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Titonka Topic

Location

Titonka, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

4

Eye on Corn Drying and Storage for Heating Aid

Agricultural engineer C H Van Vinck advises on corn moisture and storage amid warm spells. New April moisture limit for loans is 17 5 percent, prompting possible drying. Tests can be done at AAA offices, with ventilators and dryers as solutions, plus crib reorganization to improve air flow. Soybean acreage in Iowa rose from 700000 to about 1 5 million acres.

C. H. van, Vinck Town State College van Vinck Illinois Iowa van Vlack AAA

Treasury Ponders Disposal Of Odd Vault Collection

Washington officials examine a chaotic pile of unclaimed items from foreign service lives including a 10 karat collar button three hairpins and a rusty revolver. The Treasury lacks a law to auction mementos and old currencies from WWI or earlier, while guards and secrecy hinder access to safes and keys.

Washington, D. C Treasury Department Treasury Building State Department Treasury

Pope Declares Peter Buried Under St. Peter's Cupola

Pope Pius told about 6,000 Rome students that the Apostle Peter is buried under the cupola of St. Peter's Church in the Eternal City. He cited archaeological evidence and noted the disclosure could have waited until next Christmas Eve Holy Year. He urged study of Latin as a key to history and called for young people to prepare for responsible offices.

Uae Pius Rome Peter St. Peter's Church St. Peter's

Neighbors' Charity Sacks Wales Postmistress

In Wales Wisconsin the postmaster position for Hazel B Mason ends after local charity packages raise annual receipts for the fourth class post office beyond the limit. Wales moves to third class triggering a competitive civil service exam. Mason 19 years in office announces vacancy and invites examination with likely little to no contest.

Wales Wis Hazel B. Mason Waukesha Europe

Aged Woman Leaves Half Million Treasure in Akron

In a hotel room the estate of Miss Frances Louise Butler uncovered more than 500000 in assets. Government bonds, diamonds and other valuables were found wrapped in newspaper and in dresser drawers. Butler died of pneumonia in City Hospital and left no will. An antique singer once, she is linked to President McKinley’s wake through a Cincinnati NY opera memory.

Akron Ohio Frances Louise Butler City Hospital W. A. Woodling New York Misa Butler J! al Crist Cincinnati New York Opera McKinley White House

Bees Air-Condition Hives By Controlling Temperature

Harrisburg report cites Prof. E. J. Anderson of Pennsylvania State College stating bees keep hive core at 86 degrees Fahrenheit during winter even when outside temperature drops to zero. Humidity stays 65 to 80 percent inside, stable despite external changes. He warns beekeepers not to open hives unless essential to care for the colony.

Harrisburg E. J. Anderson Pennsylvania State College Anderson

Rabbits and Other Pests Plague Australian Farming Costs

Australia bears annual losses near two million dollars from rabbit plagues though skins and carcases sold to the United States yield about 46 million dollars yearly. The piece notes pests from dingoes to lantana and water hyacinth choking rivers, with historical arrivals like burr and bulbul, illustrating the ecological and economic strain on agriculture.

Sidney Australia United States Manchester Guardian Nature NASA Commonwealth Swan Creek New South Wales Bathurst Burr Val. 1 Paraiso

Egyptian Necklace to Join Memorial Library Collection

The Friedsam Memorial Library at St Bonaventure College acquires a 3400 year old Egyptian necklace once owned by Queen Hatshopsitu. The double circlet of beads, with a short pendant, accompanied by an authentication document, arrived via the procurator general of the Franciscan Order in Rome.

B.C Hatshopsitu Makeri Thutmosty II Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Roma

School News Highlights From Middle Grades

Continued front page notes show weekly classroom activities across grades. Arithmetic topics included long division measures used by a cook. spelling lists earned many perfects. first graders completed unit two Our Friends At Work. hatchery visit yielded nine chicks. Easter egg dying and art crafts noted. Fifth and fourth grades report poetry book covers and electricity experiments as well as colonial history and language focus.

Robert Ronald Caral Frank Patsy Bonnie Betty Kenneth Keith Ardith Sally Sylvia Sandra Verna Beverly Edith Lenora Delilah Judy Kenneth H Brent Bruce Allen Gary Jimmy David Douglas Sharon Clarence Kenneth Carlson Kenneth Hansen Wayne Bartelt Harold Gockelman Gerald Bme Guire Richard Doughan David Rippentrop Roger Rippentrop Russell Sonnenberg Lee Stockwell Gerald Welhausen Roth Boyken Lary Carlson Norma Gerdis Gracie Heifner Doris Hipp Joyce McGuire Judith Meyer Sharon Smith Rite Klocke Twe

Norway unit and classroom activities described

The text lists students and teachers in a geography and science unit on Norway and machines, spelling progress, birthday celebrations, charity tokens, and garden notes. It mentions a hatchery visit, new library and bat, and the Iowa State agronomist HH. D. Hughes recommending soil and planting methods with a coulter packer or corrugated roller.

HH. D. Hughes Iowa State College Agronomist

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