Annual 4-H Banquet Held in Knoxville December 8
About 268 4-H members leaders and guests attended the annual banquet at the Knoxville Christian Church on December 8. Arles Eggers and Mary Slykhnis led the program with Miss Julia Faktinson of Iowa State College the main speaker urging 4-Hers to live the pledge and be community minded. Marilyn Solbeck announced opportunities at National 4-H Camp in Washington DC and earned praise for representing Iowa. Awards highlighted include John Vriezelaar earning state 4-H colt club honors and Vinex earning a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. County honors were presented to Woolsey, Dop, and Vriezelaar among others.
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The
Christian Church
Knoxville
Arles Eggers
Marilyn Solbeck
Humboldt
Inter: Now
Congress
Washington D. C
Solbeck
Iowa
Pas
M. FB. Dawson
Lester Rankin
Pete Bybee
Ella, Ream
Anita’ Hopbin
Everett
Dwisht Mathes
Tesla
John Vriezelaar
Oley
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Vinex
Concre
Chicago
Nee Woolsey
Thomas
Wilson
Harry Dop
Pleasantville
Mary Vriezelaar
Otley
Chicago Producers Lamb
Lloyd Frueh
Beef Project Enrollments Due January 1st
1 1 members who plan to carry the baby beef project should file an enrollment by January 1 with County Extens Rogers. Enrollments on other projects due next April. Rogers, 4-H baby beef enrollments to reach 100, same as last year.
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Ss Rogers
Extens
Rogers
Mahaska County Young Couples to Attend Planning Schools
Fifteen young farm couples may enroll by January 1 for a series of four Farm and Home Planning Schools to be held in Oskaloosa. An Iowa State College Extension Service specialist will lead two hour sessions, with preference for tenants and couples farming less than ten years. Enroll at the Farm Bureau office in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Agricultural Economies
Extension Service
Iowa State College
L.A. Parker
Farm Bureau
Herdsmen Courses Open At Iowa State College
The Iowa State College Herdsmen’s Course will be offered in two 3 month quarters this winter. Prof W F LaGrange says students over 16 who completed eighth grade may enroll. Admission via registrar, housing by J C Schilletter Finley Hall Ames. Further details from Animal Husbandry Dept Ames IA.
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Iowa State College
W. F. LaGrange
Animal Husbandry Department
la Grange
J. C. Schilletter
Finley Hall
Ames
Iowa
Funeral aid worker's daughter accidentally strangled
Undertaker David Sons left a funeral service at Riceville and learned his 14 month old daughter Sue Elen had died in a high chair accident. The tragedy prompted an investigation into how the child became entangled and suffocated.
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David Sons
Riceville
Sue Elen
Four College Invitational Tourney At Central College
Central College hosts the four team College Invitations Tournament December 31 and January 1 with Grinnell Cornell and Coe. Grinnell meets Cornell in the opening game and Central faces Coe. Tickets go on sale with limited seating and student rates.
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Central
Coe
Cornel
Grinnell
6Nell
Augustana
Cornell
Knox
Lincoln Univ
Drake University
Parsons
Cow
Grinnell College
Pella
Central College
Dee
Justice Court notes December cases and fines
Justice Court reports show Ralph Vander Linden v Donald Kersey for a street collision in Vella ending with a guilty verdict, a $10 fine and costs and case dismissal. December 16 Marion Wit fined $5 for improper use of another vehicle. December 17 Tra BW Lee of Knoxville fined $2 and costs for running a stop sign. J.P. Vander Syde, J.P.
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Justice Court
Ralph Vander Linden
Donald Kersey
Hharvey
Iowa
Vella
Don
Marion Wit‘ested Hy
M. Knouse
Lightning destroys north end of Car bon home struck
Mr and Mrs Homer Mc Morran and their infant were asleep in their home at Car bon when a lightning strike demolished the house’s north end. The family slept in a south room and escaped unhurt.
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Homer McMorran
Carbon
General Synod To Meet In May At Buck Hill Falls
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will meet for seven days starting May 20, 1949, at Buck Hill Falls Pennsylvania. The main issue is the potential union with the United Presbyterians, discussed in local churches. The United Presbyterian General Assembly will also hold parallel sessions at Buck Hill Falls with several public sessions planned as joint assemblies.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Buck Hill Falls
James B. Hoffman
United Presbyterians
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Enrollment at Reformed Church Seminary Adequate
The Reformed Church seminaries in New Brunswick New Jersey and Holland Michigan report a combined enrollment of ninety students, with eighty five pastorless churches in the denomination and forty six students receiving aid from the Board of Education Student Aid Fund as they pursue ministry or mission prepares.
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Reformed Church
New Brunswick
N. J
Holland
Michigan
Board of Education
Can Report Corn Loan as Income For 1948 or 1949
Marion County farmers with 1948 corn loans have two tax reporting options. They may report the loan income when received and later report additional income at sale, or treat the loan as a true loan and report income next year upon delivery. Once a method is chosen, it must be continued unless permission to change is granted by the Internal Revenue Department.
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Marion County
Kutish
Towa
Birdsfoot Trefoil Seed Availability Announcement
Those interested in obtaining birdsfoot trefoil seed for spring planting should contact the county Conservation office and submit a request now. A pool will be formed prior to January, with the SC office located in the Court House.
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Nil Conservation Office
S. C
Court House
Isotopes Aid Iowa State College Fertilizer Research
Isotopes using radioactive phosphorus trace fertilizer in Iowa State College agronomy studies to show how plants absorb phosphorus and whether uptake comes from fertilizer or soil reserves. Experiments with corn and oats compare depths and hybrids, and assess newer phosphate sources, with results varying by soil acidity and depth.
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W. H. Pierre
Towa State College
Pierre
Iowa
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agri- Itural Engineering
The
USDA
Tennessee Valley Authority
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