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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1969
Page
3
Marilyn Kirchner outlines indoor autumn decorating ideas using gourds leaves and beachlike materials. She explains proper picking drying and waxing techniques plus display tips and suggests coordinating with a state Consumer Month program highlighting textiles in home furnishings.
Miss Kirchner states two aims for Bremer County families to learn buymanship information from the office and to gather comments on buying problems for home furnishings. Textile manufacturers and retailers show interest as consumer opinion draws nationwide attention to the cooperative program with Extension Service.
October is the time to protect roses from late October through March. Extension horticulturist Ben Vance notes most roses are not winter hardy and recommends mound protection with soil, pruning to about 20 inches, and avoiding contaminated soil. Remove fallen leaves, burn diseased debris, and protect climbing roses by laying canes on the ground with 4 to 5 inches of soil. For more details ask for Home and Garden Bulletin No. 29 Roses for the Home from Iowa State University Publications Distribution.
The Pella Garden Club received the Sears Civic Development Medal for the restoration and landscaping of a historic grist mill. The award honors the club and the historical society for preserving Pella's Dutch heritage and developing an authentic village with pioneer era plants.
Mr and Mrs Roy Swensen and daughters visit Denver Waverly area. Local residents attend visits at Edwin Schroeder home and Allen Memorial Hospital patients receive care. Ada Boeke of Hubbard marked 65th birthday and notes about her painting career.
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