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' sle■ s aResidents AttendAnnual Meeting of Farmland IndustriesAbout 1,000 persons attended the the 40th annual meeting of Farm-land Industries in Kansas City n_ December 4th to 6th. Those at-lcj tending from Greene include Mr.and Mrs. Francis Brinkman, Mr. r and Mrs. Dean Ott, Mr. and Mrs. js John Backer, Mr. and Mrs. J. re Maynard Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. ie George Shultz and Mr. and Mrs. ie Eldin F. Peterson. They repre-ie sented Farmers Inc. Coop Society of Greene, Iowa.Highlights included the annual report of Ernest T. Lindsey, president. He reported volume in the of fiscal year ended August 31 ts reached a record $390.6 million, n‘ with saving of about $16.7 million. About half of the savings were refunded in cash at the meeting to “■ member cooperatives on the basisl.of patronage in the past year. ts The number of cooperatives ^ served by Farmland Industries, a of regional supply cooperative that manufactures feed, petroleum, fertilizer and other farm supplies, rose from 1,800 to about 2,000. The increase reflected expansion into Texas and Minnesota.■ts Other speakers included Debra ne Barnes, Miss America of 1968; §• Greg Bcmford, 1967 National FFA 2n president; Dr, Far! 0. Heady, vo director of Agricultural Adjust's* ment Center, Iowa State Uni-versity; G, Robert Gadberry, vice-president of the Fourth National Bank, Wichita; Dr. Carl *y F. Kraenzel of the University of Texas at El Paso; Howard K. r‘ Smith, television news commen-tator; Dr. John R. Brake of Michi-r» gan State University and Dr. ^ Gordon L. Lippitt of George Washington University, Washington.■e Entertainment featured a Thursday night performance by *a the Osmond Brothers, who rose to m fame after appearances on theAndy Williams television show.ez _________
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Greene Recorder
Greene, Iowa, US
Wed, Dec 11, 1968
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