Local residents visit and farewells fill Pella area
Community notes detail visits from Walter Roppel family of Portland to relatives in Pella through June 18, along with locals Bruce Buerkens and friends leaving for Oregon to harvest peas. Various residents return from hospitals, announce graduations, baptisms, and anniversaries, and mention travel to Des Moines Chicago and Michigan for family events and work.
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Walter Roppel
Portland
Oregon
J. A. Grandin
Bruce Buerkens
Arvin de Look
Philip Mentink
Glenn Borgman
Field Day July 2 For Iowa Seed Dealers
The annual Iowa seed dealers field day is set for July 2 at Iowa State College Ames. The all day program includes tours demonstrations and discussions on crop varieties harvesting studies seed treatment and weed control. Sponsors from Agronomy Botany and Plant Pathology will present with sessions at the college farm in the morning at 9 15 a.m. and an afternoon program chaired by W H Bragonier including a luncheon in the Memorial Union and tours of test plots and the horticulture farm.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
College Agronomy
G. M. Browning
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
I. J. Johnson
Iowa Seed Council
W. H. Bragonier
Memorial Union
Killing Weeds Best Way to Up Value of Bluegrass Pasture
The best value boost for permanent bluegrass pastures comes from spraying 2,4-D at about $2.50 per acre, per Tama County observation, increasing carrying capacity by roughly 40 percent. For ragweed and brush, timing in June and fall spraying, with 1 to 2 pounds per acre depending on infestation, is advised and caution on poisonous weeds to avoid cattle exposure.
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Forrest J.kahrt
Marion
Kahrt
Tama
Kohrt
Check Evergreens for Red Spider Damage
Extensive red spider damage on evergreens reported across Iowa by extension entomologist Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College. The 8 legged yellowish red mites suck sap, weakening trees and potentially killing them in hot dry weather. Methods to detect infestation and control include watering, spraying with nicotine sulfate, and using Aramite rotenone lime sulfur, with application guidance for a small tree.
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Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Pest control tips for home shrubs and trees
The text notes a cheap liquid lime sulfur solution using 98 gallons of water. It mentions rotenone dusts at 0.75 to 1.0 percent as effective for small shrubs around the home. It also references Aramite mixed and applied with specific dosing and mentions Gunder fon reports as a source.
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Gunderfon
Swimming Dangers Highlighted by Iowa Coach Counsilman
Iowa City June 10 1949 Swimming coach James Counsilman at the State University of Iowa warns that swimming can be deadly for unskilled or unsupervised swimmers. He cites Iowa drownings in 1950 and 1948, notes most occur in summer and in rural areas, and urges supervised pools in schools and towns. He also offers three safety rules and cites a survey of fishermen showing low swimming proficiency.
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Towa City
Iowa
James Counsilman
State University of Iowa
Counsilman
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Honeybees Told DDT Protection Works On Bees
Two DDT applications that target pests on plants four to six inches tall and at prebloom stages will kill most insects while not harming honeybees, according to guidance.
Donors to Memorial Union Fund at Central College
A list of donors to Memorial Union at Central College shows contributions across the 1000 Club 500 Club and Century Club. Names include J C De Bruin Albert Van Houweling Bert Boat Bert Baron E 8 Cook A Haverkamp Harriet Heusinkveld Katherine De Koning George V Leffler Vander Lugt H W Pietenpol Allen Redeker W D Van Sittert Alf Tysseling Anthony Van Zante Arthur L Auringa Frederick Bauer James Benes Vander Berg Bruining H N Cannon Harry B De Cook Ralph De Cook Henry Cox Snow Cox Jeane Van Deest Marvin Denekas Fred H Van Doorninck Fred H Van Doorninck Henry Eggink Alfred Estes J Buwema David Fi Rei Hikeme Ray Me Chavies Fuhr Fred Gezel Howard Glendening Elna Grimjes C Frederick Hansen Vander Hart John Hesselink Hoekstra M J Hoffman J Hollebrands Cla Jones Calvin Joosten Dean E Krueger Louis Kuyper Janet Lammers John Lammers Meyer Langerak Will E Lauterbach Frances Vander Linden William Vander Lugt Herbert Mentink Harold Vander Myde Howard McKee Glenn Neifert John Nieuwsma Leroy Nixon Marion Nollen Lillian Payne Diller Mire Ralph Vander Pal C J Reynew Davis Roelofs Stanley Roelofs Herman Rosenberg Wm Rosenberg Betty Jean Rozenboom Richard Rozeboom Herman Rozendaal Herman Rozendaal H H Scholten J E Shull John B Skinner H D Springsteen Posthumus H D Springsteen Prescott Steenhoek.
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Memorial Union
Central College
J. C. de Bruin
Albert van Houweling
Bert Boat
J. G. Boat
Bert Baron
Cook
Flikkeman
A. Haverkamp
A. Haverkam
Harriet Heusinkveld
Katherine de Koning
George V. Leffler
G. T. Vander Lugt
Tsaae ‘Vander Myde
H. W. Pietenpol
Allen Redeker
W._D. Van Sittert
Alf ‘Tysseling
Fred H. van Doorninck
Henry Eggink
Alfred Estes
J. Buwema
David Fi
Hikeme
Ray Me" Chavies Fuhr
Fred Gezel
Howard Glendening
Elna Grimjes
Frederick Hansen Everetta Vander’ Hart
John Hesselink
C. Hoekstra
M. J. Hoffman
J. J. Hollebrands
Cla Jones
Calvin Joosten
Dean E. Kruegar
Louis Kuyper
Janet Lammers
John Lammers
Meyer Langerak
Will E. Lauterbach
Frances Vander Linden
William Vander Lugt
Herbert Mentink
Harold Vander Myde
Howard McKee
H. H
Henry Scholten
J. E. Shull
John B. Skinner
H. D. Springsteen
Prescott Steenhoek
Iowa Meats Output Rises in April 1952
Iowa commercial meat production in April 1952 reached 188 669000 pounds, up 5 percent from April 1951. For January through April, total meat production stood at 905 360 000 pounds, up 11 percent from the prior year, with pork and sheep plus lambs leading gains while veal dipped slightly. National April production totaled 1 664 million pounds, down from March but up 6 percent versus April 1951.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
United Star
Too Much Attention To a Child May Well Be S-Mother Love
Afton Smith from the Town Child Welfare Research Station at State University of Iowa argues that excessive maternal attention and overprotection, or s mothering, can hinder a child's independence. The piece notes teens’ homework issues, showy overcare, and frequent early rebellion, urging balanced time alone with parents. It cites studies by Alma Long and others on child development and growth needs.
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Piet
Alma Long
Afton Smith
Town Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Towa
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Jesse Vriezelaar
Iowa State Teachers’ College
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Gilman
Arnold
T Weld
Pella National Bank
V. M. Burkman
Mary Jane
Mountain View
California
Nina van Gorp
Chicago
Ohio
Pella
Irwin
Bob) Lubbers
Bobbie
Denver
Colorado
Bob
Holland
Michigan
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Janice Boerelyn
Leighton
Jerry Vander Karp
Tainter
B. ‘van Veen
Mercy
Joe van Walbeek
Otley
Francis van Dusseldorp
Mahaska
Mary de Broyn
Donald Waechter
Leonard Allen
Exie Waechter
Nelle Waechter
Des Moines
Will Waechter
Waechters
Cottage Grove Avenue
Bonnie Vande Voort
Warner H. Vande Voort
Grand Rapids
Blodgett Hospital
Calvin College
Grand Raps
James Vander Wal
Delis Vander Waal
Ben Vogelaar
North Des Moines
Russell Redeker
E. Huibregtse
Harry de Cook
Evanston
Ill
D. C. van Zante
Harry
Northwestern University
Culver Military Academy
Missouri
Renaud Rysdam
Bondurant
Stella Rysdam
Gerald Rysdam
Douglas
Renaud
Elaine Vander Ploeg
Diller Vander Ploeg
Jacob van Wyk
John Frisbie
Mark
St. Paul
Minnesota
van Wyk
Sam van Rheenen
Ralph Cordes
Davis
South Dakota
Dick Lautenbach
el Paso
Texas
Bonnie
Memhis
Harold van Maanen
John Hoksbergen
John Cordes
Rose
Titonka
Herman Schmidt
Eunice
Chapin
Kenneth Cordes
Ti‘tonka
Marion van Rheenen
Eunice Schmidt
Allan Vander Hart
Jacob Vander Hart
State University Hospital
Iowa City
Ronald
Cordes
Kenneth
Edgar van Arkel
Richard Stull
Paw Paw
Goshen
Indiana
Bessie
Florence Wilden
Mathieson
Otley Farmers Co-Op
Iowa University
Cook & Son
Central
J. J. Sybenga
Marvin Thostenson
Anthony Tysseling
Richard Tysseling
Clarence
Carl Vogelaar
Henry Vande Voort
Burton Voss
H. J. Walkotten
Joan Wassenaar
John A. Wesselink
Marion Wormhoudt
Herbert
Cannon
Penney
Penney’s
Bakker
Rus
Sargent