County farm census highlights local Iowa yields
The 1964 preliminary Iowa farm census shows Scott county leading in soybean per acre with 34 bushels, while Boone county tops corn at 93.9 bushels per acre. Washington county averages 31.9 soybeans and 82.4 corn per acre, with county totals for corn and soybeans listed and county farm counts and land use detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Kenneth Owen
Iowa
Washington County
The
Washington Journal
Scott County
Scott
Cedar County
Grundy County
Boone County
Spotlight On Agriculture
Sunny View Farm
Greene County
Big 20
Kossuth
Clinton County
Benton
Webster
Calhoun
Wright
Humbolt
Sunny View
Plymouth County
Sioux County
Washington
Altho
Returns to Kalona from PAX service
Kalona July 28 J Paul Swartzendruber has returned home from PAX service in Boliva. He is son of Mr and Mrs A Lloyd Swartzendruber. Other visitors include the Yoders, Mrs Yoder, Mrs Kinsinger, the Hostetlers and their families, the Todys and Snyders from Argentina, and other local households. The United Christian and Baptist church Adult Fellowship held a cooperative supper at Kalona Golf Club clubhouse with arrangements by local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
J. Paul Swartzendruber
PAX Service
Boliva
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
Swartzendruber
Harold Yoder
Chris Yoder
John Kinsinger
Clarence Hostetler
Marie Snyder
Cedar Rapids engineer leaves for post in East Pakistan
Cedar Rapids engineer George C. Ahrens, specialist in water supply and sewerage, sails to Dacca and Chittagong for a four year project worth 93 million dollars. He will lead as chief sanitary engineer building a citywide water control and waste disposal system, with his wife and 16 year old son accompanying him. The plan focuses on neighborhood sanitation points and clean water access, since local facilities do not exist yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Washington Area
East Pakistan
George C. Ahrens
Dacca
Chittagong
Ahrens
Merle Sheetz
Route One
Washington
Charles Ashby
Robert Vincent
Keota
Howard R. Green and Co
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mr. Ahrens
Enlistment in U S Army at Ottumwa Office
Six men enlisted through the Ottumwa recruiting office at 611 Church Street. Names include George K. Moore of the army security agency Hedrick Dewey A. Cubit an officer candidate school Oskaloosa George J. Sirovy Jr maintenance field Oskaloosa Allan G. Smith army security agency Washington Charles P. Wikoff army security agency and Larry E Hoyle radio equipment repair Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Church Street
Ottumwa
George K. Moore
Army Security Agency
Hedrick
Dewey A. Cubit
Oskaloosa
George J. Sirovy Jr
Allan G. Smith
Washington
Charles P. Wikoff
Larry E. Hoyle
Brighton
Local boys find 1904 Evening Journals in Sunset Park
Two local boys Richard Schuck Jr and Gary McClure found copies of the Washington Evening Journal dated July 16 1904 and June 30 1904 in Sunset Park. The June 30 issue showed Charles Fairbanks Republican VP candidate on the front page while the July 16 issue reported Paul Kruger’s death and included a Burlington Route ad offering $6 round trip to the St Louis World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Schuck, Jr
Richard Schuck
South Ave
Gary McClure
Marvin McClure
Washington Evening Journal
Sunset Park
Charles Fairbanks
U. S
Paul Kruger
Burlington Route Railroad
St. Louis
Journal
Dallas
Mrs. Fickling Hosts Family and Friends in July
Florence Augustine Hardscrabble reports social visits in July including Mrs. Allen Fickling hosting her sister Mrs. Glades Finerty and guest Henry Chambers. Several local families attended gatherings at Grace Hill, Muscatine, Mechanicsville, and Columbus Junction with notes of ice cream, reunions, and a hospital stay for Mrs. Doyle Pfeffer in Washington County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Augustine Hardscrabble
Allen Fickling
Glades Finerty
Henry Chambers
Ray Wehr
Claire
Paula
Leonard Hixson
Shirley
Karen
Kim
Glen Gordon
Florene May
Florence Augustine
Grace Hill Community Building
Nora Wehr
Schumacher
Muscatine
Waldo Fickling and Son
George Groff
Tillie Johnson
Harry
Maude Blankhorn
Columbus Junction
Larry Griggs
Orville Griggs
Allen Griggs
Bernard Crock
Driscoll
Ernest Crock
Mechanicsville
Wallace Kinzler
D. A. Augus
Doyle Pfeffer
Washington County Hospital
Yoder program mentions lime stone calcium amount
The note hints at a lime stone calcium quantity in the Yoder program and invites a future explanation when seen again. It contains an instruction to ask for clarification later. The fragment references a specific program and material without clear dates or verifiable context.
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Lowa
PAX
Mrs. Eugene Way
A. J. Brauer
Clinton
O. J. Marstellar
R. H. Miller
Joye Reece
Henry Muller
Leo Christner
Elam Christner
John Christner
Cecil Christner
Blitz Brothers
By Sakren
Meg
Offco McNaught Syndicate
Joe Palooka
Joe
Jerry
Front
Ham Fisher
By Hank Ketcham
Dennis the Menace
Lewis Cafe
Wellman
Hobard
Hobart
Burroughs
Kern & Wayne Lewis Wilbur Swartzendruber
Wellman Savings Bank
Dixie Tugan
BY Mevoy and
Striebel
Mrs. Fickling
Tine
Fred Zieglowsky
Earl
C.L. Jennings
New London
Washington Concrete CO
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Fata
Ade
Heck
Blondie
Dagwood
By Chio Young
Merle Bates
Yoder
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
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