Talent Show Returns at Sioux County Youth Fair
Sioux County Farm Bureau boards announce the second night talent show at the Sioux County Youth Fair outdoors with a backup at Sioux Center High School Auditorium in case of storm. Four events offer 20 15 10 and 5 prizes with adult and juvenile voice and instrumental acts, novelty acts, and a barbershop quartet competition open to all ages. Interested entrants send age and talent details to the Farm Bureau Office in Orange City, Iowa.
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Sioux County Farm Bureau Board
Sioux County
Sioux Center High School
Farm Bureau
Orange City
Iowa
Dairymen Warned Against Thyroprotein in Feed
Sioux County dairymen are cautioned about a feed containing thyroprotein, a drug said to stimulate milk flow. County Director Maurice Eldridge notes such drugs are forbidden in official record programs, while Floyd Arnold recalls past Iowa cases where the drug disrupted certification and later disappeared from feeds.
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Dairy Record Associations
Maurice Eldrigde
Iowa
Floyd Arnold
Extension Dairymen
Iowa State College
Dair
Local Social Visits Highlight Sheldon and area homes
Mr and Mrs Vernon Schemper and family of Sheldon visited the Bert Engelsman home Sunday evening. Numerous couples from Matlock Hull and Rock Valley stopped by various hosts this weekend. A KELO-TV guest Lenis Smid shared a word on the program. The note ends with a charity appeal to give a crippled child a chance and donate to Easter Seals.
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Vernon Schemper
Sheldon
Bert Engelsman
Elmer Anderson
Wm. Vagts
Lenis Smid
Co-op Lumber Yard
Kelo-Tv
Sioux Falls
Levenson Sets Home TV Rituals For Undisturbed Evenings
TV comedian Sam Levenson shares rules for relaxing at home to enjoy viewing. He cites comfortable dress and chair, and especially proper lighting using Luxtrol to control lamp brightness from reading level to dim cinema mode.
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Sam Levenson
CBS TV
Sam
Levensons
Finderskeepers Guide to Better Pictures
John Van Guilder urges photographers to use the viewfinder to frame scenes carefully. He offers tips on contrast, background clarity, air space above subjects, and avoiding clutter to ensure subjects are captured as the camera sees them. Practice improves results.
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John van Guilder
One of these days everything will be known
A cryptic line hints at a future revelation while noting the speaker and others may not witness it. It evokes a sense of inevitability and secrecy surrounding undisclosed facts or truths awaiting discovery.
New Finish Eases Upkeep Of Exteriors
Forest Products Laboratory Madison develops a one coat exterior finish that resists weather, adds wood grain beauty and lasts at least four years. The formula uses linseed oil mineral spirits burnt sienna color iron oxide and zinc stearate with caution for fumes. Applies to cedar redwood ponderosa pine exteriors for doors windows and siding.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Oats Planting Timing Key Revealed By Iowa Tests
Maurice Eldridge advises Sioux County farmers to seed oats as soon as a good seedbed is ready. Iowa State College trials in 1954 55 and 1956 show no yield difference for plantings from April 2 to 16, but delays after April 16 reduce yields by about 1 bushel per day until May 7 and nearly 2 bushels per day after May 7.
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Sioux County
Maurice Eldridge
Iowa State College
IPS Pays Taxes This Week in County
County Treasurer C E Balkema received a 23 928 03 payment from Iowa Public Service Company for the first half of 1956 taxes on its real and personal property in the county. IPS District Manager Pierce said total taxes for the year amount to 6 822 781, up from 4 627 866 five years ago, with property taxes rising from 1 680 056 to 2 679 840.
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C E Balkema
Iowa Public Service Company
IPS
Pierce
Sunday Visitors and Funeral Messages in Orange
Mr and Mrs John Ver Meer visited the Ger rit Van Klompenberg home in Orange on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs LaVern Wolff and Mrs Emil Wolff returned to Boyden after attending Ray Conlon's funeral in Wagner South Carolina. The week brought over an inch of moisture from recent snow storms.
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Norman Bell
Donald Davis
Waterloo
Hans Sorenson
John Brower
Primghar
John Ver Meer
Gerrit van Klompenberg
Orange
LaVern Wolff
Emil Wolff
Boyden
Wagner, S. C
Ray Conlon
Acreage Reserve Signups Reach 418 Contracts in County
On March 8 county offices processed 418 acreage contracts covering 7301 acres to be removed from corn production at a value of 328408.60 dollars. Farmers request an additional 5133 acres if funds allow, at 229838.40 dollars, with notification to follow from the state office. A notice urges women 18 to 55 to mail circulars to a Springfield Penn. address.
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Springfield
Penna
Local social notices from Sheldon and area events
Mesdames Sick Rowenhorst and Herman Meester attended a B and T Club gathering at the Wm Duistermier home in Sheldon. The Hummes joined the Vander Stowe sale at Hull and visited the John Humme home. Van Batavia and Steven of Kimble Minn visited Henry Huisenkveld and Louie Van Batavia hosted a Sunday gathering. Ray Smit’s visitors included Dale Merrill family and Ring Smit. Kruelen family visited Harold Kreykes in Hartley. Huisenkveld and Siederus-Sneller couples dropped by Ray Smit home. G E Wenden Broek Golden Wedding guests included John Ver Meer at Orange City. Elaine and Ronnie Rensink visited Worthington and Lyle Ver Hoef of Rock Valley. Mouws, Thelma and George drove to Sioux Center to see Bert Ver Sleeg and ate with Van Ase bree at Sioux Center. Easter Seal Society ad urges support for the oldest and largest voluntary agency serving the crippled.
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Wm. Mouw Thelma
George
Sioux Center
Bert Ver Sleeg
van Asebree
Easter Seal Society
Easter Seals Drive Aims To Aide Sioux County Children
Five thousand letters with Easter Seals were mailed to Sioux County families. The campaign seeks funds for a year of handicapped child support with a $1 to $2 per household goal to double the reach.
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Sioux County
Easter Seal Society
Trout On The Move From Drought In Iowa Streams
Northeastern Iowa trout surveys show drought may push trout from headwaters to larger downstream pools. Early electric shock surveys indicate headwaters lose capacity to hold trout while downstream populations persist. Commission biologists conduct annual trout inventory. first stocking of 1957 planned when roads and weather permit.
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Iowa
Conservation Commission
Beginner's Luck Tips for New Camera Owners
This piece advises new photographers to read the instruction booklet, study film package information, and handle cameras with care. It stresses knowing your camera’s limits, avoiding heat and dust, and consulting a dealer for clarification to prevent damage and improve results.
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Bill Moret
Wm Humme
Mrs. Durwool
Matlock
Herman Meester
Gerrit Brinkman
Dick Kruelen
Mrs
Larry Salmon
Wilbur Vander Tuvig
Sam Ver Hoef
John Vander Houte
Rock Valley
Jack Rensink
Les van Beek
Gerald van Es
Peggy
Johnathan van
Heron Lake Minn
Ray Smit
Bob den Hattog
Neal Houtsma
George Dickevers
Wm. Kwikkle
Sioux City
Billy Kwikkle
Levenson
Quopahet Guard
West Point
Pange
Chamber of Commerce
ASC
Mesdames
Rowenhorst
Wm. Duistermier
Lee
Wm. Humme
Vander Stowe
Hull
John Humme
Pete van Batavia
Steven
Kimble Minn
Henry Huisenkveld
Louie van Batavia
Dale Merrill
Mrs. Ring Smit
Arthur Kruelen
Harold Kreykes
Hartley
John Huisenkveld
John Siederus
Scott Sneller
G. E. Wenden Broek
Elaine
Ronnie Rensink
Worthington
Myra Harberts
Lyle Ver Hoef
Wits
Quapahot Guild
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