Mrs Young Reports FB Meeting in Denver from Farm Bureau Delegate
Mrs Vilas Young recalls her Denver trip for the national Farm Bureau Convention. She describes the Brown Palace Hotel, vesper services, a dinner at the Albany, gifts from states, and remarks by Charles B Shuman on preparing for the future and farm policy. The 1960 Farm Bureau membership reached 1,600,792 with three of four farmers in affiliated groups.
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Mrs. Young
Denver
Vilas Young
National Farm Bureau
Brown Palace
Madison
Denver City Auditorium
American Farm Bureau Women's
Albany Hotel
Wisconsin
Farm Bureau
Islands
Everett Spangler
Fleming
You
Charles B. Shuman
Emerson
Shuman
Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
Migrant Ag Workers To Be Studied At UW Week
Wisconsin growers will study migrant labor issues during Farm and Home Week at the University of Wisconsin January 23 to 28. A joint session January 26 with the governor’s committee on migrant labor will cover housing schooling and social security for workers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth B. Raushenbush
D. J. Laske
Social Security Administration
H. E. Wirth
State Board of Health
D. J. Stith
University of Wisconsin Agricultural Engineer
Richard Horner
Union Grove
Wisconsin Muck Farmers’ Assn
Bacteriology
1961 Farm Net Income To Show No Improvement
Chicago editor J W Sampier of National Livestock Producer warned farmers there will be little improvement in net farm income in 1961. He cited expanded supply for beef pork lamb poultry and eggs and noted Kennedy era programs unlikely to lift prices this year. He urged farmers to buckle belts for another year or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Livestock Producer
J. W. Sampier
Sampier
Adm Rickover to Receive Navy Medal Aboard Nautilus
In Groton Connecticut Admiral Hyman G Rickover is to receive the Navy Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony on the nuclear submarine Nautilus dated January 17. Secretary William B Franke will join Rickover in laying the keel of the Marquis de Lafayette, with Nautilus reactor power welding Franke's initials into the keel.
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Franke
Lafayette
British Seer Predicts Princess Margaret Baby in 1961
London AP reports astrologer Francesco Waldner, known for past forecasts, predicts Princess Margaret will have a baby in 1961 with celestial indications pointing to a boy. The prediction appeared in Woman's Mirror after a prior forecast of marriage in 1960 proved accurate.
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London
Princess Margaret
Francesco Waldner
Woman's Mirror
Hawaiian Girl Guest At Waukon
Paulette Jar dine of Hilo Hawaii is a holiday guest of Sharon Byrnes of Rural Dorchester Iowa. The girls are students at Ottumwa Heights College Ottumwa Iowa.
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Waukon
Iowa
Paulette Jardine
Hilo
Hawaii
Sharon Byrnes
Daugher
Clem Byrnes
Dorchester
Ottumwa Heights College
Ottumwa
Jackson County Farmers Urged To Plant Trees
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis in state nurseries the Forest Service reports Jackson County farmers should plan for planting trees as a conservation practice Eli Gilbertson says requests for cost share assistance should be made soon The State Forester data show about 50 million seedlings available for spring planting Nationally the Forest Service estimates two to two and a half billion trees available from various nurseries about 80 percent produced locally
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Eli Gilbert
Soon Son
Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Gilbertson
State Forester
U.S. Forest Service
ASC
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
SCS
Veterans QandA on insurance pensions and benefits
Maj Thomas M Nial answers readers on reinstating GI insurance after premium arrears and health proof. He outlines reserve reporting, creditor protections for insurance proceeds, pension choice timing, VA hospital transport rules, and how to request information. County forestry program details follow with ACP cost sharing and tree planting guidance for Jackson County farmers.
Waukon Merchants Sponsor Baby Derby
Waukon merchants sponsor a stork derby at Veterans Memorial Hospital. The first baby born in the Waukon hospital will be the guest of honor. Birth must occur at the local hospital with parents as area residents and birth time certified by the physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon Merchants
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon Hospital
FWD Net Dips in Fiscal Year Decline at Clintonville
FWD Corp. net sales fell from 18 956 298 to 18 905 012 in the year ending Sept 30. Net loss stood at 348 264 or 1 16 a share versus 131 775 or 44 cents in 1959. President Maurice E. Ash said product development and operational improvements were made and should yield profits when economic conditions improve.
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Clintonville
FWD Corp
Maurice E. Ash
33 Exchange Students To Study At Minn. U
Nineteen students from Germany and others from Norway Denmark Sweden and Holland will join the St Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota for three months starting January 3 They study agricultural fields in a technical certificate program and live in North Hall with a Minnesota roommate Local groups and university officials coordinate the exchange program and supervision is led by J O Christianson with Keith N McFarland and Ralph Miller
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ST. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Holland
U.S
Sons of Norway
Danish Brotherhood
Danish American Fellowship Institute
American Swedish Institute
Holland Exchange
Minnesota
University of Minnesota College of Agriculture
North Hall
J. O. Christianson
Keith N. McFarland
University
Institute of Agriculture
Ralph Miller
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics
Train Lime Haul Rates Adjusted
Wisconsin Public Service Commission orders new rate schedule for agricultural limestone shipments. A two line differential is limited to 28 cents per ton over single line rates and a three line differential of 8 cents per net ton over adjusted two line rates. Applies to eastern Wisconsin quarries and shippers including Green Bay Waukesha Mayville Oshkosh Ripon Fond du Lac and Francis Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Waukesha
Mayville
Oshkosh
Ripon
Fond du Lac
Francis Creek
Suspicious Bag Turns Out To Be Entertainer’s Kit
A mystery bag at LaGuardia triggered police and FBI response after being thought to contain dynamite. American Airlines later described contents as magician’s props including balloons horns feathers kettles and other stage items. The suitcase, received two days earlier and transferred from Dallas via Delta, was opened to identify its owner.
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New York
American Airlines
FBI
la Guardia
Airlines
American
Dallas
Tex
Delta Airlines
Area Youth Named Farm SC Treasurer
Madison Wisconsin Gerald Quack enbush West Salem has been elected treasurer of the 1960 61 Farm Short Course at the University of Wisconsin He and other officers were chosen by the 170 farm youth attending the short course.
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Madison
Wis
Gerald Quackenbush
West Salem
University of Wisconsin
Allamakee ACP 1961 Program To Start Soon
Waukon kernel Rowan Lester Smith announces the Allamakee County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee details for the 1961 ACP. Cost-share rates rise slightly due to higher construction costs. practices mirror 1960. Applications accepted after January 1 at the county ASC office in Waukon. county allocation is $60,260.
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Waukon
Rowan Lester Smith
Allamakee County
ASC
Allamakee
Two Watersheds Formed In Crawford County
Crawford County Soil Conservation District reports 1960 as a pivotal year with two watershed protection applications sent to the State Committee. Gains include more gully controls and new cooperators, while contour strip cropping slips slightly. Major practices cover contour strips, pasture renovation, woodland protection, and floodwater structures.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Crawford County Soil Conservation District
Joe Monahan
Grenford County
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Agricultural Conservation Program Service
Soil Conservation District
Monahan
Car Achenbach
Boscobel
Walt Zabel
Prairie du Chien
A. D. Carberry
D. C. McDowell
Soldiers Grove
Wisconsin farmers plan 286000 sows for spring farrowing
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service notes 286000 sows intended for spring farrowing, three percent above spring 1960. June shows eight percent fewer sows to farrow than fall 1959, while December-February sow forecasts for ten leading hog states are eight percent above last year.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
Two Firecrackers Fine Four UW Freshmen
Four University of Wisconsin freshmen home for the holidays were fined $1 each in Justice Court for firing two firecrackers. The incidents occurred about 10 15 p m Wednesday on a downtown Sparta street and in front of the Mike Bartlett residence on Pine Street. Two youths were from Sparta and two from Madison as holiday guests.
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Sparta
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Justice Court
Mike Bartlett
Pine Street
Madison
Barn Burns as 42 Cattle Saved in Daggett Coulee Blaze
In Whitehall Wisconsin a barn on Clarence Mathson farm was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. Leslie Hestekin and son from Osseo discovered the blaze and freed 42 cattle and calves. Firefighters saved other structures. losses pegged at about 25000 dollars. hay, grain binder, elevator, tools and dairy equipment were lost. silo damaged.
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Whitehall
Wis
Clarence Mathson
Daggett Coulee
Here
Leslie Hestekin
Osseo
Hestekin
Mathson
Pigeon Falls
Whitehall Fire Department
Arthur Dahl
Japanese Student Preaches At Gale
Yusuke Hidaka, theological student at the Presbyterian Seminary in Dubuque Iowa, will guest speak at Galesville Presbyterian Church in Rev Richard Hills absence. Hidaka a Japanese visiting America for 2 years will speak at 8 30 and 11 a m with his wife and son as guests of Mr and Mrs Roy Poss. He is a Osaka Christian College graduate who served three years as assistant pastor in Japan and three years as prison chaplain for girls.
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Galesville
Wis
Yusuke Hidaka
Presbyterian Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Galesville Presbyterian
Richard Hill
Illinois
Hidaka
America
Roy Poss
Osaka Christian College
Japan
Dairymen Benefit From Lower Feed Costs This Winter
Wisconsin dairy farmers can buy 195 pounds of dairy ration with the value of 100 pounds of milk in October up about 12 percent from last year. Record milk prices and lower ration costs boost October income though ration costs remain high. October milk averaged 3.80 per hundredweight while ration cost per 1000 pounds stood at 1947.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
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