Spencer Librarian Wins Iowa Playwrights Contest
Sara E Gosselink native of Pella and Spencer librarian won a state honor at the Iowa Library Association convention in Sioux City for her winning one act play Rollin Along presented by the Sioux City Community Players The prize included a substantial check and the play will be preserved with the Iowa Library Association records for use in other communities The Spencer delegation included Mrs C Chaney Mrs Claude Idwin Mrs Howard Summers and Elinore Bumann with Lucille Davis another convention attendee visiting from Clinton
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Spencer
Sioux City
Iowa Library Association
Martin
Sara E. Gosselink
Scrooge
Laura
Libby
Rollin
Ias
Miss Gosselink
C. Chaney
The
Shonen
Libr
Claude Idwin
Howard Summers
Elinore Bumann
Lucille Davis
Clinton
Our Men in Military Service Pvt Johnnie De Jong Korea
Pvt Johnnie E De Jong son of Mr and Mrs Everett C De Jong of Sully husband of Delia De Jong entered service March 10 1952 He trained at Fort Riley and left August 11 for Camp Stoneman Calif now serving in Korea His address lists Co M 38th Infantry Regt 2nd Infantry Division A P O 248 San Francisco Calif
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Pvt
Johnnie E. de Jong
Everett C. de Jong
Sully
Delia de Jong
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Korea
A. P.O
Care P
San Francisco
Monroe Pvt John Van Zee Serves Overseas
Pvt John N Van Zee of Monroe has entered military service in March 1952. He completed basic training at Camp Gordon Georgia and is addressed at U S 56216583 Har Co 172nd Inf Reg 43rd Inf Div 112 core P M New York awaiting further orders.
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John N. van Zee
Bert van Zee
Monroe
Camp Gordon
Geor
U. S
Har. Co
Inf
Inf. Div
Core P. M
New York
Soldier Address for Pvt Delmar Hendricks in 101st Airborne
Pvt Delmar D Hendricks served in U S 55217360 Co F 58th ABN Inf Regt 101st Airborne Division at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky the address listing shows his unit and camp location for mailing purposes.
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Delmar D. Hendricks
U.S
ABN
101St Airborne Division
Camp Breckenridge, Ky
Ebinger delivers baby as bananas greet hospital
Mrs. Ebinger in Ottumwa gave birth to a baby boy at St. Joseph hospital. Nurses cut out a cartoon from the Des Moines Sunday Register and posted it on Mrs. Ebinger's door. Dr Ebinger received a flood of fruit with a 100 banana gift from the staff as a playful welcome.
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Ebinger
Ottumwa
St. Joseph Hospital
Des Moines
Mrs. Ebinger
Outlook on Farm Prices Linked to Business Activity
Francis A. Kutish of Iowa State College says farm price prospects hinge on business demand. Analysts expect continued business strength to support farm markets through fall. Cooler weather boosts dressed beef demand while live cattle sales rise, potentially lifting fat cattle prices in September and October, though total fed cattle volumes remain uncertain.
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Marion County
Francis A. Kutish
Towa State College
First National Bank of
Akron
Ohio
New England Purchasing Agents Association
United States Department of Commerce
Kutish
From Log Cabins to Brick Houses in Iowa History
The first brick yard in Iowa marked a transition from frontier dwellings to permanent structures. Davenport began this yard in spring 1837 under Harvey Leonard, signaling the end of the log cabin era.
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Iowa
Davenport
Harvey Leonard
Teacher's Salary Low in 1830 in Nashville School
Berryman Jennings, a young Kentuckian who moved to the Half-breed Tract in 1830, received room, board, fuel, and furniture for teaching the town's first school at Nashville. He was allowed to use Dr. Isaac Galland's medical books as part of his compensation under the contract terms.
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Berryman Jennings
Nashville
Jennings
Isaac Galland
Wrecked Car Rebuilder Joins Schuring's Garage
Leroy Jones joins Schuring's as the new body and wreck rebuilder with 20 years of trade experience. He previously ran a body and fender shop in Winterset Iowa and is married with two schoolgoing children. Junior Schuring, not pictured, will handle car washing and greasing alongside two other mechanics. Schuring asserts the shop can perform any car repair now.
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Leroy Jones
Connie Schuring
Willys
Jones
Schuring’s
Winterset
Iowa
Junior Schuring
Schuring
Cattle Feeders Face Hard Year Warns Economist
Iowa State College economist Francis Kutish warns cattle feeders that profits next year depend on lower costs as beef slaughter and demand shift. He cites a possible 10 percent drop in fat cattle prices, milder price support from slower slaughter, and a capped protein supply prompting use of urea to stretch feed while margins stay slim.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
Utish
Iowa State College
Purdue Iowa supplements Boost Winter Cattle Gains
A fragment notes that a mixture of one-tenth pound urea and three-fourths pound linseed oil meal may match the gains from 1.5 pounds of linseed oil meal. It also mentions Purdue supplement A and Iowa supplements 1 and 2 showing promise for efficient wintering with large roughage rations.
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Purdue
Iowa
Rol screenings MAA… Rol screenings MAA… (Rol fragments)
Mr and Mrs Bert Van Ee visited last week in Chicago. Mrs Lucy De Ruiter was Bho ing in Des Moines as to sickness last week. Anna Mae Vander Weil will be sway indefinitely due to the serious illness of her mother. Goldie Colwell missed work last Saturday due to a bad cold. Jerry Gibson left Rolscreen last week as he soon expects to be in uniform. Mr and Mrs Raymond Fisher spent Saturday afternoon in Des Moines, and Hospital in Des Moines. Jennie Van 1 spent Saturday afternoon Pleasantville visiting her nephew on furlough from Jacksonville Florida. Juneila Aalbers and Helen Dannell were Oskaloosa visitors Saturday afternoon. Henrietta Wineland spent Sunday in Chariton. Mr and Mrs John Cruzen are vacationing in Wisconsin. Normorfel is taking flying lessons. New faces at Rosscreen include Cora Beaning Pauline Lautenbach Beverly Taylor Ruby McDonald Delia De Jong and from Lee Glenn Visser. Neal Van Veen recently became a grandfather.
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Bert van Ee
Chicago
Lucy de Ruiter
Des Moines
Anna Mae Vander Weil
Goldie Colwell
Jerry Gibson
Raymond Fisher
Jennie van 1
Pleasantville
Jacksonville
Florida
Juneila Aalbers
Helen Dannell
Oskaloosa
Henrietta Wineland
Chariton
John Cruzen
Wisconsin
Normorfel
The Miner’s Compact Signed in Dubuque 1880
The town’s first written constitution, the Miners Compact, was signed by Dubuque pioneers on June 17, 1880. It provided the first set of written laws adopted by white men in town.
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Dubuque
Towa
Multiflora Rose Seed Now Available in Iowa
The State Conservation Commission offers free packets of 1000 multiflora rose seeds to Iowans for living fences this fall. Each packet includes fall planting instructions and promotes contour fencing around farms, ponds, and gullies. Seeds must be mailed promptly to East 7th and Court, Des Moines, Iowa, and only this year’s seed is being sent.
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Tront
State Conservation Commission
East 7Th and
Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Oats Damaged by Heat Insects In Iowa Bins
Reports from several Iowa areas indicate 1952 oats spoil in storage due to overheating and insect infestation. Extension Director Forrest J. Kohrt cites high moisture at storage and temperatures reaching about 100 degrees, with pests such as foreign grain beetles hairy fungus beetles and booklice found in bins.
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Iowa
Forrest J. Kohrt
Marion
Kohrt
Grain heating blamed on beetles. Kohrt advises fumigant limits
Kohrt notes fumigants kill grain pests but do not stop heating. He describes removing crusted grain, venting bins, and proper fumigation for sawtooth beetle or flour beetle using carbon tetrachloride mixes. For large bins over 1,000 bushels, a gas mask with organic vapors label is recommended.
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Kohrt
Leaves and Grass Mulch for Rich Organic Matter
The article advises leaves and grass mulch to build rich organic matter in garden soil. It recommends spreading 80 pounds of 6-10-4 fertilizer between layers, adding soil bacteria, and creating a compost pile with leaves, grass, and fertilizer. Wet each layer and repeat to cover about 25 square feet.
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Horticulturiet
State College
Adda
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Sara Gosselink
Spencer Librarian
Iowa Playwrights
Rollin’ Along
State Library
Pella
Spencer, Iowa
John E. DE Jong
2Nd Inf
Doc
BOY Scout
Knoxville
Mitigwa
Middle West
Corie Schuring
Rosscreen
Cora Beaning
Pauline Lautenbach
Beverly Taylor
Ruby McDonald
Lee Glenn Visser
Neal van Veen
Wesley Vickreys
Neal
the Miner's Compact
Mensch
Jaarsma Bakery
Menninga
Agency
Main St
Insurance Service
Bernie
Franklin
Motaloy
Motaloy Sales CO
5. E. 6Th St
Des Moines, Iowa
Joseph Pulpe
Kuyper Lumber Yard
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