Bennett Seeks Doubling Soil Conservation Goals
Chief H. H. Bennett reports the U S Soil Conservation Service aims to protect 116 million acres from erosion by June 30 this year. The annual report shows 16 million acres under conservation in the last year and 102 293 complete farm plans covering 26 million acres, with progress at Milwaukee regional offices and Marion County District in Iowa.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service
H. H. Bennett
Clinton P. Anderson
Bennett
Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
J. Lyman Eells
Now is the time to fix or replace plumbing
War era shortages delayed repairs but manufacturers are returning to normal. Limited supply and high demand urge customers to visit now for the plumbing needs they have waited for.
A Kooiker Gives Informal Recitals For All Students
Pianist A Kooiker opened bi weekly informal recitals in Jordan Hall Studio on Sunday February 2. About twenty students attended the pilot program praised for varied repertoire including Chopin Bach Rachmaninoff Brahms Beecher Burleigh and Debussy Clair de Lune. Kooiker performed his own numbers and answered questions about the pieces and their composers.
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A. Kooiker
Jordan Hall
Chopin
Bach
Rachmaninoff
Brahms
Beecher
Burleigh
Koeiker
Indianola Woman Mahala Hargis Celebrates 104th Birthday
At Indianola Mrs Mahala Har gis marked her 104th birthday on February 1st but poor health prevented visitors. She has witnessed twenty six presidents and lived through six wars including the Indian War.
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Indianola
Mahala Hargis
Wounded Vets May Re enlist At Former Rank
Captain Rex D. Brown of the United States Army Recruiting Station in Des Moines announced the war department extended the re enlistment deadline for combat wounded veterans to March 31 1947 from January 31. Applicants must meet general physical standards except for their combat disability and will be listed in the grade held at discharge if they apply by March 31 1947. Captain Brown will provide additional information to interested vets.
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Rex D. Brown
United States Army
Des Moines
War Department
Brown
Return Of Overseas War Dead Scheduled For August
Colonel Michael A. Quinn announced tentative schedules for the return and final burial of World War II dead. Remains from Pearl Harbor and Hawaii cemeteries reach San Francisco around August 18, and Henri Chapelle Belgium remains arrive in New York about August 25. Next of kin must request return for final burial in private or national cemeteries.
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Kansas C
Michael A. Quinn
Kansas City
United States
T. B. Larkin
Quartermaster General
Army
Quinn
Kansas City Quartermaster Depot
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
Farm price ratio lower on Jan 31st Iowa report
The Iowa farmers price index fell from 287 to 276 percent of prewar levels while prices paid held steady to higher, narrowing the ratio from 182 to 127 percent. Dairy products slump from 383 to 301 percent of the 1910-14 average as meat animals drop from 817 to 308. Feeding ratios fall, veal calves up. Corn hog and dairy ratios remain favorable, egg poultry ratio below average.
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Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Carom Shot Suit Filed Over Collision Injury
C G McKinney of Marion County seeks 1000 dollars in a suit against the owner of a parked car after an eastbound collision on Highway 92. McKinney says Bell’s vehicle was parked in an intersection when an oncoming car struck it, causing his car to crash. He claims damages from the parked car owner.
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C. G. McKinney
Marion County
Mr. McKinney
E. P. Bell
Bell
Iowa counties sell over six million in United States bonds in 1946
In 1946 Iowa counties sold more than six million dollars in United States savings bonds with 75 of 99 counties above one million. Leading counties were Polk Linn Woodbury Scott Dubuque and Black Hawk. Marion County sold 2,098,113. Mahaska 1,568,017. in per county 2,378,721.50. Marion sales totaled 1,225,904 or about 60 percent of county total.
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Iowa
United States Savings
Roger ¥. Warin
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Polk, Linn
Woodbury
Scott Dubuque
Black Hawk
Warin
Erally
Japan
United States
Jowans
Marion
Iniper County
Mahaska County
Centenary of Bell Birth Celebrated by Phone Firms
The one hundredth anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell's birth will be marked on March 3 by telephone companies nationwide. Fowler Telephone Company honors Bell's contribution though not Bell System affiliated, among about 6,300 independent lines serving over 12,000 exchanges. Bell spoke the first words 71 years ago this month when a transmitter spill caused a battery mishap and he cried to Watson to come and hear his words.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Fowler Telephone Company
Bell
Bell System
Mr. Watson
Keables Poetry Reading Contest Scheduled for Feb 24
The forensic department sets February 24 for the Keables Poetry Contest open to all students. Each contestant reads about five minutes. The winner receives the Keables Gold Medal from Mrs May Keables Smith and will represent Central at the State Forensic contest in Cedar Rapids. Contact Miss Van Emmerik to enter.
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May Keables Smith
Central
Cedar Rapids
van Emmerik
General Synod Set for Holland Michigan June 5
The Rev Dr Marty J Hager announces the next regular meeting of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will begin June 5 in Holland Michigan, hosted by First Reformed Church and Hope College to mark Holland's 100th anniversary. Delegates from across the nation will attend and discuss plans for Union with the United Presbyterian Church and related campaigns led by Marion De Velder.
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General Synod
Holland
Michigan
Marty J. Hager
Chicago
Ilinois
Theeneral
Synod of the Reformed Church In America
First Reformed Church
Hope College
A. C. van Raalte
Netherlands
Holland and Hope College
Lake Macatawa
United Presbyterian
Reformed Churches
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Reformed Church
United Advance
Marion de Velder
Henry J. Beltman
Los Angeles
California
Synod
Many Bobcats Reported in Iowa
Widespread reports indicate a significant comeback of bobcats in Iowa after years of rarity. Hunters have killed several during fox and rabbit seasons in 1946 and this year, notably in the eastern counties, with at least one fur buyer reporting multiple skins. Game biologists note the wildcats prey on small animals and are returning to the state.
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Iowa
Wildcat vs Domestic Cat Size Difference Notes
The text contrasts wildcats with housecats that roam, noting wildcats reach twenty to forty five pounds, larger than even the biggest domestic cats, while discussing rabbit-related observations.
Old-Times 1912 Rumley Tractor Returns to Power
A 1912 Rumley tractor once the last word in farm equipment was driven under its own power from Massena to Greenfield and placed in the junk yard, marking its final journey after 34 years.
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Massena
Greenfield
Junk Yard
Cheese Hounds Defense in Toledo Chronicle Snippet
A Toledo Chronicle item describes a comical incident where a resident, after nibbling Swiss cheese, faces a wife accusing him of the mess. He denies guilt, blaming a fictional rat as the source of cheese scraps seen in the doorway and living room.
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Toledo
Burns
Toledo Chronicle
Farm Income in Marion County at Record High
Marion County’s 2220 farms last year produced $8,981,706 in farm products, averaging $3,958 per farm, according to preliminary 1945 census figures from the Department of Commerce. Livestock sales dominated income at $7,568,976. crops sold on 847 farms brought $756,156. Total farm property value rose to $24,742,768 from $19,056,656 in 1940.
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Marion County
Department of Commerce
Old-Time Eight-Sided House at Marion Iowa
An historic octagonal eight sided house in Marion Iowa, built circa 1870 by J B Young, has been converted into four apartments around a central stairwell, highlighting a rare architectural feature of the era.
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Marion
Iowa
J. B. Young
Worker killed crossing tracks at coal chutes
Larry Beyer of Dunlap a C and N W railroad employee was killed instantly when struck by an eastbound freight while crossing to retrieve his coal shovel after helping a fellow worker. He had exceeded his shift by a few minutes.
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Larry Beyer
Dunlap
C & NW
Beyer
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