Woden PTA Meeting Highlights Community Activities
The Woden area PTA met at the Legion Hall on November 19 with the pledge and Star Spangled Banner. Dr. Camp spoke on Cub Scouts. Dr. Warner Westly discussed child trust. A polio film was shown. Thanksgiving guests gathered at the Ed Downs home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Legion Hall
Frank Green
Forest City
America
Ernest Gerdes
Ed Downs
Wesley
Kanawha
Leo Young
Garner
Gerald Studer
Mason City
Elroy Hanna
Hospital At
Buffalo Center
Brian
Brenda
Hannas
Doreen Tegtmeyer
Livermore
California
Albert City
Carl Marker
Earl Tweet
Dick Hart
John Brunsen
Henry Bode
Home Kitchen Care Tips and Practical Tricks
Three B aluminum pans with darkened exteriors can be refreshed using silver cream polish. A food chopper avoids denting counters when foam padding rests at the table edge during clamping. Warming salad oil and brushing bread boards helps prevent cracking, then wipe excess after standing overnight.
Savory Spinach Recipe With Olives And Cheese
A four serving spinach dish blends thawed spinach butter salt tomato juice and grated American cheese with chopped ripe olives. Heat spinach drain add cheese till melted then serve. Also tips on cleaning glassware and storing decorative pieces.
Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Prizes Mentioned
Mrs. Harry Quinn J C Helm and Mrs Dale Rittenhouse receive prizes at three tables. Dr and Mrs W L Tindall depart Monday for Phoenix to spend winter with relatives. Arlys Rittenhouse Ft Dodge and Joan Rittenhouse Mason City return home to celebrate Thanksgiving with their parents Mr and Mrs Dale Rittenhouse. Also present were Mr and Mrs Ted Gerdes Ronald of Clear Lake Mr and Mrs Bernard Ludeking Mason City and Robert Jensen of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Quinn
J. C. Helm
Dale Rittenhouse
W. L. Tindall
Phoenix
Arizona
Arlys Rittenhouse
Ft. Dodge
Joan Rittenhouse
Mason City
Ted Gerdes
Ronald
Clear Lake
Bernard Ludeking
Robert Jensen
Wedding of Richard Hodson Noted by Extended Family
The Hodson wedding at Grundy Center involved relatives Dougherty Giesking Helm Hoff and S J Hoff. An infant illness prompted a Des Moines hospital visit for the Stecker child. Rev J VandenHoek to lead Christmas season worship at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Stecker
Farm Bureau Survey Reveals Decline in Outside Investors
Iowa Farm Bureau Research Department and County Farm Bureaus report 86 county study shows 15 percent of farm sales held by outside investors while 8.8 percent of buyers were outside investors. An outside investor is defined as a person living outside the local trading area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Research Department
Couny Farm Bureaus
Iowa Land Buyers and Sellers Study Highlights Investor Activity
Guy Gilchrist reports that 20.4 percent of buyers and 19.2 percent of sellers in a 1 311 sale survey across 86 counties were local investors. The study shows 35.1 percent of farms sold were investor owned and investment motives dominate, while aging owner operators and estate settlements drive selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gilchrist
IFBF
Iowa
Gilchrist
Farm Bureau
Jerkin and Skirt Pattern No 1542 0 For Mix And Match
Separate sewing patterns promote mix and match outfits with jerkin and skirt sets. Includes sizes from 10 to 20 and photo guide. Also offers Noodlework Pattern No 247 A pillow kit with embroidery directions. Send 35 cents for jerkin set and 25 cents per needlework pattern to Audrey Lane Bureau, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorkin
Audrey Lane
Dept
Adam Street
Chicago
Farm Shorts and Seasonal Trapping Update
County Extension Director Dean L. Barnes notes extension staff will attend the Ames conference December 3–6 to refresh agriculture and home economics knowledge. Iowa hog market forecasts, cattle slaughter trends, and the 1956 57 trapping seasons across species are summarized. Winslow of Belle Plaine earned a 23 karat gold pass for 50 years as a railroad scale inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Conservation Commission
Mississippi
Towa
Moon
Wm. Winslow
Belle Plaine
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Corn Yield Winners Named in Algona Area Contest
The Algona Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs announced winners of the county corn yield contest at a Farmers banquet. Art Peterson Tifonka led with just over 120 bushels per acre, Harvey C. Larson Armstrong topped with 121 plus bu, with others including Charles , Henry Eggerth Swea City Ralph Reding Ottosen Allit Foertsch Wesley and Gerald Franks Irvington. Rain favored the north end while the south produced strong yields despite hail and dryness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Art Peterson
Tifonka
Harvey C. Larson
Armstrong
Charles
Henry Eggerth
Swea City
Ralp Reding
Ottosen
Allit Foertsch Wesley
Gerald Franks
Irvington
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E. J
H.1. Torgersen
Bam Street
Titonka
Swan Furniture Funeral Home
Kenneth W. Swan
L. A. Winkel
Hutchison
Algona
John J. Lesiak
H. W. Miller
Dr. Sawyer
Harmouken
Sherman Nursery
Charles City
James K. Hill
Titonea
L. L. Snyder
Tigges
Louie H. Heir
Woen
Ervin
Jerome
Halvorson
Woden News
Siield
H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Hotel
Hoffmann
Hoffman’s Surgical Appliance CO
Minn
Nike
Devries Auction Sales
Tuel
Devries Auction CO
Tindall
J. VandenHoek
Presbyterian Church
John Rudisill
Clarion
Lloyd Rudisill
Lydia Grunewald
Biustroms Furniture
Biustroms Furniture Company
Ris-Van See
Richard Isebrand
Reader's Digest
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
Sby
Doator
Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse
Interstate Power Office
Uve
Ches Tall
Farm Shorts
Dean L. Barnes
San Santa Claus
Iowa Crop & Farmers
Iowa State College
Titonea Locker
Titonka Lockers
Russ Krominga
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