4-H Club News Highlights May Meetings and Activities
B Square 4-H held a May meeting at Sandy Lampe’s home with winners Junior Mur Clewell Intermediate Miller Senior Janet Michiel and participants Sandy Lampe Ps Boyson Marion Ingham Teri Arns and Diana Dean. Diane Ingham demonstrated finishing wood and talks featured A Picture I Have Selected for My Home and Selecting a Picture in Proportion to Wall Space.
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Sandy Lampe
Junior Mur
Clewell
Miler
Janet Michiel
Ps Boyson
Marion Ingham
Teri Arns
Diana Dean
Diane Ingham
Barbara Miller
Understanding nylon carpet certification and quality labels
The article explains that nylon carpets vary in construction texture and price. It notes that only carpets meeting high standards in pile content weight color fastness backing and piling can be marketed as 501 certified. Certified carpets have no seconds or irregulars and price from about seven dollars per square yard upward depending on style and construction.
Lemon grown from Allan Felderman’s tree in Bellevue
An 18 percent ounce lemon is produced from Allan Felderman’s own tree in Bellevue. The lemon took from June last year to now to mature.
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Allan Felderman
Bellevue
June Garden Tips From County Extension Director Gene Vincent
June is ideal to start new perennials for your garden in 1966. Use a cold frame and thin seedlings after germination for sturdy plants. Transplant to rows 4 to 6 inches apart, keep soil moist, and protect tender plants with straw in winter. Root woody cuttings in sand peat mix with humidity and light burlap shade. Rotate sprayers to avoid 2 4 D and tag herbicides. Apply mid June fertilizer to asparagus beds and stop cutting by mid month to store energy.
Senator Vernon Kyhl Reflects on 61st Iowa General Assembly
In a June 4 1965 statement Senator Vernon H Kyhl of the 42nd district reviews the 145 day 61st General Assembly a lengthy session marked by a Democratic majority and frustrations of the minority party He notes high costs and regrets passing some bad laws while thanking constituents for their support and letters of input.
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61St
General Assembly
Remarkably Small Shetland Colt Foaled in Goldfield
A puny foal born to a Shetland pony mare owned by Nina Romsy in Goldfield stands out for its extreme small size. The colt measures 91 inches, described by Dr. F H Kelly Goldfield veterinarian and pony enthusiast as the smallest he has ever seen.
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Nina Romsy
Goldfield
F. H. Kelly
Gardening note on pruning tops for growing season
The article advises leaving tops during the growing season and removing them only after cold weather arrives in the fall to protect plants. It emphasizes timing pruning to match seasonal conditions.
Increase Age Limit 10-12 in Confining Juvenile Delinquents
A bill to raise the delinquency age from ten to twelve passed both houses and sits with Gov. Hughes. It authorizes sending 12 year olds to Eldora boys and Mitchell ville girls training schools and allows counties to levy up to half a mill for juvenile homes. The measure makes juvenile court records public, removing prior media restrictions.
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Gov. Hughes
Eldora
Mitchellville
Senate
House
Robin Nests Inside New Myrtle Memorial Wing
A mother robin built a nest in a window open to the new addition at Myrtle Memorial hospital in Harlan. Three hatchlings occupy the nest, the first babies born in the wing, as workers plan to build around the small home until they fledge.
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Robin
Myrtle Memorial Hospital
Harlan
Quadruplet Lambs Thrive After Six Weeks On Ewe
A Swea City sheep named by Mervin Johnson raised quadruplet lambs born to one ewe. The ewe has nursed all four without bottle feeding, a rare achievement in flocks.
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Mervin Johnson
Swea City
Gain of Workers in State Reported by Employment Com
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports a gain of 34,200 workers in the state between March and a later period, highlighting ongoing improvements in employment.
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Iowa
April employment rise driven by rural activity gains
In April the workforce rose to 1 107 800 with low seasonal increases. Rural activities contributed notably to the employment gain while leader ads brought results.
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Bremer County
William A. Buckley
Robert J. Sassman
Tripoli Town Hall
Maxfield
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Gloria Milius
Marilynn Foelske
Sylvia Harms
Marlene Matthias
Linda Matthias
Ames
Mechelle Bales
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Denver
Readlyn
First National Bank
Karmit Hildahl
F. Y. EB
Pat Dewey
Kermit Hildahl
Donna Brown
Pearl E. Pardee
County Extension Home
Gene Vincent
Senate News
Vernon H Kyhl
Maple Drive
L. L. Moeller
Tripoli, Iowa
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Trath
Tripoli Sales Co., Inc
J. M. Snyder
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