Exchange teacher in Coatbridge Scotland writes back
Marjorie Baron recounts her life as an exchange teacher in Coatbridge Scotland. She describes Glasgow travel, the Kildonan Secondary School with 1126 pupils, the headmaster, and the daily timetable including tea breaks. She notes host city life, buses, Edinburgh visits, the Rambling Club, and kindness from strangers during her first months abroad.
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Marjorie Baron
Scotland
Glasgow
Bgliston
Janeville
Feck
Kildonan Secondary School
Saul Whiteman
Boulder
Erin
Edinburgh
Airdrie
Defense Bond Sales Rise in Marion County Through September
Marion County shows steady demand for Defense bonds as September sales totaled 104 781 dollars in E and H series with county purchases and 128 281 dollars statewide including new J and K bonds. Kuyper notes higher interest and semi annual compounding boost investor appeal as Iowa bonds reach 80 830 205 dollars for the first nine months of 1952.
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Iowa
H. Kuyper
Pella
M Ty
Savings
Defense
Water Evergreens To Prevent Drouth Danger
Arden Sherf, extension plant pathologist at Iowa State College, recommends watering drouth stricken evergreens this fall. Heavy watering now will prevent needle browning next spring and early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Sherf
Iowa State College
Rats Threaten Corn Crop In Temporary Iowa Storage
Iowa farmers face rising rat problems as new temporary corn storage cribs go up. Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson warns these sheds shelter rats and provide winter access to food, risking about 75 rats per farm and potential loss of 75 bushels of corn over five months. He advises vigilant site cleanup and two bait stations per building with dry warfarin bait kept fresh to remain effective.
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Iowa
Towa State Extension
Harold Gunderson
Gunderson
Tile Fields This Fall
Dale Hull former extension agricultural engineer at Town State College says dry weather this season allows use of mechanical diggers on normally wet spots for tile drainage installation this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Hull
Town State College
Proctor Store Landmark in Monticeli Faces Demolition
The 92-year-old Proctor Store, a Monticeli landmark dating to 1860, is slated for demolition. The aging building will be torn down as part of a redevelopment plan, signaling the loss of a historic local entity and altering the town’s streetscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticeli
Proctor
Opportunity for Farmers to Join DHIA Testing
Marion county dairymen are invited to contact Dairy Herd Improvement Association Supervisor Robert Delong for information on joining Marion County's DHIA program. The first few farmers to express interest can place their cows on DHIA Test to identify unprofitable animals and boost herd profitability.
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Co. Dairy Association
Marion County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Robert Delong
Bob DeLong
Shore
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Bert Baron
Colorado University
Coatbridge, Beotand
Etes
Coatbridge, Feetshire
MCC
MRO
WIS Lamerae
Wyler Incafler
Wyler
Jevele
Wilson Jewelry Co
Marion Co
Ormhouxx
Bigelow
Bigetow
P.S
Chapel Hill
Chronicle
Les and
Carole
Courtney
Carson Street
Pella, Iowa
Ball-Band
S. A. Kooyman
Meankigiring DE Jong Floral
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