Frost Boils Threaten Town Roads This Winter
Frost boils or ice lenses form under subgrades damaging roads across town. Engineers from the State Highway Commission and local counties study formation, noting lenses grow from frozen water in soil pores, causing heaves and soft spots. Solutions include coarse drainage material, lowering the water table, impervious clay blankets, and vertical drainage holes filled with gravel and salted water to prevent freezing.
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State Tusshway Commission
Tawa State Colles
Highway Commission
First Aid Training Emphasized for Iowa Families
J S Russell Iowa Safety Congress chairman urges one trained member per family in first aid. The effort partners with American Red Cross and Civil Defense to promote March posters and public awareness. Leonard C Murray notes need for a first aid kit at home and in business. Red Cross figures say organize classes locally if none exist.
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J. S. Russell
Iowa Safety Congress
American Red Cross
Civil Defense Committee
Iowa
Safety Congress
Towa
Leonard C. Murray
Division of Public Health Education
Towa State Department of Health
Civil Defense Program
Mr. Russell
Easter Seal Sale Nears End of 1951 Campaign
Campaign chairman Karl Hall reports optimism as the Easter Seal drive enters its final week in Iowa. The effort encourages local support for handicapped children, with letters mailed to nearly 700,000 households and donations accepted through local postmasters.
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Eal
Karl Hall
Hall
Iowa
Overfeeding Milk Causes Calf Scours Warns Dairyman
Joe Hineman extension dairyman at Town State College blames overfeeding milk and dirty utensils for calf scours. He says calves should receive no more than one pound of milk per pound of body weight, about ten pounds daily for a 100 pound calf. He urges hot water scrubs and proper rinsing or chemical sterilizing solutions after each feeding.
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Joe Hineman
Town State College
Hineman
Should Allow Plenty of Time for Moving Job
March brings many Iowans into moving phase with accidents still common. Norval J. Wardle of Town State College warns slow progress and limited time cause crashes and injuries. He urges extra time, oversized tail lights at night, and a 10 foot red flag on vehicles to signal slow moving equipment.
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Town State College Farm Safey
Norval J. Wardle
Wardle
Are YOU Vision Safe and Why Eyes Matter
A concise piece extols clear vision for safety in driving, work, and recreation. It urges regular eye checks and wearing prescribed glasses to prevent eye strain and accidents, citing the Iowa Safety Congress and the message that glasses may save sight and life.
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Iowa
Safe moving practices for farmers on rural roads
Wardle warns that slow-moving farm vehicles require extra clearance and ample help to prevent overloads. Do not lift with the back, use arms and legs, and avoid letting youngsters ride on back sections.
Birthday remembrance at Home for the Aged
On March 16 residents remembered Mrs L Langstraat turning 73. Mr and Mrs Pete Vos of Otley visited Mrs Henry Vander Vilt. Paul Langstraat and several Langstraat family members visited Mr and Mrs Leendert Langstraat.
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Pete Vos
Otley
Henry” Vander Vilt
Paul Langstraat
Jake Langstraat
John Langstraat
Pete Poland
Son
Leendert Langstraat
Lumber Yard Price List for Posts and Boards
Lumber yard offers 6 and 6 percent steel posts priced at 93 and 99 cents. S4S 1x6 hemlock sheathing and ceiling boards 1x4 inch price 11.25.
New baby born prompts store to request paper sacks
Congratulations to Everett Heyveld and wife on a baby girl. The shop asks for clean paper sacks due to a paper shortage while staff illness keeps two girls absent. Kay Hall fills in as others recover from flu and a hospital visit.
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Everett Heyveld
Sara Kempe
Nettie
Kay Hall
Pella
Johnny
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Jonathan Apples
Droste
Swift
Charmin
Surf
Dy Bacon Sa
Globe Products
Globe
National Hog Feeder
Brower Hog Feeder
Lumber Yard
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Illinois
Coop Lumber Yar
Farmers Union
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