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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
11
Lucille Rea of Iowa State College warns parents to check children's shoe fit as rapid foot growth can cause future issues. Shoes should be measured, tried on, and matched to growing feet every 4 to 12 weeks, with guidance on six to eight practical fit rules and a caution against tight or outgrown footwear.
Iowa State Highway Commission let 139 miles of Mahaska county run-to-market roads to Pella Limestone Co. for a combined bid of 26540.14 dollars. Contracts cover 20077 tons of material with work to begin by February 14 and finish by April, funded by state farm-to-market funds.
The fragment notes bids by Concrete Materials Corp of Cedar City along with other bidders for a project. It mentions the Furrelrie Bice Richland firm and indicates some bids were not accepted. The readable text is incomplete about outcomes or totals.
Iowa editor George Ver Steeg argues in The Quill that the editorial page remains essential to newspaper personality and public service. He condemns hurried, canned editorials and urges thoughtful leadership to unite communities and encourage civic good.
Ver Steeg concludes a three page article by listing practical advantages for the newspaper from sincere community leadership via the editorial page. He notes strong reader and business support and increased loyalty to both newspaper and town.
Rol screenings Mr and Mrs Gilbert Moorman visited with Mr and Mrs Raymond Carter near Radcliff Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jack Van Rees were Sunday visitors in the Tommy Butt home in Oskaloosa. The machine shop extends its sympathy to Ste N icowland in the death of his mother in law. Congratulations to Clarence Vander Veer who became a grandfather last week. Barbara Jansen was transferred from the casement window department to the folding door department. Mr and Mrs John Lille, Mr and Mrs Gerrit Wheeler, Mr and Mrs Dick Lille, and Mrs Thomas Wilson were Sunday afternoon guests at Janet Aalbers home. Her daughter Janella had returned home from the hospital. Cpl Robert Dahlin was a weekend guest in the Harry Braam shard home. Harry Braam spent Sunday at the Oscar Halbloom home, Coach Van Eeis back at work after being out a few days due to illness. Tommy Fisher attended sunrise birthday dinner in honor of Gram Chambers Sunday. Charley Martins children and grandchildren were home for Sunday dinner. Leona Schakel visited her son Daryl Walker at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines Saturday. From the office, Bob Harrison and Bill Kilpatrick returned from their sales trips. Ned Hedrick and John Crusen departed Monday for two week trips through the Midwest of South respectively. Jen Vanden Dever is confined to his home with the mumps. Dorothy De Cook and Shirley Leydens returned to work Monday after having enjoyed a two week trip in the Southwest.
Tokyo February 8 Pvt Leo G Sels 22 of Mrs Henrietta Sels 428 Oskaloosa St Pella Ia recently spent a week near Tokyo away from his unit in Korea Private Sels an auditor with the 8181st Army Unit entered the Army in November 1958 and arrived overseas last July He is a 1968 graduate of the University of Iowa in
Norman Zickel AD3 VF 21 Oscar Lewis AN V-1 and Michael Blackwell were injured when a aircraft crashed through barriers on the flight deck of the U S S Lake Champlain during landing operations. Zickel and Blackwell to recover in a few days while Blackwell receives care. Captain Hannegan commends rescue efforts and notes all others uninjured.
Pvt Donald D Verros U S8 55491926 Birg C 58th AAA AW Bn Sth Armd Div Camp Chaffee Ark Pvt Sidney Klyn U 8 55492744 Go G SAth Ma Th Bn A 6th Armd Div listed with unit and camp affiliations.
Agronomists Frank Schaller and D D Evans of Iowa State College summarize Iowa field tests and other studies on mulch tillage for corn. Residue mulching tends to improve soil structure and protect the surface layer.
The article examines how mulch tillage affects soil moisture temperature and nutrient availability. It notes higher moisture under mulch, reduced soil temperatures with heavy mulch, and variable nitrogen and potassium availability influenced by mulch location and moisture, with fertilizer use boosting yields. It also covers microbial distribution, corn stands, weed pressure, and aeration under mulch systems.
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