Prairie Flower social notes span families and picnics
A Prairie Flower column recounts a Sunset Park picnic honoring Pvt Robert Lowe Jr before camp McCain. Families including Lowe Sr and Jr, Turnipseed, and Knupps share visits, birthdays, and Father’s Day celebrations across Rock Island and nearby towns. Community events include Mission Circle activities and a hospital visit for Mr Cornick and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
L. W. Turnipseed
Robert Lowe
Sunset Park
Robert Lowe Jr
Camp
McCain
Robert Lowe, Jr
Clarence Lee
Dorothy
Merle
Guadalcanal Hero Basilone Receives Medal of Honor
Sergt. John Basilone of Raritan New Jersey proudly wears the Medal of Honor the highest U S award for valor. He manned a machine gun and pistol and reportedly killed 388 Japanese at his emplacement on Guadalcanal last October. He is the son of an Italian born tailor and has served nearly six years in the U S armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Sergt
John
Manila
Proper Shoe Care After Muddy Wear
Mud and water harm shoes if not cleaned promptly and allowed to dry slowly. Fast drying can cause shrinking and misshaping. Dry at room temperature. avoid ovens stoves or radiators. Use shoe trees or stuff with crumpled paper to preserve shape.
Manure Under Cover Requires Immediate Removal After Use
Covered manure on concrete floors remains safe only while cattle are feeding. Once cattle are removed, nitrogen loss rapidly increases. Manure should be hauled out and plowed under promptly to aid future crops.
No Penalty for Pensioners Who Work on Farms
Iowa pensioners may work seasonal farm jobs without losing benefits. Governor Hickenlooper ordered quick readmission to the rolls after harvest, and a war emergency law allows earnings from farming to be considered separately. States and federal agencies urge pensioners to consult local welfare boards before taking work to ensure prompt reinstatement if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickenlooper
State Social Welfare Department
Congress
Assured Forest Yield Aims for 70 Million Acre Timber Plan
A program seeks to manage more than seventy million acres of commercial forest land on a sustained yield basis to harvest the timber crop efficiently while maintaining production.
Cull the nonlayers and weeds threaten crops in Iowa farms
The article advises culling nonlayers from poultry to save feed and lists weight limits for Leghorns and general purpose breeds. It warns weeds in gardens boost disease risk and stresses removing weeds, cleaning poultry houses, vaccinating pigs, and preparing machinery and grain bins for the new crop. It ends by noting Iowa farms are worth more than the combined farms of eleven eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Rope setup balances strain in multiple strands
A short rope can be suspended by one end with a light weight on the other to equalize strain across strands. A long rope can be dragged across a surface to compare tension effects.
Deane Rinner Leads County 4-H with Multiple Breeding Projects
County 4 H president Deane Rinner maintains large project load with two litters of purebred Curves and Cheviot lambs and two purebred Guernsey dairy heifers. The report notes his active involvement and leadership role in 4 H clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane Rinner
Deane
Guernsey
Dean
Social notes and church goers in Iowa City community
A local column details Sunday church attendance at Methodist and Evangelical services, with Mrs. Clara Tooman noting larger crowds than Rev. Miller’s debut. It mentions Bee Line buses ahead of July 1, visits by Eugene Warren and family, Frank Macon’s regular church pattern, and updates on Charley Winter, Roger Wicter, Ruth Thorne, and Elizabeth’s law career in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Cafe
Clara (Petratz) Tooman
Methodist Church
Rev. Miller
Ruth Thorne
New York
Elizabeth
Ann Arbor
Washington County Farm Ownership Rises in 1942 43
Ownership in Washington County grew from March 1 1942 to March 1 1943 by 1.4 percent. Households owning their farms reached 63.6 percent, above the state average of 53.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Buckwheat Suggested as Emergency Crop for This Year
Farmers may plant buckwheat as an emergency crop and still harvest a crop if sown by July 10. It requires a good seed bed and 50 to 60 pounds per acre, drilled at a shallow depth.
Senators from Midwest Hear Corn Problems
Senators from agricultural states met to address corn shortages impacting industrial alcohol plants. They discussed using foreign loan repayments to release corn, noting about 50 million bushels available and a black market in corn flour in Kansas. Iowa delegates planned a Des Moines reunion during the July recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
IDPA
Guy M. Gillete
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Gillette
Mark
Cherokee
Wilson
Des Moines
Iowa House
Hawkeye
Dairy Producers Urged to Focus on Cleanliness and Temperature
Advisors stress sanitation and proper cooling to limit bacteria in milk and cream and warn against mixing warm and cooled cream. Garden notes report strong victory garden results with diverse crops and low disease, but warn of Colorado potato beetle and Mexican bean beetle and suggest control methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Poultry separation and fly control tips for dairy farms
Guidance on separating pullets from cockerels by eight to ten weeks with confinement until market. Suggests using uncultivated or clean manure-free ranges and avoiding recent manure. Advice on reducing dairy flies via traps, poisons, sprays, and cleaning manure pits at least three times weekly.
Fly control tips from old barnyard practices
The text describes applying one ounce of borax per bushel of manure and leaving the barn darkened with gunny sacks over doors and windows to reduce fly infestations, noting flies cannot be hauled out as of ten days and recur every three days.
Cleaning a Motor with Brush and Solvent
Use a stiff bristled brush to clean the electric motor and remove grease with gasoline or clean ing fluid on a cloth.
Card of Thanks for Condolences and Kindness
Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our sorrow. We deeply appreciate the beautiful service floral offerings and other kindnesses. Albert Sharp and family and the Sharp and Shalla families express gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sharp
Lloyd Sharp
Leo Sharp
Wm. L. Shalla
Fred Shalla
New Steel Plane Panel For Aircraft Fuselage
A new fuselage panel uses paper thin steel reinforced by welded mesh and steel ribs. Though steel weighs three times more than aluminum, the assembly has the same total weight as an equivalent aluminum sheet.
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Vindi
Three Stooges
Richard DIX
Leo Carrillo
Preston Foster
Frances Gifford
FOX
Stanley Knupp
Ottumwa
Wayne Knupp
David
Washington
Clayde Knupp
Knupp
Clarence Fulton
Crawfordsville
Marjorie Fulton
Lorene Booth
James Meredith Cornick
Cloyd Cornick
Josephine K
Mt. Union
E. L. Smith
Navy
Mission Circle
A. E. Diddams
Marjorie Ganon
Maxine
Myrna Reeves
Richard Knapp
Stanley Jarrard
H. L. Huber
Harvey
Soma
Program Committee
Donald Cave
BE. &. Smith
Joseph Knotek
Joseph Shalla
Merl
Dorothy Turnipsee
Fredmund
Rock Island
Berniece Erwin
Sikke Temple
Carmen Beach Martin
Rose Reid
DR. Hess
Vice Tria
Jean Arthur
Joel McCrea
Charles Coburn
Donald Duck
Donald
Rhal
Paul R. Burbarger
Ira
Oldsters
Mahaska County Selective Service Board
A. K. Walling
Oskaloosa
James F. Baker
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Baker
Leathernecks
International
the Rocking Brigade
Reeses
Evangelical Church
United Presbyterian Church
Woo
Presbyterian Church
Bee Line
Iowa City
Eugene Warren
Miss Ella
Miss Warren
Frank Macon
Frank
Pleasant Plain
Charley Winter
Carrie
Boyd Berde
Les
Roger Wicter
Roger
Fifth Naval District
Norfolk
Duroc
Midwest
By E. P. Chase
Chicago
Senate
Senator Reed
Kansas
Mama and
Papa
San Francisco-Oakland
Gibson
Tucker
Francis John Linneil
George VI of
England
Sir Francis
Middle East
Tunisia
King George
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