Track and Field and Football News from 1940s Era
Former Fordham star Tam Courtney, now in the Army, will run 1000 yards in the March 24 Chicago Daily News relays. Herb Nakken and John Coyne have signed Rams contracts. Jim Hearn won Calvacade golf with 238 total. Bob Lemon expects 200th Indians win. AAU Track and Field championships and Melbourne Olympic trials set for August 17-18 at Franklin Field. Red Weaver noted for long streak of extra punt kicks.
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Tam’ Courtney
Fordham University
Chicago Daily News
Herb Nakken
University of Utah
John Coyne
Clarion Pa
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Hearn
New York Giants
Bob Lemon
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Ponca City
Okla
J. BR
Red” Weaver
Centre
Meadow management for farmers emphasizes soil, seed, and grazing
Iowa State College agronomist E R Duncan outlines meadow practices for established legume seedings. He urges soil testing and top dressings of phosphate and potash, warns against overcutting alfalfa, recommends rotational grazing, and notes critical period between September 1 and frost for root reserve buildup and winter survival. He also adds poultry disease control guidance with brooder distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Duncan
Iowa State College
Duncan
Out on a Limb by Stumpy McCulloch
The column discusses the Kree Farm program started in 1941 and its rapid spread with over 606 farmers joining to conserve 17 million acres of forest. It shares a farmer’s humor about Ben Franklin and Franklin ideas, dog companions, and pruning timber to optimize growth and harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brady
Alabama
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Betsy
Pasture Fertilizer Boosts Lamb Production in Iowa Trial
Richard McWilliams of Iowa State College reports a three year southern Iowa trial showing lamb and mutton output from pasture alone nearly doubles when unimproved pastures receive phosphate fertilizer and are reseeded with lespedeza, without additional prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McWilliams
Iowa State College Extension Animal Husbandman
Iowa
Water and Drainage Meeting In Fort Dodge March 9
The seventh of eight district water and drainage meetings is set for Fort Dodge in the Federal Court Room on the Post Office second floor Friday March 9 at 1 30 p m. Wendell Pendleton of Storm Lake chairs the Water Rights and Drainage Law Study Committee and invites public attendance. The hearing aims to assess local needs and craft a legislative recommendation on long term water supply and drainage law.
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Water Ang
Fort Dodge
Federal Court Room
Post Office
Wendell Pendleton
Storm, Lake
Be Persistent In Child Punishment
The Jones family and Mrs. Harvey discuss who may discipline the Jones children during a neighborly visit. Mrs. Harvey offers to spank the children, but Mrs. Jones prefers that parents maintain control, guiding behavior and setting limits themselves to build trust and avoid fear of adults.
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Jones
Mrs. Harvey
Mrs. Jones
Baby Speech Development and Animal Temperature Range
The text notes babies begin with a first word around ten or eleven months and build vocabularies rapidly to 2,500 to 3,000 words by age six, with "mama" as a flexible early utterance. It contrasts human adaptability to temperature with sea animals, stating humans endure from 136 degrees above to 00 degrees below zero while many sea creatures tolerate only small changes.
Iowa unemployment payments rise in February
February unemployment payments in Iowa totalled 1,109,500 dollars, up 39 percent from January's 795,300 as winter grip keeps outside work minimal. Veterans compensation under aid provisions rose to 129,023 dollars, while federal civilian unemployment paid 7,252 dollars. Also noted: Montezuma rural mail carrier Paul Putman received a 25-year safe award after 600,000 miles driven and over 10 million pieces of mail handled. Iowa State College agronomists report 23 dry mixed fertilizer manufacturers in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Grip
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Commission
U. S. Congress
U. S. Department of Labor
Montezuma
Paul Putman
Putman
Revere
Crossword Puzzle Clue Scramble Across Fragmented Grid
Fragmented readable clues including terms like FoA ball shop digits and mixed language hints form a partial crossword puzzle readout with unclear entries. Down clues appear garbled listing general terms and partial phrases.
Artificially Bred Cows Boost Butterfat and Milk Output
Iowa State College researchers report artificial insemination matings yield daughters averaging 565 pounds more milk and 31.7 pounds more butterfat annually than dams. Data from 2,417 pairs in the Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement Association show daughters milking six days longer per year, suggesting improved herd productivity through high quality sire genetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Voeljer
Iowa State College
Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Voelker
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Parry O’brien
U. S. Airforce
New York
TRENC
Stumpy McCulloch
Saskatchewan
South Carolina
Titonka
Saveznow
Hamilton Hatchery
Titonka, Iowa
Franklin J. Meine
The
Extension Agronomists
Lenovo
Dwark Nage
Taos
Confederata General
Pepe
United
Ratte
Peltis
Alolel
Elmer Hewitt
Nora Springs
Elmer
Louis N. Bass
Bass
Midwest
H. L. Lantz
Farmers Elevator Co
American Cancer Society
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