Time to Water New Shrubs and Garden Care Tips
Iowa State University horticulturist Ben Vance advises watering newly planted shrubs, evergreens, and trees weekly with deep soak to avoid muddy soil. Dry periods slow garden growth. provide at least 1 inch of water weekly, soak to 8 inches depth, and use a plastic soaker to prevent washing away soil. Watering, fertilizing roses, and tomato care with mulching, plus disease prevention guidance, are covered.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Iowa
Vance
Norman Zickel Aviation Course At Navy Base
Norman Zickel completes the Advanced Aviation Machinist's Mate School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee. The program trains personnel in repair and maintenance of reciprocating and jet engines for Navy aircraft carriers. Graduation occurred on June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Zickel Aviation
Navy Base
Memphis, Tenn
Navy
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Norman G. Zickel
USN
G. 0. Zickel
N. Main St. Pella
Outdoor Eating The Family's Favorite Meal
Outdoor eating has become traditionally American with grilled cheeseburgers. The article offers Barbecue Spread and Cheese and Bean Skillet recipes, plus serving ideas from buns to toppings, and stresses ice cold milk for all. More recipes include Barbecue Spread variations and a cheese and bean skillet ready on the grill.
Outdoor Tips and Fishing Bait and Hunting Advice
A collection of practical outdoor tips including how to use a salt box as a bait container, fish measuring methods, and a naval aviation training note. It also covers umbrella net use to increase catches, and hunting guidance for pheasants with advice on open fields and cover ends.
Parents Should Wait Before Interfering With Kids
A 5 year old boy Tommy and his friend Steve play on a yard swing while sister Mary cries for a turn. Mrs. Drake learns that delaying adult interference lets children resolve the dispute and even inspires Tommy to help Mary, improving their sisterly bond.
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Tommy Drake
Steve
Tommmy
Alette
Mary
Tommy
Mrs. Drake
Greene's oldest resident dies after long life
101 Charles Williams the Greene community's oldest resident has died. A longtime member of the Masonic Lodge Williams served 69 years. The notice notes his years of service and his standing in the town.
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Charles Williams
Greene
The
Masonic Lodge
How Kum How Kum We Miss Simple Country Life
The passage laments lost simple pleasures of childhood and community rituals. It contrasts bygone freedoms with present limits on fishing, games, work, and recreation, urging a return to neighborly talk, open houses, and less hectic living. It reflects on barefoot summers, ice cream, print shops, and quiet evenings gone.
Sun Safety Advice Warns Against Prolonged Tanning
The article cautions that excessive sun exposure ages skin and causes wrinkling, dryness, and discoloration. It urges limiting initial sun time to twenty minutes, applying lotion, reapplying after water, and not trusting cloudy skies as UV rays can penetrate. It notes peak sun strength occurs before and after noon and that water and sand reflect sunlight, increasing burn risk.
Life preservers required for all boat passengers in Iowa
Iowa boating laws require life preservers for every passenger on all public watercraft from rowboats to large vessels, including commercial and rental boats. A pamphlet outlining the new rules is available from Conservation Officers or the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines. Boaters should study the Summary of Boating Laws before the July 4 1961 effective date. machinery powered boats must be registered with the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
East 7Th
Court
Des Moines
Rain Breaks Dry Spells Across Peoria Area
On July first the region received 2 to 8 inches of rain after a windy day, lifting spirits with the moisture. Nearby Lower Grove Ladies hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Kenneth Bokhoven in the church basement Friday night. Three year old Bobby Vos of Clara City, Minnesota visits Delaware scholar Louis Van Rockel for eight weeks. The Young People’s Society screened the film A Got to Go with ice cream to support the SWIM project. The Melvin Deur family re-
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Lower Grove
Kenneth Bokhoven
Wanda Hoksbergen
Bobby Vos
Pete Vos
Clara City
Minnesota
Louis van Rockel
Vos
Delaware
Young People’s Society
Melvin Deur
Boat Numbering Applications Available June 30
Iowa law requires all motorboats fully or partly powered by machinery and used in state waters to be registered with the State Conservation Commission. Applications for numbers may be obtained from County Recorders, Conservation Officers, or the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Conservation Officers
East 7Th and
Court
Des Moines
Boy Killed in Farm Rope Accident Near Hosper
Randy Dickevers eight of Hosper died after a calf is lassoed with a rope tied to his waist. The calf spooked, dragging him through a farm grove and tossing him against trees, injuring his body and head. His brother, younger, witnessed the incident on the farm home property.
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Randy Dickevers
Hospers
Randy
Community Note Remembrances and Local Visits
Two weeks after a Lake of the Ozarks vacation eight ladies societies met with husbands for a season close social evening on June 27 led by Mrs. Gerrit Rus with a song service conducted by Mrs. Gilbert Vander Waal. Rev. Vander Wall received a red wood folding lawn table and two chairs for leadership while Mr. Stursma was noted for resigning after over twenty years as ingest or. The event honored and refreshments served. Nearby, Misses Shirley Blom and Bertha Vander Hart planned a Ozarks vacation week. Local residents hosted visits to Peoria and Mt. Pleasant institutions, updates on injuries and hospital stays, and community members aiding in business and school farewells.
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Gerrit Rus
Gilbert Vander Waal
Vander Wall
Jacob Stursma
Stursma
Shirley Blom
Bertha Vander Hart
Ozarks
Henry Nibbelink
Jonathan
Nelson
John Wester
Arvin Roose
Richard van Kootens
Peoria School Board
George Zimmer
Zimmer
Wisconsin
David Swank
Pella Community Hospital
Marion Swank
Henry Vander Linden
Otto Vos
Peoria
Henry Vande Voort
Miriam Vos
John Westercamp
Pete
Elmer Vos
Miriam
State Mental Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Social Security Rep to Visit Pella Iowa Tuesday
A Social Security Administration field representative will be in the Auditorium at the Public Safety Building in Pella Iowa from 9 30 a m to 12 00 noon on Tuesday July 11 offering information and services on the Federal Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance program. Services may also be obtained at the Des Moines district office at 205 12th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Publlic Safety
Pella
Iowa
12Th Street
Des Moines
Two New Tech Props Contend in Infrared and Plastics
Infrared Industries of Wal tham Mass unveils a beam communication toy enabling two way voice use. Hydrocarbon Chemicals of Keyport New Jersey introduces a plastic gallon milk container stronger lighter and cheaper than glass.
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Infrared Industries, Inc
Waltham, Mass
Hydrocarbon Chemicals, Inc
Keyport
New Jersey
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Java State University
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Colfax Sale
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Colfax Sale Company
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Shields and
Briles, Mars
Earl and
Bill Shields
Janet M. Janis
National Dairy Council
Naval Aviation
Chronicle
8Th Ave
New York
N. Y
Ysirichutns
Robert Smith
Cane
Thoras Jefferson
US. Navy
Toa
COT
America
Peoria News
At-The
Pella Hotel
Audiphone CO
6Th & Walnuts
Zenith
Lake of the Ozarks
Social Security
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