Community notices from Townville social calendar
Mrs Virginia Kelso attended a meeting of the National iMfait stresser and Cosmetologists Association in Vonneil Maufis Tuesday evening. Various local residents hosted guests and traveled to visit relatives including trips to Ontario California and Portland Oregon. A graduation event at Town University occurred with Dr M L Scheffel and family among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Kelso
National
iMfaitstresser and Cosmetologists’ Association
Vonneil Maufis Tuesany
Paul Scott
Fivelyn
Farragut
Bertha Sheirhan
George Sheirhan
Ontario
Calif
Jack Stone
Portland
Ore
P. J. Stone
Shirley Baileys
Robert Shepard
H. OT. Low
Town City
Jean Tompkins
University of Town
M. L. Scheel
Lake Kabetogama
Minn
W. Scheffel
Tyndal
Ss. 1
Lloyd Scheffel
Chicago
Alvin Scheffel
Redfield
M. D
Orville Scheffel
Princeton
Scamello
Sapolla
Pizanat
International Falls
Canadian
Beattie
James Ww
Winners of 4-H Better Grooming Contest at Rally Day
At Malvern community building 4-H Rally Day, Senior winner Karen Pritchard will represent Mills county at the State Better Grooming Contest during the Girls 4-H Convention in Ames. Junior winner Narlene Norton led a group of hive and ribbon winners including Ikay Newell Barbara Utterback Sally Smith Kathy Phillips and more among blue and red ribbon recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Karen Pritchard
Mills County
Ames
Nancy Wright
Ikay Newell
Barbara Utterback
Sally Smith
Darlene Norton
Kathy Phillips
Claudia Deitering
Linda Bowen
Delores Downing
Janie Grindle
Doris Morris
Karen Roenfeldt
Nancy Long
Carter Swarts
Barhat Ny~ren
Nancy Phillips
Martha Wearin
Janice Tackett
Mary Lou Evans
Eleanor Buch
Marilyn Mintte
Wheat Referendum Plans Made for 1956 Wheat Crop
Mills county Iowa voters with over 15 acres of wheat in 1956 will ballot on June 25 to decide continuing or dropping marketing quotas. If two thirds approve, quotas stay with penalties. if more than one third oppose, quotas end but price support remains. Voting sites include Pacific Junction, Hastings, Malverne, and Henderson bank area. The referendum affects the 36 commercial wheat states including Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wearin
Mills County
ASC
Iowa
Towa
Pacific Junction
Plattville
Oak
Lyons
St. Marys
Glenwood
Hastings
Indian Creek
Deer Creek
Malverm
Ingraham
Center
Silver Creek
Rawles
White Cloud
Henderson Bank
Anderson
Wearin
Wheat Price Support Affected by June 25 Vote
The June 25 referendum on the wheat marketing quota will shape price support for the 1956 crop. If two thirds vote yes, support may be 75 to 82 percent of parity. if more than one third vote no, it drops to 50 percent. Support is limited to farmers within allotments, with a 45 percent parity penalty for excess wheat if quotas are in effect, and no quotas or penalties if the vote fails. Acreage allotments apply for price support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Or
J. F. Wearin
Mills County
ASC
County Wheat Support Rate Announced
The Mills County ASC committee fixed the 1955 minimum price support for county wheat at $2.20 per bushel. Statewide minimum rates will vary by county and are set to govern price support programs for the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
J. F. Wearin
ASC
Building Dam Wide Enough by Southern Iowa Farm Ponds
Iowa State College agricultural engineers stress wide dam bases for water conservation in southern Iowa. A dam completed in early winter by a local farmer and neighbor on a 3 acre watershed demonstrates proper spillway, slopes, and seepage control using soil, clay, and a pipe for livestock water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineers
Wheat price support rates set for 1955 in Iowa and Nation
The 1955 wheat support, based on parity as of August 1954, ranges from 2.10 to 2.20 per bushel with a national average of 2.06. the 1954 crop was supported at 90 percent parity with an average of 2.24. Rates may rise if parity is recalculated by July 1, 1955. Mills County saw 2.38 in 1954. Eligibility requires meeting acreage allotments. loans and purchase agreements run through Jan 31, 1956, maturing March 31, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wearin
Iowa
Mills County
Omaha Playhouse to Stage The Country Girl with Fonda and McGuire
Omaha’s historic Playhouse presents The Country Girl starring Dorothy McGuire and Henry Fonda from June 24 to 28 in the new music hall. Funds raise for rebuilding. Jane Fonda appears with her father in a stage debut. Tickets range 1 to 4 dollars, except opening night main floor at 10 dollars. Tickets available at 40th & Davenport venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Dorothy McGuire
Henry Fonda
Omaha Community Playhouse
New Music Hall
Playhouse
Jane
40Th
Davenport
Fertilizers Alter Corn Silking Dates From Tests
In trials at the Towa Agricultural Experiment station with the U S Weather Bureau, fertilizing second year corn hastened silking up to 13 days versus unfertilized crops at Howard county Experimental Farm. Phosphorus and potassium reduced silking by about six days, while a N P K mix shortened it by ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Weather Bureau
Howard County Experimental Farm
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Ralph Bushnell
Los Angeles
Bill Bushnell
Charles Ellison
Claudia
J.C
Stnut Prairie
Wise
Clifford Trigely
Jeff
Hita
C. EF. Ellison
June Daugherty
Phelps City
J. D. Coons
Bill Collen
R. L. Collen
J. FP. Wearin
Camdenton
W. 10. Slothower
George Hilton
Ben Martin
John Kitne
O.E.S
Creston
Martin
Kline
Shenandoah
Narlene Norton
IM. L, Scheffel, M. D
Malvern, Iowa
Res. Ph
Vaughn Hoover
Kentile
Rai Ag Finishing — Paints
Radio Fertilizer CO
Homer Dudley
Mgr
Chm. Wearin
Radio & Television Service
Vege
Ollins Ug
Schultz Bros. Implement Co
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