Backyard Picnics Made Easy for Happy Family Meals
A nutritionist from Iowa State College suggests turning the home yard into a favorite picnic spot with a fireplace and prepared gear. The piece offers tips on gathering supplies, using disposable ware, and cooking in foil over coals with practical recipes for ham pineapple sweet potato packets, burgers and foil packets, chicken, corn, baked apples, and simple desserts. It encourages involving kids as helpers, assigning roles, and choosing easy, group-friendly foods like biscuits wrapped around sticks and baked beans.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Teel Graham
Jane
April Employment Rises on Building Activity in Iowa
Non farm employment in Iowa rose by 10 600 in April from March 619 500 led by construction gains due to favorable weather. The Iowa Employment Security Commission noted about 8 000 more construction workers added statewide. Weekly earnings climbed in non metallic mining and quarrying from 63 24 to 73 76, with hourly pay up from 1 37 to 1 43. Overall wages in manufacturing and other sectors remained steady, though some industries cut work weeks.
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Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Poultry School Set for Ames June 17 20
Poultrymen and field personnel are invited to attend the four day Flock Selection and Pullorum Testing School at Iowa State College June 17 to 20. Registration closes June 10. Practical labs cover pallorum detection disease control and breeding feeding and quality judging with college staff and guest instructors guiding sessions.
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Iowa State College
R. E. Phillips
Department of
Poultry Husbandry
Shered Teleiose
Town Poultry Improvement Supevisory Board
Iowa
National Poultry Improvement Program
Phillips
G. M. Browning
Agricultural Experiment Station
O. J. Cottrill
E. L. Johnson
A. N. Nordskog
Robert Penpuite
Re. C. de
L. 2. Eggleton
W. R. Whitfield
Lime Springs couple marks 55th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Sanborn of Lime Springs recently observed their 55th wedding anniversary. They were married May 19, 1897.
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L. E. Sanborn
Lime Springs
Thei
Maquoketa Doctor Dr F J Swift Sr 50th Anniversary
Friends honored Dr F J Swift Sr of Maquoketa on his 50th anniversary as a practicing doctor. The ceremony recognized his five decades of medical service and community contributions.
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F. J. Swift, Sr
Maquoketa
Editor Nollen highlighted for career at Life Co
The editor notes that Mr. Nollen recently retired as chairman of the board and has served as president of Life Co. A native of Iowa, he earned national recognition as a student of economics and as an executive who directed investments for the state’s largest financial institution.
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Nollen
Newspal
Nolle
B Life Co
Towa
Wee
Enlightened Self Interest in Pressure Groups
A historical urging to curb self centered pressure group power. The speaker warns that universal application of favored actions would disrupt economic and social stability. Emphasizes voluntary alignment with a pattern serving American society as a whole and urges responsible industrial and labor group conduct.
Freezing Fresh Garden Peas Soon After Harvest
Fresh peas from the garden are best frozen the same day after harvest. Varieties such as Thomas Laxton, Laxton's Progress, Marvel, Pride and Perfection recommended. Shell peas, boil 1 minute, cool in cold water, then pack in freezer containers with brine or dry pack. Use a salt brine of 1 tablespoon per quart or 4 tablespoons per gallon. Leave headspace per container.
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Town State College
Jewel Graham
Ally
Thomas Laxton
Laxton
Guy
Democratic Freedom Demands Enlightened Self-Interest
The excerpt argues for better practices founded on equity and sound democracy rather than temporary gains. It asserts that true democratic freedom rests on enlightened self-interest guiding institutions and citizens toward lasting, fair outcomes.
Memorial Day Trip Sparks Family Friction on Road
Mary and Macy clash over leaving for a Memorial Day weekend trip. Macy plans a multi day drive after arranging flowers for graves and mapping routes while Mary resents time lost and delays at home.
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Mary
Macy
Marv’s reckless drive ends in a side-swipe crash
Passing five cars at speed, Marv battles traffic and family worries as he shouts at his kids and wife. In a sudden clash, his risky maneuver ends with a screeching side-swipe, altering the fate of a troubled driver on the road.
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Marv
Edge Oversteps Lane Sparks Memorial Day Tragedy
An obituary style note recounts a driver who repeatedly crossed from his lane, spent the night arguing with his wife against cemetery plans, and ultimately drove himself into a fatal Memorial Day incident. The fragment highlights personal conflict and a deadly self-inflicted event involving the unnamed individual.
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Edge
Cancer Crusade drives threefold attack on cancer
Your gift to the 1962 Cancer Crusade funds the American Cancer Society's research education and patient service programs.
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American Cancer Society
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