Night School hears weed control talk and plants pathologist
The Adult Night School session shifted to weed control led by E. P. Sylvester, Plant Pathologist at Town State College, with Henry Pethvenen stepping aside to discuss electricity. Sylvester outlined major noxious weeds, control timelines, and methods including 2 4D as a modern option, and noted diverse weed species and sustained farming impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pethoven
E. P. Sylvester
Town State College
Henry
Mark Twain
Iowa
Mr. Sylvester
Bids Sought for 180 Foot Bridge on Sully Road
The state highway commission called for bids for a 180 foot 22 foot wide continuous V-7 I-beam bridge with concrete floor piers and abutments on Sully Road in North Lake Prairie township. Bids open in Ames on March 7. The bridge location is in Section 14 just north of the Skunk River south branch where frequent flooding disrupts traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
North Lake Prairie Township
Ames
Knoxville Journal
Skunk River
Letters From Rotterdam Pupils Benefit From Clothing Drive
A Dutch teacher Marie Hanken thanks the Wilsons for clothing and shoes sent to Rotterdam pupils. She notes 180 children aged 3 to 7 walk to school amid war damage and Nazi occupation. She plans to tell her class in Iowa about the gifts and to send thank you cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zemeren
Wilson
Rotterdam
Iowa
Marie Hanken
Maaskade
Pella Folks in California Read The Chronicle
Long Beach California February 18 1946 A letter from Marie Middleton reaffirms Pella Chronicle readership in Long Beach with mentions of residents Charlie Sipkema Lottie Sipkema John Dykstra Joe Dykstra Harry Renaud Leroy Vierson and Professor Sadler. The note praises continued boosts for the Long Beach community and notes multiple Pel la residents living there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
Long Beach
Charlie
Lottie Sipkema
Sacramento
John
Joe Dykstra
Read
Harry Renaud
Leroy Vierson
Pella
Prof. Sadler
Marie Middleton
Drive of Little Dutch Too Much For Lincoln Five
Pella High's Cagers completed their regular schedule Friday night with a 7-23 triumph over Lincoln of Des Moines. Pete Van Gorp 17 points and Chuck Van der Ploeg 12 sparked the Dutch early, building an 8-6 lead and expanding to a 20-11 halftime margin. Pella's reserves also overwhelmed Lincoln's second string 35-19. Sheldon Vas 10 and John Hesselink 9 led the All Stars, while Cherry scored Lincoln's top 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert van Houweling
Pella High
Lincoln
Des Moines
Pete van Gorp
Chuck Vander Ploeg
Pella
Fot Pella
Sheldon Vas
John Hesselink
Cherry
Welsh Festival Broadcast From KXEL Sunday
Marion County residents of Welsh heritage may tune in to KXEL Sunday afternoon March 3 from 4 to 4:30 as a 120 voice mixed choir performs Welsh music from Ot tumwa First Presbyterian Church in honor of St David. The Morrell male chorus joins this 3rd Annual St David’s Day Welsh Festival celebration in southern Iowa.
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Marion County
KXEL
First Presbyterian Church of
Ottumwa
St. David
Wales
Morrell
St. David's Day
Towa
Montezuma Voters Approve Memorial Bonds for Center
In an election held Wednesday February 20 Mont ezuma citizens authorized 15000 in bonds to build a Service Memorial Building. The vote was 358 for and 16 against. Citizens plan to remodel the opera house into a community center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Baker Earl Vogelaar Serves On U S S Antioch
Earl M Vogelaar son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Vogelaar of New Sharon serves as an assistant baker in the Merchant Marine and aboard the troop transport U S S Antioch a victory ship Earl is a Pella High School graduate and attended Central College for two years before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Vogelaar
Ferdinand Vogelaar
New Sharon
Sistant Baker
U.S.S. Antioch
Earl
Pella High School
Central College
Forensic Squad Debates at Lincoln Conference
Central College forensic squad attended a Lincoln Nebraska conference with 71 debate teams 129 participants and 34 colleges. Students discussed foreign policy free trade and UN Bretton Woods goals while resolutions urged UN cooperation gradual tariff reduction and eventual free trade with next meets slated March Cedar Rapids and April Decatur Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States
Phyllis Godown
Maxine Huenink
Edith Maas
van Emmerik
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Ilinois
Wayne Schakel to edit 1946 Knickerbocker magazine
Wayne Schakel a Central College junior and assistant editor of the Central Ray was chosen by the Creative Writing class to edit the 1946 Knickerbocker literary magazine. Dr. Arthur Wormhoudt supervises the project and offers four prizes of five dollars each for best college life story, best atomic bomb satirical poem, best contemporary problems essay, and best French or German poem translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Schakel
Central College
Central Ray
Knickerbocker
Arthur Wormhoudt
Jim the Pencil Chewer Learns Money Sense
A town child welfare note from the University of Iowa tells how Jim earns fifteen cents weekly to buy pencils and must pay for any chewed leads. He spends quickly, loses pennies, and learns thrift as teachers advance pay to cover school needs. More about Jim's reckonings promised next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Father
Town Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Farmers and Veterans May Apply for Feed and Crop Loans
Carl W. Danielson announces Seed Loans for 1946 up to 400 dollars at 4 percent. Open to farmers and veterans owning land or with farming capability who cannot obtain credit, secured by a lien on crops or livestock. Applications via PMA offices or Farm Bureau in Knoxville, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Danielson
Emergency Crop and
PMA
AAA
Ottama
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Knoxville
Marion County Soil District Adds 1300 Acres To Co operators
The Marion County Soil Conservation district expanded its co operator list by seven farms totaling 1352 acres. Leaders Gerald Davis W E F Davis A J Davis and Bert Ferguson joined, with planning meetings guiding land use and soil conservation practices. Two farms near Knoxville operated by R W Avery were planned for terracing and other measures, joining the Walter Anderson group in its second year of plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Soil Conservation District
Glen Newton
Marysville
Gerald Davis
Knoxville Soil District
Soil District
W. E F. Davis
A. J. Davis
Bert Ferguson
Knoxville
R. W. Avery
Avery Farms
Walter Anderson
Heavy Fish Loss In Iowa Streams In Spite of Rains
Unseasonable thaws and rains failed to save game fish in Iowa streams. Pollution in the upper Des Moines River smothered catfish, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleyes, and rough fish, with downstream impact uncertain. Indications of losses also arise in the Raccoon River and shallow lakes. Conservation officials warn of ongoing winter fish mortality driven by low water and heavy snows, with little aeration possible. pollution control is urged to reduce stream losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Conservation Commission
Raccoon River
Iowa Conservation News
New Soil Testing Service Available To Iowa Farmers
A new soil testing plan by Iowa State College’s lab will charge fees for each sample and require an information sheet for lime and fertilizer recommendations. Each filer receives individual guidance, with reports returned within two weeks. The service is a joint effort of the Agricultural Extension Service and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
H. J. Storey
Mahaska County
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Hi Says
Sam
How to Get Soil Samples for Testing in Fields
Instructions detail collecting composite samples from fields. Take at least ten samplings from different places per ten acres, mix, and send half a pint to the lab. Separate samples for light and dark soils, slopes and flats, poorly vs well drained, and areas with different liming or cropping. Use a spade or auger, collect from plow layer, dry air, and ship in clean bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storey
One Room Rural Schools Close in Marion County
Forty of Marion county's 121 rural schools are vacant due to teacher shortages or low enrollment. Eighty-one remain open, with enrollment figures ranging from five to over ten pupils. Most buildings are non-standard, and enrollment shifts show 1,267 total rural pupils with 98 in standard schools as of earlier dates. Teachers include beginners and those with various certificates amid war emergency hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Enoville Journal
Hamilton
Harvey
Otley
Columbia
Marysville
Sylvia Platts
New Experiments On Pasture Feed
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station starts a beef cattle fattening study using Beyear-bromegrass alfalfa pastures in Page County with cooperation from the Southwest Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District and Soil Conservation Service. Trials at Clarinda Albia and Howard County farms explore gain rates for yearling steers, rotation grazing, and dry-lot finishing, comparing forage systems with traditional feeding while tracking dollars and cents returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Southwest Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District
The
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa State College
Soil Conservation Experimental
Page County
Albia
Howard County
Clarinda
Num
Towa
Smart Versus Smarty Children grow up fast and think clearly
A Iowa study notes how young children display sharp logic and humor. It warns against teasing or ridiculing kids as they age turning them into smug "smarties." Respectful response supports healthy self concept and avoids self consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley McCarthy
Teddy
World Day of Prayer Service at Baptist Church
A World Day of Prayer service is scheduled at 2 o'clock in the Baptist Church. The event invites local worshippers to join in prayer and community reflection at the church on the specified afternoon.
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Baptist Church
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