core
Des Moines
Pleasant Grove
Iowa State Teach College
Jessie M. Parker
Getting Monotonous Buck Injury Repeats
Mike Dahlke of Rock Rapids suffered a January fall on ice breaking his left leg and using crutches for weeks. He recently resumed auto repair work but slipped from a car and re broke the same leg, continuing his recovery with no further details.
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Mike Dahlke
Rock Rapids
Aga
Juniors Host Seniors at Annual Banquet Night
Juniors entertained seniors and faculty at the annual banquet held Friday evening at the Second Reform Church parlors. The Mexican theme featured orchids as a metaphor for youth influence, with remarks by Dr Aalbers and Leo Sels welcoming, reflections by Leland Van Ke, and musical numbers by Mary Ann Toll and others. Waitresses wore sarapes, and decorations included sombreros and a miniature Gulf of Mexico display.
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Polla
Saludos Amigos
Old Mexico
Ten
Aalbers
Leigh
Anthers
Leo (Pueblos) Sels
Dirk
Don
Gulf of Mexico
Soritas
Theresa Nieburg
Everett Vande Voort
Joint Subscription Sparks Cafe Readership Plunge
The Osceola Sentinel notes an odd subscription event as Dell Watson owner of a local cafe transfers his own, then 47 customers pool nickels and pennies to buy copies for reading at the coffee shop. This creates a reader-owned share system for the paper.
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Osceola Sentinel
Dell Watson
Iowa Launches 1948 Fly Control Campaign in Des Moines
Iowa launches its 1948 fly control drive with a Des Moines statewide meeting on April 20. Led by the Iowa Health Department and Agriculture Department with Town State Service, the program urges clean-up of breeding sites and early DDT spraying to curb flies across farms, restaurants, and communities. Initial organization has begun in some areas as sponsors stress cooperation to reach all households and food handlers.
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Iowa Fly Control Campaison
Aking Farms
Des Moines
Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Town State Service
Towa
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
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Mahaska Co
Lowa
Sail Resources
Krank Hy Mendel
U Soil Conservation
Moetdell
Dager
Ika County
Mahaska County
Tate
Vos Farm
Hoover
Grand Canal
Venetian
Yellowstone
Venice
Dykstra
Co. Rd. of Education
Life Insurance
Warner van de Voort
Main Street
Black
Equitable Life of
Oodbye Ly
Marion County Board of Review
Pella City
Lake Prairie Township
Tom
Fowler Telephone Company
Marquette
O.W. Kramer
Westinghouse
Tank Patter
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