Two Year Stay in Gladbrook Turns 70 Year American Life
Ludwig Best came to Gladbrook in 1902 for a two year visit but stayed 70 years after investing $100 in a gold mine in British Columbia. He later farmed in South Dakota and Colorado before settling in Albion and finally Gladbrook, always keeping German roots and reading a daily German Bible.
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Gladbrook
U.S
Ludwig Best
Germany
United States
British Columbia
Karl Best
Louis Gethmann
St. Louis
Ludwig
Waldek
Best
Red Cross
South Dakota
Albion
Iowa
Marshalltown
Albert
Wallace Moseley
Peace United Church of Christ In
Butz Does Not Say If He’ll Forward Petition to Nixon
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz thanked leaders of a 14 state farm coop petition drive for their efforts but did not say if he would deliver grievances to President Nixon. The group seeks 500000 signatures urging action on grain prices and farm programs.
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Butz
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Buzz
Dean
McShanes Sell Farm to Wilsons
Mr and Mrs Floyd R McShane of Springville sell a 32 acre farm to Mr and Mrs Robert H Wilson of Marion Possession will be given June 1 The McShanes retire from farming and will live in Springville The Wilsons include a Cedar Rapids Collins Radio Co employee The sale was handled by Brusha Realty Co Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd R. McShane
Springville
Robert H. Wilson
Twenty-third Avenue
Marion
McShane
Wilso
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Brusha Realty Co
Lake Macbride Watershed Tops Conservation Effort in Iowa
Seven Lake Macbride farmers join Johnson County soil district to install tile outlet terraces and form a watershed committee. The project, financed by REAP and state funds, aims to reduce erosion with terraces and an area-wide inventory of sediment sources and pollution, with tours planned for July.
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Iowa City
Lake Macbride
Johnson County Soil Conservation District
Ken Olin
Johnson County Soil District
Olin
Soil District
State Conservation Commission
Watershed Committee
Macbride Lake
Solon
County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation
ASC
Vincent O’brien
O’brien
Macbride
Gazette
al Swegle
Johnson County
Farm Officials Call in Field Representatives
Washington AP Farm policy leaders will convene July 11 to 13 with state ASCS staff to discuss 1973 set aside formulas for wheat, feed grains, and cotton. The ASCS meeting guides 1973 planning as winter wheat growers seek early deadlines and the July 12 crop report provides spring crop acreage estimates and 1972 winter wheat outputs.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
ASCS
Bargain seekers urged to call for sellable bargains
Want ad readers are urged to sell bargains now with a simple call to 398 8234. The notice emphasizes quick listings and direct buyer contact to move items fast.
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Dial
Eastern Iowa dairy herds lead in production certificates
Eastern Iowa counties dominate the Dairy Herd Improvement Association awards with nine top counties. Fayette leads with 43 herds earning production certificates, followed by Clayton 31 and Allamakee 27, as Sivesind Eberling and Fox top their breed groups. Local producers across Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Winneshiek and other counties are listed.
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Iowa
Fayette County
Clayton
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Bremer
Black Hawk
Delaware
Howard
Lee
Frank Sivesind
Waukon
Karlton Eberling
Postville
Ernest Fox
Keokuk
Sivesind
Guernsey
Fox
Eberling
Don and
Harold Meyer
Maynard
Reuben Steffens
Clermont
Leslie
Local list of county residents and businesses by region
A broad OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and firms across counties including Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Johnson, Linn, Poweshiek, Tama, and many towns such as Independence, Kalona, Marengo, Anamosa, Montezuma, Grinnell, and Toledo. Names appear with firms like Decker and Son, Knipper, Shover, Zumbach, and Dinsdale, among others.
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Tama County
Lyon
Garland Hopper
John Benda
Dale Gerlach
Toledo
Thomas and
Morris Dinsdale
Traer
Poweshiek County
Claire Werner
Montezuma
Maynard Lang and Sons
Brooklyn
M. L. Raffety
Grinnell
Arthur Goeke, Jr
Judges Named for National Barrow Show in AustinMinn
The 1972 National Barrow Show will run September 11 to 13 at Mower County Fairgrounds Austin Minnesota. Four judges appointed chair Dr Don Pinney Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma participants Tom Conover Holstein Iowa Lauren Christian Iowa State University Ames Iowa and Archie White Geo A Hormel & Company Fremont Nebraska will choose champions for eight breeds and crossbred class.
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Austin
Minn
Mower County Fairgrounds
Don Pinney
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Okla
Tom Conover
Holstein
Iowa
Lauren Christian
Iowa State University
Ames
Archie White
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Permelia Robinson Lay
Karl
Elmhurst
Ill
Peace United Church of Christ
Evangelical Hospital
White Lake
Kimball
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Ludwig Rest
Rest
Claude W. Gifford
The
Agriculture Department
Congress
J. H. Dean
Far- Mar-Co
Hutchinson
Kaw
McShanes
Wilsons
Coggon Livestock Sales
Bud Smith
Lake Mcbride
By al Swegle
Albert Miller
Victor Vislsel
Leonard Poduska
Ray Cole
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
First
Otto Shine
1St Ave
Inson County
Albert Pagel
Sumner
Nabholz
West Union
Roger
Anderson Hughson
Fred
Bernell Kleppe
Ossian
Kenneth Springer
Fayette
Raymond Kirchman
Warren Frey
Hamlett
Breitsprecher
Arlington
Clearview Farm
Willian Wenthe
Hawkeye
Cletus Meyer
Waucoma
Kenneth Grimes
Earl McIntyre
Henry Gross
Albin Massman
Duane Grimm
John Puff
Oelwein
Harold Diemer
Clayton County
Gerald
William Stevn
Luana
Lyman Ferguson
Monona
Raymond Doerring
Robert Schultz
Staack
Nading
Volga
Dale Turner
Meier Farm
Garnaville
Richard Troester
Elkader
A. J. Hempeler
Son
Garna
Duane Moon
John Pope, Jr
Strawberry Point
Virgil Hefner
McGregor
Frank Hangartner
Stanley
Steve Schroeder
St. Olaf
Gene Kurth
Farmersburg
Sheryl Zittergruen
Leonard and Murphy
Eldaker
Reynold Schmerbach
Holy Cross
Lormax, Inc
Allamakee County
Kenneth Kerndt
Fritz Brothers
Lansing
William Regan
Allen Wahls
Willard Kerndt
Walter Teslow
Robert Hagen
Waterville
Irvin Flage
Robert Promnitz
Calvin Snitker
Lee Allen Eberling
William Kruse
Dorchester
Leo Flage
Paul Schneider
Donald Vine
Eugene Knudtson
John Hammell
Merton Phipps
Lyle DeBower
Kenneth Johnson
Zimmerman
Brainard
Herbert Straate
Orrand Rolf
Jim Moellers
Glenn Beardmore
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Leonard Fencl
Calmar
Glengate Farm
Oren Anderson
Spring Grove
John Mashek
Ermle Holstein Farm
Gayland Peter
Cresco
David Peterson
Mabel
Earl Arneson
Marsh
Kleve
Castalia
Spencer Hotvedt
Robert Sersland
Wayne Leidahl Waukon
Vern Howden
Ridgeway
Benton County
Robert Glime
la Porte City
Paul Fix
Vinton
Allan Schaubacher
Atkins
Wilbert Becker
Watkins
John Miller, Jr
Buchanan County
George Haines
Walker
Tom Sullivan
Independence
Melvin Funk
Winthrop
Double S Ranch
Cedar County
Frederick Decker
Lowden
Frank Decker
Clarence
Herbert Sander
Ray Crock, Jr
Tipton
Dale Coppess
Stanwood
Louisa County
Donald Sywassink
Letts
Town
Jim Tompkins
Marengo
Daniel Yoder
Parnell
Daryl Newberry
North English
Myron’ Rathjen
Delaware County
James
Larry Shover
Delhi
Andrew
Gerald Knipper
Earlville
Earl Zumbach
Ryan
Francis Holtz
Hartman
Manchester
Larry Knipper
Hopkinton
Alvin Voelker
Douglas Ross
Dorn Zumbach
Coggan
Kalona
Moses Miller
Linn County
Lloyd Martin and Sons
Robert Bell
Coggon
Richard Liercke
Center Point
Harold Sperfslage
Central City
Galen Covington
Jones County
Marvin Engelbart
Anamosa
Jay Slater
Ivan Fiedler
Lurkens
Crump
Herbert Franzenburg
Monticello
Robert Lawrence
Barrow
M. Feder & Sons
F Ave
Ambrose Hess
Worthington
AIRTH
Cary
Great Plains
Great Plain Gas
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