Local Happenings Share New Year Visits and Moves
The Forest Rode family hosted guests, and many locals were visited or hosted for New Year gatherings. Others moved or traveled including Eldon Attig to Titonia and family open houses for Wilbur Willis before his military service. A Good Will truck donation drive is planned for Titanica January 17 with emphasis on lib eral contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Titanica
John Tjarks
J. E. Albertson
Albertson
Wilbur Willis
Forest Willis
Mason City
Armed Service
Des Mones
San Diego
Cows Chewing Wood Signals Mineral Deficiency Says ISU Expert
Iowa State College extension dairy man Floyd Arnold warns that cattle chews on boards indicate mineral shortages. He advises farmers to test forage and supply minerals to prevent health and production problems in herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disk Downs
Cedar Falls
Town State College
Bob Downs
Morningside College
Shoux
Floyd Arnold
Extension Dairy
Iman
Iowa State College
Corn Cribs Offer Temporary Storage for 1948 Harvest
Temporary or semi permanent corn cribs provide storage when fields overflow. Tips from Successful Farming cover site selection, flooring above ground, ventilation through open wall areas, strong vertical sides, and a weather resistant roof to protect the corn and aid drying.
Earthworm Helpers in Soil Management Benefit Yields
U S Department of Agriculture researchers at Belleville Maryland measured fertilizer effects with and without earthworms. Fertilizer raised hay yields by .52 tons per acre with worms present, versus .28 tons without. An earthworm census showed five times as many worms per acre in a three year crop rotation as in continuous row cropping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bellevile, Md
Medical Consultant Tells How to Treat Common Cold
A medical consultant states rest in bed remains a sane, effective relief for colds and warns against unreliable remedies. He notes the common cold costs the U.S. billions annually and stresses symptom relief, steam inhalation, and cautious fluid intake. Rest and avoiding dehydration are advised, with limited use of alcohol and cathartics for uncomplicated cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
United States
Coinson
Statisticians Forecast Decline In Divorce Rate
Statisticians forecast a continued decline in divorce rates in the near future. In 1948 2.0 per 1,000 population, down from 3.4 in 1947 and 4.4 in 1946, with highest rates in Nevada Florida Idaho Texas and Arkansas and lowest in Eastern states from Vermont to Delaware. They caution the downturn may be temporary, not a permanent reversal of the postwar rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York State
Enoch Arden
Nevada
Florida
Idaho
Texas
Ahara
Arkans
Arkansas
Vermont
Delaware
South Carolina
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Threat to Lumber Supply From Sapwood Decay Risks
Forest pathologists of the U S Department of Agriculture warn sapwood in second growth stands is far more rot-prone than heartwood. Lumber from young trees or centers of old trees is vulnerable to fungi, raising problems for builders especially in basements or lacking structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Canada’s oil self sufficiency seen rising rapidly
Canada drastically reduced oil imports from two percent to near self sufficiency within a few years as production around Edmonton nears 100000 barrels per day. By 1958 oil from domestic sources could meet the prairie needs and likely expand to cover the rest of the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Edmonton
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Sound proofing and acoustic materials rise in use
Sound waves reflect off hard surfaces and bounce around rooms. Absorbent highly porous acoustical materials trap the initial impact, reducing rebounds. Offices homes and public places increasingly install sound proofing to cut noise.
Heel Flies Distress Cattle in Pastures and Water
Dr. N D Levine, parasite specialist at the University of Illinois, explains heel flies cause cattle distress by scaring them and forcing weight loss as they move across pastures or stand in ponds. The flies do not bite, but their presence prompts cattle to flee and expend energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Levine
University of Illinois
Cawa
Chimney Construction Tips For New And Existing Work
Advice on chimney safety and construction covers three points. Use fireclay mortar for all masonry chimneys. Use cement mortar for joints in the flue lining and masonry. Extend the chimney foundation to the ground and keep woodwork away from the chimney at all points. For existing chimneys, follow appropriate retrofit guidance.
Winter stalk chopper helps kill corn borers
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson says stalk choppers can reduce corn borers by about 50 percent during frozen ground winter months when no snow is present. Disk plots yield similar results, though disks cannot be used on frozen ground. The method won’t wipe out borers but offers a workable reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Iowa State College
Robert Brown
Kansas City
I. E. Wortman
Ali
Hip Bershman
Joe
Lucretia Clapper
Eugene Newell
Sioux Center
Hio
Albert Werenga
Cinda Joy
Dolmage Hospital
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Walter Haack
Raymond Bartlett
Algona
Lloyd Bartlett
Park Hospital
Frank Mehlon
Blue Island, Il
Harry
Marlin Albertson
Forest City
Rev. J. E. Albertson
Fred. Adamson
the Park Hospital
Forest Rode
Forest Jr
Alfred
J. A. Intermill
K. W. Swan
Harold Gartner
Katie Rode
Wm. Schutter
Henry Franzen Jr
Diers
Paul Christ
Lakota
Carol Haack
Anna Alke
New Years Day
John Alke
George Alke
Janice
Bud
Neal Michaelsen
Louis Seegebarth
Lone Rock
Mary Alice
Guttenberg
Alton Schwandt
Wartburg Seminary
F. H. Bresster
Wayne, Nebraska
Chase Reeds
Billie Lee Copas
Jake Whitehurst
Ventura
Jan
Frank Fisher
Alvin Honken
Louis Huber
Buffalo Center
Lou
John Huber
Lenus Isebrand
Raleigh Pannkuk
Minnesota Lake, Minn
LeRoy Pannkuk
Minneapolis
Sever Pannkuk
Woolstock
James McColley
Ralph Reder
Oscar Correl
Alexandria, Minn
Correl
Reder
Jim
Gerald Perude
Canny Carson
Cole
Dows
Perdue
California
Jennie Alice
Alke
Will
Ralph Alexander
Johnnie
Schaller
Ralph
Peterson Building
Carl Veer
Estherville
Howard French
Jean
Arizona
Herb Potters
Norfolk
Nebraska
Eldon Attig
Titonia
Chase Reed House
Creamery
Eldon
J. R. Schutter
Wilbur
Mrs. Willis
Julian
Julie, Chrischilles
Algona Advanca
Titonica
Julie
Thea
Chrischilles
Julius
Chrischilles & Herbst
Theodore Chrischilles
Senus Isebrand
Morris Isebrand
Eldon Gross and Allen
Richard Isebrand
Michael
Raleigh Pannhuk
Merri
James
Minnesota Lake
Minn
Everett Sleper
Slough Bridge
Iowa
Henman Pannkuk
Elmore
Minnesota Lakes
Lois Peterson
Titonka Savings Bank
Tyke Theatre
Anhd
East Side
West Side
Barbara Stanwyck
van Heflin
James Maso
Daniel Boone
Bomba
Ciry
Winchester
James Stewart
Shelly Winters
Steven McNally
Igc
Callies Bros
Bonacker
U-Save Food Market
Titonka
Devries Sales CO
Swan Furniture Funeral Home —Ambulance
Kenneth W. Swan
Delver Paryecla
Sitaws Barber Shop
Modern Cleaners & Tailors
Algona, Iowa
Mr. Farmer
Tilonka, K. & H
Bancroft
Burt
Davis Packing Co
Intermill’s
Bliss Coffee
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