Planning urged to curb population decline in Iowa
Eber Eldridge of Iowa State University told Ames editors the state's farms have fallen for a decade, driving rural outmigration as farm incomes drop and rural development lags. He linked population loss to rising county costs, school and church strain, and slow adaptation of technology with higher value uses.
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Eber Eldridge
Towa State University
Ames
Main
Iowa
Eldridge
Countyncome
America
What is a Cow A comical dairy month description
A humorous piece compares a cow to an automatic milk manufacturing machine with odd features and jargon, noting a bull as a clarification. It wraps with a publisher’s quip about eliminating the exclamation point and a remark on space junkets.
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DeLaval
Gerald K. Young
Blakesburg
Iowa
Excelsior
Leaders urge coordinated analysis to shift from farming
A speaker warns that unemployment and policy choices shape future growth. Leaders should cooperate to study local resources before action, with some areas expanding industry to offset decline while others must adjust to preserve services, production and institutions.
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Eldridge
Local News Roundup From Pella Chronicle June 20 1961
A June 20 1961 issue of the Pella Chronicle highlights community items from page four. It includes brief notes on local happenings, upcoming events, and small notices affecting residents of Pella and nearby areas. Names, dates, and places appear in concise entries typical of a small town weekly.
Public Notice Principle of Being Put on Notice
This piece explains the fundamental right to notice in democracies, detailing purposes and methods. It emphasizes personal service, posting in public places, and publication in bona fide local newspapers as the practical method when direct notice is impractical.
Winter anti freez e removal urged for tractors
Marion County Extension Director Richard Freeman warns to drain permanent anti freez e from tractors before hot weather. Iowa State University engineer Dale Hull notes anti freez e mixes cool less efficiently, degrade, and leave deposits that cause overheating and valve burning after years of use. Ensure coolant circulation is good to prevent valve damage and overheating.
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Marion County
Richard Freeman
Dale Hull
Iowa State University
Hull
Null
Outdoor Cooking Party Menu and Guide for Home Hosts
A breezy guide to hosting an outdoor cooking party in Pella with neighbor groups. It urges inviting friends to contribute dishes, grills, and simple rules, then offers a full menu including Crunchy Kidney Bean Salad, Pot Roast Deluxe, Grilled Pork Chops, Herb Carrots, and Grilled Fruit. It includes marinade recipes, cooking times, and storage tips.
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Pella
Drug Store
Farm Outlook Signals Partial Hog Price Recovery
Farm Economist Francis Kutish says hog prices may rise modestly in summer due to June and July marketings, but likely not reach last February levels. Weekly slaughter should rebound by August, constrained by large spring and fall pig crops. Cattle slaughter runs higher through May, reducing on feed backlog, with uncertain near term price gains. Lamb slaughter stays ample, keeping price strength limited in a liquidation year.
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Francis Kutish
Kutish
Longtime Rebekah Lodge members honored with pins
Mrs. Bess McColl of Wood ward and Mrs. Mona LeMaster of Boone were honored with a 60-year charter member pin, marking six decades of affiliation with the Rebekah Lodge.
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Bess McColl
Woodward
Mona LeMaster
Boone
Rebekah Lodge
Northern Pike Walleyes Stocked In Slowa Lakes
The State Conservation Commission reports stocking extensive numbers of walleyes and northern pike fry since 1961, with experiments in artificial lakes like Lake Darling and Diamond Lake Montezuma. Hatching success remains high at Spirit Lake Clear Lake and Lansing, while natural hatching is under two percent. An advisory note includes safe storage tips to prevent child access to pills.
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State Conservation Commission
Lake Macbride
Union Grove
Springbrook
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Lansing
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Mom's Purse Hazards From Powder Puffs To Pills
The article notes how women's handbags are full of items from powder puffs and bobby pins to pills including tranquilizers heart medicines cold remedies and aspirin. It describes the risk of babies rummaging through mothers bags and finding or misusing such contents.
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Baby
Take Precautions For Poison Ivy And Oak In Woods
A new crop of vacationers heads to the woods where poison ivy and oak loom. The Institute for Safer Living notes modern medicants ease ivy reactions, but avoid contact if possible. Wash hands with strong soap and hot water after handling foliage and see a doctor if infected. Both plants have three leaf clusters and may climb or sprawl.
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Institute For Safer Liing
American Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Shrimp Skeletons Show Off Outer Exoskeletons
Shrimp and other crustaceans wear their skeletons on the outside of their bodies. This external armor does not grow with the animal, requiring periodic shedding.
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Pella Publishing, Inc
H, H, Sadler
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M. M. de Zwarte
Pres
Dean Sadler
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Amy
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Franklin Pella
Jor Nal Editorial Aspciatign
Business
M. DE Zwarte
DE Wild
Tri-County
Stan
Standard Oil
STANDARD OIL + DIVISION
American Oil Company
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THE
James E. Pollard
Denniston & Partridge
Tainter, Iowa
New Sharon
Lynnville
Slowa Lakes
Square Schiebout Tire Service
Schiebout Tire Service
Ulrich Motor Company
Pella, Iowa
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