Eagles Sign Two Rookie Halfbacks for 1955 Team
The Philadelphia Eagles signed two rookie halfbacks Ben Addiego of Villanova and Delano Womack of Texas. Addiego, a 1954 draft choice, will be discharged from the Marine Corps this summer. Womack was drafted this year. Bobby Collins, former Mississippi State quarterback and assistant coach, is new backfield coach for Colorado A&M. Hank Iba and Herb Kroden will conduct coaching clinics in Anchorage during July for Army basketball and boxing coaches. Sonny Jim Fitzsimmons, veteran trainer of Nashua, won The Sportsmanship Brotherhood award at a New York luncheon. Louise Brough will captain the U S Wightman Cup team at Wimbledon June 13-16. Japan's table tennis team has won the world men's team championship three years straight.
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Hank Iba
Oklahoma A. & M
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West Point
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Alaska
Army
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Sonny Jim" Fitzsimmons
Nashua
New York City
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
California
Britain
Japan
Iowa farmers lead nation with 7.1 billion pounds meat output
Iowa farmers produced over 7.1 billion pounds live-weight of meat animals, the largest in the nation, reflecting strong livestock production across the state. The figure highlights Iowa's prominence in meat agriculture and farm economy for the year.
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Iowa
Centenarian Miss Fannie Reichmann Dies at Toledo
Toledo resident Miss Fannie Reichmann aged nearly 100 died April 12. Born October 22, 1858, in Davenport, she was five months past her 100th birthday.
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Fannie Reichmann
Toledo
Miss Reichmann
Davenport
State Park Renamed to George Wyth Memorial Park
The former Josh Higgins State Park at Cedar Falls is renamed George Wyth Memorial Park following a May Commission decision. Wyth, Cedar Falls industrialist and park advocate, donated land and helped establish the park. a Cedar Falls delegation urged the change to honor his conservation contributions. The 419 acre Cedar Falls Lake area lies along the Cedar River and supports ongoing fisheries research and creel census efforts.
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Josh Higgins
Cedar Falls
Conservation Commission
George Wyth
Spirit Lake Reports Strong Walleye Fishing Season
Earl Rose, a Spirit Lake fisheries biologist, reports 12,298 walleyes caught from May 12 to May 81, underscoring excellent spring fishing. The Conservation Commission notes the high catch total reflects robust walleye activity this season.
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Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake
Commission
Spirit
Farm and Home Program Attracts Young Iowa Families
Younger farm families in 34 Iowa counties participate in the Farm and Home Development Program of Iowa State College Extension Service. Staff say most are just starting but show progress. The program offers ideas, information, and counsel while families work with extension help to plan and act on their own initiative. Families study problems in group meetings, attend tours and demonstrations, and hold consultations with extension workers.
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Iowa
Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service
Extension Service
Fertilizer is a Must, Agronomist Advises
E. R. Duncan, Iowa State College agronomist, says fertilizer is essential this year regardless of seedbed prep or rotation. He notes that moisture levels influence nitrogen sidedress and starter fertilizer may cover crop needs, with higher rates pending cultivation.
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E. R. Duncan
Iowa State College Agronomist
Towa
Duncan
New Sugar Act Helps Sugar Beet Growers
North Iowa beet growers welcome amendments to the Sugar Act signed by President Eisenhower on May 29 restoring domestic producers’ right to share in the market and extending the act to end 1960. The 1956 beet sugar quotas rise, but Iowa acreage won’t change this year as planting is done. A G Quamme of American Crystal Sugar Co Mason City says the law restores the industry’s right to grow with the nation.
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Eisenhower
United States
Towa
A. G. Quamme
American Crystal Sugar Co
Mason City
Sugar market protections shape U.S. policy and beet growers seek balance
The act allocates most of the U S sugar market growth to Cuba and domestic producers, with 55 percent supplied by U S beet and other growers in Hawaii Louisiana Florida and Puerto Rico. The measure marks a compromise between House and Senate versions after months of advocacy by growers in Minnesota and Iowa and other sugar regions. Wool maggots threaten Iowa sheep health amid warm months. entomologist Earle Raun urges shearing removing matted wool around tails and wounds and applying approved smears to prevent infection and promote healing.
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Iowa State College Extension
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