Community notes from Florence to Spirit Lake weekend visits
Local residents report weekend trips to state fairs and regional towns. Many names appear including Visscher, Vander Veer, Vander Meide, Koopman, and Holsbergen. Activities include fairs, weddings, reunions, family visits, and a hospital report. Fishing at Lost Island described as very good.
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Florence Farmer
Eddyville
Olorado
Tlamy
van Ekeren
Bob Wilson
Gary
101
Oskaloosa
Minneapolis
Lincoln Whipple
Judy
Sara McAlister
Gradys Dykstra
Lambert Nieuwland
Mabel Littleton
Louise Vander Meide
Des Moines
Earl Vander Meide
James Koopman
Clarence Vander Veer
Villisca
Iowa
Kenneth Wineland
Lost Island
Albert Crook
Crook
Knoxville Park
Bernice Boozeboom
Merle Vickeroy
Spirit Lake
Arnold Boot
Hollandale
Minnesota
Albert Rigel
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Archie Mallory
Grace
Wilma Slykhuis
A. J. Nunnikhoven
Bertha Veldhuizen
Bill Vander Kamp
Zella Chambers
Ted Allen
Yarmouth
Guy Hicks
Helen Stump
Elmer Ehlert
William Ehlert
Mrs
Walter
Muscatine
Othy van Veen
Ink
Dorothy Kempkes
Henrietta
Vanden Dever
Gladys Schuring
Evalena
Howard Vander Aeral
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Joyce Peteruma
Emeline Vos
Ivan Getel
Ankeny
Faye Visscher
Porter
Mt. Pleasant
Anflitley
Alvin Holsbergen
Merle Vander Schaaf
Bill Kilpatrick
Dairy Research Tours Highlight Iowa Cow Conference
Iowa dairymen will observe research results at the annual Iowa Cow Conference in Ames on September 11. Porter at Iowa State College will lead a 45 minute Dairy Farm tour showing silage making breeding artificial insemination bloat control and calf feeding. Tours run 9 to 10 30 a m with demonstrations at the Dairy Farm and subsequent talks and exhibits at Curtiss Auditorium from 10 45 a m to 3 15 p m. Maps and guides will be provided to aid visitors including castration demonstrations and a self feeder silage rack display.
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Iowa
Ames
Porter
Iowa State College
Curtiss Auditorium
Allen
Dairy Research Statumentl
Dairy Farm tours cover inbreeding and rumen studies
Lp McGilliard showcases purebred Holstein and Guernsey inbreeding effects on use and production while RM Me lamps demonstrates equipment and procedures for steering semen via artificial insemination. Joseph Blake presents bloat studies and rumen fistula demonstrations. N L Jacobson shows calves fed milk replacers and those used to test calf fat needs and antibiotic use. Porter outlines the new dairy nutrition laboratory and building plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lp. McGilliard
Holstein
Guernsey
RM. Melamps
Joseph Blake
Blake
N. L. Jacobson
Porter
Man Hurt Twice in Farm Accidents Near Remsen
Arnold Beemer, once missing an arm in a corn picker mishap near Remsen, endured another severe incident when he fell from a tractor and was run over by a railcar load of feed at Round Inn. He rose, shut off power, and survived.
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Arnold Beemer
Near
Remsen
Round Inn
Self Control At The Preschool Age
Aston Smith examines how a preschool child learns self-control and obedience. He argues freedom includes learning to regulate personal desires to coexist with others, noting young children often struggle to balance impulse with rights. The piece frames self-control as a developable skill requiring practice and guidance.
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America
Teaching Child Self Control From Early Childhood
The text argues that self control must be practiced daily from an early age. By age two a child can perform routines like eating bathing and bedtime without tantrums if these occur at regular times. Cheerful parenting reduces need for scolding. battles ending in punishment heighten excitement and reduce future cooperation, hindering the transfer of control to the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hte
The Barman on a Hot Corner Ends in Quiet Farewell
A young man stands on a sunbaked street near the Court House as a truck arrives by the feed store. A dog rests by the drug store tile front while the man, sensing an ending, surveys the familiar town and feels emptied by the moment.
Man Carves Last Night Drive Through Iowa Town
A youth who planned to leave town for thrills boasted he could outrun police. He sped through the town at 70 to 85 mph, lost control near the Court House, hit a curb and driveway, and died in a crash that left a tree stripped on one side. The incident occurred in Iowa.
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Iowa
1954 Iowa Hungarian Partridge Season Announced
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced no changes to the 1954 Hungarian partridge season. It runs from November 11 to November 15 with daily shooting hours 12 noon to 4 30 pm. The bag and possession limit is two birds in Lyon Osceola Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Sioux O Brien Clay and Palo Alto counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Sioux
O'Brien
Clay
Palo Alto
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Don Reinertson
Maple Street
Vern Wielard
Shirley Leydens
Joyce Petersma
Elliot Tanis
Jone
J. B
Hemert
Aston Smith
Martin Naaktgeboren
Zann
EAS
Winaide
Farmers Union
Co-Op Grocery
Sunkist
Washington Station
Prunes
Robin Hood
Sar
Heinz
AJAX
van den Berg Electric and Paint Store
Swift
Lewa
Royal—Gelatine
Nancy Hank
Pearl
Hunt
Shaw
Cello
Morrell's
Morrell
Calif
Bot Hullihan
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