Gifts Exchanged At Leroy Township Meeting
Leroy township ladies met December 8 at Mrs. Howard Van Brocklin’s home for a Woodcraft lesson by Mrs. Robert Fagenbaum and Mrs. Adolph Mohl ing. A short business session followed and members donated items for servicemen boxes. Lunch by Mrs. Earl Avery and Mrs. Emil Matthias for 24 people including guests.
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Leroy Township
Howard van Brocklin
Robert Fagenbaum
Adolph Mohling
Earl Avery
Emil Matthias
Reducing Costs in Newborn Pig Production with Bulk Forage
Extension expert E L Quaife of Iowa State College cites bulk forage such as oats alfalfa or silage as the main gestation ration to cut farrowing costs. Fat sows perform worse at farrowing, while experiments at Illinois Minnesota and elsewhere show self fed rations with oats alfalfa and silage produce satisfactory litter size and pig strength. County extension offices can supply the Silage for Sows leaflet AH 680.
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E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Quaife
Iowa
Illinois Experiment Station
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa Egg Production Seen Around Five Billion Eggs This Year
Iowa State College head Robert E. Phillips estimates total yearly egg production at about 5 billion. He notes 4 billion were laid in the first ten months and urges drafts proof housing, constant water and feed, water warming devices, and a protein rich mash to sustain peak year round laying.
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Iowa
Robert E. Phillips
Iowa State College
Phillips
Retired Rural Carrier Dave Hill Ends 38 Years of Service
At New Sharon Dave Hill retires after more than 38 years delivering mail. Now 62, he began his route with a horse and buggy, back in 1916.
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New Sharon
Dave Hill
Mr. Hill
Christmas Seals Fund Heart Research And Worker Support
Christmas Seals funds support heart disease programs in Iowa communities. In Washington county a Cardiac Farmer pilot studies farmers health and work adaptation with a rehabilitation team to keep them in agriculture. The Iowa Heart Association contributes 1000 dollars to this nationwide study aiding homemakers and farm workers through counseling and work simplification.
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Iowa
Iowa Heart Association
Washington County
Bremer County
Heart
County Extension Service
Iowa State College
America
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
State University of Iowa Medical Center
University Medical Center
The
Local Social Roundup Highlights Community Visits and Celebrations
Pinhook hosts a card party with high score to Mrs. Will Bentley and Robert Fagenbaum and a traveling prize to John Fay. Several families share visits across Sumner and nearby towns. James Fay returns from Waterloo weekend. Tom Burke recovers from a fall and visits hospital. Clyde McConkey helps Harry McConkey celebrate an 80th birthday.
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Raymond Kuethe
Will Bentley
Robert Fagenbaum
John Fay
Kuethe
Howard van Brocklin
Robert Schmidt
Luke Hannaman
Albert Rieck
Tom
Bob Kroclin
Emil Matthias
Betty Mae Fagenbaum
Kathy
Janet Kuethe
Will Flanscha
Leslie Tegtmeier
Sumner
Everett Krause
Waverly
Waterloo
Oelwein
Oran
James Fay
Clarene Franzen
St. Lucas
Tom Burke
Harry Hunt
Sumner Hospital
Local Residents Gather for Family Visit near Sumner
The home of his daughter Mrs George Wilson and husband near Sumner hosted several relatives including Mr and Mrs Joe Long and children Mike Barbara Judy of Waverly, Mr and Mrs Albert Borcherding and Brenda of Fredericksburg, Mr and Mrs Harry Wilson and Pat and Greg of Sumner. John Fay visited Albert Fay at Cedar Rapids last week. Mrs Lawrence Baclmann has employment in the Frederika Locker.
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George Wilson
Sumner
Joe Long
Mike
Barbara
Judy
Waverly
Albert Borcherding
Brenda
Fredericksburg
Harry Wilson
Pat
Greg
John Fay
Albert Fay
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Baclmann
Frederika Locker
Social notes from Frederika and Clyde area gatherings
Mrs Alfred Hahn assisted Mrs Edna Richmond at the Frederika cafe on Saturday. Roy Gaede and Ronnie visited the Clyde McConkey home Monday evening.
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Alfred Hahn
Edna Richmond
Frederika Cafe
Roy Gaede
Ronnie
Clyde McConkey
Manchester Mourns Longtime Resident Lara Smith 97
Mrs. Lara Smith aged 97 died last month in Manchester where she lived more than eight decades. Her long tenure in the city reflected her strong ties to the community and local history. She is survived by distant relatives and friends in the area.
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Manchester
Lara Smith
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Pinhook
Bull Standard
Blume Business Service
Herb and
Elvera
Butler - Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Floyd Hobbs
Hristmas
Tripoli
Norbert
Florence Ranard
Jack M. Frese
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