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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1962
Page
7
In Karachi juvenile delinquency is treated as a means of livelihood for newspaper boys and teen coolies. They profit from illicit sales and black market goods, earning up to 150 dollars monthly, supporting families with limited schooling and scarce formal work opportunities.
Swine producers must enter pigs by September 15 for the fall test at the Iowa Swine Testing Station in Ames. Pigs arrive between September 21 and October 31, weigh 30 to 50 pounds, and require a $10 entry per pig within pens of four animals. Entry blanks and details are at the county extension office. Local farmers raise meatier hogs with premiums, aiding breeding stock supply.
Pleasant note recalls a Sunday dinner gathering at Merle Sheetz as friends and relatives from Cedar Rapids Sigourney Mason City and Chicago areas visited. Autobiographical anecdotes share daily life and the local community color in a vintage Pleasant Iowa column.
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben Vance outlines fall tasks for gardeners. Dig and cure potatoes and carrots while tops stay green, store at cool temperatures, and use plastic bags to reduce moisture loss. Prune fruit trees and dormant spring flowering shrubs after blooming to avoid hindering flowering.
Chicago report advises proper study environments to reduce eye strain among students. It emphasizes a level desk 24 by 46 inches, light non glossy surfaces, adequate lighting, and correct eye level, noting five hours daily study can affect vision.
The Louisa County Swine Producers announce a Monday show at the Louisa County Fairgrounds Columbus Junction with live barrow judging and a Friday carcass display at Bath Plant. Premiums and awards cover lightweight and heavyweight live classes and fifteen carcass placings. Bath Packing offers price incentives and local producers are urged to enter through local extension and agricultural offices.
A new hog cholera vaccine named Colracine is available at Home Lumber and Feed in Crawfordsville. The vaccine uses a novel tissue culture method from the Corn King Company and Cutter Laboratories, enabling virus growth in glassware and offering safer, more potent doses to help eradicate hog cholera in Iowa.
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