20 Jun 1961
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
1
New York June 12 The latest Dun & Bradstreet report shows 57 business failures per 10 000 in 1960 down from 154 per 10 000 in 1932 with 15 445 failures last year and 14 053 the year before. The article notes that incompetence and sales shortfalls explain many failures despite rising business counts.
Oskaloosa residents attended Cedar school program closing a Bible School sponsored by Cedar Methodist and Christian Reformed churches. Music director Yvonne Vanden Heuvel led with teachers and a large steering committee. Other items include visits, 4-H club meeting, a picnic for Mrs. Margaret Brubaker’s birthday, and Harrison Township Farm Bureau meeting at Frank Randell’s home.
Sixty four counties take part in a food supplement program aimed at reducing malnutrition among public assistance and marginal income families. Items in the food supply are used to improve access to nutritious food for vulnerable residents.
In a drag racing event at Moines Dragways in Bes Moines, Al Andreas and partners placed in a field with a 1960 Pontiac's automatic transmission covering the strip in 89.19 mph. Pete Karnager posted a 9.80 second run in the sports car division on a separate ad.
In June, Ben Vance of Iowa State University urges starting perennials from seed for next year. Use cold frames or shade cloth to protect seedlings, manage soil with sand peat or compost, and space rows 4 to 6 inches apart. Transplant after true leaves form. warm, humid rooting aids cuttings. The All-America rose selections for 1962 include four roses: Christian Dior, King’s Ransom, Armstrong, and Golden Slippers, tested for over two years in 22 U S test gardens.
There were 216 girls, 22 adults and 4 special adult leaders taking part in the All-Iowa conference in Leadership Training on the Central College campus last week. All nervous systems are developed in response to the necessity for some means of reacting to stimuli.
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