Women Leaders urged to shape changing times in county
Sylvia J Hawker reports on Mrs Law rence Everett addressing the Marion County Extension Home Economics Tea in Knoxville on October 4. Everett urged women to engage in all levels of local governance from town councils to hospital boards, stressing action is needed to guide Red Rock Dam area changes and to ensure equal opportunities and responsible leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia J. Hawker
Lawrence Everett
Marion County Extension Home Economics
Knoxville
Everett
Washington, D.C
Des Moines
Court House
Red Rock
Farm Bureau
American Association of University Women
Midwest
Everetts
New Charon
Leslie
George
Becky
Gordon
Floyd
Iowa State University
Ames
Lacey
Steps For Action
Kentucky
Kentucky Dam
Paducah
Dam
Thirel
Call Back the Years by Margarethe Erdahl Shank
New Public Library title portrays Norwegian immigrant Arne Gabrielson and his family. Siri, Arne’s daughter, follows a longing for America across Norway and the Dakotas, teaching, love, and a quest for self amid hardship and coastal storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margarethe Erdahl Shank
Norway
CALL BACK THE YEARS explores Norwegians’ emigration
Margarethe Erdah Shank, Phoenix College instructor, describes Norwegians facing emotional difficulty in emigrating and honors those who stayed. The study of Americana and the book’s spirit of freedom, independence, and dignity are highlighted, with Shank’s credentials noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Margarethe Erdah Shank
Phoenix College
Phoenix
Arizona
International
Mark Twain Society
Space Menus for Astronauts by Joyce Harter
Space Menus describes meals for Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell, focusing on weightless conditions, rapid eating in a small capsule, and the role of freeze drying and new packaging. It notes plastic bags for hot or cold water and the challenges of delivering food from container to mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Harter
Pella High
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Maniphan
Cal National Aeronautics & Administration
Frank
Apple Pie Turnovers and Space Menu Notes
A mixed feature recounts a Central College student Linda Spaers and her Homecoming candidacy, plus a home recipe for rich pastry turnover dessert using apple filling. It also surveys historical nutrition research, NASA space meal guidelines, and astronauts James Lovell and crew menus aboard Gemini 7, describing preflight food plans, coated snacks, and inflight dining details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Spaers
Central College College
Linda
Gelt
California
Pella Community High School
Jackson Lake Lodge
Wyoming
In My Wanderings By Sylvia J. Faw
The piece notes Sylvia J. Faw’s travel sketches and cultural observations from Holland with mini tours on Channel 8 hosted by Captain Kangaroo and a series of college lectures funded by Sperry and Hutchinson Foundation. It recalls stamps donated by local grocers, a tree-throwing incident involving youths, and a Federated Club theme about PEOPLE with a call to action to build with youth for a better world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kangaroo
Channel 8
Holland
Sperry and Hutchinson Foundation
S & H People
Van’s Food Market
Worminoudt & Kempkes. Clothiers
Pella
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Rock Area
Nestor Barisich
Argentina
Nestor
Mrs. Everett
Dakotas
Arne Gabreilson
Arne
Raold Gabrielson
Rauld
America
Raold
Minnesota
Elizabet
Siri
Elizebet
Tegge
Bergen
Brigit
Roald
Deketa
Acuchter
Mina Baker
Home Economist
Central College
Shirk
Sylvia J. Faw
Ells
Wyler
Modern Jewelers
Square
Hal” Tibbetts
Vives
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