Nurserymen elect officers at Cedar Rapids convention
Del Brockshus of Spencer was elected president of the Iowa Nurserymen Association at the 58th annual convention in Cedar Rapids. He succeeds John Vermeer of Pella. New officers include Charles City’s Dale Siems as vice president, Sam Welch of Shenandoah and Peter Click of Des Moines as directors, and Dick Hoskins of Des Moines as secretary treasurer. About 400 attended the two day meeting ending Friday with a banquet and awards.
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del Brockshus
Spencer
Iowa Nurserymen’s Association
Cedar Rapids
John Vermeer
Pella
Dale Siems
Charles City
Sam Welch
Shenandoah
Peter Click
Des Moines
Dick Hoskins
Roosevelt Royale
Iowa Nurserymen honor Dwight Hughes Hall of Fame inductee
Dwight W. Hughes of Cedar Rapids Nursery Company was inducted into the Iowa Nurserymen Hall of Fame at the 58th convention in Cedar Rapids. A veteran landscape nursery operator, he has served as a long time board member for the All Iowa Fair and held multiple roles with Linn County Extension Council, the Red Cross, and state agricultural groups. He led the association as president in 1960 61 and later served as Association Governor representing Iowa at national nurserymen events.
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Dwight W. Hughes
Cedar Rapids Nursery Company
Wilson Ave
Iowa Nurserymen's
Iowa Nurserymen’s Association
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
William
Iowa State University
U.S. Army
College of Agriculture
Kirkwood Community College Agricultural Advisory Board
Iowa
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Association
American Association of Nurserymen
Farm adviser debunks myths at Cedar Rapids forum
White House farm adviser Dr. Lynn Daft told a Farm Policy Forum at Kirkwood Community College that advisers are not all powerful. He cited issues from Easter eggs for the White House egg roll to the department of agriculture's influence and the need to broaden nutrition scope.
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White House
Lynn Daft
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Daft
Nature
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Carter
Bob Bergland
Esther Peterson
Fred Kahan
Daft Defends Farm Policy But Questions Persist
In Cedar Rapids a forum with about 110 attendees heard Daft critique farm spokesmen over emotional appeals and defend new reorganizational plans. He said the government will keep most identity while shifting Agriculture to Food and Agriculture and Natural Resources to a new area. He addressed corn price concerns and USDA tools with cautious remarks.
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Daft
Food and Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service
Carol Tucker Foreman
Carter
Federal Reserve Program
USDA
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State University Extension Service
Linn District Court sentences eighteen for drunk driving
Eighteen persons charged with drunken driving in Linn District Court received sentences. Alan D. Rockwell pleaded guilty to a Dec. 17 charge and drew 300 dollars fine, costs, and two days in jail with one day served. Brookie Haynie and Dale M. Edgeton received various jail terms and suspensions. Fourteen others were given deferred sentences and probation to their attorney or the Department of Correctional Facilities. The court also dismissed a Nov. 14 charge against Robert M. Holland Jr.
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First Avenue
Linn
Alan D. Rockwell
Fort Riley
Kan
Brookie Haynie
Fifth Ave. SE
Dale M. Edgeton
Ave. NE
Department of Correctional Facilities
James H. Sauer
Central City
James R. Ball
Mount Vernon
Richard A. Parson
East Ave
Ronald W. Jablanski
Fruitwood Lane
Michael E. Schmitz
Marengo
David W. Patterson
Cedar Rapids
David L. Emrich
William H. Voss
Atkins
Leeroy
J. Wallner
Devonwood Ave
Wayne H. Jensen
Eighth Ave
Marion
Leroy Moore
A Ave. NW
Samuel Goicoechea
Milwaukee
Wis
William J. Baetsle
van Horne
Rocky E. Zimmerman
Fairfax
Robert M. Holland Jr
18Th ST. SE
Scientist as Liberal Artist Lecture at Luther College
Dr George Murphy of Luther College physics will speak in Decorah on The Scientist as Liberal Artist at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Center for Faith and Life recital hall. Sponsored by the Luther Chapter of the AAUP, the talk is open to the public. Murphy has a B S from Ohio University and a Ph D from Johns Hopkins and joined Luther’s faculty in 1977.
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George Murphy
Luther College
Decorah
Center For Faith and Life
Murphy
Luther Chapter
American Association of University Professors
Ohio Univeristy
Johns Hopkins University
Luther’s
Hazardous Highway Crash Injures Two Near I 80
Two people were injured Friday morning when multiple cars slid off Highway 1, one mile north of I 80, in Johnson County as drivers stopped for a school bus. Donald Ross and Charles Kistler, both 30 from Solon, were treated at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and listed as stable. Shirley Berthh, 51, also of Solon, struck the others after her car slid off the road. No charges were filed.
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Highway 1
Johnson County
Donald Ross
Solon
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Charles Kistler
Highway Patrol
Ross
Kistler
Shirley Berthh
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