Starling Talk Alleged by Bird Fanciers in UPI Report
Washington report says starlings raised in captivity may learn to speak better than mynahs. The birds are robin sized, iridescent black, noisy, and abundant across the eastern United States. They roost in urban centers and return to suburbs by evening, forming flocks of about 100. They damage buildings, prompting costly controls like electric wires and sticky coatings, while suburban gardeners value their pest control.
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Washington
UPI
India
United States
County Farm Bureau Board Holds Meeting
Members of the 1962 Washington County Farm Bureau board met after a joint session with the retiring 1961 board. Reports were heard from A. L. Duensing Henry Soucek and Joe Jones. Mrs. Keith Horn spoke at the noon program. Lawrence Miksch urged on property taxes and Henry Soucek discussed Farm Bureau Does Make a Difference. The 1962 slate includes George Horn Bob Jones Henry Soucek Bob Eckels John Gamon Mrs Witthoft Raymond Mineart John Duvall Earl Wright Silas Finke Jr R Dean Luers Richard Scott Clyde Crile R T Knottnerus Jr Lloyd Duensing Oral Norman Harold Gamon Kenneth Ornduff Cletus Reed and Leo Villetoe.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
A. L. Duensing
Henry Soucek
Joe Jones
Keith Horn
Lawrence Miksch
Farm Bureau
George Horn
Bob Jones
Bob Eckels
John Gamon
Mrs. Witthoft
Raymond Mineart
John Duvall
Earl Wright
Silas Finke Jr
R. Dean Luers
Richard Scott
Clyde Crile
R. T. Knottnerus Jr
Lloyd Duensing
Oral Norman
Harold Gamon
Kenneth Ornduff
Cletus Reed
Leo Villetoe
Nevada to be known as Atomic State amid nuclear plans
Nevada may gain the name Atomic State as the Atomic Energy Commission considers a northern Nevada site addition to the southern facility. A California firm seeks to bury low level waste in southern Nevada, potentially boosting industry with safeguards only if no harm to the public is shown. Governor Sawyer urges caution while officials flag economic benefits and cautious expansion.
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CY Ryan
United Press International
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Sagebrush
Battleborn State
Silver State
Atomic Energy Commission
California
AEC
John S. Corbett
Nuclear Engineering Co
Pleasanton
Calif
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Oak Ridge
Washington
State Health Board
James R. Mason
Isotopes
Division of Licensing
Shamberger
Schedule for Teens Home Tasks
Parents struggling to get teens to help at home can work out a mutually acceptable schedule. Rebellion often follows normal adolescent changes as teens prioritize friends over chores. Emphasize meaningful tasks and address the teen’s feelings about duties to build responsibility.
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Nancy Lysen
Iowa State University Extension
Professional Directory of Attorneys and Doctors
Directory listing attorneys Stewart Shearer Morrison Morrison Owen and others with offices in Journal Building and West Main Street. Includes doctors Dr Etter and Dr Eastland and eye care by John W Lemmon with contact numbers. Notes hours and specialties such as osteopathy rectal diseases and visual training.
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John W. Lemmon
Lemmon Jewelry
Tiny Red Spider Sparks Houseplant Care Tip
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Charles Sherwood warns that tiny red spiders may resemble dust on house plants. As cold weather nears these pests enter homes. use an all purpose garden spray per directions, warm to 100 to 110 degrees, then dip the plant in the spray.
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Charles Sherwood
Iowa State University
Sherwood
Birthday Observed At Parkview Home
WAYLAND January birth notices from Parkview Home report Mrs Emma Troutman celebrated with ice cream and cake as relatives visited. Chris Freyenberger also celebrated with cake while guests included family members and a niece. Local visits include Adolph and Ted Preheim of South Dakota and Mrs Martha Mayer. Wellman schools closed due to cold and drifted snow.
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Wayland
Parkview
Emma Troutman
Adolph Preheim
Hurley
South Dakota
Ted Preheim
Marion
Lewis Rich Foods Company
Rock Island
Justina Neufeld
Miss Neufeld
Prairie Vein
Psychhatric Hospital
Marie Widmer
Russia
Poland
Germany
Holland
Galen Widmer
Mountain Lake
Minn
Mennonite Center
Jesse Polson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Kenneth Brenneman
Roy Polson
Bill Heinrich
Cedar Rapids
Martha Mayer
Opal Bickford
Florida
Texas
Wilbur Cheney
Morril
Millersburg
Wilbur Geyer
Donna
Johnie Brenneman
Keota
Park Griggs
Roy Durian
Josie Yoder
Lester Disney
R. E
Snavely
Durian
Iowa City
June Williams
Wellman
Social Security Office Visits Washington and Wellman
A Social Security representative will be at the Washington post office Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. and at Wellman city hall Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. The notices detail outreach to local residents and timing at each location.
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Social Security
The
Social Security Office
Burlington
Post Office
Washington
Wellman
City Hall
Wellman Men Attend Turkey Convention
Wellman residents join the National Turkey Growers Convention in Dallas, Texas, with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Swartzendruber and others. Nearby social visits feature Mr. and Mrs. Brenneman hosting and relatives gathering at Blue Mound and Greenville, Mississippi trips planned.
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Turkey
Wellman
Dallas
Texas
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Dale Hochstettler
Robert Godlove
Lewis Belcher
Baxter Freese
Tom Russell
James Bash
Sherril
Linda
Kenneth Rueggsegger
Blue Mound
Ray I. Marner
Greenville
Miss
David Marner
Robert K. Yoder
John Kinsinger
P. M. Swartzendruber
Mark Swartzendruber
Edith Yoder
Roy Polson
Johnie Brenneman
Brenneman
Richard Polson
Pittsburgh
Penn
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County Farm Bureau Board
FROST
College Station
Tex
Texas A & M College Extension Service
C. M. Patterson
Patterson
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
Highway Commission
Commission
Funny
MeNaught Syndicate, Inc
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bldg
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Abstract Dept
East Washington
Livingston, Day & Bates Attorneys
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
Ira Morrison
South
Marion Ave
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
West Washington
John C. Owen
South Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
R. Q. Eastland
Journal
Mrs. C. B. Godber
ENG
Don Rinner
East
van Buren
Jom Duncan
Iowa
Windsor
Swan Detergent
Brach
Hunt
Contadina
Hy-Vee
Louisa
Tali
Bag
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