Insects Threaten Grain Stored on Farm
Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College warns stored grain faces major losses from insects. He notes 22 insect species attack Iowa grain, including rice weevil and Indian meal moth, especially in dirty or moist bins. He advises surface checks, possible fumigation with carbon tetrachloride mixtures, and using proper gas masks for large operations.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Towa
All Past Records Exceeded in 1949 Cancer Fund Drive
Iowa counties exceeded their 1949 cancer drive quotas with 79 meeting or surpassing targets and nine counties doubling them. Campaign chairman H. B. Hook announced the drive ended August 31 with $418,360.21 raised, a state record and 138 percent of the $301,900 quota. Nationally more than $14 million was contributed to fund research, education, and service.
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Towa
H. B. Hook
Mason City
American Cancer Society
Hook
Iowa
Town
South Carolina
Tennessee
Maryland
Near Million Bushel Space To Store Corn
The Marion County Agricultural Conservation Committee prepares to store corn under loan and purchase agreements. Nearly a million bushels of storage space available in five quonset storage units at the Marion County Fair Grounds. Sixty steel bins of 3 250 bushels each are being erected in four locations Melcher Otley Pleasantville and Tracy. Additional wooden bins totaling 20 3 200 bushels at Pella and 25 at Swan are planned.
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Marion County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Marion County Fair Grounds
Melcher
Otley
Pleasantville
Tracy
Pella
Swan
Storage capacity figures for county corn bins reported
The committee plans 83 steel bins of 3 260 bushels each to be delivered later. Pella Farmers Cooperative builds 10 000 bushel capacity bins and Bakker Rus erect for capacity. Total new plus old bin storage exceeds 921 000 bushels with old bins nearly full of newer corn.
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T Pella
Farmers Cooperative
Bakker
Rus
Knoxville Journal
Cheery Chix Will Represent Marion County at Waterloo
Jobyna Rankin and Alberta Woolsey of the Cheery Chix 4-H club will represent Marion County 4-H girls at the Dairy Cattle Congress on Wednesday October 5 at 2 30 p m presenting the demonstration Are you Yin or Are You Yang The girls will be accompanied by their leader Mrs Kenneth Wood and attended by their parents Mr and Mrs Lester Rankin and Mr and Mrs Burdette Woolsey
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Jobyna Rankin
Alberta Woolsey
Cheery Chix
Marion County
Kenneth Wood
Wm. Hardin Named Co. Representative Jr. Bar Association
William W. Hardin of Knoxville is named Marion County Representative of the Iowa State Junior Bar Association. The head of the association, Robert B. Throckmorton, announced the appointment in Des Moines. The role includes directing the Public Information program and arranging speakers for meetings and school partnerships in the Zeal for American Democracy initiative. Wiley K. Mayne of Sioux City serves as State Director of the program.
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William W. Hardin
Knoxville
Marion County
Junior Bar Association
Des Moines
Robert B. Throckmorton
Iowa State Junior Bar Association
Throckmorton
Iowa
National Director of Public Information
United States
Wiley K. Mayne
Sioux City
4-H Enrollment Drive Planned in Marion County
An enrollment planning meeting with leaders committee men and county officers outlined plans for October enrollment. They noted trends and displayed maps showing local clubs. Officials said Marion County has about 1800 eligible boys and girls while current 4-H membership sits near 450. The group decided to reward clubs achieving the largest percentage enrollment increase by year end and counted only members with projects.
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Marion County
Human Race Party Promotes 4-H Enrollment Week
The Human Race member invites a prospective member and parents to a party where the 4-H organization will be explained for new members. The event culminates enrollment week with a county wide party at Memorial Hall Knoxville on October 15 chaired by Dick Hudson.
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Memorial Hall
Knoxville
Dick Hudson
Bussey Man Improves Feeding With Soft Corn Mixture
Capper’s Farmer reports a method by Jack McConnell of Bussey using hammermilled soft corn mixed with alfalfa. Two bushels of corn to 100 pounds of well cured hay creates a balanced ration that holds up in heat, absorbing moisture and appealing to pigs calves lambs and chickens.
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Jack McConnell
Bussey
Towa
Capper
Farmer
McConnell
Farm
Long Trip by Two Minnesota Bicyclists
Two Minnesota youths completed a long bicycle journey covering Denver and Salt Lake City, across deserts to California and back through Arizona New Mexico. They averaged around 100 miles a day, with one tire costing about five dollars and a ten-gear setup enabling mountain climbs.
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Minnesota
Jewell
Denver
Salt Lake
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Cattle Buys Best in Autumn Says Extension Expert
Rex Beresford of Iowa State College argues autumn cattle purchases often yield better results than waiting for spring. Wintering costs, feed, and facilities affect profitability. calves and yearlings may be cheaper to buy in spring unless daily gains of 0.25–0.5 pounds are achievable. An example from 1945 Albia shows costs rising to 21 per hundredweight by May 1 after feed, death, and labor added.
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Gunderson
Rex Beresford
Iowa State Colley
Beresford
Iowa State College
Albia
Brownie the dog travels from Paris to Remsen by air and train
Brownie a French cocker spaniel flown from Paris to Chicago via New York then shipped by train to Remsen where she joined her former master Harry Johnson who first owned the dog in Paris on duty there and recently sent for her.
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Paris
Chicago
New York
Remsen
Harry Johnson
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Cancer Fund
Underwriters’ Laboratories
American Gas Association
Lennox
Kersbergen & Co
Pella, Lowa
Cee i
Waterloo
Lester Rankin
Mrs
Burdette Woolsey
Wm. Hardin
Jr. Bar Association
Goofrey M.gadget
oLty
Travalers Safety Service
van Dyk Funeral Home
Central College
The
Tours
Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Prn
Publishe! Fucury Deloverad
General Electric
General
Veenstra
Denadel Sales & Service
Washington St
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