Governor Proclaims April Cancer Control Month in Iowa
Des Moines March 29 1951 Governor William Beardsley signed a proclamation declaring April Cancer Control Month and urged Iowans to learn cancer facts and support the 1951 Cancer Crusade drive. He cited improved early detection reducing deaths, noted ACS efforts, and praised state programs including breast self-exam education, state funds for cancer research at the University of Iowa, nurses scholarships, and the free New Horizons magazine reaching 160 000 homes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William 8. Beardsley
Towans
American Cancer Society
Towa
ACS
Iowa State Medical Society
Iowa Department of Health
State University of Iowa
NEW Horizons
Universal Training Debate and Draft Bill Outcomes
Senate passage of S. 1 the draft bill prompts House action after Easter recess. The bill, expiring without new legislation, faces changes such as age of induction and service length. An amendment for universal military training was defeated while a 4 million man cap was adopted.
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Congress
Senate
House
Jim Whalen Describes Camp Life At Fort Hood
Jim Whalen writes from a vast base noting 5500 buildings and 175000 acres, compares size to North Fort Hood, and recalls bivouac camping with friends from Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin. He explains bivouac basics and jokes about long hours while promising a return home in about three weeks.
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Patton
Fort Hood
Bivoac
Frank Munch
Chariton
Robert Hobschal
Westfield
Wisconsin
Clarence Kemp
Detroit
Michigan
Sargeant Pinch
St. Joseph
Duane Westbrook
Newton
Iowa
Sargeant
Jim Whalen
Spring Mobilizes Farm Production for 1951 Boosts
County Extension Director A L Brown urges farmers to adopt recent farm production advances this spring to raise 1951 yields. He highlights high germination cleaned seed, optimal seeding rates, insect and weed control, legume integration with oats, and inoculation for soybeans. Brown notes 4 to 5 kernels per hill on rich Iowa soils may lift corn yields and suggests the Corn Yield Test report for hybrids suited to the area.
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A. L. Brown
Iowa
Brown
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