County-Wide Farm Bureau Picnic Set For July 1
Committees from Center Newton and Buffalo townships met to plan a county wide Farm Bureau picnic at Thomson City park starting about 12 30. Mrs Ray Steffenson named general chairman with Don Bacon Charles Lemme Harold Frone and Lester Gingerich on the program committee. 4 H clubs will run refreshment stands and food supervisors are Mrs Ober Anderson and Mrs Marvin Gaard. Special entertainment and surprises are planned for Sunday July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Newton
Buffalo
Farm Bureau
Ray Steffenson
Don Bacon
Charles Lemme
Harold Frone
Lester Gingerich
Martin Schuck
Tjark Krull
Marvin Gaard
Pete Peterson
Thompson City
Ober Anderson
Newton, King
Five Farms Visited On Soil Conservation Tour
The Winnebago Soil Conservation District sponsored the annual soil tour visiting five farms on Thursday morning June 14. At Pearlin Pederson farm near Thompson, experts explained oats nitrogen and phosphate demonstrations and carryover effects from 1950. The Truman Bakke farm featured farm plan and strip cropping with Kermit Bjorke presenting. Contour farming was shown on Ralph Brighton farm, and Bjorke described Lake Harmon Conservation project work. The tour also covered permanent pasture improvement on Jack Liveren’s farm with seedings to grasses, clover, and other forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago Soil Conservation District
Pearlin Pederson
Thompson
Norbert Dorow
Fred Bliss
Lake Mills
Truman Bakke
Kermit Bjorke
SCS
Elmer Holtan
PMA
Fire History Remains Murky In Buffalo Center
Buffalo Center notes detail a long history of major fires from 1894 onward. Burning damaged shops, lumber yards, a meat market, and saloons, with rebuilding efforts following each blaze. Subsequent fires in 1898, 1903, 1932, and 1943 are recounted, plus community remarks and local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Ostrander
Krenz
Main Street
John & Jerry Hardware
Accumu
Hauge Hardware
Krenz and Daum
Queal Lumber Co
Ostrander
John Tegland
Micky Jackson
Buffalo Center
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Ferne
Main
Bank
Tribune
Gus Ranke
Weaver Leather Shop
Bennett Bruhns
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Walt Hanson
Iowa
J. J. Guyer
Jens Jensen
Pennings
Jens
Hunter Drug Store
Frank Hoff
Home Bakery
T. A. Wilson
Forest City
Blue Earth
Elmore
Lakota
Rake
Rmon
Marshall Leibrand
Commercial
Carrie
Oscar Price
Lola
Guy Hum
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Bennett Mitchell
Warren
Dorothy
W. C. Mitchell
Newfoundland
John Snyder
Peoria
Illinois
Harvey Heyer
Eddie Aykes
Lloyd Coomes
Minnesota
Norway Lake
New London
Harvey
Ray Murray
Phil Heiman
National Farm and Home Hour
NBC
ALLIS
Chalmers Sales and Service
Jordal Farm Equipment
Watc Repair
Kramer
Style and Jewelry Shop
Iclustrate
Jane Ndoirn
Somnissior
Mme
Reddy Kilowatt
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