Spotlight On Agriculture Sees 1962 Farm Outlook
The feature reviews 1961 in farming, noting crop and livestock gains and losses, the impact of the feed grain program, and pricing trends. It forecasts 1962 prospects for hogs, cattle, lambs, turkeys, eggs, and dairy, with optimism for some sectors and caution for others, plus calendar industry milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Francis Kutish
ISU Extension
Reds
Freeman
Congress
Iowa
Spotlight On Agriculture
Archeologists Reveal Rich Find Range in Holy Land
Archaeological digs across Israel over the last year uncovered coins skeletons and vast artifacts showing many peoples and governments ruled the area before Hebrew settlement. Finds include five ancient towns along the Sea of Galilee cave treasures from the Bar Kokhba period and a Neanderthal skeleton at Nahal Amad along with numerous tombs jars and pottery from Canaanite to Philistine eras.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Holy Land
United States
Sea of Galilee
David
Solomon
Tiglath-Pileser III
Judean Desert
Bar-Kokhba
Achzib
Azor
Tel Aviv
Ramat Rahel
Metsad Hashavya
Ashkelon
Shavei Tziyon
Haifa
Listening With A Trained Ear And Backwards Reasoning
Burton FERN uses a column style to mock diet fads and misused statistics. The piece warns against biases in medical trials and public claims while noting a feline animated feature with Judy Garland voicing a cat heroine in Gay Purr-ee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feline Film Hollywood
UPI
Judy Garland
Mewsette
Duplicate bridge bids show wide variety at five tables
East and West faced five tables in a trials event with different bidding sequences. One table produced eight tricks for plus 120, another went down for 200, and others yielded 550, 500, and 1000 point scores as players explored distinct strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
South
Pases
Dobie
Declarer
Washington Evening Journal masthead excerpt
Rural subscription rates listed section shows 476.00 annual price and details from the Washington Iowa newspaper editorials and staff roles. It lists Shannon Co publishers and Elder as managing, with Charles Morris as news editor and W J Shannon as advertising manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
Shannon
Baker Tuve BR
Struce CC. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Howard Hazen
Post Office
Washington
Inland Dmily Press
Lowa
Applegates Are Hosts at Wellman Christmas Gatherings
Ruth Gideon reports multiple Christmas visits across Bethel Iowa area. Howard Applegate family hosted guests from Albuquerque Des Moines Riverside Washington and Cedar Rapids. Gilbert Wood and Roy Wood hosted guests at Ainsworth and Washington. Gratitude and New Year wishes conclude.
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Ruth Gideon Bethel
Howard Applegate
Lewis Carter
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Henry Clay
Des Moines
Jess Havel
Riverside
Mary Applegate
Betty Boone
Washington
Clarence Wright
Gilbert Wood
Everett Wright
Matt Lytle
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Stewart
Roy Wood
Ainsworth
Bill Stout
Erwin Wulf
Fred Donaldsons
William Wulf
Steve Wiggers
Homer Jarrard
Grove Letts
David Letts
Gary
Cedar Falls
Loel
Christmas Guests in Wellman Homes
Wellman residents share Christmas Day meals and gatherings as Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sitler of Washington visit the Walker home. Others include Lester Bull of Mt. Pleasant joining his mother Mrs. Ruth Bull and Aldena, plus a pre Christmas dinner hosted by the Leroy McArthor home with multiple local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Godber Wellman
Bill Sitler
Washington
Howard Walker
Lester Bull
Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Bull
Aldena
Leroy McArtor
Richard Scott
Fred
Vera Turnipseed
Lester Proctor
Jon
Ted
Lowell Frisch
Cathien Oelwein
Richard Turnipseed
Alan
Iowa City
Dean Schwartz
Gene Scott
Michael Scott
Steven
Wilbur Geyer
Richard Geyer
Raymond Geyer
Christmas gatherings span many local families
The report lists numerous households sharing holiday meals and visits. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Geyer and family with Donna, Mrs. Marie Van Dorn and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weers and Laura in Mason City, plus the Browns, Stable, Christianson, Gever, Wagamon, Siler, Webster and Dunston families from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Geyer
Donna Geyer
Marie van Dorn
Elmer Weers
Laura
Mason City
Leo Brown
Brown
Raymond Stable
EF. L. Christianson
Jim Christianson
Iowa City
Louie Brown
Cedar Rapids
Beulah Brown
Barny Shettler
Naomi Brown
Norma Dautremont
Riverside
Wilbur Gever
Donna
James Wagamon
Oxford
Charles Webster
Carrol Siler
Dunston
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SE Lawa
Dalton Press
Manson
McCleery- Cumming
Tokyo University
Nahal Ammad
Beirut
Alfred Lilienthal
al Farid Adou
You
Burton H. Fern, M.D
West Point
Vassar
Dr. Fern
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bldg
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
East Washington
Livingston, Day & Bates Attorneys
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
Ira Morrison
Marion Ave
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
Do.d
Lemmon Jewelry
R. Q. Eastland
Journal
Washington Lumber CO
B. Jay Ra
SMS
East Dealer
Aki
Redble
North
East West
Tes Syndiwate, Inc
Ane
Ferguson
Woods Bros
John Deere
Zenith
Earnest Jones
H. M. Duncan
American Legion
Crawfordsville
Orrin Johnson
Wellman
Wellman Homes
Vennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Owatanna
H.p. Briggs & Stratton
International
John Deere Tractor
Johnson
Thor
Bill Bruty
Cleo Orris
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