Agriculture minds gather at Ames conference on farming future
Mooday event in Decca County brings home economists and youth aides from across town to discuss the future of farming and homemaking. Dr Leste Johnson, head of Animal Husbandry at Town State College, predicts livestock practices will shift as producers respond to consumer demand and exhibition formats.
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County Eastension
Towa Mer
Theraanwil
Plymouth
Towa Aviulture
Leste Johnson
Town State College
Farming's future hinges on top managers and automation
In a 1956 Iowa discussion, experts forecast shifts toward seed stock specialization, larger breeding operations, and corn borer resistance. They foresee sorghum growth in Iowa, rising farm consolidation, and electronic aids on farms. Managers with training will drive agribusiness expansion and efficient resource use through linear programming.
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W. H. Pierze
Aconomy
Iowa
Eat Q O. Hardy
Connecticut
Seeger Club
George Browning
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pilot Township
Pilot County
Floyd Andic
Division of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Babson Discusses The Professions
Babson Park Massachusetts December 3 In a discussion about access to professional services the author laments repeated delays for eye care and ear care after returning from Florida He describes waiting weeks for appointments and difficulty finding parking then calls for a system where one call completes such transactions to avoid unnecessary advance scheduling.
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Babson Park
Mass
Florida
Farmers Urged to Check ACP Payments and 1955 Program
Plymouth County farmers are urged to verify payments for ACP practices approved under the 1953 program. The state office sets December 31, 1956 as the final date for applications covering the 1955 program, with checks to be reviewed at the county office if any operator is unsure of a payment. The 1956 program deadline is December 31, 1957, and assessments on 1956 paying in Le Mars may be paid at the mayor’s office by January 8, 1957. Records will be turned over to the county auditor after that date. Francis DeePree notes a four day Christmas holiday for the selective service office, with Saturday through Tuesday off.
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Plymouth Co
Komach
le Mars
BR. M. Long
Francis DeePree
Selective Service Board
Vision for a one-stop professional service store
The writer laments advance appointment woes for doctors dentists and others and envisions a central ground-floor center run by nurses offering simple services without prior bookings. They foresee a future where basic needs from health care to real estate guidance are accessible in one location, with referrals to specialists as symptoms demand, at very low fees.
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Massachusetts
Wellesley
Hay
New Boston
N.H Lawyers Association
Focal Bank
Inductees Driscoll Macklem join armed forces in December
James Dewey Driscoll of Le Mars and Ronald Eugene Macklem of route 1 Sioux City left for induction on December 3. Reports show Sioux City amid a regional drop in business with a minus figure ahead of last November. Pvt Driscoll, stationed at Fort Chaffee Arkansas, will return for a two week leave before resuming hast training. A deed transfers ground for a new clinic in Le Mars with purchase price listed as 1.00 and stamps indicating a sale around 6500 to 7000 dollars. The clinic building beside Carola Terrace rises quickly, easing patient access to doctors.
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James Dewey Driscoll
le Mars
Ronald Eugene Macklem
Route 1
Sioux City
Armed Services
Sioux Alls
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
James D. Driscoll
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
Carola Terrace
Le Mars Board Adjourns After Hearing Bills
The Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session with Chairman Richardson and Supervisors Nobbie Moritz Rann and Plueger presiding. They approved payments including Burroughs Corp Off Supp 390 and 1200, Central Telephone Co charges 660 and 940, L A Ludwig elect exp 28, and other itemized expenses, then adjourned.
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le Mars
Richardson
Nobbie
Moritz Rann
le Mars Gobe
Town and Township Expenditures Listed in Ledger
A long reading of municipal and school district expense items appears, naming Elgin Township, Garfield, Portland Two, and the Town of Hinton among others. Items include rent, trustee fees, janitorial supplies, attorneyPhone charges, meals for public events, teaching and school supplies, and testing and health fund expenses. The text ends with a holiday letter from a child in Hawarden and a note that the Gehlen Jays will play St Marys of Storm Lake Friday.
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Jay's
Storm Lake
Gehlen Jays
St. Mary’s
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