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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1957
Page
4
Iowa State College previews new production testing ideas for beef cattle swine and dairy herds at the educational show. Visitors view on farm methods and see how production testing reveals facts beyond the eye. Enlarged cow photos and calf records help visitors choose and verify culls.
A list of patients in various hospitals includes Eldora Mrs. Robert Modlin Mrs. Guy Follett Mrs. Charles Haase F C Dreier Mrs. John R Piper Miss Jean Whinery Carroll Doud Bill Winther Mrs. Loyd Thayer Union Boyd Hamm from Towa Falls Kurtis Blome Mrs Milo Butler Mrs Carlton Campbell Zearing Mrs Neris Cockerham Hub Bard Mrs Merrill Clark Mrs Ben Wassen Mrs Charlotte Walters Leo Rohlfsen Baby Martha Rudolph Baby William Howard Topp Whitten Mrs Dwayne Cakerice and baby girl New Providence Mrs Maurice Cook Miss Peggy Ellen Marsh Steamboat Rock Edward Berends Carl Luiken Steamboat Rock Mrs Mervin Baker boy Feb 2 Mrs Carl Frerichs girl Feb 4
Auction listings detailing multiple closing out sales scheduled from February 5 to February 21 in Iowa locations. Notable names include Herbert Zimmerman John Wasson Art Dubberke Robert Cowell Orville Brekke Marvin Walters Dale Landt Edward Tordoff and others with varying farm, dairy, cattle, Hampshire Low sales and real estate offerings. Auctions are hosted by Knowles Kramer Reisinger Heltibridle and partners. Locations span Steamboat Rock Eldora Iowa Falls Clemons Gifford Alden Liscomb and nearby rural roads. Dates run Feb 5 through Feb 21 with farm sales listed by date and place.
The New Providence adult evening school class hosted Dick McWilliams Iowa State college extension husbandman as guest speaker on production testing of livestock He has conducted extensive research The meeting was in the new vocational agriculture building Coffee and rolls were served afterward
The Waterloo social security representative will be in Eldora at the courthouse from 10 a.m. to 12 noon February 12 and 26 to receive social security benefit claims. Self employed filers must bring an extra copy of 1956 tax returns and evidence of payment. Wage earners must provide 1956 Forms W-2. Evidence of birth date is required. Beneficiaries with taxable earnings must continue paying social security tax after starting benefits and after age 72. There is no age limit on continuing tax payments.
1956 saw 1 929 persons apprehended for unlawful fishing and hunting, a slight drop from 1955's 1 947. Fines fell to 31 632 from 45 819, while jail days rose to 163 from 188. Hunting violations led, with 532 fishermen and 1 246 hunters apprehended. Fines support county school boards where violations occurred.
Two $300 Federal Land Bank scholarships are offered to high school seniors enrolling in Iowa State College's agriculture division this fall. Sponsored by National Farm Loan Associations in Iowa and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, the program has run five years and may continue. Applications are available from teachers, extension directors, superintendents, and local offices. submit by April 1, 1957 to the Division of Agriculture, Towns State College, Ames.
Eldora Farm Bureau meeting February 5 6 30 p m youth building Farm Loan Association dinner February 11 noon youth building Clay Township 4 H girls meeting February 16 4 H electrification meeting Radcliffe FFA building February 16 Iowa State College Caravan February 19 youth building 1 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm February 28 4 H electrification meeting Towa Falls FFA building February 27 Spring barrow hog show Iowa Falls FFA building 6 30 p m
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