Bees pollinate crops and may save many from extinction
A humorous column on James Hambleton's bee report stresses the bee's key role in pollination. It notes about 50 crops rely on insects, declines in pollinators threaten production, and bees contribute over $500 million annually plus honey and wax. The narrator vows to teach children about bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Smithsonian Institution
James E. Hambleton
Hambleton
Dollink
Backus Skewers Beverly Hills Christmas Charm
Comedian Jim Backus jokes that Christmas ranks as the second most important holiday in Beverly Hills where stars and millionaires chase status. He describes extended decorating seasons, costly carolers, and chic trees designed by Don Lopez, while noting Santa fears prowlers. A separate piece from Scottsdale features Robin King’s ABC of mean inanimate objects for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Jim Backus
Daryl Zanuck
Backus
Santa Claus
Santa
Beverly
Mr. Magoo
Scottsdale, Ariz
Robin King
King
ABC of Men
Norton
Christmas gifts and fashion items featured in UPI column
Fashionettes by United Press International highlights handmade leopard skin gloves priced at 125 dollars and matching beaver lining. Sulka offers vicuna robes in his and hers sets at 1200 dollars and a compact vicuna robe for 400 dollars. A New York firm offers free seven 14 karat gold buttons with purchase, price 330 dollars tax included. The piece notes lingerie trends and twin summer weddings in Iowa and Kansas City with standard newspaper masthead details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
New York
Women's Wear Daily
Brighton Couple Honored at Supper
Richland reports a surprise supper party marking the 56th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams. Relatives and neighbors gather as the couple, married at a Brethren church manse, share renewed good wishes and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Roy Williams
Howard Williams
Ollie
Williams
Maude Gillam
Henry Butler
Brethren
William B. Trigg
Air Force
Hamilton Beach
Calif
Kermit Hinshaw
Col
Trigg
Rocky Island Arsenal
California
Jim Neuhart
Bettendorf
Allen Bond
Clements
Kansas
Mildred Walker
Abilene
J. E. McCracken
Loren Fleig
Verl Vanness
Oswalt Rest Home
David Fritchen
Richard Fritchens
Fairfield Hospital
Clelia Letts
Journal Sale Date Column Closing Out Farm and Household Sales
A dated series of public and closing out sales listed with locations in Columbus Junction Richland Conesville Letts Muscatine Keota Dublin Ainsworth Junction and Washington. Starts times range 10:30 to 1:00 p.m. sellers include Henry Sexton Mrs Elizabeth Prebyl Rusell Adams Waldo Fickling Mabel Mickey Estate Carl Steele and W R Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus City
Columbus Junction
Henry Sexton
West
Jefferson St
Elizabeth Prebyl
Richland
Henry Sommers
Russell Adams
Conesville
Iowa
Letts
Black Top Road
Muscatine
Highway 61
Eisle Hill
Ervin Kunz
S. E
Keota
West Chester
Dublin
Waldo
Jack
Fickling
Jack) Fickling
Front Street
Mabel Mickey
Ainsworth Junction
County Line Road
Carl Steele
W.R. Murphy
Washington
Multiple Iowa and Indiana Livestock Sales and Local Notices
A compilation of livestock sale schedules across Iowa and Indiana with weekly events at Kalona Wayland Smylie’s Columbus Junction Wapello Ollie and related sale details. Additional items include an adults day program notice and local police benchmarks from St Louis Kirkwood and nearby contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Lyle Romine
Alon Sales Barn
Kalona
Iowa
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Wayland Iowa
Smylie’s Livestock Market
Columbus Junction
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Wapello
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
ST. Louis
UPI
Ralph Gibson
Kirkwood
Charles Garner
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Dick West
By Vernon Scott
Hollywood Correspondent
Westinghouse
Elizabeth Prebys
Ike Yoder
Chet Miller
Dick Weeks
D. H. Christianson
Guernsey
Wessex
Hampshire
Hudson
H. M. Duncan
Audt
Paul Heindel
Rollo McKean
Harold Carter
United Church of Christ Guild
Dennis the Menace
By Wank Ketcham
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Livingston, Day & Bates Attorneys
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
George F. Morrison
Ford Morrison
Ira Morrison
South
Marion Ave
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Dale E. Garrell
Journal Building
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
Lemmon Jewelry
R. Q. Eastland
Synage Ey
Sulka
Louis
George
Jerome Wallach
Judy Bailey
W. W. Bailey
Walnut Creek
Jerome
Melinda Kirkman
John G. Lynn
Kansas City
Waa Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Liver
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Christropas
Post
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Audit Bureau of Circulatio
Brighton
Harry Lischer Jr
Crestwood
Lischer
Journal
Tion
Merry Christmas
Town & Country
Plymouth
Doris Gnrgey
Chris Earnest
Jim Pease
Harold Miller
Roy Miller
Mike Shalla
Jerry Wade
Dick Wollrab
Paul M. Brenneman
Bill McConnell, Jr
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
N. E. Corner
J. W. Hendrickson
Richland, Iowa
Sheer
Watson’s Cleaners
Helen, Hazel, Ray
Dona
America
International Harvester Sales & Service
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