Iowa urged to save food to aid starving overseas
Iowa USDA council appeals to every household to save daily per person portions of bread fats and oils to help feed Europe and Asia this year. The plan targets two thirds of a loaf and two percent of fats for a family of five, promising to save lives and curb widespread hunger abroad while noting U S consumption and global shortages.
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Europe
Asia
Iowa Usda Council
Africa
South America
Far East
India
China
Tests Scored From 43 States At Iowa University
Tests on current social and scientific developments are being scored at the University of Iowa after receiving material from 668 schools in 43 states. The assessments cover 143,086 pupils in grades ten to twelve, including 16,659 students from 121 Iowa schools. Professor E F Lindquist of the college of education co directs the project. The scope includes social, economic, political, military, scientific, technological, and medical developments.
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University of Iowa
Iowa
E. F. Lindquist
College of Education
Hoover Heads Mahaska Co Dairy Association
Herbert Hoover of Oskaloosa was elected to head the Mahaska Dairy Herd Improvement Association at the annual meeting in the Farm Bureau Rooms Oskaloosa on Thursday night May 2. Other officers named were Ernest Blom vice president Mrs Otis Taylor secretary and treasurer and directors Verla Martin Roy Clark. Floyd Johnson Extension Dairy man Iowa State College outlined plans for next year as the fiscal year begins June 1 and urged interested dairy farmers to contact officers or the County Extension Office.
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Herbert Hoover
Oskaloosa
Mahaska Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Farm Bureau Rooms
Ernest Blom
Otis Taylor
Delta
Verla Martin
Louilla
Roy Clark
Floyd Johnson
Extension Dairyman
Iowa State College
War year goal set for Iowa soybeans in 1946
Iowa farmers urged to grow near wartime levels with a 1 950 thousand acre target and a 2 04 per bushel support price for the 1946 crop. Agronomists stress high yield per acre through early adapted varieties, proper planting, seedbed prep, weed control, and inoculation. Lincoln, Richland, and Earlyana varieties recommended for different Iowa regions with May planting windows and adjustments for drilling or solid planting.
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Iowa
Iowa State College Agronomists
Appendicitis Facts for Home and Health Bulletin
The bulletin explains appendicitis as inflammation of the appendix causing upper abdominal pain, fever, and tender right abdomen. It notes acute cases often need surgery, warns against laxatives, hot packs, and food intake, and advises rest until a doctor arrives for diagnosis and treatment.
Appendectomy Facts and Reassurance for Suspected Appendicitis
The patient should lie quietly and call the doctor for tests to confirm appendicitis and the need for operation. An appendectomy is common and usually successful when performed in time. This article is presented by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association in the interest of better health.
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Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Bordeaux Spray For Strawberry Fungus Control
Strawberries show circular white areas with purple borders due to a leaf fungus that reduces crops by destroying leaf area. Use Bordeaux spray before and after blossoming, then after harvest. cover both leaf surfaces. remove and burn old leaves in fall.
Poisoning Gophers Proves Better Than Trapping on Iowa Farms
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson says poison is quicker and cheaper than trapping gophers on rainy spring days. Bait with Irish potatoes and other strips, add strychnine mix, and probe burrows with a broomstick. Treat all fields in a coordinated community effort to curb reinfestation for 5 to 6 years.
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Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Intaren
Soldier addresses Pvt Vander Wilt and Pvt Wittenburg
A list shows Pvt Alvin Vander Wilt 87895368 of Co. D 1st Tng Bn Army Service Force Training Center Med Fort Sam Houston Texas and Pvt Marion Wittenburg T1st AAF BA 104 Wer Gp Robins Field Ga.
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Alvin Vander Wilt
Tng
Army Service Force Training Center
Med
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Marion Wittenburg
Robins Field
Selecting gilts at Farrow start sow testing program
Iowa State College swine specialist Damon Catron urges beginning gilt selection by recording each pig from farrow. Wean at 56 days, weigh and log weights to prove performance. Heaviest pigs at weaning trend to earlier market weight, and litters’ weaning weights reflect maternal milk. Purebred and commercial breeders alike adopt standardized sow testing this year.
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Damon Catron
Iowa State’ College
Catron
Pella Tulips, Mothers Day, and Small Town Gossip
Local notes praise Pella tulips after replanting and fertilizer efforts while a humorous aside muses about Old Maids and bachelors. A Florida serviceman spoon shortage foul up and Algonda Van Wely is lauded as a Los Angeles church organist. Sunday is Mother s Day with flowers and gifts widely anticipated.
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Pella
Algonda van Wely
Don E. Hunt
Los Angeles
Algonda
Mother’s Love Declarative Poem Fragment Returns
A fragmented OCR line extols maternal love as surpassing all deeds and thoughts. The terse quote mentions pride in readers whether on earth or beyond and asserts a mother’s love as the greatest value. The fragment mentions Want Acs bringing results.
Teach Children How to Be Safety Smart
A brief, practical note by Fred Braun The Safety Man urges teaching safety to children through daily habits and demonstrations. Emphasizes not preaching, but allowing independent judgment and hands on guidance for street crossing reading signals and home safety to foster responsibility.
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Fred Braun
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