Various Iowa educators and staff travel and visits center on education
Social news item recaps activities of Iowa educators and students. SOCALS C W Bangs visits Webster Building to review hot lunch service. Susan Bowdish leads ISU Applied Art seniors on Chicago study tour. Drake University staff member Art Mullins in Ames for guidance class in Ottawa. Rosalee Bowdish elected to Christian College Student Council. Veterinary and medical associations attend meetings in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Local travels include trips to Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and a Canadian duck hunting trip.
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C. W. Bangs
Department of Public Instructions
Webster
Susan Bowdish
Leo Bowdish
Department of Applied Art
Iowa State College
Chicago
Ames
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Art Mullins
Drake University
C. C. Buerkens
Mullins
Milford
Iowa
R. C. van Dyke
J. B. Crawford
Eastern Town Veterinary Medical Association
Sheraton-Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Urgent appeal for used toys and clothing by Nov 1
The T T T Society asks for donations of usable toys and clothing for Christmas boxes. Drop items at Brom's Feed Store or call MA 8 4723 by November 1. The note thanks past contributors while noting early start this year and adds a Billy Graham quip about psychiatrists seeking help.
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T.T.T. Society
T.T.T
Brom
Cost Sharing Conservation At New High Level In Iowa 1956
Iowa farmers increased participation in the federal ACP in 1956, with total state ACP work around 22 million dollars and government cost shares of about 12 million. The program funded soil and water conservation practices across 53,000 farms, including terraces, ponds, wells, and sod waterways, across nearly all counties, driven by drought relief and soil bank incentives. Experts noted 1956 and early 1957 momentum, funded by allotments, with follow-on implications for 1957 and beyond.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Max M. Soeth
ASC
Opportunity South
Soil Bank
Loeth
Monona
Howard
Worth
Harrison
Kossuth
Winnebago
Bremer
Fremont
Mills, Page
West Pottawattamie
Taylor
Patrols Stop Dancers as Roadblocks Find 200 Bottles
A highway patrol officer organized roadblocks for a pre dance traffic plan. Cars were briefly stopped and licenses checked. After the event his teams searched ditches along the approach roads and recovered more than 200 bottles tossed from waiting vehicles, revealing a liquor problem linked to the crowd.
Two-Thirds of U S Women Have Sewing Machines
A USDA survey of women aged 18 to 65 finds two thirds own sewing machines, 62 percent own, 7 percent rent or borrow. Most used machines in the year for mending 46 percent, making new clothes 40 percent, altering 87 percent, and household items 35 percent. Many sew multiple garments yearly, with dresses most common.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Marilyn J. Olson
County Extension Home Economist
September sow farrowing on Iowa farms up 4 percent
Iowa farms report September farrowing at 297000 head, a 4 percent rise from September 1966. The figure also surpasses the 1946-55 ten year September average of 282000 by about 1500 head. Farrowing for the June through September period is estimated at 822000 head.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Women Learn Tailoring In Marion County Extension
Ten Marion County women study tailoring under Shirley Jean Smith Extension Clothing Specialist from Iowa State College. Participants plan to make coats or suits and include Mrs. Bill Karr Mrs. Ray Brooks Mrs. Charles Sims Mrs. Worth Rankin Mr. Harley McDanials Mrs. B.C. Hudson Mrs. Clinton Rinehart Mrs. John Menninga Mrs. Anna Arment Mrs. Bill Burrells and Marilyn J. Olson.
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Marion County
Shirley Jean Smith
Iowa State College
Bill Karr
Ray Brooks
Charles Sims
Worth Rankin
Harley McDanials
B.C. Hudson
Clinton Rinehart
John Menninga
Anna Arment
Bill Burrells
Marilyn J. Olson
Farrowing Upgrades Across Regions in Recent Quarter
Farm reports show a four percent rise in total farrowings to about 1 701,000 head in the first four months compared with this year’s origin period. The four month total is roughly 12 percent above the ten year average for the period, with annual estimates suggesting larger total farrowing for the fall and a projected increase to around 994,000 head for the period.
Pumpkin vines climb cherry tree in Bele Plaine
Mr and Mrs Lyle Baly grow pumpkins on a cherry tree in Bele Plaine One pumpkin vine seeded near the trunk climbed up through the tree covering its branches with blossoms Residents are asked to phone MA 8 2240 to share news observations
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Lyle Baly
Bele Plaine
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