Weather signs and Moon Phases Debated by Iowa Climatologist
Scientist Gerald Barger of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station explains that some traditional weather signs like sun halos and east winds align with atmospheric moisture flow, while moon phases and animal signs lack scientific support. He urges systematic testing of forecasts, recording successes and failures to improve reliability amid ongoing research by scientists in public and private sectors.
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Gerald Barger
Iowa Agricultural Element Station
Barger
Gulf of Mexico
Iowa
Towa
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German displaced person suffers bicycle accident in Iowa
Ewald Dahm, a German displaced person, reportedly tied to a recent bicycle accident on an Iowa highway. The sparse fragment notes he was riding when the incident occurred, with no details on severity or outcomes.
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Germany
Ewald Dahm
Iowa
OPS Community Pricing Program Starts Sept 29th
The initial OPS community food pricing program in Iowa begins September 29 covering about 500 Des Moines area grocers. James A. McLaughlin notes the area will expand as data is gathered and sent to a grocery industry advisory committee. Retail ceilings are updated every four weeks with posters listing 300 to 400 items for in-store display.
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Iowa
Des Moines
James A. McLaughlin
Price Stabilisation
McLaughlin
Antibiotics Fail to Control Swine Parasites Warned by Iowa Vet
Dr. Maynard L. Spear of Iowa State College cautions that antibiotics do not cure parasites or replace old disease control methods. He urges thorough prefarrowing cleaning, hot water and lye use, and washing sows to remove worm eggs and germs, warning that overreliance on drugs set hog programs back.
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Maynard L. Spear
Lows State College
Iowa
Spear
Man Fatally Injured in Auto Pass Incident
A man sustained fatal injuries after a vehicle struck him during a pass through an area road. Authorities described the event as a traffic incident with ongoing investigation.
Expect Hog Prices To Rise and Peak Late This Month
Marion County farmers may see a hog price recovery from August dip with a late September or early October peak per Iowa State College economist Francis A Kutish. He cites March pig slaughter, reduced February litters, and Corn Belt supply tightening as drivers for seasonal gain before a December decline. Cattle outlook shows limited recovery until late next year, with spring fat cattle prices forecast at 29 to 30 dollars per cwt and continued softer general business trends in late 1953.
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Marion County
Francis A
Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Katish
Chicago
Three Winterset youths travel 2800 miles in four days
Three youths from Winterset covered 2800 miles over a long weekend visiting seven states and Yellowstone National Park. Their trip stretched across a busy four days as they explored iconic locations and logged extensive travel, highlighting a spirited regional journey.
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Yellowstone National Park
Laws Aimed At Brucellosis Fight In Iowa
Iowa brucellosis committee seeks legislative support for state wide eradication efforts. Dr. John B. Herrick says the program, led by Clyde Spry, targets regulatory measures to restrict movement of untested or infected cattle. Fall plans intensify ring testing and blood tests in Delaware Clayton Fayette and Buchanan counties to protect accredited areas, with county tests already underway.
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Towa
Iowa
John B. Herrick
Herrick
Delaware
Clayton
Fayette
Buchanan
Delaware County
Twenty-Two Marion County Baby Beeves Sold After the Fair
Marion County 4-H buyers paid an average of 36.30 per 100 pounds for 22 baby beeves sold at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Monday September 1. The Aberdeen Angus steer sold by Martha Jane Anderson topped the sale at 38 dollars. Other Marion County prices ranged from 35.75 to 37.50 with various Angus Hereford Shorthorn and composite breeds represented. Source: Knoxville Journal.
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Marion County
Des Moines
Forrest Kohrt
Martha Jane Anderson
Pri & the
Marionounty Group
Tom Nichols
Angus
Donald Heimstra
Hereford
Roland Eysink
Lowell Bush
Norman Chrisman
Lyle Shaffer
Robert Heimstra
Dean Frey
Knoxville Journal
Statewide farm animal health programs approved this month
Plans outlined in 1951 for county extension directors have progressed over ten months with cooperation from the Extension Service state and federal veterinarians local veterinarians and purebred livestock associations. The Purebred Dairy Cattle Association submitted the first statewide control program followed by the purebred swine industry and the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.
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Dairy Cattle Association
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Sugar Molecule booklet highlights Frush research work
Dr Harriet Frush, daughter of Mrs Rose Frush of Pella, conducts high caliber work for the United States Bureau of Standards. A Sugar Research Foundation booklet titled The Sugar Molecule includes an article on tagged sugars used in studying carbohydrate metabolism. The Chronicle reprints introductory paragraphs noting Frush's role and Isbell collaboration in applying Kiliani cyanohydrin synthesis to prepare tagged radioactive sugars for biological research.
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Harriet Frush
United States Bureau of Standards
H. P. Lankelma
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Chronicle
Sugar Research Foundation, Inc
Wall Street
New York
Pella
Rose Frush
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Lankelma
Harriet
Bureau
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
Horace 8. Isbell
Harriet L. Frush
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