Portland area social notes and farm changes dated segment
A Portland region item lists Billy Tjaden moving to the Dickmayer farm on March 1, with a year of farming ahead. Numerous visits and family news follow, including illnesses and injuries, births, travels to Algona and Des Moines for training, and relatives from Milwaukee visiting. The long, names-filled recap records local residents, farm work, and social gatherings across several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Tjaden
Dickmayer
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Hudson
Titonka
Waillate
Will Grover
Lloyd Bartlet
Mary Ann
Algona Ty Shop
Lloyd Bartleth
Swea City
Andrew Hansen
Johnnie Spear
Spears
Teeter
Portland
Verle Nelson
Merle Brown
Wesley
Nelson
William Hauptley
Woden
Scouts Embrace Camping Real Living Says Leaders
Boy Scout leaders call camping essential to troop programs as 1089 Scouts and Explorers from 86 units spent a week at the Lake Okoboji Council Camp. The Lake Okoboji property, one of two council reservations over 300 acres, saw peak summer activity with swimming archery boating and guard training while debt on the $35,000 purchase declines to about $5,000 through Friends of Scouting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Lake Okoboji
Prairie Gold Scout Reservation
Titonka
National Rifle Association
Iowa
Friends of Scouting
Carpere
Oat Varieties Advise Iowa Farmers for 1956 List
Iowa State College breeders and plant pathologists release the 1956 oat variety report for Tama County area. Early maturing Banham Cherokee Nemaha. midseason Andrew Clarion Clintland Mo 0 205. late Ajax Sauk lead yields with Mo Sauk averaging 86 bu per acre in nine state trials. Varieties show disease resistance and height factors. performance weighed over years for sound variety selection. The report is available via county extension offices.
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Towa
Towa State College
Banham
Cherokee
Nemaha
Andrew
Clarion
Clintland
Ajax
Sauk
Toyo
Audiew
Nevada
Iowa
Kossuth County Soybean Deliveries Under Price Support
Kossuth County farmers delivered 567,265.94 bushels of 1954 crop soybeans under price support loans and purchases, covering 60 percent of county deliveries. Nationwide total reached 6,206,000 bushels in the state, with several counties reporting notable figures and several reporting zero deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth Couly
Virgil T. Rohlf
Couly Asc
Tawi
Woorsyth
Calhoun
Greene
Monona
O'Brien
Pocahontas
Webster
Clayton
Dubuque
Jackson
Jones
Keokuk
Scott Counties
Ask The Farmer First Hunting Privilege In Iowa
A statewide view urges hunters to seek permission from landowners before hunting game birds and wildlife. It notes most farmers allow access when approached politely, while a minority restricts access. The piece stresses hunting as a privilege and future access depends on courteous conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peron
Perussin
M Mariner
Knowledge of nitrogen is key to best fertilizer results
Extension agronomist Jne Stritzel of Iowa State College explains that on farm knowledge of nitrogen fertilizers lags behind usage. He notes barley manure and legumes were once main sources, now commercial fertilizers offer alternatives, but the crucial factor is ensuring enough actual nitrogen from any source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jne Stritzel
Towa
Struge
Stritzel
Citron Hartilicovs
Strilwel Sa
High School Journalists To Meet in Iowa City
High school journalists from Iowa will gather in Iowa City for the THSPA annual convention on October 28 at the University of Iowa. The event features Arthur M. Sanderson of the National Scholastic Press Association as principal speaker and aims to share instructional ideas, panel discussions, and group meetings for staff members. Registration starts 8:30 am. the one day format replaces the former two day meeting to ease housing issues. Bethene Ohm of Guthrie Center presides as IHPA student president and officers from both groups will be introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Chey
Owl
University of Tass
Towa Thuch School
Assoctiinn
SUT
Auster Go Teng
THSPA
Towan
Peueh Sear
Iowa State College
Drake University
Mientine
Guthrie Center
IHPA
Iowa Association of Journalism Directors
Shumway Named Kossuth County Savings Chairman
G D Shumway appointed county sales chairman of the savings bonds division by Gere Nollen. Algona attorney Rylerd D Shungyay noted to promote future purchasing power circulating savings bonds dollars in the county as a stimulus to local business. A dusting box in the poultry house helps prevent lice and mites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rylerd D. Shungyay
Algona
Kossuth
Gere
Nollen
VAIL
Phanber
Aity
Woodland News Society Weekend Gatherings and Local Notes
Woodland News reports on social visits across towns including Mr and Mrs Olver Geary and many families gathering for meals and weekend stays at homes in Doe, Dies Moines, and surrounding areas. It notes hospital visits, church and club activities, and community events with multiple households mentioned and a charity sale at Clinton Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olver Geeentnde
Rowena Devic
Corto
Itvel Satis
Darmy
Celi
Doe Maojmis
Mass
May Gosling
Gosdin Bane
Das Moines
Horne Stackis
Batis
Gaal
Laivketa
Mire
AL Doddina Ao
Battle Center
Mtr Ame
Loven Sneha
Delvecin
Blyin Rant
Sawer City
Martie Mass
Honey
Poultry Management Tips for Laying Flocks
Readable fragments describe keeping laying hens, nest box counts, space, and waterer needs. Emphasizes regular care, clean litter, and balanced feed. Mentions consulting feed suppliers and avoiding waste while maintaining proper housing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Ville House
Soft coal sales rise over a year, industry outlook muddled
The article notes higher soft coal sales year over year but warns of volatile demand and export limits. It cites a proposed production target around GOQ,000,000 tons and mentions mobilization timelines, domestic demand pressures, and ongoing price challenges affecting the industry’s near term profitability and planning assumptions.
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G. D. Shumway
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