Cal’s comments on atomic science and aviation nostalgia
The excerpt surveys atomic progress and public reaction, noting uncertain fallout from hydrogen tests and the potential peace use of zirconium alloys. It voices calls for educational reform, tax amendments, and a lighthearted aviation anecdote about a Beechcraft rebuild by Melvin residents, with airport tales and local reflections throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Hiroshima
U. S
Lyle M. Spencer
Science Research Association
Walter Rogers
Texas
Marshall MacDufie
Soviet Union
Voice of
Americal
Demosthenes
Cicero
Catiline
Chicago
Boyden
Sibley
Tulip Time Traditions Bloom Across Pella and Orange City
The 1954 tulip festivals in Pella and Orange City extend a Dutch heritage begun in 1935. Plans trace early celebrations, postwar revival, and ongoing growth with bulb plantings, parades, queens, and Dutch cultural displays drawing visitors from across Iowa and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ver Steeg
Pella
Lewis W. Hartley
L. B. Wormhoudt
Tunis Kempkes
Netherlands
Edward Fisher
Edward Bolluyt
Orange City
Bolluyt
Lowan
Towa
History notes Iowa's early 1900s self destruction issue
State Historical Society files reveal a rise in death by own action in Iowa during the early 1900s when automobiles were rare. Laudanum and carbolic acid caused many deaths, newspapers printed antidotes, and ads urged Electric Bitters for first thoughts of self destruction. By 1930 economic hardship correlated with higher suicide rates, with 471 reported in that year versus 339 in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Loyalty Certificates To Army Reservists In Iowa
New loyalty certificates have been sent to every commissioned and warrant officer of the Army Reserve in Iowa. Colonel John N Green announced the policy requires signing and oath about association with subversive organizations. Officers not in a Reserve unit receive by mail, others get forms from USAR Advisor offices. Returns are due by May 14, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Army
Army Reserve
State of
Iowa
John N Green
USAR
Iowa Military District
Gruber Street
Des Moines
Country Meeting of The American Legion Held May 13
The American Legion and Auxiliary announce a country meeting on Thursday May 13 at 8 p.m. in the Hospers school auditorium. The event invites members and the community to participate in local Legion activities and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary Country Meeting
Hospers School
Boys Seek Shaving Lotion That Smells Like Money
A quirky trend notes boys pursuing a shaving lotion with a scent described as money. The piece highlights a humorous consumer craze, naming vendors and brands tied to the humorous quest.
Twelve Die in Iowa Lakes and Streams This Spring
A mid April tally reports twelve drownings in Iowa lakes and streams. Three were children in small boats or rafts and five were adults who ignored boating safety. The warning urges staying with the boat, wearing life jackets, using seaworthy vessels, and avoiding panics or overloading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Farm Outlook Sees More Empty Feed Lots In 2024
Iowa farmers report 2 percent more empty feed lots on April 1 than a year earlier. Cattle on feed fell 16 percent last January, while fed cattle marketings rose only slightly. Weather and late marketings will mainly shape summer and fall prices. dry conditions could trigger pasture burn and steeper drops in grain-fed cattle prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hunter
Iowa State College Farm
Hunter
Dance studio sign proclaims boosting confidence and humor
A studio sign promises confidence on the floor and a cheeky note about removing the pot, signaling a playful approach to dance lessons and social ease.
Reunited sisters and brothers recall 20 years apart
Mrs Audrey Virden of Leon was reunited with her brother on Good Friday after two decades apart. The siblings, once orphaned, had lost touch when the brothers went to an orphanage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Virden
Leon
Virden
Loges Receives 7 Day R and R in Kobe Japan
Army Private Elmer Loges 23 son of Mr and Mrs Herman Loges Boyden Iowa spent seven days rest and recuperation in Kobe Japan He is stationed in Korea as an ammunition bearer in the 2d Infantry Division 38th Regiment Loges entered the Army in December 1952 and arrived overseas last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Elmer Loges
Herman Loges
Boyden
Iowa
Loges
Korea
2D Infantry Division
Boyden Student Earns State Music Contest Ratings
Miss Janice Smit of Boyden received a 1 rating in the vocal division and a 11 rating in the piano division at the state music contest held last week in Perry Iowa. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Smit and is also noted as an accomplished pianist.
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Boyden High School
Perry
Ray Smit
Boyden
Janice
Co op progresses on fertilizer warehouse project
The local Co op Association shows initial steps in building a fertilizer warehouse delayed by wet weather but planned for operation soon to serve farmers. The cooperative elevator earns praise for its progressive building program and growth of the business to its current level.
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Co-op
Local patients recover after surgeries at Sheldon Hospital
Miss Joan Van Velzen had an appendectomy last Thursday at the Sheldon hospital and returned home Monday morning. Mr Martin Van Aalsberg also left Sheldon hospital last week after several days of care and recovery at the same facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan van Velzen
Sheldon Hospital
Martin van Aalsberg
Notice of Hearing on Boyden School District Enlargement
Public notice from Sioux County Iowa seeks objections to enlarging and reorganizing the Independent School District of Boyden. The described 54 square mile district sits within Sheridan Capel Lynn and Grant townships with a hearing set for May 26 1954 at 1 30 PM in Boyden High School gym. Objections must be filed as affidavits by noon on the hearing date.
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Independent School District
Boyden
Sioux County
Iowa
Charles H. Tye
Sheridan Township
Capel Township
Lynn Township
Grant Township
St. P.M
Ninety-Seven
Superintendent of Schools
Orange City
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Northwest Iowa
Witchita
Walter Beech
America
Byron Niewendorp
Melvin
Ray Porth
Sanborn
Byron
the Palimpset
Popular History Monthly
George Ver Steego
Treneman
The
City
Iron Man
Mike, Eder
Strawberry Point
Grand Jury
Jackson County
Arthur Vogt
William Hodges
Neola
Minden
Clarence Rowland
Iowa Falls
Lela Graves
Dave Schiernbeck
Grave
Little Sioux
Missouri
Cresco
Walt Gleason
Milwaukee
Janice Smit
Chas. H. Tye
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