Virginia Wall of Fame honors Snead and Parker
Sammy Snead and former All American and pro football star Clarettos Ace Parker were named to the Virginia Wall of Fame. John Watkins, a 22 year old right hander with a 25 11 record for the Orlando Fliers, is tagged a real ace by the Washington Senators. Babe Zaharias receives the 1955 Birth Shalom National Sports Award for contributions to sports. The USGA girls junior golf championship is set for Heather Downs CC Toledo Ohio August 27 31. Derby history notes near miss by Nashim and Native Dancer. Carl Furillo criticizes dirty play as a factor in juvenile delinquency.
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Sammy Snead
Clarettos
Ace) Parker
Virginia Wall of Fame
John Walkins
Orlando
Washington Senators
Shalom
Babe Zaharias
U.S.G.A
Heather’ Downs
Toledo
Ohio
Jetter N.nashim
Carl Furillo
Portland Progress Club meeting and community notes
The Portland Progress Club met March 22 at the home of Mrs. Tom Trenary with about twenty five members and one guest. The program featured a lesson on care of new fabrics. Upcoming meeting is April 9 at Mrs. Virgil Schrader’s home. Numerous visits and social events with local families and WSCS activities are listed, including baptisms and hospital visits.
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Portland Progress Club
Tom Trenary
Earl Shipler
Harold Becker
Bill Trenary
Earl Zwilefel
Victor Fitch
Johnson House
Algona
Dwight Ruse
Otto Reutzel
Darwin
Danise
Leo Harris
Colllens
Iowa
Karene
Judy
George Hix
Chester Fitch
Charles Diebler
P. W. Hansen
Arnold Danielsen
Lawrence Miller
Earl Zwiefel
Liosyd Bartlett
Hazel Carroll
Glen Larsen
Bernard
Chas
Dick Furst
Humboldt
Robert Sarchet
Barbara Hicfe
Burt
Jessie Sarchet
Roy Sarchet
Clarence Priebe
Bernard Phelps
Cora Staw
Bertha Staw
St. Ann’s Hospital
Chas Phelps
Leonard Daniels
Roy Fitch
Floyd Gardner
Orla Zwifel
Four Corner
Portland
Portland Community Hall
Flossie Bartlett
Farm price split shows middlemen gain as farmers shrank share
Ezra Taft Benson leads separate probes into why the farmer’s share of the food dollar has fallen to 741 cents while the housewife’s costs rise. The breakdown shows 18 cents to the grocer, 34 cents to the wholesaler and processor, 7 cents for transport, and 41 cents to the farmer, with small profits for each middleman. Freight rates climb, and chain stores expand, while farmer earnings are unclear.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Food industry profits rise as middlemen and consumers drive costs
The piece argues higher profits for processors and wholesalers due to consumer demand for better packaging and ready foods. It notes grocery stores now stock about 5,000 items, up from 1,000 twenty years earlier, and shows postwar net margins for bakeries, grain mills, and dairy firms around 12–13 percent, with meat packers near 2.1 percent and overall processor margins near 2 percent of sales.
Hostess Lineup For Mrs. Fitch Event Cited
A fragment shows Mrs Victor Fitch named as hostess while a wife quips about her husband’s changing tastes over beans across days from Monday to Thursday, highlighting domestic humor.
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Victor Fitch
Higher Production Level Ups Returns for Iowa Dairymen
Iowa State College extension dairy man Robert Fincham outlines the Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement program aims to raise production per cow rather than total output. He notes higher milk and butterfat yield improves net returns and highlights the growing use of artificial insemination, with 311,000 cows bred last year and artificial daughters outperforming dams by substantial margins.
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Robert Fincham
Iowa State College
Iowa
Fincham
Old hunting and fishing licenses expire March 31
The State Conservation Commission reminds hunters and anglers that the 1955-56 licenses expire March 31 and become void afterward. Licenses are available from county recorders and various depots. Resident fishing licenses are required for males 18 and over, and women 16 and over for state lakes. hunting licenses are required for all hunters, with landowners and their children allowed to hunt on private land without a license.
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State Conservation Commission
Hartley couple marks 60th wedding anniversary
40th Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hennings of Hartley recently celebrated sixty years of marriage with family and friends gathering to honor the milestone.
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Adolph Hennings
Hartley
Northwest Boat Show Opens With 10 Day Run In Minneapolis
The 23rd Northwest Boat Sports and Travel show begins Friday March 30 at the Minneapolis auditorium for a 10 day run. Doors open 6 pm Friday and 1 pm daily thereafter, with stage shows at 3 30 and 9 30 pm. 300 booths display boats wildlife and fishing displays in 94 000 square feet. New acts include The Amandis troupe Craig's Chimpanzees and Loral Armstrong with wolf dogs.
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N.W
Northwest
Minneapolis
State Conservation Department
Phil D. Perkins
Sharkey
Amandis
Craig
Loral I Armstrong
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Hennepin County Historical Society
Water supply 18 guide in planning irrigation
Iowa State College extension engineer Ted Willrich advises timing irrigation readiness by July 1. Determine water source capacity before buying equipment. a well should yield about 10 gallons per minute per acre, with 700 gpm enough for 70 acres. Large ponds may irrigate 50–60 acres from a 10 acre reservoir, depending on runoff and well contribution. Water quality matters. test wells to avoid sand issues. Contact the Iowa Geological Survey for details.
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Ted Willrich
Iowa State College
Willrich
Iowa. Geological Survey
Iowa City
Iowa
Why Soybean Germination Tests Vary Across Labs
Seed germination results differ because testers must follow official procedures. Errors include selecting only perfect seeds to inflate percentages and counting abnormal seedlings as germinated. Proper practice classifies broken seeds as inert and counts only normal seedlings with healthy roots and leaves, ensuring fair results for buyers and sellers.
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Iowa State College
L. E. Everson
Association of Official Seed Analysts
Federal Seed Act
Everson
Iowa State College Seed Laboratory
Patience as Key to Preventing Orphan Lambs in Iowa Flocks
Iowa sheep raisers face yearly orphaned lambs. Animal husbandman Tom Wickersham suggests patience helps ewes accept or adopt lambs. Preventive lambing pens reduce separations of twins. If rejection occurs, dusting the lamb with ewe’s scent and gentle handling aids acceptance. a stepmother may be needed, though harder to obtain.
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Iowa
Tom Wickersham
Towa State College
Wickersham Iso
Wickersham
Wick
Nursing orphan lambs by hand feeding and care
A veterinary note explains raising orphans by hand when ewe milk is unavailable. Start with small bottles every two hours, near body temperature. Gradually increase amounts and reduce frequency as the lamb grows, keeping bottles clean and introducing creep feeding to encourage grain intake.
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Ersham
Wickersham
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