Watch for Second Brood Corn Borers Endangered by Weather Forecast
Iowa farmers face second brood corn borers as forecast hot dry August weather could curb damage. Ex entomologist Harold Gunderson notes scattered losses across acres, with first brood already past control. Surveys show wide infestation variation, and questions arise about frost, siloing, and DDT restrictions for dairy and beef cattle.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Gundersons
Lee County
Audubon
Chickasaw
Iowa
Child scalded as kettle boils by fallen heel incident in Iowa
Two year old Linda Lee Handt is hospitalized in Rochester after a teakettle of boiling water spilled when a broken heel on her mother's shoe caused the kettle to topple as they walked. The family's home is in Charles City.
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Linda Lee Handt
Rochester
Charles City
Population Shifts in 1950 Census for Pella and Marion County
Final census figures show Pella at 4427 residents, Knoxville at 7625 with a 689 increase since 1940, and Marion County dropping from 25080 to 23991. Nine incorporated towns are listed, three gaining 1479 in total by Bussey Knoxville and Tesla, while six towns record a combined loss of 683 including Dallas, Hamilton, Harvey Melcher, and Pleas Swan.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Marion
Bussey
Tesla
Dallas
Hamilton
Harvey Melcher
Pleas Swan
Knoxville Iy
AIR Harvey
Auto Thief Dives Through Window at Sheriff Office Chase
A Cedar Rapids parolee, Robert W. Young, 28, leaped through a plate glass window at the Knoxv ille county sheriff’s office during a pursuit on August 4. Officers chased him across the courthouse square as he tried to flee, later ending up in a broom closet before being recaptured and returned to Anamosa. Young faced parole violations on a 10 year larceny sentence and parole conditions. The incident interrupted shopping on the square and drew gunfire from officers as he fled toward Robinson Street. The pursuit continued until state parole agent Jackson delivered him back to the Anamosa cell on August 8, with ongoing legal action for the parole violation.
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Knoxvilles Court House Square
Anamosa
Knoxville Journal
Jackson
Robert W. Young
Cedar Rapids
Young
First
Marion Streets
Sheriff's Office
Court House
Loren Jarman
John Neumann
Andy Rickett
Andy
Robinson Street
Jordan Evans
Sheriff’s Office
Omvi Hare
Beto Tom Mitchell
Chariton
Aban
Shortage of Male Workers for Iowa Canning Plants
Des Moines report notes seed corn detasseling three-fourths done and oat harvest near completion as hot dry weather triggers rush detasseling across Iowa. Workers faced longer hours with fields maturing simultaneously, shortening the season by about a week. Farmers push to wind up oats amid frugal weather aids.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Farm Labor Bulletin
Iowa State Employment Service
Canning Season Nears Amid Rain Delays In Iowa
Canning starts haying operations well along in most sections though local rains over the weekend slowed progress. The state employment service reports 3,502 farm workers found jobs last week. Sweet corn and tomato canning are planned for August 20 or earlier with expected labor shortages. Storm Lake Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown seek extra help. About 200 foreign workers have been brought in for field work and the Meing plant plans to open tomato canning around August 20. Red cedar wood is used in making lead pencils.
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State Employment Service
Bulletin
Storm Lake
Ity
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
H. J. Meing
Old Weed Killers Still Have Place
Iowa State College expert Sylvester notes older weed killers still useful despite 2 4 D focus. Sodium chlorate and Atlcide dominate, kill all vegetation and sterilize soil for a year if misused. Use 1 lb per gallon water, 2 to 2 gallons per square yard if dense. Effective in sidewalks and paths where complete retardation is needed.
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SV. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Sylvester
Red Cross Urges Chapters to Double Flood Relief Quotas
Red Cross asks all chapters to double quotas for flood relief for Kansas Missouri and Illinois as the emergency fund nears 2 million dollars. President Rolend notes flood expenditures have more than doubled since the 5 million appeal began. About 28 600 families are expected to register for aid and around 7 500 need help rebuilding homes.
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Red Cross
America Red Cross
Jse
Kansas
Missouri
Andllinois
Washington
Nuwnsmith
EF. Rolendnow
Redoss
Truman
Harriman
Avon and Janet Adams Involved In Car Crash
Griswold resident Janet Adams was injured with facial and facial bruises after a family car left running by children rolled forward and struck an iron post. The incident involved Little Avon and Janet Adams and the vehicle sustained significant damage.
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Little Avon
Janet
Adams
Griswold
Puncheon Floor and Log Benches in Iowa’s First School North of Keokuk
A fragmentary account traces Iowa’s earliest school north of Keokuk near a replica of the first schoolhouse. It notes Dr Galland and other settlers arriving by the early 1820s, building a log schoolhouse described as a temple of learning, with the settlement expanding along the Mississippi beyond Nashville and Gale land.
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Iowa
Keokuk
Teanard
Vel Donnell
Towa Deepment
Missisippi
Kuh
Abe Wipetuch
Cascades
Nashville
New
Gale Land
Galland
Tearning
Missis Sud
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Pella
de Luxe
de Luxe Storage
Hassock
Perron
Veenstra
Iowa Boy Designers
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
Charles M. Hansen
Philip C. Jensen
Hansen
Mindy Carson
Admiral Blue
Bermuda
Crossey
Crosley
Vandermeulen Hoeksema Company
Pella, Iowa
Main
Pella Supply CO
Cornie van Roekel
Mgr
Shelvador
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