Musings of the Town Crier in Pella Notes Christmas
A town crier column from Pella recounts gifts of nuts from Nel lie Van Arkel in California and Christmas anticipation. It recalls local prizes for costumes, Tulips and garlic talk, a garbled post office joke, a humorous Masonic Hall call, and shop displays. The piece closes with a reflective poem about years passing and faith.
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Nellie van Arkel
California
Pella
Galesburg
Tim Ye Kers
Monroe
Town
Ilinois
Earl
Pel-la
Divorces in Iowa rise toward new record year
Iowa will likely set a divorce record as 7,403 divorces were granted in the first nine months, with 21,362 marriages in the same period. Postwar housing and reunion strains fueled the increase, while February led with 1,001 divorces and August trailed at 532 before September's 729.
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Iowa
Division of Vital Statistics
Knoxville Journal
Rabbits Abundant Elsewhere in State Says Game Commission
A state survey shows rabbit populations from fair to excellent in the south, with Des Moines County rated poor. The southwest and northwest counties report the heaviest numbers, while Harrison, Monona, Crawford, Kossuth, Hancock, Marshall, Grundy, Allamakee, Clayton, Linn, and Jackson are noted as poorer rabbit crops. Overall, populations exceed recent years but have not matched 1988 peak levels.
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State Conservation Officers
Des Moines
Harrison
Monona
Crawford
Kossuth
Hancock
Marshall
Grundy
Allamakee
Clayton
Linn
Jackson
4-H Enrollment at Record High in 1946
Town 4-H members boast record enrollment of 30 028 during 1946 Achievement Week to November 2 10. Iowa 4-H members raised over 3500 for European famine relief and donated food and clothing to war ravaged nations. Members supported food conservation and showcased improved homemaking and agriculture at fairs. Durward Lyon led national 4-H efforts in Washington and New York Encampment events.
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Towa
Europe
4-H
Iowa 4-It
Iowa 4-H
Summe
Iowa
New York City
Recommends Ventilating Fan For Dairy Barn
Hal Beaty of State College suggests installing ventilating fans in dairy barns, noting dairy cows need fresh air and that good ventilation boosts milk, protects barn timbers and metal parts, and prevents hay spoilage. A 20 cow barn needs about 1200 CFM, 60 square inch intake flues every 15 feet, with motors enclosed and exhausting from floor level.
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Hal Beaty
Town State College
Beaty
Squirrel season ends November 15 in 1946
Conservation officers call the 1946 squirrel season a good year, better than 1944 and 1945, with a statewide surge in hunters during the sixty day period. Only Haska and Linn counties were poor by county checks, while many central and south central counties were excellent.
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Mahaska and
Linn
Modesty Reflections From The Anchor's 1908 Rail Wreck
A Northwood Anchor reader recalls a 1908 incident where passengers, stalled by a wreck, walked about to stretch their legs and regain exercise. The note frames modesty and steady progress since that era, contrasting past and present attitudes.
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E.K.P
Northwood
Corn Borer Loss Rising Threat to Hawkeye Farmers
Iowa entomologist Harold Gunderson reports a survey showing an estimated 25 million dollars in corn losses this summer, a doubling of borer populations since 1945, and a westward spread. He warns next year’s losses could double, urges fall and spring precautions, contour plowing after harvest, oat planting on cornstalk ground, and continued parasite releases to control the borers.
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Harold Gunderson
Towa State College
Down
Todd
Iowa
Elf
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Thought for Men by E.K.P. in Northwood Anchor
The Northwood Anchor cites philosopher John Andrew Holmes urging not to scorn church services for the presence of women, suggesting Heaven may include many of them as well. The brief remark frames religious life and gender in a contemplative motif.
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John Andrew Holmes
E.K.P
Northwood Anchor
Caled Their Bluff at King Tower Local Teasers
A light local anecdote recounts three young men finding only one table crowded by an old lady in King Tower. They joke about not washing for weeks, months, and years as a playful bluff example.
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King Tower
Salt Request Sparks Witty Interlude in Toledo Chronicle
In a brief, humorous aside, a quick quip about passing the salt interrupts a longer discussion, reflecting a light moment captured in the Toledo Chronicle. The exchange centers on a sassy remark from a small town Indy figure, highlighting local conversational banter.
Farmer Dave Shook's seated tractor hitch invention
Dave Shook of near Greene devised a tractor hitch operable without leaving the seat. His son completed fitting the hitch in four seconds on first try, showcasing the quick action and practicality of the new device.
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Dave Shook
Greene
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