Whistling Swans Draw Bird Lovers to Union Slough
Summer arrivals of white pelicans and prominent Whistling Swans attract attention as Rev. Rehwinkel Jim Liljedahl Max Galdman and Robert Liljedahl report sightings. Swans weigh up to twenty five pounds with seven foot wingspans and winter in Florida or Louisiana while nesting near the Arctic circle. Union Slough wildlife preserve offers a haven for woodland shore water birds and several four footed animals though currently less visible. An ideal late day drive is suggested for midwest bird fans seeking rare seasonal views.
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B. H. Rehwellin
Eoma
Jim
David
Robert Liljedahl
Max Galdman
Florida
Louisana
Arctic Circle
Union Slough
Midwest
Deportations Follow Theft of Clothes Salts at Osceola
Four Mexicana were deported after stealing nine salts of clothes at Osceola. Immigration officials intervened and sent the aliens back to Mexico. The state mourns oldest resident Louise Schrader who died at Ladora at age 97. Her husband died in 1824.
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Osceola
Mexico
The
Louise Schrader
Ladora
Physical pains as warning signals and when to seek help
The article explains that pains signal possible disorders and urges consulting a physician for persistent headaches backaches and stomach pains. It warns against overuse of painkillers and notes causes from eye and sinus issues to appendicitis and ulcers. Seek medical advice if pains persist or recur.
Wildlife on Union Slough Near Seasonal Peak
Water birds gather in large numbers at Union Slough during the seasonal high point. Ducks and many species linger through spring and summer while others, including mudhens, stay longer as temporary residents before resuming their northward migration. Herons and bitterns are just arriving in smaller numbers.
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Union Slough
Wool payment may be 40 percent of sales price
Incentive payments under the government wool program for the marketing year ended March 31 may average around 40 percent of the average price growers received for their wool. So far 550 applications have been filed in the Algona county ASC office. Producers must file by month end for sales completed by March 1. The 1955 marketing year averaged 44 cents per pound grease basis, with final reports not expected to change this significantly.
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Virgil L. Rohlf
Kossuth County
ASC
Woo
Algona
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