Bromfield critiques general farming in Successful Farming
Author-Farmer Louis Bromfield argues that the traditional wide-scope farm model is obsolete in a highly industrialized, mechanized economy. He notes Malabar’s shift from corn to grass based systems, with higher profit, lower labor and cost, and greater carrying capacity, while urging farmers to tailor a focused plan to their land.
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Midwest Agricultural Schools
Louis Bromfield
Successful Farming Magazine
Bromfield
Malabar
Lucas
Washington county road survey and improvement plans
Washington county reports 976 miles of public roads with 579 surfaced and about 400 dirt miles. Of surfaced 470 miles are crushed rock in county secondary roads and 109 miles in the state primary system. Bridges planned for April bids and 15 concrete culverts to be contracted, plus roughly 25 miles of dirt-road grading and future rock surfacing on 200 additional miles.
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Washington County
State Highway Commission
W. P. Rawn
Ames
Havre
Washington Township
County plans road improvements and rock surfacing
The county will continue yearly grading surfacing and bridging to cut dirt roads, with rock surfacing to reduce dust. Crushed rock comes from several local quarries and other nearby sources. State plans for primary road No 1 include a new Skunk river bridge and a concrete or black-top surface, though completion this year is unlikely. Cattle shipped long distances should receive rest and light feed after arrival.
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State Highway Commission
Washington
Brighton
Skunk River
State Board
European Holy Week Disasters Claim Hundreds
United Press reports at least 246 dead or missing across Europe and South America in Holy Week train, ferry, boat, and flood calamities. Brazil suffers a 22 car train derailment near Rio de Janeiro with 70 feared dead, while Portugal sees a ferry capsizing with about 60 drowned and Ecuador endures a deadly Tomebamba flood.
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Europe
South America
Brazil
Indica
Portugal
Ecuador
Spain
Rio de Janiero
Tomebamba
Galo Plaza
Patty Jo Hosler Transferred West From Colorado Base
Army air force member Patty Jo Hosler is transferred to Riverside California from Denver Colorado. The item notes social visits by local families and hospital patient Pete Hamilton, plus two train and bus accidents in Europe with fatalities and injuries.
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Patty Jo Hosler
West
Colorado
W. L. Bray
WEO
Glen Hosler
Patty Jo
Army Air Force
Riverside Calif
Denver
Colo
Richard Bradley
Harry
Algona
Edith Dana
Ottumwa
C. C
Baby
Fred Simmon
Beauehainty
Pete Hamilton
Washington County Hospital
Slow Weather Halts Sowing and Names Visitors
Slow but steady improvement noted as Mr. and Mrs. Don Johnston and Ronnie of Pairfield visited the W. L. Bray home Tuesday evening. The snow storm paused outs sowing for several days while some fields began seeding and others were just starting.
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Don Johnston
Ronnie of
Pairfield
W. L. Bray
Flying saucers reportedly seen near Fort Madison
Fort Madison area residents report sightings of a slivery colored rotating disk described as a flying saucer. Four Sheaffer Vending Company employees corroborated the incident in the Fort Madison region.
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Fort Madison
Sheaffer Ven Company
Unidentified object spotted over Fort Madison by witnesses
Witnesses Fred Wiurhoti Fi mer Kitscher Bob Peeiert and Ray Schmidt observed a silver spark moving east at roughly transport plane height above Fort Madison yesterday. They tracked the object for about thirty seconds before it vanished from sight.
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Fort Madison
Fred Wiurhoti
Fimer Kitscher
Bob Peeiert
Ray Schmidt
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THE
Nashington Evening Journal
Washingtn
Rider
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Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of
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Fisher
H. B. Sykes
Sykes
Washington Hotel
Hernia Control Service
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Ham Fisher
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