Festivities Mark End of College Year in Japan
Belle Bogard describes year end celebrations at a missionary college in Japan. Eight tea parties finished exams and grading as American staff hosted students from varied departments. Graduation featured colorful dress and a speech by Dr. Walters of Cincinnati. A farewell lunch followed with graduates planning roles in teaching, journalism, and offices.
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Belle Bogard
Japan
Lile
Maren
America
Edie Eath
Toon
Mareh
Walters
Univ of Cincinnati
Pam
Himonoseki
First Television Program Received By Oskaloosa Fan
Oskaloosa residents witnessed the first television program last Friday night with pictures from St. Louis over 200 miles away. The reception, aided by heavy cloud cover, briefly faded but marked a historic moment for local viewers at the Abbott shop.
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Oskaloosa
St. Louis
Abbott Ratio Shop
Abbott
Iowa May 1 1949 crop report shows wheat drop to 6.1 million
Iowa production estimates for 1949 place wheat at 6.1 million bushels, down 1 percent from last year's 7.475 million as rye output falls to about 210,000 bushels, 25 percent below 1948 and 57 percent under the 10 year average, with May 1 prospective yield near 20 bushels per acre.
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Towa
Pella Paving Project Bids Sought May 24
The Iowa State Highway Commission plans to receive bids May 24 for multiple paving and road projects totaling about 4.1 million dollars. One bid set covers paving extensions in Pella and a brick road replacement on West Washington and Oskaloosa streets. Other projects include widening Highway 6 between Des Moines and Colfax and related roadway improvements.
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Pella
United Press
Aloosa Herald
Lowa
Mella
West Washinton Street
Oskaloosa Street
Clinton
Boone Ians
Des Moines
Colfax
50 Years At Holstein Retirement for Robert Wheatley
Robert Wheatley an 84 year old is retiring from the insurance business in Holstein after 50 years of service. The long time local figure ends a half century of work in the Holstein area.
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Holstein
Robert Wheatley
Land Valuation Short Course at Ames June 7-8
The 22nd Land Valuation and Management Short Course on the Iowa State campus June 7 and 8 aims to acquaint professionals from farming, finance, and county and state agencies with basic land values, soil roles in pricing, and soil properties in crop production. It covers appraising land and oil management, field problems in farm county assessments, and includes a hands on session and a field appraisal of the Glen Harris farm near Grinnell.
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Iowa State
Mlee
Dame
Inst
Lawal Parm Leac Ders Association
Mant Association
Asriendt
Glen Harris
Grinnell
Farm wife earns diploma after six years of study
AL Chariton reports Mrs Arthur Cain completed a high school program begun six years earlier. She withdrew due to issues but kept studying via a Chicago correspondence course and has now received her diploma, the prized sheepskin.
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AL Chariton
Arthur Cain
Ines
Chicago
Sidelights of the 1949 Pella Tulip Time Festival
Report on Tulip Time 1949 noting poor tulip blooms due to warm sun and delayed date, crowds, and camera enthusiasts. Visitors observed faded plantings, blooms at Tulip Show remained impressive, with favorites including Darwins and yellows. Notable visitors included a Dutch guest with wooden shoes, Ak Alexander Muir, and local figures Mayor Kroppach of Davenport.
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Pella
Law of Pride of Hecsrlem Urat
Tulip Time
Mie Nethur I Kroppach
Davenport
Kroppach
Pelle
Cornice van Roekel
G. Ay
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