Odd Tales From Meetings and Mornings Out
Wayne Rentschler attended the American Institute of Cooperation annual meeting at Fort Collins Colorado and reported shedding his fishing jacket cost him prime Rocky Mountain trout fishing. Arhe Anderson of Masonic Homes described swine producers’ frustration with jumpy breeds at a county directors meeting, recalling a fair emergency with a 500 pound boar.
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Wayne Rentschler
American Institute of Cooperation
Ft. Collns
Col
Rocky Mountains
Rentschler
Arhe Anderson
Masonic Homes
Swine Producers Association
Rent Formula for Beef Barns Keeps Housing Costs Honest
USDA and Illinois researchers outline a rent formula for beef buildings using eight percent of gross income as annual rent per animal and nine percent for depreciation and costs. With 40 animals the justified total is 4640 dollars, guiding economical building investments and guarding against overspending.
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USDA
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
ARS Agricultural Economist
R N van Arsdall
Historical Bell Westward: 1907 Farming Woes and Local Tales
In Minnesota a half century ago families spared no expense for neighbor’s fowl, with birds trespassing becoming wild game. Notes include F E Trigg on fencing, asparagus cooking quirks, Labor Day 1907 events in Lancaster County, a huge crane shot near Oak Shade, 1932 ballot names, Chanute Kansas tax-free myth, Lancaster Salvation Army leadership, and Lancaster Automobile Club safety push with new bridges proposed.
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Minnesota
Fred Boyd
Oak Shade
Lancaster County
Lancaster Automobile Club
J. G Forney
Edward Gable
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Club
Witmer
Lancaster
Susquehanna River
Columbia
Conowingo
Pennsylvania General Election Field Swells With Presidential Candidates
Twenty five years ago seven parties had presidential candidates in the Pennsylvania general election and candidates for other offices filed under fifteen party names including the two major parties.
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Pennsylvania
Paper work in the Kingdom of God and the volunteer staff
The devotional notes emphasize the importance of church staff and volunteers alongside ministers. It cites Baruch and Tertius as early examples and urges churches to recruit volunteer roles such as typists, secretaries, dusters, and receptionists to support ministry, especially in small congregations.
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Kingdom of God
Board of Missions
Schweitzer
New York
Cristian Education
Jeremiah
Baruch
Paul
Tertius
God
Christian Education
Church
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ In the USA
Community Erase Service
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Octoraro Newspapers
Quarryville
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E. Best
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
BY Jack Reichard
F E Trigg
Trigg
Maine
Rocky Springs Park
Central Labor Union
Marietta
Denver
Herbert Hoover
Washington, DC
Franklin D Roosevelt
Albany
Prohibition
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Norman Thomas
James R. Cox
Pittsburg
Verne L Reynolds
N. Y
William Z Foster
Chanute
Kans
Lanc. S. A
Dr. Foreman
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