Bus scare and local happenings brighten rural Iowa week
A Rolscreenings bus from Oskaloosa to Pella narrowly stopped for horses after dusk, with only minor scratches. Local staff news mentions Virginia Carpenter and Tone Lankelma’s farewell steak fry, Vera Baughman joining the BF roller rink, and Mary Du Pree’s Des Moines trip. Campaign chatter runs through Roosevelt and Dewey endorsements as election looms.
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Oskaloosa
Pella
Wisse
George Vanden Berg
Prairie City
George
Vera Baughman
Virginia Carpenter
Tone Lankelma
Katherine van Veen
Romance and hospital notes from Oskaloosa area
Oskaloosa News reports Mrs Otto Van Rackel entering Mercy Hospital for care. Pvt Richard Drost on one day furlough home to wife and baby. Errit Terpstra and Geraldine Visscher wed in Unionville. Elyth Van Mersbergen born Oct 23. Tunis Kelderman returns from Mercy. Marion Slagter breaks both arms after a tree fall. Mrs James Harvey Jr visits California on husband’s four day leave. Around eighty relatives surprise Mildred Kelderman with gifts and wishes.
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Dick van
Otto van Rackel
Near Rose Hill
Mercy Hospital
Richard Drost
Campmpbell
Errit P. Terpstra
P. Terpstra
Geraldine Visscher
P. Visscher
Unionville
Marinus van Mersbergen
Tunis Kelderman
Marion Slagter
John Slagter
James T. Harvey Jr
California
Hushar
Guy Kelderman
Mildred
Shipping Fever Threatens Young Feeder Calves
Dr K W Stouder extension veterinarian warns that arriving feeder calves face shipping fever hemorrhagic septicemia. Rest shelter and water are vital. young animals may need grain, older feeders require hay. Vaccination before shipping helps but does not guarantee prevention. early veterinary care and proper sulfa drug use improve outcomes.
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Towa
K. W. Stouder
Town State College
Oudler
Stouder
Urge Making Best Use of Fuel at Home
County extension home economist Catherine Hershey urges saving fuel during winter by sealing air leaks around walls doors and windows. Use weather stripping heavy drapes and storm windows, close unused rooms, heat to 65 degrees, and maintain humidity with a pan of water near the heater. Younger children the elderly and convalescents may need warmer rooms.
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Miss Hershey
Good Ventilation Is Necessary in Housing Pullets
Farmers are housing pullets now with more to come. Avoid overcrowding. Leghorns and light breeds need 3 square feet per bird, heavy breeds 4. Ventilation matters. slot ventilators offer a near solution, a narrow south wall opening below the ceiling running full length of the house.
Paved Lots Aid Cattle Feeders
Rex Beresford of Iowa State College explains how paved feed lots improve cattle feeding. He cites a winter Iowa trial with gains of 2.47 pounds per head in good conditions and a 3.2 percent loss when lots were muddy, noting costs and materials for a 10 by 12 foot paved section. He argues paved lots save feed, reduce labor, improve sanitation, and prevent soil erosion, urging farmers to consider concrete feeding floors as a lasting investment.
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Rex Beresford
Towa State College
Towa
Low State College
Iowa
Beresford
Town State College
Berford
Dairy Farming Key to Post War Jobs in U S
Des Moines warns of a large job boom risk and cites dairy farming as essential to postwar prosperity. Schoby of the Town Dairy Industry Commission says farming, especially dairying in Iowa as a major milk producer, sustains millions of jobs across agriculture and related industries and underpins national income and food production.
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Des Moines
America
CR. Schoby
Bode
Town Dairy Industry Commission
Schohy
Chicago
American Dairy Association
Schoby
Sehoby
Iowa
Poultry House Ventilator Slot Plans Offered by Farm Bureau
Concerns over poultry house width lead to hinged door sections that adjust the slot ventilator opening. The design controls cold air intake and foul air escape. Building plans for the slot ventilator are available from the Farm Bureau office.
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Farm Bureau
Principles for rat proofing buildings from Iowa State College
Iowa State College agricultural engineer outlines methods to deter rats. Emphasizes permanent foundations two feet underground, ventilation, raised floors, and continuous edging to block burrowing. Recommends sheet metal barriers, hardware cloth, and proper sealing of openings around pipes and walls.
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Prion Ives
Iowa State College
Training School for 4-H Leaders at Chariton
A Chariton training session for 4-H leaders gathers rural youth workers to strengthen programs for wartime and postwar needs. Edith Barker from Town State College outlines four future youth classes and stresses the importance of a broad, well-rounded 4-H program.
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Chariton
Simon County
Kool
Edith Barker
Town State College
America
Postwar 4-H program aims at sound youth leaders
Marion County 4-H clubs push for a fourth class of thinkers to fill postwar roles. G A Lineweaver from Town State College stresses balanced youth development with music recreation and community service. Attendees include Mrs Herman Maddy Mrs Everett Kennedy Miss Catherine Hershey Don Livingston Paul Maddy and J R Stierwalt. Also note cooking guidance to keep util ity beef moist and flavorful through slow cooking.
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Marion County
G. A. Lineweaver
State Boys
Town State College
Herman Maddy
Everett Kennedy
Catherine Hershey
Don Livingston
Paul Maddy
J. R. Stierwalt
The Case Against Dewey Letter to the Editor
An Iowa reader denounces Thomas Dewey, labeling his campaign tactics as personal abuse and defamation. The letter rebuts Dewey on age, military policy, and cabinet choices, lauding FDR’s administration and praising Democratic governance and reforms while criticizing Dewey’s pivot to grand strategy and anti-union stances. It cites lending, social programs, and war efforts as proof of Democratic progress. Reprint by Democratic State Central Committee.
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Thomas Dewey
Repuhn
Deweys
Dewey
Washington
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Repub
Hull
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Best
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Fdr
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McNair
Stillwell
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MacArthur
General MacArthur
Pacific Front
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Adams
Jackson
Harrison
Taylor
Congress
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific Theater
Supreme War Council
Seattle
California
Albany
John Scholte Nollen
Seventh Ave
Grinnell
Iowa
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Carroll
Iowa City
Bill Henderson
Henrietta
Italy
North
Africa
Mit
Tone
Sylvia Klyn
Plains
Cecil Vander Melen
James Delaney
Buffalo
New York
Anna Laird
St. Louis
Tiny
Jack
Mom
Oskaloosa News
John Laaschuit
Zokoro
Earl L. Young
Young
Pleasantville
Lake Prairie
Sully
DePenning
Gamble
Lynnville
D-X
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Krome
Ues Sane
Gueta
Stein
Couto
Guernsey
Arthur Cope
Earl Shields
First National Bank of
Pella and Surrounding
Arie H. Bogaard
WPB
Nelson
Wilson
PDR
Mr. Nollen
Grinnell College
Democratic State Central Committee
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