Engels challenges Staley in surprise bid for NFO presidency
In a move at the Iowa NFO state convention, Eng les of Floyd County announced a bid for the national presidency and declined a nomination to the national board. A paper ballot later showed his bid was defeated 5 to 2. Engels, a 70-acre farmer with 12 children, serves as Floyd County NPO president and plans to contest Staley at the December national convention while guiding changes in policy and bargaining.
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Ames
Somie
National, Farmers Organization
N.F.O
John Engels
Rockford
Floyd Couunty
N.F.C
National Board of Directors
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Engel
Tolloct
Engels
Lovai
Robert Casper
Winterset
Oren Lee
Staley
Clarence ¥. Schuchmann
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Atyre
Butto
NFO
N.f.c.’S
Corning
Lowe
Floyd County
Maxine
Belgium
Floyd County N.P.O
James T. Stewart
Columbus Junction
Wheat Talks at Low Key
Washington officials say international efforts to halt a wheat price war and stabilize prices may stay low-key for a while. Working level meetings by international technicians, like a recent three day session, will likely continue from time to time while a high level summit with power to commit governments is likely in the near term but not imminent.
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Washington
UPT
Manchester Hosts Land Bank Meeting
Manchester hosts annual stockholders meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association at St Marys hall. Norman Fiddelke reports 11 am registration, noon lunch, then business session presided by Harold Weydert. Directors include Sheppard, Brandt, Glew, Kuntz, Stef fen. The bank serves Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque counties with long term farmer loans.
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Manchester
Federal Land Bank Assn
St. Mary's Hall
Norman Fiddelke
Finner
Harold J. Weydert
Associaion
Bob Nance
WMT
Weydert
Association
Kenneth Sheppard
Goggon
Henry Brandt Je
Hazleton
Leonard L. Glew
Manchester; “Earl E. .“Kuntz
Dubuque
Vincent, Jr
Steffen
Farley
FLBA
Buchanan
Delaware
Siemens to Fill Engels' Term After Fifth Ballot Win
Bernard Siemens, 38, of Renwick and a marketing area worker, will fill the remainder of Engels' term. Ed Shima, a Marengo farmer, was defeated on the fifth ballot by Siemens in his bid for the national board past.
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Bernard Siemens
Renwick
Siemens
Engels
Marengo
Ed Shima
National Board
Wild sunflowers spread as weed across Iowa farms
Ames extension official Dutch Sylvester notes wild sunflowers becoming a serious pest across western Iowa and spreading to eastern areas. The plant is increasingly problematic in farm fields, with E nosing caution from University authorities about statewide impact.
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Jowal
Iowa State University
Ames
Sylvester
Food aid plan for the poor deemed ineffective
A UPI report cites Egbert and Hiemstra arguing that giving food buying money to the poor would not raise overall food demand enough to boost farm prices. They note limited surplus demand, need for idle cropland, and show that even large aid increases would barely tip consumption toward adequate standards.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Alvin C. Egbert
Stephen J. Riemstra
Egbert-Hiemstra
Jtdies
Egbert Hiemstra
Egbert
Hiemstra
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