Friendly Farmer Club Meets in Christmas Gathering
The Friendly Farmer's Club met the Robert Gallagher family on December 15, 1956, with all families represented except two. President Gordon Toot led the meeting, minutes were approved, Ira Rutt and James Wood joined the inspection committee, and the group adjourned for a ham dinner. A Christmas program followed with songs, scripture read by Rev. Roy W Townsend, and a prayer. The inspection report praised conditions and feed. Gallagher owns two milkhouses. A Christmas wish roll call revealed desires from health to refrigerators. Arthur Brown discussed bulk tank pros and cons. Lois Wood delivered an original poem about the Night Before Christmas.
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Friendly Farmer’s Club
Robert Gallagher
Gordon Toot
Ira Rutt
James Wood
Roy W Townsend
Luke
Townsend
Bethlehem
Gallagher
Arthur Brown
Lois Wood
Crime Wave Report Shows Rising U S Major Offenses
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that in the first half of the current year a major crime occurred every 12.2 seconds, with homicide or related violent offenses every 4.1 minutes and a major crime for every 129 people nationally.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Renovation begins on Unknown Soldier tomb area
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier complex undergoes its first major upgrade in 36 years. A $500,000 project covers a new roof for the circular marble amphitheater arcade and other general renovations.
Expert defined by Lancaster Bank host at meeting
The Lancaster County National Bank manager for Farmer Relations, Stanley Musselman, spoke about farmers and gave a witty definition of an expert. After a verse of song, the meeting adjourned with James and Annie Herr on Saturday, January 26, 1957, at Little Britain Church.
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Stanley Musselman
Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster
James
Annie Herr
Little Britain
Elmer Sensenig Named Director of Soil District
Elmer Sensenig of New Holland was named a director of the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District at a courthouse meeting. He succeeds Lem S. Weist of Ephrata, honored for four years of service. Charles H. Pearce was re appointed as commissioner director. Seven new cooperators were approved: Richard Draeger, Harold Drager, Lester C Martin, Martin B Thomas, Fred F Hendess, Le Roy K Andrews, and Richard H Witmer. The board plans area meeting at Manheim Central High School on December 27 and an associate directors meeting January 21 at the Farm Bureau Cooperative. The annual meeting is set for February 21 at 7:30 pm at Manheim Central High School.
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Elmer Sensenig
New Holland
Lancaster County Soil Conservation District
Lem S. Weist
Ephrata Weist
Manheim Central High School
Lancaster County
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Base Acreage Plan for Corn Loses in Vote
Washington reports preliminary results from the growers referendum held December 11 in 894 commercial corn counties. Farmers favored acreage allotments for 1957 and later corn, with 38.8 percent of 421,101 votes. Ezra Taft Benson said the decision was theirs and outlined concerns about shrinking national allotments and program effectiveness. He urged a prompt appraisal of the corn situation and program relations.
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Washington
USDA
Ezra Taft Benson
Elmie NLEHOUSE Heater Aids Safe Winter Kitchen Work
The article promotes the Elmie NLEHOUSE electric milkhouse heater to combat cold weather hazards. It argues warmer milkrooms reduce slippery floors dripping walls and frozen pipes while lowering odours and nudging workers to clean utensils thoroughly for high quality dairy products.
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Desser
November Farm Milk Price Set At $4.83 CWT
Dr J C Blanford announces a uniform price of 4.83 per hundredweight for November milk delivered to 386 plants in the New York milkshed. The price applies to milk testing 35 percent butterfat arriving 201 210 miles from New York City. Production fell from last November while fluid milk sales rose to a monthly record for the area.
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New York
J. C Blanford
New York Metropolitan
New York City
Nassau
Suffolk
Westchester
Blanford
Heads Or Tails Turf Tale At Stables
A humorous note from Winston-Salem Sentinel in North Carolina describes a rider’s conflict with a stubborn horse at a local stable. The horse won the verbal toss by tossing the rider, illustrating a playful equine temperamental moment.
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Winston- Salem
N.C
Sentinel
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Friendly Farmer Club
Friendly Farmer
Irecord
Charles H. Pearce
Richard Drager
Columbia
Harold Drager
al Marietta
Lester C Martin
East Earl
Martin B Thomas
Fred F Hendess
Gap
le Roy K. Andrews
Richard H Witmer
Will'n Street Pike
Einsylvania
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