Corn Loan and Purchase Rates Up for 1947 48
Paul E. Brown announces 1947 48 corn loan and purchase rates for Marion County under AAA. Loan rates rise 22 cents from last year with details on moisture, grading, crib width, and loan periods through mid 1948. service fee reduced to 1.0 cent per bushel and loans at 2 percent interest. A purchase agreement option is offered with a $1.50 service fee and delivery terms. administration by the local County AAA Office.
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Paul E. Brown
Marion County
Pheer
AAA
Strange Cow Incident At Farm Yard Involving Buck Deer
Harlan Hunter of near New London found cattle bawling and yard confusion as a large buck deer mingled with the stock. The deer took one look at Hunter and leaped away into the brush, adding a curious moment to farm life last week.
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Harlan Hunter
New London
Mr. Hunter
Practice Over Scolding Teaches Honest Habit
A three year old who takes a doll learns best by practice, not scolding. Parents should guide Frances to return the doll and repeatedly reinforce honest behavior. Fear from punishment stops bad actions but does not teach good habits. sustained practice builds desirable conduct. The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station emphasizes this method.
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France
Bac
Frances
Fran
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Thanksgiving Dinner at Savery House in 1870 Des Moines
In 1870 frontier Iowa communities served lavish Thanksgiving menus including ox tongue, prairie chicken, venison saddle, buffalo steak and multiple pies. Des Moines Savery House offered soups and fish, roasts of beef and mutton, venison, fowl, numerous pastries, custards and jellies reflecting diverse frontier fare.
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Savery House
Iowa
Des Moines
Regent
Noodle Meringue Pudding a Glamorous Dessert
A dessert treat combines noodles milk jam and meringue to form a decorative centerpiece. The recipe uses milk sugar noodles marmalade vanilla and egg whites to create a baked pudding served warm or cold yielding four servings with a snowy meringue top.
Excellent Gifts For Children Books And Records
Mrs Alma Jones of Iowa State College suggests selecting family friendly books with sense humor and realistic pictures. For preschoolers age 3 to 6, recommended titles include Wee Willow Whistle The Little Carousel Scuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures and The Boats on the River. For records she lists A Hunt in the Black Forest Waltz of the Teenie Doll March of the Tin Soldiers and The Nutcracker Suite among others. Take a child to a record store to browse and find titles he will enjoy.
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Alma Jones
Iowa State College
Mrs. Mallard
Oley the
Timothy ‘Turtle
China
Linda
Mrs. Jones
Black Forest
Buck the Great Dane Fox and Coyot killer at Stuart
Stuart observers hail Buck a five year old Great Dane owned by Garland Davis as Iowa’s top coyote killer. In his first hunting year he fatally culled 22 foxes with a team of trailers, tracking dogs, aiding the hunt and Buck delivering the kill.
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Stuart
Buck
Iowa
Garland Davis
Marion County Redistricts Schools Under New Laws
Marion County reshapes school election areas under new laws. Areas Lake Prairie Summit Red Rock White Breast Polk Perry Swan Knoxville Pleasant Grove and others divided for equitable districts. County Supt Sylvia Platts provides map of districts and notes March 1948 school election.
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Iola Dist
Knoxville Township
Liberty
Scott
Rising Star
Elm Ridge
Flagler
Sylvia Platts
Marion County
Towa Leads The Nation in Cash Farm Income
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Iowa leads national farm cash income for the first nine months of 147, with total livestock and product receipts at 1.387 billion and crop receipts at 309.892 million. California ranks second, while Iowa’s per acre output and overall income surpass California despite smaller acreage, reflecting a decade of strong agricultural performance and promising growth for 147.
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Towa
United States’ Department of Agriculture
California
Complete Protection Program for Everyday Wealth
The protection plan emphasizes preserving earning power as the key asset for a man and his family. It outlines life indemnities for automobile death and accident, natural loss, and various disability amounts for hands, feet, sight, and combinations, stressing protection against loss of productive ability.
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Tllness Hospital
Lester E. Conk
Brothers Hoover deaths recalled in Ayrsh and Bettendorf
Mrs. Van Ballah of Ayrsh learned a brother Gene Hoover of Bettendorf died last week after a scaffold collapse sent him 40 feet to the ground. She earlier lost another brother Clifford Hoover ten years ago in a similar fall when a collapsing frame on a steel tank wrecked him.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benier Saif
Adlirika
Adlerika Teat
van Gorp Hatchery
Carpenter's Drug Store
Senate
Arion County
Western Electric
Bell
Peer
Pella Hotel
G. A. Bowen
Towa Audiphone Co
Fleming
Lawa
Lowa
Northern Life Insurance Co
E. Lat Black
Carpenter
Colfax Sales Company
Newton
Bell, Clippinger
Shields
First National Bank of Colfax
Poultry Yard
Illinois
Pella
S. H. Doustra
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