Iowa State soil testing lab near million mark reached
The Soil Testing Laboratory at Iowa State University reports it is working on its second million soil tests since 1946. The lab now handles 90,000 tests yearly, with 12,000 to 14,000 tests monthly in fall, and employs 20 to 40 staff and students on a special evening shift.
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AMES
IDPA
Iowa State University
Iowa
ASC
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee
J. J. Hanway
Kalju Eik
IBM
Hanway
Laurine Anderson
Soil Testing Laboratory
Little City Experiment Aims At Living With Mentally Handicapped
Palatine Illinois article details Little City founded 1958, a 60 acre community with 38 residents ages six to 33. It lacks police, taverns, or drag strips and emphasizes non competitive living, vocational training, schools, and a new poultry farm run by residents. Scholarships fund most attendees with a $420 monthly tuition for a few, admissions require physician recommendation, diagnosis of potential progress, and an opening.
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Palatine
Ill
UPI
Chicago
Little City
The
Exper
Bette Kurtzman
Miss Kurtzman
Morris Fishbein
Little City Foundation
Attend Masonic state meeting at Crawfordsville
Latimer Davis and Bill Dusenberg of Washington drove to Marshalltown to attend the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Chapter of the Masonic Lodge. Friday was Mike Owens birthday. Crawfordsville WSCS to observe 25th anniversary on Oct 12 at 2 pm. WWE Club met with Mrs. Richard Lease. prizes won by Mrs. Robert Miller and Mrs. Dale Engle. Mabel and Nellie Anderson returned from California visiting relatives and Disneyland.
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Crawfordsville
Latimer Davis
Bill Dusenberry
Washington
Marshalltown
Royal Arch
Masonic Lodge
Floyd Fisher
Jerry Fisher
Monty
Keith Fisher
Diane of Wellman
Daryl Owens
Mike Owen
WSCS
WWE
WWE Club
Richard Lease
Dale Engle
Robert Miller
Charles Wells
Mabel
Nellie Anderson
California
Carl Johnson
Los Angeles
Johnson
Lois Bauer
Aura
Alsey Hopkinson
LaVerne, Calif
Andersons
Disneyland
Marineland
Los Angeles County Fair
Fourth body found in Quebec swamp
Quebec City police identified the fourth lime-soaked body as Paul Chandonnet, 40, an associate of Moise Carabaner, amid racketeering killings tied to arson and fraudulent bankruptcies. Investigations indicate up to 12 men may have been murdered to silence testimony before a provincial inquiry into racketeering.
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Quebec City
UPI
Quebec Province
Here
Quebec Justice Department
Paul Chandonnet
Moise Carabaner
Quebec
Justice
Claude Wagner
Justice Department
Dads Day Guests and Local Visits Across Iowa
Cedar Falls KEOTA hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Martin and Lewis J. Powell with Delores Martin and Doug Powell for Dads Day activities. Nearby visits feature Elmer and Wayne Vincent dinnering with Mangolds at West Chester, and Ames visitor Terry Mangold weekend at home.
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Keota
Eugene Martin
Lewis J. Powell
Delores Martin
Doug Powell
Cedar Falls
Elmer Vincent
Wayne Mangold
West Chester
Terry Mangold
Ames
Arthur Duensing
Washington
Mangold
Everette Romine
Centralia
Missouri
Flander
Romines
Elizabeth Flander
Bernard Flander
Luike Flander
Romine
Glen Hitchcock
Bill Romines
Mark Weaver
Wiz Vogel
Alvie Harras
Fairfield
Floyd Maule
Tak
Closing Out Sale and Feeder Calf Auctions Listed
October 12 closing out sale announced 8 miles north of Washington on highway 1 to Bush corner then east. October 14 9th annual feeder cattle sale Centerville Iowa starts 12 p.m. Appanoose County Beef Producers' Association. October 27 11th Annual Adair County Co-operative Feeder Calf Sale Kirksville Missouri starts 1 30 p.m. Kalona Feeder cattle sales weekly at Kalona and Wapello Columbus Junction Ollie markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush Corner
Kalona
Richard Escher
McCreary Sale Co
Centerville
Iowa
Appanoose County Beef Producers’ Association
Adair County Co-operative
Kirksville
Missouri
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Highway
Wapello
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Safe Winter Storage for Pesticides at Homes and Farms
County extension director Jim Frier urges careful winter storage of pesticides. Store in a separate locked cabinet or room, keep containers original, and dispose of damaged labels. Bury empty containers at least 18 inches deep away from pastures and drinking water to prevent contamination.
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Jim Frier
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Ames Laboratory
Insurance Information Institute
Rae
Blondie
Chic Young
Kies
Vwennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Fehe
Masonic State Meeting
Blitz Brothers
BY Sakren
Washington Concrete CO
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Blanch
Albert Hahn
Kenneth Pepper
Omar Black
Gerald Hahn
Danny Aggison
Erma
Albert
Gary Peiffer
Marlin Peiffer
C.L Jennings
London
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmill
Mister
Loulis J. Kehoe
Jeffry Bldg
Phone Oun
Livingston, Day & Bates
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
Morrison, Morrison, and
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
Marion
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John W. Lemmon
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