First 1936 Farm Bureau training for Llyria Fairfield women
A 1936 training session held at Mrs. Fred Thody's near Arlington covered poultry selection, preparation and nutritive value. Attendees from Fairfield and Llyria shared poems, discussed home topics, and noted newspapers as window cleaners in cold weather. Lillian Lewis led poultry instruction and Handel's The Messiah discussion. January lesson planned for Illyria. date and place pending. Publicity Chairman.
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Farm Bureau
Llyria
Fairfield Townships
Fred Thody
Arlington
Fairfield
Thody
Richard Nus
Fred Hetzel
George Hetzel
Fred Peeper
Niyria
Walter Rothlisberger
Reynold Strong
Albert Dennler
Ed Medberry
Ella Foxwell
Walter Roys
Jean
Clayton County
Shirley Ann Peeper
Lillian Lewis
Illyria
County 4-H Boys to Attend State Convention
Fayette county delegates to the Boys Short Course and the annual 4-H boys state convention, Dec. 26 to 28 at Iowa State College Ames, include fifteen club boys and two leaders. County Agent Paul E. McElroy announced speaker Dr A B Graham of the USDA Extension Service. The program features livestock and grain judging, farm machinery demonstrations, seed selection and treatment, cream scoring, and flowering shrub planning. The state 4-H corn show runs with the short course for the third year. Interested 4-H club boys or leaders should contact the County Agent's office.
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Fayette County
Iowa State College
Ames
Paul E. McElroy
A. B. Graham
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Fayette County Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meeting
Over 350 members and families attended the Fayette County Farm Bureau annual meeting at the Legion Hall in Fayette on Monday December 16 Officers elected for the coming year were President J F Wilkinson Vice President Grant Lauer Secretary Ray Bell Treasurer L H Buenneke Cresco district committeeman Lloyd Cunningham Iowa Farm Bureau Federation was the principal speaker outlining the organization’s principles and accomplishments.
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Fayette
Middleman Profits Blamed for Rising Living Costs
A Tripoli Leader letter argues that farmers do not overprice their goods by much and that middlemen take the lion’s share of profits. The writer contends consumers in cities pay double what farmers earn, urging elimination of multiple middlemen to reduce bills.
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Tripoli
Agricultural and tax notes from 1936 Farm Outlook
Summary of farm policy topics including calf milk feeding, dairy consumption, chick and egg cash returns, seed selection, and alfalfa plantings under a new wheat contract. Notes on Iowa bovine tuberculosis status, AAA payments, property tax trends for 1986, and county budget shifts. Details on corn hog bases, contract administration, and farm community meetings outline application timelines and appraisal methods.
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State Comptroller's Office
AAA
Iowa Extension
State ‘Board of Review
Liquor Store Sales Regulated by Iowa Commission
Under a new regulation by the Iowa Liquor Control commission, liquor store managers must refuse sales to persons dependent on relief or charity, to habitual drunkards, or to those who resell or misuse liquor. Managers may also limit quantity and specify the kind of liquor allowed for purchase by any permit holder.
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Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Iowa Drivers Licenses Withdrawn
The state motor vehicle department reported that 203 Iowa drivers had licenses suspended or revoked in November. Most suspensions and revocations were for driving while intoxicated or for careless and reckless driving.
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The
State Motor Vehicle Department
Republican chairman Pressy Frank resigns
Pressy Frank of Waterloo resigns as chairman of the Republican state central committee. It is the second resignation in two weeks following Stanley Smith of Osage who quit as treasurer a week prior. The vacancy from Smiths resignation was filled by naming John Seninett of Mason City.
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Pressy Frank
Waterloo
Republican State Central Committee
Stanley Smith
Osage
Mr. Smith
John Seninett, Sr
Mason City
Limbeck Jury Deadlocked in Fire Damage Suit
A federal jury in Dubuque failed to reach a verdict at 11:15 Sunday in Clair Limbeck v Interstate Power Co seeking 41068 dollars. Limbeck alleges a power line set his McGregor barn ablaze. trial ended in a directed verdict for the company and the appeals court ordered a new trial.
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Clair Limbeck
Dubuque
Interstate Power Co
Limbeck
McGregor
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Man Snoozes in Burning Room at Oelwein Fire
Firemen found John Dorsett, 55, sleeping in his room as flames broke out in the Fred Gremmel building in Oelwein early Saturday. He suffered minor burns and was hospitalized. Fire loss estimated at $1,600. An unrelated line about Cupid follows.
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Fred Gremmel
Oelwein
John Dorsett
Township Directors Elected In County Farm Bureau
In the past month township Farm Bureaus held annual meetings and elected officers, adding new directors to the county Farm Bureau Board. Names from Dover Roy Learn Clermont Kenneth Kerr Union Cerl Palmer Pleasant Valley Otto Krueger Illyria Reynold Strong Fairfield Herbert Meisgeier appear among those elected. A scientist reportedly found sound waves kill germs and radio may entertain and disinfect at once. readers are advised to check Echo advertisements.
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County Farm Bureau
Dover
Roy Learn Clermont
Kenneth Kerr
Union
Cerl Palmer
Pleasant Valley
Otto Krueger
Illyria
Reynold
Strong
Fairfield
Herbert Meisgeier
New Oak Floor Before Christmas Dream
A reader claims a Camel label shows a man hidden by the pyramid while another jokes about sand on his shoes. The note then shifts to a home improvement tip promising a new oak floor laid and finished before Christmas as an ideal present.
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Ann
Jane
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el- Zin
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Clarence Schneider
Rose McMillan
Harold Upland
Elkader
S. Whitney
Luana
Henry Gisleson
Kniel
Center Street
Park
Grether’s Realty Co
Ben Schneider
A. M. Weibel
J. M. Shaffer
Ethel Rennison
Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno
Allamakee County
Illyria-Fairfield
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
United States
Towa
Iowa
L. S. Hutchinson
M Elgin
Laws
Elgin State Bank
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Elgin, Iowa
Cupid
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Ace High
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Buddy
Schori & Kaster Lumber Company
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