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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
2
A brief notice notes an individual in Cherokee county with birth ties to Illinois. It confirms the person's health remains good despite limited additional details.
The local high school purchases a 4x5 speed-graphic camera with range finder flash and case to train students in photography for the yearbook and public events. It enables year round shooting, saves funds for the staff, and supports plays athletic events and other school pictures. A fully equipped basement darkroom accompanies the camera for student use.
The darkroom now contains a solar enlarger contact printer print dryers and other small items enabling students to develop print and enlarge their own work. Four students Warren De Haan Ervin Roorda Gary Van Vark and Carole Grootveld have used it this year under principal Mr. Wilkins. The department may be expanded next year to broaden access.
The January plentiful foods list highlights abundant beef and pork with many cuts, and grapefruit plus tangerine notable for flavor and vitamin C. Potatoes show heavier supply through spring, aiding budgeting and meals for families.
Bernard F. Nowack of the Iowa Development Commission notes Iowa's 1954 net income per farm at 4242 dollars, well above the national 2316 dollars. Iowa also led total net farm income, with only four western states surpassing its per farm figure, while Iowa's farm size averaged 168 acres versus 3833 to 267 in the others.
Iowa farmers will have ample fertilizer in 1956 with production outlook expanding and supplies adequate for immediate needs. National outlook cites lower nitrogen wholesale prices while phosphate and potash hold near last year. urea prices fell. ISU extension notes Iowa hosts many fertilizer plants and a shift toward highly concentrated fertilizers, including more concentrated superphosphate usage.
Homemakers learn from June Brown Iowa State College extension home furnishings specialist about choosing hardwoods for furniture. She highlights mahogany walnut and cherry as common options with styles like American Colonial 18th Century English influences cited.
The article discusses furniture woods and finishes, listing dark woods like cherry and pear as fruitwoods and beech and walnut as nut woods. It notes common wood choices such as oak, birch, maple, pear, and beech, and stresses asking which fruit wood or nut wood is meant.
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