Christmas Trees Brighten Rol Plant Factory Halls
Christmas trees appear in two factory locations as crews decorate for the season. A six foot tree stands inside the main entrance thanks to Gus De Geus and committee, while a second tree lights the second floor packing department. LeRoy Baughman chairs the office decorating group with bells and tinsel. A three-woman crew including Betty Petersoa Norma Houser and Margaret De Jong worked late Monday on wreaths and words of cheer. Mailing Department completes 17 000 greetings as staff prepare personal cards for Christmas. Choir members Charlene Gosselink Virginia Dudgeon and Wilma Van Zee sang Handel’s Messiah with Central College. Norma Verought receives a Christmas gift featuring a diamond. Ro screeners prepare Butternut coffee strips for a homeless children gift drive via Butternut Coffee Club, with 98 strips first and 79 more added. Emma Gilchrist, Ada Rice and Matheny plan Sunday dinners to boost holiday appetite. A RoScreener bus from Knoxville to Osceola had delays Saturday. passengers endured a wait while replacements arrived. The Veneti ment Venetian Blinds order suite ships, including a New York order for screens begun last week.
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Gus” de Geus
LeRoy Baughman
Betty
Petersoa
Norma Houser
Margaret de Jong
Matheny
Emma Gilchrist
Ada Rice
Skaloosa
Knoxville
Ostoosa
Knox
Tunie Paltzer
Electric Motors Need Pre-winter Checking
A note from Iowa State urges pre-winter motor checks focusing on dust moisture and oil. Dust causes abrasion and oil contamination, clogging spaces and causing overheating. Cleaning and oiling the motor helps maintain airflow and protects motor life.
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Iowa State
339 Drivers With No Accident Record Lost Lives in 1949
A state safety department report notes 339 Iowa drivers in nine months of 1949 died in accidents despite long records without incidents. The piece warns that prior clean records do not guarantee safety and highlights the dangers of complacency on the road.
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Lowa Dover
Mons Departte
Coffee Time Etiquette For Friendly Hospitality
A guide to hosting coffee gatherings with cozy, informal style. Suggests serving ideas from simple cookies to hot buttered rolls, iced coffee for summer, and table settings that invite conversation. Emphasizes guest choice for cream and sugar and neat serving etiquette.
Control Lice On Cattle With DDT Or Lindane
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College says lice infestations rise as winter continues and scratching signals trouble. Spraying once with 0.5 percent DDT solution or lindane solution can control lice. use 1 gallon per animal, mixing 8 pounds of 30 percent DDT WP or 2 pounds of 25 percent lindane WP in 100 gallons of water with wetting agent.
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Hving
Jewel Graham
Town State College
Harold Gunderson
Towa State College
Towa
Gunderson
Gunderson Aing
Insect Dusting and Spraying Tips for Livestock Care
Guidance covers using a wetting agent with a spray mixture for livestock. It recommends 1.67 percent rotenone dust and dose per head, and instructs thorough coverage including ears, brisket, legs, back, and skin folds. Wetting agent lowers required pressure to 30 to 80 pounds, enabling tractor mounted sprayers. Without it, pressures rise to 200 pounds or more.
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Gunderson
Long Way Home Ends Quietly For Kindergarten Return
Five year old Larry Joineoy wandered home late after declining to return at the proper time. Iowa Falls police started a search before 6 p.m. He later said he had been playing near the Oak Street bridge with a friend. Political note omitted: poultryman W. R. Whitfield urges Iowa poultry raisers to feed 26 percent protein concentrate for better laying flock results.
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Larry Joineoy
Iowa Falls
Oak Street Bridge
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Iowa
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