Des Moines Press Convention Highlights and Corn Research
Editorial notes from the Des Moines annual Iowa Press convention praise the strong Iowa Press organization and celebrate journalism ties. It reports on speeches by R H Markham warning about Soviet influence, praise for unity, and coverage of corn research advances at Iowa State College Ames including drought resistant strains. It also notes visits by Mexican publishers Ignacio Lomeli Juaregui and Jose Octavio Cano and honors long-time editors C S Walling and Phil Hoff man of the Oskaloosa Herald with Master Editor plaques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Greater Des Moines
R. H. Markham
Christian Science Monitor
Balkan
Reds
America
Markham
Iowa Press Board
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Central America
Guatemala
State College
Ames
Iowa
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Mexico
Iowa Press
Senor
Ignacio Lomeli Juaregui
Jose Octavio Cano
Mexico City
Senora Juaregui
Lowa
Ogden
Meredith Publishing Company
Senor Juaregui
Senor Cano
C. S. Walling
Phil Hoffman
Oskaloosa Herald
Journal men attend Iowa Press convention in Des Moines
Three Iowa Journal staffers travel by bus to Des Moines for the Iowa Press association convention. Ralph Shannon participates in board meetings while Tom Stewart and the narrator share travel tales and reflections on fellow attendees and the event’s sessions. The president, Harold Ellis of Marengo, is highlighted along with talks on packaging ads and Alcoholics Anonymous publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal
Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
Ralph Shannon
Tom Stewart
Knoxville
Bee Line
Burlington Trailways
Trailways
Iowa
Harold Ellis
Pioneer-Republican
Marengo
Harold
Farm Bureau
Washington
Alcoholics Anonymous
First blooms signal spring in Washington area
Maggie Foster reports blue violets and tulips in bloom on April 16 while Mrs. R. W. Taylor notes the season’s first dandelions near the Washington Lumber and Fuel Co. building. The pieces recount fishing plans, a cleanup day, an English-style sales event, and radio and journalism notes from Iowa events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Foster
E. Jefferson
R. W. Taylor
Washington Lumber and Fuel Co
N. Marion
Spring House Cleaning in the 90s Echoes of Labor and Carpets
A reflective reminiscence on old fashioned spring house cleaning highlights half a day of brisk labor, carpet beating, and floor scrubbing. The piece recalls family dynamics, cramped rooms, and the pain of stretching tack and beating carpets. It ties memory to broader shifts in domestic life and even a stray joke about ads under carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Mom
Pat Walsh
Railroaders
Steve Blyley
Milk quantities for butter and cheese production
The text states one quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds. It lists that 9.77 quarts of milk yield a pound of butter and 4.65 quarts yield a pound of cheese.
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Christ
Issa
Daily Boys
Des Moines Ipa
Des Moines Register
Tribune
Bruce Cowden
Tom
Wes Moines
Chicago
Mrs. Shannon
Iowa Press Group
Orville Elder
Washington Journal
Association
Iowa Daily Press Association
Algona Newspaper
Ivan Norton
Algona
Horak-Stephens
Paul
Sarah
Linotype School
Journalism School of the State University
Iowa City
Bernard C. Cooney
Journal Force
Henry Africa
Tom and
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Dr. A. C. Peterson
Bob Arthur
Dan Brindley
John Lemmon
Harold Johnson
Kirkwood Hotel
Frank Tripp
Conservation Commission
Butte
Hello There
Donkey
Hes
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Dixie Dugan
Dugan
By Meevoy and
Striebel
TAC AG
Nia
Rock Island
J.J. Cunnengham
Willis L. Otto
Corner Fifth & Main Sts
Davenport Town
Izaak Walton League
Doc Lawson
Chicagua
Izaak Walton
Washington Armory
Governor Blue
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