Dr Miller to Head County Crop Drive
Dr Fred E Miller of Washington is named county convener for Washington County Christian Rural Overseas Program. An organizational meeting is planned for Tuesday October 12 at the high school. The drive aims for 300 carloads of food and farm produce with canvassing on Thanksgiving week.
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Fred E. Miller
Washington
Washington County
Christian Rural Overseas
Carl F. Stiefel
Ainsworth
Muscatine
Louisa
Henry
Des Moines
Lee
Iowa
Iowa Christian
Europe
Albert W. Farmer
Catholic Rural Life
Lutheran World Relief
Church World Service
Farm Bureau, Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of Public Instruction
Farmers Union
The
Education Association
Plan Expands Cancer Program in Iowa
Mason City October 5 announcement by Dr H W Morgan head of Iowa division of the American Cancer Society outlines an expanded state program. Funds raised will support research service and education with six ty percent kept in Iowa and half of that returned to counties. A special service committee will hire a state nurse and fund nurses scholarships while county chapters establish information centers and care plans for patients.
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Mason City
Iowa
H. W. Morgan
American Cancer Society
Morgan
R. F. Birge
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Iowa Division O
American
State Service Committee
Weather forecast hints at warm, windy with showers
A weather note indicates top temperatures around hogs 24.00 with considerable cloudiness and windy warm conditions tonight and tomorrow. Scattered showers are expected tomorrow night.
Rotary Program Highlights Local 4-H Clubs in Washington County
Washington Rotary members heard brief talks by Lucille Gault of Crawfordsville and James Barnes of Brighton on the aims of 4-H clubs in Washington County. The girls’ clubs total 15 with 237 members, and the boys’ nine clubs have 158 members. James announced plans to expand the boys’ groups next year. The club voted to support a Halloween party for boys, to be led by Art Brown of the YMCA. Birthday observers were treated to special service with Bill Sitler as server.
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Washington Rotary Club
Washington County
Hugo Lensch
Lucille Gault
Crawfordsville
James Barnes
Brighton
Rotarians
James
Art Brown
YMCA
Bill Sitler
Bill
American Falls Dam Powers Nation's Largest Irrigated Region
The American Falls dam in southern Idaho stretches nearly a mile and forms the key storage reservoir for the United States' longest continuous irrigated area.
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American Falls
Idaho
United States
Foreign Auto Exports Rise Amid Global Trade Figures
Automotive firms in the United States exported about 7.42 percent of total production last year while England sent abroad 60 percent and France 90.6 percent, reflecting varied export ratios across major nations.
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United States
England
France
Five-Point Chest Program Guides Community Fund Drives
The National Five-Point Chest program urges community drives to fund Red Feather services for 12 months. It highlights rising costs, the need for universal giving, the Chest as many campaigns in one, broad social benefits, and volunteer leadership overseeing annual campaigns and fund allocations.
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Red Feather
America
Police
United Campaign
Federation
Red Feather Services
Police Battle Outside Standard Oil Refinery in Richmond
In Richmond California police arrested four CIO oil workers and jailed two leaders after a mass picket outside the Standard Oil refinery turned violent. Officers used tear gas and clubs earlier in the strike, as a 70-officer line dispersed stone throwing crowds during a state wide CIO oil workers strike.
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Richmond
Cal
CIO
Standard Oil
California
Dream of Future Husbands Tied to January 20
The article notes a belief among English girls that on January 20 they would dream of their future husband. It cites World Book encyclopedia describing a ritual of fasting all day and eating heavily salted eggs before bed to induce the vision.
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World Book Encyclopedia
Railroads Sign New Wage Pact in Nationwide Accord
The nation’s railroads and two unions representing 175 000 operating employees agreed on a 10 cent hourly wage increase. Negotiations began Sept 14 with a pattern set by last year’s 15 49 cent raise and the agreement marks a first break in third round talks across 21 unions. The mediation board intervenes as non operating unions seek a 25 cent raise, 4% week reduction with no pay cut, and extra overtime rules.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of
National Railway Mediation Board
Elm tree evaporates up to 50 barrels of water daily
Dr Curtis May a shade tree specialist with the U S department of agriculture cites a hot day finding that up to 50 barrels of water can evaporate from the leaf surface of a large elm tree, illustrating the tree’s cooling effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis May
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Television Channel Width and Blank Pulse Term
The text defines BANDWIDTH as the difference in cycles per second between the lowest and highest frequency of the transmitted band. It notes a television channel is six megahertz wide and explains BLANKING PULSE as a pulse that blanks the electron beam during its return time. It also describes ELECTRIC FIELD as the region around charged particles and states an electric field is set up when a magnetic field varies, with radio waves consisting of electric and magnetic fields.
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Space
Origins and rise of cricket in England and Australia
Cricket began as a boys game and grew to adults with Test Matches between England and Australia starting in 1880. The sport sparked enthusiasm in both nations similar to world series devotion in the United States, making players idols in England and Australia.
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England
Australia
British Dominions
United States
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