Sharing Canning Equipment Seen as Wartime Practice
Amid equipment shortages, neighbors are urged to share canning gear throughout the season. Demonstrations in Washington County detail safe operation while Ruth Foster cautions against saccharine and explains sugar needs. Tips cover maintaining electric appliances, cleaning methods, and proper pressure cooker use with expert guidance from Iowa State College.
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Washington County
Ruth Foster
County Home
Louise J. Feet
Household Equipment Department
Towa State College
GardenHints from Ames experts urge careful spring planting
Ames gardeners receive timely advice from Iowa State College extension horticulturists. They warn that heavy rains can pack soil preventing seedling growth and suggest raking to break crusts without harming seedlings. Tomatoes should be set out after frost risk passes, planted deep, with tall stakes, and protected from cutworms with paper collars.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College Extension Horticulturists
Victory Gardners
Pritchard
Marglobe
Advice on corn planting in small and medium gardens
For lawa adaptions small gardens should not grow sweet corn and medium ones should avoid a single row. Wind pollination requires more than one row and a corn plant needs 242 square feet. Follow-up crops need not wait. start late cabbage between potato rows as an example.
Cotter eighth grade set to graduate this Thursday
May 11 Cotter reports the upcoming eighth grade commencement for Keith Duncan Kenneth Dunham ore Raymond Hendrickson Marian Jones Donald Orris Jerry Quick Geraldine Quick Rowland Rees Alvin Lee Wehr. Absent pupils noted and perfect papers earned in spelling. War stamp and bond drive totals $273 80 since March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Keith Duncan
Kenneth Dunhamore
Raymond Hendrickson
Marian Jones
Donald Orris
Jerry Quick
Geraldine Quick
Rowland Rees
Alvin Lee Wehr
7Th
Charles Heninger
Marvin Hobbs
Keith Peters
Mary Lou Ewmert
Reymond Hendrickson
Alice Orris
Frances Cowens
Donald Hendrickson
Margaret Hininger
Billy Edwards
Jatsy Hawkins
Lewis Peters
Leland Hobbs
James Clegy
Visit to East Moline Ends at Parental Home
The subject arrived in East Moline Illinois for an extended stay with her parents Mr and Mrs R I Marner and their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Illinois
Mrs. R. I. Marner
Local social notes from Stringtown May gatherings
Stringtown residents share visits and meals with relatives and friends across multiple households. The week includes supper guests at the Arthur Davison home, weekend trips involving the Widmers, birthday reminders for Harm West, and Sunday dinners at several local homes including the Schantz, Brooks, and Graber households.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Hoomer Davison
Kenneth Davison
Connie
Arthur Davison
Kenneth
Elmer Graber
Harm West
Hom
Wyllie Leaves Riverside for Riveting Post
Edward B. Wyllie former Riverside high school superintendent and coach has resigned to teach riveting at Republic Airplane Corporation in Evansville Indiana after two years in Riverside. His wife and two children will stay behind while a home is found. Also in Riverside news Corporal Hubert Kucera returns from Boca Raton Field for a furlough and Lt G O Patterson and wife visit Heitzman relatives at home after training and commission at Camp Lee Virginia.
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Riverside
Edward B. Wyllie
Evansville
Indiana
Republic Airplane Corporation
Billy
Joyce
Cpl. Kucera
Hubert Kucera
Boca Raton Field
Florida
William Kucera
Kucera
G. O. Patterson
R. H. Heitzman
Lieut
Patterson
Officer's Candidate School
Camp Lee
Virginia
Local News Briefs From Riverside And Iowa City
Reports note a infant born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Swenka Riverside weighing eight pounds thirteen ounces at Mercy hospital Iowa City. Ruth Foster Washington county Home Economist led a canning and freezing demonstration at St Marys hall with assistance from Marie Sojka Elmo Knittel and Edward Bushek.
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Tives
Tri-Cities
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Fort Francis F. Warren
Arthur Swenka
Riverside
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
St. Mary's Hall
Ruth Foster
Washington County Home
Marie Sojka
Elmo Knittel
Edward Bushek
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McLeod
Fritz Kortner
Rex Williams
Boy Scouts
Tonite
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Arthur Treacher
Pathe News
Lawa
Billy Davis
Betty Ann Davis
Raymond Ismert
Lough, Harlan
Marvin Widmer
Burlington
Kathryn Widmer
Joyce Widmer
Peter Widmer
Er Davison
Ivor Davis
Sandra
D. C
Allie Davison
Glen Guengerich
Rex Swan
Carl Johnson
Emery Liechty
Almasa Miller
J. C. Graber
George Unkrieh
J. J Rich
Wyllie
Riverside Schools
Miss Foster
Lester Fellner
American Machine and Metals Corporation
Pvt
William McRae
William T. Colman
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Army Air Base
McRae
Colman
Congress Cafe
J. W. Peterson
McKesson
Ibath
Oyota
Kodak Films
Cean
McKesson’s Milk OF
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Holly Orr
Hess Hoa
Philharmonic
Brecdered Reco
America
Symphonic Music
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Dad
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Firestone
Picken
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