Soybean planting speeds up on Midwest farms
Soybean planting is under way across the Midwest as corn earlier in spring boosted sowing dates. Iowa, Illinois lead production with champions and new varieties named. Farmers plan higher yields through starter fertilizer, weed control, and careful planting rates amid favorable demand and market projections for beans.
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U.S
Food For Freedom
Red China
China
Germany
Japan
Freeman
U. S
Iowa
Illinois
John Reiser, Jr
Ashland
Reiser
Wayne
Laurence Schoening
de Witt
Young Schoening
Ford
Shelby
Clarke
Midwest
Chet Randolph
American Soybean Association
Des Moines
Lee
Louisa
Polk
Mahaska
van Buren
Warren
Webster
Benton
Boone
Buchanan
Cherokee
Dallas
Floyd
Hamilton
Henry
Linn
Marion
O’brien
Page
Story
Washington
Woodbury
Washington County
Myral Smith
Crawfordsville
Flower bulb exchanges enliven Keota clubs meetings
May reports from Keota area clubs highlight a flower and bulb exchange at the T L S club hosted by Mrs. Marie Greiner on May 4 with eight members. Guests included Mrs. Gertie Keifer and families of the Hornings and Horning, plus others at the Amana Refrigeration open house. Other groups met for coffee, games, and May baskets, with out of town guests Naomi Adams and Iva May Bendt. Funeral services were held for Ray Schwenke Sr. at Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney. he had lived in Keota area, was 60, a farmer, and NC0F member with four sons and four daughters among his survivors.
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EOTA
Marie Greiner
T.L.S. Club
Gertie Keifer
Charles Horning
Angela
Rex
Leslie Horning
Amana Refrigeration Co
Luella Richardson
Naomi Adams
Iva May Bendt
Iowa City
Irene Grisham
Alma Dahms
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Opal Bowen
Mary Aller
Elizabeth Aller
Rosie Greiner
Brighton
Edgar Bandy
Grisham
Edna Davis
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Ruth Ginkens
Pat Potter
Potter
Dorothy Singleton
Sunnyside
Betty Shaw
Webster
Margaret Ruby
Gladys Vincent
Ray Schwenke Sr
Martinsburg
Evelyn Conklin
Geraldine Doud
Nevada
Gloria Millikin
Cedar Rapids
Gladys Rice
Gayle Ann
Ray Jr
Keota
Herman
Golden
Colorado
Charles
Muscatine
Thomas
Mid Prairie FFA wins state extemp speaking and track honors
Curtis Miller earned a Gold at the 38th Annual State FFA Leadership Conference in Cedar Rapids for Extemporaneous Speaking after District and Sub-District wins. Terry Pemberton joined the State Chorus, while Fred Wright played first trumpet. other delegates included Mike Welte and Ray Davisson with adviser Mr. Paul Swank. The Mid Prairie girls track team swept their triangular meet with 74 points, setting records as Connie Ehrenfelt led with a 7.3 second 60-yard dash and multiple first-place finishes across events.
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Curtis Miller
FFA
Cedar Rapids
Curtis
Terry Pemberton
Fred Wright
Mike Welte
Ray Davisson
Gary Reif
John Peiffer
Bob Yoder
Russell Grout
Howard Pewitt
Ronnie Meyers
George Yoder
Loren Huber
Denny Davisson
Dale Blum
Dale Lampe
Paul Swank
Wellman
Mid- Prairie Senior High School
Mid-Prairie Girls
Deep River Millersburg
Clear Creek
Connie Ehrenfelt
Jeanie Figgins
Maureen Strabala
Janet Koss
Mid-Prairie
Pekin
Central of
Argyle
Connie
Janet Kos
Diane Ehrenfelt
Trudy Kos
Debbie Spreacker
Mary Schaefer
Priscilla Wyse
Barb Radda
Des Moines
Busy Bees 4-H May Meeting at Carol Fox Home
The Busy Bees 4-H club met in Carol Fox's home with eleven members, conducted roll as "A guide in setting the table," voted 1.50 for a historian's scrapbook, and heard demonstrations on Unbaked Cookies Drop Cookies Rolled Cookies and Bar Cookies by Hiller Edward Wilson and Fox. Next gathering to be with Vittetoe trio. New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns played the shortest doubleheader in history on Sept 26 1926 lasting two hours seven minutes.
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Busy Bees
Carol Fox
Charlotte Hiller
Cynthia Edward
Donna Wilson
Jane
Nancy
Marcia Vittetoe
NEW York
UPI
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Dukes Keep Enlisting Six More Sons In Service
Houston family the Dukes now have six sons in the armed services with another at home, Howard, a junior, eagerly awaiting his turn. Roy Duke, 34, at Fort Bliss Texas, and Billy Duke, 31, near Ellington Field, lead a family with Johnny Mack Duke, 25 in France, Forrest Allen Duke, 24 on Okinawa, Bobby Joe Duke, 21 in Viet Nam, and James Albert Duke, 19 in San Diego Marine basic training.
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Houston
UPI
Dukes
Roy Duke
Armed Services
Howard
Duke
Phang Nang
Viet Nam
Roy
Fort Bliss
Tex
Billy Duke
Ellington Field
Johnny Mack
France
Okinawa
Forrest Allen Duke
Air Force
Army
Bobby Joe
James Albert
San Diego
Howard Duke
Beertown's Blonde Beer Taster Holds Job With Luck Beer
San Francisco report profiles Karen Austin the nation's lone female beer taster for Lucky Beer. She tastes up to 14 bottles in a shift, works in a private stall with other tasters, and says she remains sober on the job. Austin, who began drinking beer as a child in Brooklyn, has kept a 24 inch waist after eight years in the role.
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San Francisco
UPI
Karen Austin
Mrs. Austin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Apply insecticides where they belong urging careful handling
County Extension Director Jim Frier urges proper use of insecticides and warns that they are safe when handled correctly. Iowa State University extension entomologist Dave Mick notes that safety hinges on careful filling and application practices.
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Jim Frier
Dave Mick
Iowa State University
Safety Rules for Handling Insecticides in Open Containers
Precautions include wearing rubber gloves and goggles when opening containers and puncturing seals. Do not look over the spout, check labels, and follow pouring instructions. Keep the spout at the top to avoid splatter, tear sacks slowly to reduce dust, and handle insecticides with care as they are poisons.
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Mick
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West Washington
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Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic Physician Journal
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South Iowa
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South
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Columbus Junction
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C. L. Jennings
New London
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Jim Stewart
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