Farm land sales shift with nonfarm buyers and consolidation
A study notes nearly half of last year’s sales in New England and the middle Atlantic went to nonfarmers as urban proximity and investment appeal pull buyers toward rural land. In the Midwest, farm investors and operators also factor in, while consolidation reduced farm numbers after 1945.
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New England
Mid
Atlantic States
Nowers
Northeast
Appalachian
West
Midwest
United States
Ettrick Girl Scouts Plan Varied Events
Ettrick Wisconsin special report outlines activities by the Brownie and Intermediate troops. Families attend a 6 p m Friday June 15 picnic at Wayside park while a 7 am June 22 breakfast cook out hosts troop leaders and committee members. Intermediates schedule an overnight camping trip at the Black River Falls Girl Scout cabin.
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Ettrick
Wis
Henry Solberg
Ben Erickson
Wayside Park
Leonard Sheehy
Loren Pederson
Black River Falls
Seventeen Whitehall Women Attend District Convention
Seventeen women from the Whitehall lodge attended the district Royal Neighbors convention at Alma Center on June 6. At the evening meeting four new members from Whitehall were initiated: Mrs. Leonard Knudtson Mrs. Grant Klebit Mrs. Henry Thompson and Mrs. Arthur Henrickson. The article notes a historic remark about Roman road building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall Lodge
District Royal Neighbors
Alma Center
Mmes
Leonard Knudtson
Grant Klebit
Henry Thompson
Arthur Henrickson
Timber Education Kit Opens Outdoor Learning Box
Wisconsin educator notes need to bring conservation into schools with hands on tools. A Timber Engineering Co kit provides 54 wood samples a identification key and manuals to teach forest products and wood properties. TECO sells kits for eight dollars fifty to schools scouts and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timber Engineering Company
Washington, D. C
TECO
Ruby Wilmoth
Sparta Barbershoppers Elect Officers at Sparta Wisconsin
Leon Rabe was elected secretary to succeed George Seidel who resigned. New officers include Charles Spink president Ted Torkelson vice president and L H Larson treasurer. The Wildaire quartet members Bill Raudebush Stuart Coffman Leon Rabe and Ted Torkelson performed on WKLJ after rehearsals Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Leon Rabe
Sparta Barbershoppers
George Seidel
Charles Spink
Ted Torkelson
L. H. Larson
Wildaire
Bill Raudebush
Stuart Coffman
WKLJ
Pharmacist Harlan Hill Joins Waukon Sullivan Drug
Harlan O. Hill, a University of Iowa pharmacy graduate, has accepted a pharmacist position at the Sullivan Drug Store in Waukon, Iowa.
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Waukon
Harlan O. Hill
University of Iowa
Sullivan Drug Store
CBS Color Telecasts Set Kickoff and Industry Hesitation
CBS plans a color telecast launch with Arthur equipment to convert existing sets as of June 22 to June 25. Major manufacturers show a wait-and-see stance, with little production of color sets or converters likely for at least three months amid opposition from set makers and uncertain demand.
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CBS
Arthur
Ihe
Gut Adler
CBS Color
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Euphrates
Edward J. Kelly
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Robert Murphy
Appleton, Wis
Wisconsin
Dion. Henderson
Associated Press
Henderson
Stevens Point
Short
Bayfield
Winchester
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Prescott
Hotpoint
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