Reservations Open for Hawaii Two Week Farm Tour Joyful Islands Trip
Farm families may sign up for a two week Hawaii tour arranged by the IAA travel program. The package costs 69 dollars per person and includes round trip jet air from Chicago to Honolulu, 13 nights at luxury hotels, all dinners on the islands, three special Honolulu dinners, and guided sightseeing to Volcanoes Pearl Harbor Waikiki Beach and a luau. The itinerary covers seven days in Honolulu two in Hilo two in Kona and two in Maui with limited spaces and first come first served enrollment. Reservations and information are available by writing TAA Travel Program Box 901 Bloomington Illinois 61701.
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Hawaii
IAA
Farm Bureau
Chicago
Honolulu
Maui
Hilo
Kona
Pearl Harbor
Waikiki
Roy E. Will
TAA
Bloomington
Ill
IAA Voters Back Revenue Proposals and Pay As You Go Plan
IAA delegates expressed support for constitutional provisions enabling state and local revenue, a referendum cap on tax rates, uniform property assessment, limiting state taxes on real estate, earmarked tax revenues, and property tax credits against state income tax. Farm Bureau backs pay‑as‑you‑go financing for state government. Delegates urged submitting provisions to voters one by one.
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IAA
General Assembly
Cook
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Clam Class Shows About Ten Thousand Species
A note explains that the clam class comprises roughly ten thousand species. It outlines diversity in shell shapes and habitats, highlighting שונים adaptations across oceans and estuaries.
IAA Receives Gold Star Award at AFBF Meeting
The Illinois Agricultural Association earned a four star gold star award at the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Washington DC on December 9. Forty four state Farm Bureaus received gold stars as part of the fiftieth anniversary recognition.
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Thelinois Agricultural Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
D.C
IAA
AFBF
ABSCO field staff backs up high tech farm aid
ABSCO emphasizes experienced staff over computers in its farm management services. Field representatives, all raised on farms with degrees in agricultural economics, work with farmers to improve year end net earnings. Bloomington office backs them with custom farm planning, tax help, appraisal services, and professional management.
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Agricultural Business Service Company
ABSCO
Bloomington
Ill
Bob Purdue
County Farm Bureau
Public Hearing on DDT Hazards Set in Illinois
The Interagency Committee on the Use of Pesticides will hold a public hearing on proposed DDT regulations by the Illinois Departments of Agriculture and Public Health. The Dec 19 session at 10 a.m. in the junior livestock building of the Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield invites in person or written statements directed to John W. Lewis. DDT sale use or application is banned from Jan 1 unless a written permit is issued for urgent pest threats. permits require immediate health or welfare risk and no safer pesticide currently available. The rule would ban DDT for Dutch elm disease control.
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Interagency Committee
State Departments of Agriculture and Public Health
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield
John W. Lewis
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Department of Public Health
Tax Filing Aid Offered to Area FB Members
Grundy County Farm Bureau again offers farmers help filing income tax with state and federal forms. State tax filing now allows Feb 15 payment deadline matching federal timelines. Mr and Mrs William Limbach and Bob Purdue will assist, with E D P Bookkeeping support. Call early to set appointments and prepare forms in advance.
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Grundy County
Bob Purdue
E.D.P
Country Companies offers deductible option for auto insurance
Country Companies promotes a deductible option allowing customers to cover own losses up to 250 dollars. The ad notes added convenience of lower deductibles for smaller losses and invites a rate comparison with an agent.
States limit use of mileage-weight truck plates
Illinois officials note mileage-weight license plates with light blue fields are valid in Illinois and Indiana but not in Wisconsin or Iowa and allowed only under limited Missouri conditions. Missouri requires a 25 mile radius from the business, plus a $5 reciprocity card for trucks over 12,000 pounds gross. Negotiations with Wisconsin aim at reciprocity. Illinois offers mileage-weight plates as a cheaper alternative to flat-weight plates with fees based on mileage or weight limits.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Dean M. Sears
Illinois Agricultural Association
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Sears
ABSC Reelects Officers At Annual Meeting in Chicago
A Stephen Paydon of Plainfield Kendall County was reelected president of Agric Busi ness Service Co during the cooperative's annual meeting tied to the 55th Illinois Agricultural Association gathering in Chicago on November 18. Wilbert J. Donovan Danvers McLean County was reelected vice president and Leroy Kruse Mascoutah St. Clair County secretary. Directors reelected include Gilbert Fricke Tallula Menard County John W. Monroe Reddick Livingston County Jack L. Young St. Charles Kane County Kenneth R. Hawthorne Foosland Ford County Harry Roe Verona Grundy County Malcolm Winkler Delavan Tazewell County Harold Keepke Edwardsville Madison County Karl Kreis Buffalo Sangamon County and T. J. Shambaugh III Oakley Macon County.
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A. Stephen Paydon
Plainfield
Kendall County
Agricultural Business Service Company
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Wilbert J. Donovan
Danvers
McLean County
Leroy Kruse
Mascoutah
St. Clair County
Gilbert Fricke
Tallula
Menard County
John W. Monroe
Reddick
Livingston County
Jack L. Young
St. Charles
Kane County
Kenneth R. Hawthorne
Foosland
Ford County
Harry Roe
Verona
Grundy County
Malcolm Winkler
Delavan
Tazewell
Harold Keepke
Edwardsville
Madison County
Karl Kreis
Buffalo
Sangamon
T. J. Shambaugh Ill
Oakley
Macon County
Puritans Penalize Christmas Celebrations in 1659 Massachusetts
In 1659 Massachusetts Puritan settlers declared Christmas illegal as Merrymaking was deemed sinful regardless of its intent, reflecting strict religious discipline.
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Massachusetts
Constitutional Revisions Recommended by IAA Delegates
Illinois Agricultural Association delegates recommend a brief constitution with minimal state limits and a two house legislature. They favor three representatives per house district for two year terms with cumulative voting, one senator per district for four year terms, annual sessions, and elected governor and lieutenant governor and secretary.
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Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois General Assembly
IAA
Data Service for Grundy County Farmers Expanded
Four year overview of Electra data processing for Grundy County farmers highlights three record types: tax record service Enterprise Analysis system and farm account system. Tax reports include monthly income and expenses end of two and six months and year end 1040 F figures depreciation and household records. The Enterprise Analysis adds per enterprise reports quarterly field visits and tax planning. The farm account system mirrors tax reporting monthly and year to date with optional depreciation schedule.
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Electra
Grundy
Annual Meeting of Grundy County Farm Bureau and Service Co
The Grundy County Farm Bureau and Grundy Service Co announce their annual meeting at 11:45 a.m. on February 7 in the Mazon Verona Kinsman High School gym. A sit down meal will cost $1 per person, with tickets available from employees and board members.
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Grundy County Farm Bureau
Grundy Service Co
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman High School
State offices seek electoral reform and appointive instruction post
The document discusses electing state officers on odd years with the governor and lieutenant governor as a party ticket. It proposes appointing the superintendent of public instruction and creating a judicial nominating commission to offer at least two nominees per judgeship to the governor. The Farm Bureau backs constitutional provisions for these changes.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Farm Bureau
Rabies Vaccine Update Expands Dog Immunity Options
Beginning December 1, 1970 dogs over one year old may receive either the standard one year rabies vaccine or a new vaccine that provides three year immunity. Two rabies vaccination tags will be issued, one year and three year, for dogs.
Mali Population Near Five Million
The African Republic of Mali reportedly has a population close to five million residents. This figure highlights Mali’s demographic size as a developing nation in West Africa.
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African Republic of
Mali
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Donald Francois
Gordon Foss
Wayne Roost
Wayne Bols
Orville Bols
ABSC
Cialist
Quality Producers Association
Gary Granby
Morris Bell
Chandlerville
Mason County
Raymond Willett
Malta
DeKalb
WEB Fuels
Washington ST
Calhoun St. Morris
Grundy Farm Bureau
James R. Purdue
Mgr
East Washington Stree
Wrmi-Fm
PCA Loans
PCA
Fox Valley
Production Credit Association
E. Jefferson
E. Washington ST
Remington
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