Iowa Rural Mail Carriers to Aid Wildlife Census
One thousand Iowa rural carriers will tally sightings of pheasants quail and cotton tails during six day drives later this year to aid the State Conservation Commission in estimating game populations. Weekly surveys planned for late March July September and January seek data from some 45 000 miles of roads daily totaling 270 000 miles weekly. Carriers may request tabulation blanks from the State Conservation Commission 914 Grand Des Moines Iowa.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
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Grand
Des Moines
News from the Home for the Aged
Adrian Geenen travels from Japan toward Holland Michigan to visit relatives in the Den Hartog and Klein families. Des Moines visitors Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Rietveld, Mrs. Gertrude Griffioen, and others call on Mr. and Mrs. Willem Den Hartog as resident guests and kinship networks expand locally.
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Adrian Geenen
Japan
Holland
Michigan
Dirk Geenen
Dirk Rietveld
Des Moines
Arie de Bruin
Ben Meyers
Ottumwa
Josie Meyer
Mary van Nimwegen
Arie Klein
Henry den Hartog
C. den Hartog
Scout Program in California City Faces Eagle Scouts Growth
A Richmond California letter from Mr and Mrs Jim Vanden Baard praises The Pella Chronicle and shares memories of Kenneth earning all Cub badges and now active in Scouting. They note Otley area snow scenes and doctor access to the Vriezelaar farm, urging an active local troop for long term benefit.
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Richmond
California
Independent Honor Scouts
Church of the Redeemer
Twenty-fourth Street
Andrade Avenue
James Vanden Bard
Bill Canning
Fh. Robinene
Ken Vanden Bard
David Roy
Ervin Allgaier
Pella
Chronicle
Kenneth
Otley
Vriezelaar Farm
Eagle Scouts
Moron at Odebolt Seeks Open House Seat Vandal
Odebolt restaurant owner Frank Mattes reports a theft following an open house at his newly redecorated eatery. A man observed the event and carved a chunk from a leather seat. Mattes aims to add a new story if the vandal is found.
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Odebolt
Frank Mattes
Prescription for Wildlife Editor's Note
Dr Gabrielson argues conservation rests on diverse tools including laws refuges restocking and crucially habitat creation. Restoring environments and proper soil and water management underpin wildlife production and national health. Preservation of suitable habitat is fundamental to any fish and game program.
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Gabrielson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Singing mouse spooks Olony Rose family near Sidney
Members of the Olony Rose family near Sidney heard a strange noise described as a cross between a bird whistle and a cricket chirp. The source, a singing mouse, was discovered and lured into a room, possibly after feeding on birdseed.
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Olony Rose
Sidney
Slowing Down Is Best Treatment for Heart Disease
A health column explains heart disease as the leading U.S. killer tied to modern life pace and better diagnosis. It notes multiple heart conditions differ by age, causes, and onset, and warns that chronic heart ailments often show warning signals such as chest pain breathlessness fatigue and irregular heart beats rather than sudden death.
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United States
Spontaneous Combustion Risk Warned by Safety Council
The National Safety Council urges homeowners to store oily rags in airtight metal cans to prevent spontaneous combustion and home fires.
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National Safety Council
Monroe Evening School Heard Plea for Aid to Europe
Mr Anton Heitshusen spoke to about 65 members of the Monroe Farmers Evening School, urging relief aid for Europe and warning that starvation may fuel communism. Heitshusen recalled four days with relatives in Germany and described wartime hardships including scarce food and ersatz coffee. Dr Harold Gunderson discussed cornborer issues, with two members elected to the Evening School Advisory Council.
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Monroe Evening School
Europe
Anton _Helts
Williamsburg
Farmers
J. S. Russell
Monroe Farmers
Mr. Heitshusen
Heitshusen
England
France
Germany
Harold Gunderson
Fiery Cistern Blaze Near Breda Affected Building
Wire trucks were rarely called to tackle a cistern fire near Breda last week. While thawing the pump, Frank Sturm accidentally burned a pail of cobs beside the pump. A few hours later the cistern building caught fire.
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Breda
Frank Sturm
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