Marion County Soils District Advances Planning and Agreements
The Marion County Soil Conservation District reports ongoing planning meetings led by groups including Lambert Veenstra and Rex Hamilton. A November batch of 386 agreements was approved by District Commissioners, with sessions also held for W. A. Anderson Polk Township, James Templeton Union Township, and West Knoxville Township groups. An information meeting at West Pella Rural School introduced Orion Profitt as group leader and signatures from local farmers supporting help in the Profitt group.
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Levi Foster
Beechout
Art Shoemaker
Virgil Bechout
Marion County Soil Conservation District
W. A. Anderson
Polk Township
James Templeton
Union Township
Rex Hamilton
West Knoxville
Russel Brubaker
Margaret Fry
W Walt Applessite
C.M. Creech
Homemakers Advance Winter Tulip Blooms Inside
Homemakers learn to force bulbs for winter color from extension horticulturist L Grove of Town State College. Plant 3 to 5 bulbs in a shallow pot with soil, tip set 0.5 inches above soil, store cool and dark for up to two months, then bring to light for rooting and flowering.
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C. Grove
Town State College
Grove
Order Early for 1945 Fertilizer Shortage Warning
Prospective nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer supplies for 1945 have declined due to military use of materials for munitions. Potash supplies should be larger than last year, but shortages persist from sulfuric acid cuts and labor limits. Farmers are urged to order now and store fertilizer properly to avoid demand disappointments and support wartime food production.
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H.R. Meldrum
Exision Agronomist
Towa State
Iowa
Histor
Cooling Milk Electrically Pays Dividends
Farm Electrification Bureau reports electric milk cooling as the modern, cost effective way to preserve milk quality. Immersion and Aviator dry storage types cut cooling time and electricity costs, with many farms planning purchases as electric power lines expand. Manufacturers, colleges, dealers, and electric companies offer detailed information on adoption timelines and benefits.
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Agricultural College
Cattle numbers may have peaked says Iowa expert
Francis Kutish of Iowa State College warns U S cattle numbers likely peaked after 1938 rise. He notes 144 slaughter and death losses offset a 34 million calf crop, with herd makeup shifting toward old cattle and fewer heifers. He predicts cattle numbers will fall further by 1946 as feeder slaughter continues.
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United States
Francis Kutish
Iowal State College
Catte
Kutish
Urges Frequent Defrosting of Refrigerator
Miss Catharine Ann Hershey county extension home economist urges defrosting to speed cooling and cut costs. Empty defrosting tray under freezing unit, remove trays, and if allowed by manufacturer use hot water to speed defrosting. Do not strike frost with knives or sharp tools. Maintain aging fridges with careful use.
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Miss Hershey
Iowa to extend cancer clinics statewide plan announced
The Iowa Health Department outlined a plan to expand cancer diagnostic clinics from four to ten in the postwar period. Current clinics in Polk, Linn, Woodbury, and Johnson counties will be joined by new sites, each run with local physicians and a diagnostic team. In the last two years the existing clinics admitted over 2,200 patients as cancer remained a leading cause of death.
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Iowa
Lua Health
Zimmerer
Tef Cancer Est
IX News
Pol Linn
Woodbury
Johnson
Towa
Nied
Teach Children To Observe Safety Rules
A public safety message urges parents to teach children to use judgment crossing streets and highways near schools. Children should cross only at regular crossings, look both ways, walk on the left side on highways, and step off the road to avoid traffic. Drive slowly to protect children.
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Eddie Cantor
Fred Braun
The Hawkinses’ Silent Child Becomes Topic Of Mockery
Mr and Mrs Hawkins who were known for talking often joked about their child Jimmy nicknamed Chatterbox. At two and a half he had not spoken a real word, drawing family concern and local chatter.
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Mrs
Mrs. Hawkins
Hawkinses
Jimmy
Chatterox
Mrs Bertha Den Adel Named Corn Growing Champ
Mrs Bertha Den Adel of Leighton won the 1944 National Corn Growing Contest title sponsored by De Kalb Quality Hybrid. The winning yield was 145.04 bushels per acre. She receives a silverware set and trophy. awards to be presented at a Stevens Hotel banquet in Chicago on November 11 with travel expenses paid.
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Bertha den Adel
Leighton
de Kalb Agricultural Ass'n Inc
de Kalb
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
den Adel
Pella Chronicle
Gary Heyveld
Chronicle
Jimmy Hawkins learns to talk at last after help from family
A child named Jimmy, prompted by attentive Hawkins family, begins to speak after social and caretaking support shows him how to express wants. The Iowa study notes that speech develops when children must ask for things and are rewarded for using words, challenging assumptions about emotional or physical causes.
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Hawkinses
Jimmy
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Visit Recap From The Home For The Aged Community
Reports from the Home for the Aged note visits by Mr. and Mrs. Abe Den Hartog and son Carroll to Den Hartog relatives. Multiple families including Kempenaar, Van Houwelins, De Vries, De Ronde, Van Haaf ten, Jabuni, and Verought are recorded visiting residents. Birthdays remembered include George De Boer turning 86 and Mrs J P Klein turning 68. Sarah Van Ryswyk spent a week with the Jerry family.
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Abe den Hartog
Carroll
den Hartog
M. Kempenaar
William Kempenaar
Oskaloosa
Andrew van Houwelins
Sam Fopma
Donald
A. Vos
Margaret
Henry Braaksma
John Sterk
Albert
Tom de Bruin
Paul Meppelink
George de Boer
J. P. Klein
Sarah van Ryswyk
Jerry
Fatigue and Hazardous Hours Highlighted by Safety Council
The National Safety Council notes the busiest hazard periods are 10 to 11 am and 3 to 4 pm. It urges special care and short rest breaks to combat fatigue that leads to accidents, mentioning Newton residents Vanden Berg and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Kaldenberg among contextual names.
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Vanden Berg
Dewey Kaldenberg
Newton
National Safety Council
Is Your Chimney Safe A Safety Council Warning
The National Safety Council warns that a chimney hot to touch with the hand may be a fire hazard. Homeowners should inspect for excessive heat and seek professional assessment to prevent fires.
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National Safety Council
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