Soils District Commissioners' Conference Held in Cedar Rapids
The Sixth Annual Conference of Soil Conservation District Commissioners in Town closed in Cedar Rapids at 3:00 p m September 16. Over 300 attendees from 69 districts heard talks by national and state officials on soil conservation and public engagement. Awards and recommendations emphasizing education, publicity, and legislative liaison capped the event.
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Soils District Commissioners
Cedar Rapids
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
State Soil Conservation Committee
Ia Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Soil Conservation District
Town
San Es Portanio
Everett Mitchell
National Farm and Home Hear
Chicago
Wisconsin Soil Conservation Committee
Iowa Soil Conservation Districts
Iowa
Program For
Town Association of Soil Conservation District
Don Frakes
Woolstock
William Darbyshire
Rockwell City
William Mitchell
Grundy Center
A.J. Marken
Hampton
Informanr
van Meter
William Tell
Iowa Association
Louis Culver
Dunlap
Guy Wooster
Iowa Assn. of Soil Conservation District
E. C. Wickersham
Marshall
Edgar Hovey
Webster
Wm. Stanton
Jones
J. J. Boatman
Poweshiek
WMT
Ralph Wilcox
Correctionville
Mapleton
Ralph Long
Mount Ayr
J. C. Shaw
Wesley
Forrest Hill
Dysar
P. W. Spilman
Bloomfield
Garland Byrnes
Dorchester
Arthur Satterlee
Independence
Roy White
Salem
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Clinton
Herbert Schmidt
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
George Ver Steeg
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Ed Baur
Iowa District Commissioners As
Good Management Secret of Schippers Success with Hogs
Francis Schippers, a young Pella area farmer, details his hog-raising methods that yielded 193 pigs born in April and 130 sold at an average 214 pounds by Sept 13. He emphasizes careful sow handling, early feeding, group housing, clean water, and nutrition planning, crediting these practices for a profitable hog program. He is a member of the Pella Veterans' class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Schippers
Pella
Francis
Hampshire
Howard Becks
W. Terrill
Illinois Experiment Station
Conference Attendance Marks Best Soil Group Meeting Yet
Kenneth Wagner, Chairman of the Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee, praised the conference noting attendance, interest, and enthusiasm made it the most outstanding gathering this group has ever held.
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Kenneth Wagner
Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee
Rural youth invited to join Marion County 4-H clubs
Marion County 4-H announces open membership for rural boys and girls aged 10 to 21. County Extension Youth Assistant Dwaine Hackett says 4-H is an educational program that teaches by doing, with members joining a local club, selecting a project and participating in club activities.
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Marion County
Dwaine Hackett
County Extension
4-H Club Goals and Contact Guidance
The 4-H program aims for a well rounded set of activities through local club meetings projects activities and events. Emphasis varies by members age experience and interests with local club leaders or the County Extension Office able to provide contacts.
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County Extension Office
MARKET QUALITY EGGS FOR BEST FALL EGG PROFITS
Iowa State College extension poultrymen say fall egg profits depend on handling to keep eggs top quality for market. Proper storage and care aim to maximize returns as prices favor quality.
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Towa
Extension Poultrymen
Iowa State College
New Books On Conservation Issued To Marion Schools
Marion County pioneers soil conservation work in Iowa prepare a school workbook for upper grades. The Marion Soil Conservation District Forest Kohrt extension service and county schools superintendent developed materials to supplement state curriculum. Workbooks go to schools in October with township winners competing for a county prize.
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Marion County
Pioneer
Iowa
Marion Co. Soil Conservation District
J. Lyman Eells
Forest Kohrt
County’ Superintendent of Schools
Marion
Conservation District
State Department of Public Instruction
Townships
Iowa Highways Echo Human Drive Disasters
A summer of odd road incidents in Iowa showcases driver errors and quirky mishaps. A lane painting campaign meets a wandering motorist crashing a worker’s lane work, a small town fire engine test ends in collision, and a sun blinded driver causes a rear crash while his wife scouts ahead. Two patrolmen encounter a car door lifting to reveal a mouse near the emergency brake, and an Iowa lawyer defends a man who struck a parked car, defending his own client’s case.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Minister A W McBlain suffers broken hip after fall
At Grinnell Rev. Mr. A W McBlain helped his wife move furniture when a davenport slipped a stair and toppled over the railing. The 84 year old minister sustained a broken hip.
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Grinnell
A. W. McBlain
Ainay
County Prize at Marion County Fair
Contestants vie for a county prize with a beautiful Iowa Classroom Flag as the reward. Judging will take place at the Marion County Fair.
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Iowa
Marion County Fair
Lake Nojiri vacation note from Belle Bogard in Japan
Belle Bogard writes from Lake Nojiri Nagano Prefecture August 1962 describing a peaceful summer with fellowship at the lake visits from people across Japan. She notes language study and recreation, plans a fifth year of work, and hopes for furlough including a possible Europe trip on a cheap British liner.
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Belle Bogard
Lake Nojiri
Japan
Board of Foreign Missions
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Misa Bogard
Nagano Prefecture
Tokyo
Miford
Jay Miss Kuriyamer
Nannie
Oreo
Peon
Seation
Europe
Uncle Sam Takes Big Bite Out of The Iowa Tax Pie
A 1961 Iowa tax breakdown shows per capita costs of 889 dollars for federal taxes, 66 dollars for state taxes, and 71 dollars for local taxes. Federal take amounts to 24 percent of average income, while local levies exceed state taxes in burden. Per capita income in Iowa in 1960 was 1 417 dollars, with 1950 figures used for year-to-year comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Iowa
U. S. Department of Commerce
Des Moines Infant Remains in Hospital as Mother Contracts Illness
A Des Moines case reports a 19 month old boy admitted to Blank Hospital after an incident involving police. Grinnell mother Mrs. Rowland Chase also contracted the disease days later. Both patients are listed in satisfactory condition.
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Blank Hospital
Des Moines
Polie
Grinnell
Rowland Chase
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