Nineteen Marion Farmers Entered in Soils Conservation Contest
Marion county is among eight central Iowa counties in the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce soil conservation management recognition program for 1947. Nineteen Marion farmers were nominated or entered, with awards for best county report, best overall in the nine counties, and for the county board with the best entry.
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Marion County
Iowa
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville Journal
Soil Conservation Board
Marion
Story
Boone
Jaser
Polk
Dallas
Warren
Adlison
All Iowa Corn Show at the Iowa State Fair
Iowa farmers can enter an all-Iowa corn show added to the State Agricultural Exposition at the State Fair August 22 to 29. Prizes total 626 for best corn exhibits with more than a dozen events including largest car of corn and district competitions. Overall prizes in agriculture total 3168 plus 5178 in fruit and garden show premiums. ISU to plan new crop exhibits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
J. B. Cunningham
Iowa State College
Desi Moines
Conservation contest prize poem wins praise in Iowa clerk notes
Bloomfield School teacher Mrs. Elsie Coleman placed third in the Ma haska County Rotary conservation contest and spoke at a May lunch, reading her self penned poem Conservation Our Growing Need about soil preservation and teaching youth to prevent erosion. The winning school was Black Oak Center taught by Miss Marie Vander Hart in Spring Creek Township.
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Rotary Club of
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Elsie Coleman
Bloomfield
Spring Creek Township
Rotary
Iowa
Black Oak Center School
Marie Vander Hart
Exterior and Interior Lighting Needs for Farms
Farmers consider both outdoor and indoor lighting to improve safety and efficiency on farmsteads. Yard lights, building lights, and floodlights aid movement, prevent accidents, deter thieves, and help manage livestock at night, with proper wiring and bulb sizing essential for reliable operation.
Poultry and Egg Prospects Good for 1947 Markets
Iowa State College economist Francis Kutish notes strong supply for poultry and eggs in late 1947. Fewer eggs and chickens are in prospect, with eggs possibly rising later if demand stays firm. chicken prices may dip in the fall. Record per capita egg consumption occurred in early 1947 as consumers shifted from meat to poultry.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Kutish
Children Learn to Know the Voice of Authority
This Iowa State research note argues short clear commands train children to listen. It cites Bill aged nine and a mother who questions repeating orders. Children quickly accept responsibility when directions are given just once and spoken with concise tone.
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Bill
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Iowa Drivers With Over Eleven Years Experience
Drivers with eleven or more years of experience were involved in fourteen thousand six hundred twenty accidents in Iowa during 1946.
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Iowa
Patrolmen to Check Cars for Defects Soon
Iowa Highway Patrol will launch a statewide safety campaign to inspect licenses brakes lights horns and windshield wipers at unannounced times. Last summer a six week check found 98 000 vehicles with defects one in four. Drivers with serious defects will face a summons. minor faults receive a faulty equipment ticket to be repaired and proof mailed back.
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Highway Patrol
Iowa
Des Moines
al Kahl
8. N. Jespersen
Seeding Time and Spring on the Wisconsin Farm
The poem celebrates spring on a Wisconsin farm with tractors humming and fields turning green. It notes planting, clover and grain preparation, spring rain, and farm life as signs of renewal. Mrs. Jess Geurink of Ringle reflects on tractors, dust, frogs, birds, and lambs as the season arrives.
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Jess Geurink
Ringle
Wisconsin
Early hog market outlook from Iowa State College economist
Iowa State College farm economist Francis Kutish predicts the early hog market shows potential for high prices next fall but expects a larger fall decline Oct through Dec. He notes widening spreads between light and heavy hog prices, likely heavier hog marketing, and predicts 1947 cattle slaughter may set a high yearly total while lamb slaughter drops sharply. Grain prospects show April corn stocks near record levels and larger end-season grain carry, with oats down from last year.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
Ode To The Typographical Error Burns In The Toledo Chronicle
The poem laments a typographical error that escapes scrutiny until press time, grows unseen in proofs, then dominates the printed page. It captures editor anxiety and copyreader despair as the rest of the issue remains clean.
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Burns
Toledo Chronicle
Four Eischen Brothers Reunite After 54 Years
Frank Eischen of near Van Wert hosted a family gathering with his three brothers. It marked the first time all four siblings had been together in 54 years, making the occasion especially memorable.
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Frank Eischen
Near van Wert
Family split after mother's death reflected in homes
The family was broken up after their mother died years ago. One brother Michael resides in Minnesota, another Nicholas in Seattle, and two remain in Van Wert. The text notes that familiar garden flowers like roses and poppies are common in Oriental rug designs, with many garden flowers native to the Orient.
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Michael
Minnesota
Nicholas
Seattle
van Wert
Orient
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Pleasant Grove
Fred Smith
Red Rock
Dick Kuiper
Summit
Dick Boot
Lake Prairie
Glenn Knox
Clay
Alfred Christensen
Libert
Sam Rogers
Liberty
Ralph Hart
Clarence Hendrix
Knoxville
Rodney Black
Howard
Grant Core
Ernest Mueller
John Ker
Anton Blom
Perry Offenberger
Lowell Johnson
Indiana
Purina
Brom Hatchery & Farm Supply
ITER
Pella
Kuyper
Builders. Material Company
John Lasschuit
Fowler Telephone Company
Mahaska
Oskaloosa Sun
David O. Selznick
Quil the Sun
Jennifer Jones
Gregory Peck
Joseph Cotten
Lionel Barrymore
Herbert Marshall
Lillian Gish
Walter Huston
Charles Bickford
King Vidor
Remington
Mahaska Book Store
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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