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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1958
Page
7
Elsa Maxwell outlined three tips from her Readers Digest piece to be ideal guests. Be interesting with current ideas, be imaginative by recalling a good anecdote and rehearsing it, and be gone by leaving on cue when the host signals. The article is condensed from How to Do It.
Des Moines report says Iowa manufacturers of agricultural machinery tractors and mining construction equipment recalled over 600 workers in January signaling a partial rebound from recent downturns. The Iowa Employment Security Commission noted total nonfarm employment was 1.3 percent lower than January 1957 with manufacturing hit hardest and durable goods showing modest declines amid seasonal slack.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Van t Hul of Rock Valley Iowa won the state wide contest sponsored by the American Cancer Society to depict the theme Tomorrow May Be The Day for the spring issue of New Horizons The judges praised the young subject Glenda Ruth age 2 1 2 years and the hopeful expression captured in the photograph
A special bulletin from the Corn Industries Research Foundation warns that overheated shelled corn during drying on farms or at elevators disrupts refinery operations. It urges drying at 130-140 degrees to prevent milling losses, noting heat damage can cause starch pasting, clog sieves, and impair separation in centrifugals.
Glenda centers the Van t Hals as Governor Loveless welcomes them to the Governor's office this week. Leo Daniels of Ottumwa presents a prize winning camera certificate, with the Cancer Society thanking all contestants. New Horizons plans future paid photographs at standard space rates.
Mr and Mrs Asa Niemantsver drict and Mr and Mrs Virgil Klein attended the funeral of their nephew and cousin John O Keefe of Des Moines on Friday Feb. O Keefe was the cab driver killed on Tuesday night Feb 25 when he answered a call and met four teenagers who became involved in a gun battle with police in downtown Des Moines.
Midwest farmers hold large wet corn stocks from a poor harvest. The Foundation warns overheating from artificial drying hurts corn quality. Drying on farms with high temperatures risks making corn worthless to refining and processing firms. Industry officials in Chicago report heat damaged grain causes milling troubles and reduced purchases from drier markets.
The Town Heart Association reports a five per cent rise in cardiovascular deaths in the first 11 months of 1957 over 1956, totaling 14,356 deaths, aided by a hot summer and fall influenza. Health officials note advances in medical science alongside longer life expectancy, with city-by-city data showing wide regional variation.
Fox Eldon Wrede of Dayton reports killing five fox in a single day and estimates that over the past ten years he has killed more than 200 fox.
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