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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
13
Safety expert John Madson warns that June through August are drowning months marked by holiday and weekend accidents. He recalls grim state statistics, urges guardianship for children near open water, notes rivers are most dangerous, and stresses parental responsibility to supervise ponds and tanks.
Proponents pushing for a new Guthrie County courthouse received an unexpected boost as community leaders voiced backing. Details on the source of the support and potential funding implications remain unclear, but advocates say the move could accelerate project timelines.
Cedar Grove Wisconsin promotes its annual Holland Festival from August 1 to 3 1952 with a patriotic and historical pageant Song of America presented August 1 and 2. Saturday features street scrubbing a parade Dutch singing operetta a concert and a ham luncheon before the final pageant. Sunday offers union worship a Holland guest preacher and musical offerings at Memorial Park.
Hog producers are invited to attend the Iowa Swine Breeders Day on August 12 at Iowa State College. L. N. Hazel, research swine breeder, notes current breeding experiments with inbreds crosslines and crossbreds of Poland Chinas Durocs Chester Whites Danish and Montana No. il. The program will cover carcass quality growth rate feed economy meat type dogs and swine disease prevention with an inspection of the college purebred herd.
A portion of the roof and chimney were ripped away from a seventy year old building. Fire crews responded to assess damage and secure the site. No injuries reported. Authorities will determine cause and repair needs.
Iowa State College climatologists R H Shaw and G L Barger report corn reaches maximum dry weight about 50 days after silking. Weather before silking affects time to silking, while after silking weather mainly influences yield and frost risk.
A television canning lesson airs Thursday July 31 at 3 30 p m on WOI TV. The program covers Selecting and Canning Tomatoes and Making Tomato Juice with a Town State College home economics extension foods and nutrition staff member presenting. Hort iculture experts provide garden reminders.
State Conservation Commission figures show Iowa hunters and trappers earned 85442.05 in bounties during 1951 for foxes coyotes pocket gophers crows starlings woodchucks and rattlesnakes. The fox led earnings at 63892.00 while coyotes added 12360.0 and other species generated smaller amounts including crow and starling pelts.
County records show pocket gophers yielded 6 211.75 and woodchucks 774.05 in bounty payments over the year. Pocket gophers carried five cents per pelt and woodchucks twenty five cents. No black panther hides have been submitted for bounty at all.
DHIA will host its annual picnic on July 26 at the Harry Aldrich farm in West Knoxville Township. The event begins at 10 30 with speakers Donald Voelker and Forrest Korht covering dairy production, followed by a noon family picnic and a visit to the John Rinehart farm for Pasture Improvement and Grass Silage Day. All DHIA members and families are invited.
Iowa reports the unemployment compensation paid in the last fiscal year totaled 4,030,157.22 to 26,300 people for 250,869 weeks, with 50,269 initial claims and an average check of 19.61 dollars. Town records the nation’s lowest employer contribution rate at 0.4 percent, while overall U S. rate stands at 1.6 percent, and the state notes a strong reserve fund and long-term stability.
Ben Blake of Belmon was driving south on Highway 69 when a bulldozer blade scraped his car and crushed his elbow against the door frame. His arm was saved.
Richard Balik a young Spillville farmer was seriously injured last week when a grapple fork broke while moving baled hay. Eight bales toppled onto him, causing the accident and prompting a cautious report on farm safety.
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