Growing Up Like Rose Bushes In Family Guidance
Ed ward V. Pope urges parents at the Family Life Conference at Iowa State College to let each child grow at his own speed and to offer unconditional love rather than imposing unsuitable patterns. He notes children exhibit two urges to grow and to stay the same, and highlights Baby Week from April 28 to May 5 emphasizing health of youngsters.
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Edward V. Pope
Department of Agriculture
Family Life
Iowa State College
Pope
Logical pauses aid child growth and balance
June 7 1956 urges understanding for a child’s pace and suggests allowing logical pauses to help a youngster grow at his own speed. Adults must admit society overvalues action and overlook refreshing pauses essential to emotional equilibrium.
Iowa Price Index Rises 12 Points in Early May
The Iowa Commodity Price Index advanced 12 points to 282 percent of the 1910 14 base for the month ending May 15, marking consecutive gains since December 1955. Meat animals boosted the index as hog cattle calves and lambs rose, while crop prices led by soybeans and corn also increased with hay and flaxseed gains.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Navy wives prize contest draws midwestern pride
Great Lakes, Illinois. Rear Admiral K E Forrestal says many midwestern women are proud of being Navy wives as applications pour in for the Mrs U S 1956 contest. Open to wives of Navy enlisted men worldwide the prize includes an all expense trip to Honolulu and cash awards. Applicants should write Ninth Naval District HQ Great Lakes or contact local Navy recruiting station.
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Great ‘Lakes, Ill
Fleet Reserve Association
KE. P. Forrestal
Ninth Naval District
Secretary of the Navy
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Navy
Honolulu
Records Question Dry Cycles and Weather Persistence
Climatologists at Iowa State College say weather records do not prove persistent dry cycles. They note that past data show a 50 50 chance of the next year being drier or wetter than average, with no clear pattern over 83 years.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Climate study shows persistence in dry years wields impact
Climatologists analyze 83 years of data and find just over 60 percent of dry years followed by another dry year, with 28 of 83 years showing consecutive dryness. They define a dry year as precipitation at least 2 inches below normal, noting seven instances of two-year dry runs and one three-year streak.
Iowa Hunters Bagged 2888 Deer In 1955 Season
Iowa deer hunters killed 2,888 whitetails during the first state wide deer season in modern times. Licensed hunters brought 2,550 deer to the count with a 50 percent success rate, plus 338 tagged by officers on farms. The gun season ran December 3 to 5, and bowhunters contributed eight deer in late October to November.
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Iowa
Conservation Commission
Iowa deer hunting broad season amid bow and gun
The text discusses hunting policy in Iowa where every county was open to deer hunting during bow and gun seasons. It weighs the balance between keeping enough breeding stock and providing a reasonable hunting opportunity while maintaining cultural norms.
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Iowa
Iowa deer herd census shows 10 000 plus survivors
Licensed hunters harvested deer in 90 of 99 counties with 90 or more animals. Counties such as Camakee Clayton and Plymouth reported 80 108 deer, respectively. Officers and flights counted winter totals, with experts calling 10 000 a conservative basic herd surviving winter and hunt, expected to reach at least 14 000 after spring and summer reproduction.
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Camakee
Clayton
Rtnwattarnie
Woodbury
Plymouth
Iowa
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