Membership Hits Record at American Farm Bureau Meeting
The American Farm Bureau Federation announced a new all time high in member families 1 865 854 up 69 213 from 1968 at its golden anniversary convention in Washington D C More than 300 Illinois Farm Bureau members attended and 57 Illinois County Bureaus sent representatives Nixon Agnew addressed the crowd stressing farm strength and self reliance Shuman predicted a shift toward producer control over production pricing and marketing Kuhfuss received the four gold star award and Ray Ropp won the national Farm Bureau discussion meet Sloan was elected AFBF vice president and Kuhfuss reelected to the board
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American Farm Bureau Federation
AFBF
Washington, D.C
Puerto Rico
Nixon
Charles B. Shuman
William J. Kuhfuss
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois Farm Bureau
AFBA
Illinois
Ray Ropp
Normal
McLean County
National Farm Bureau
IAA
Congress
TAA Record
Shuman
Federation
David H. Sloan
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Allan Grant
California Farm Bureau Federation
Sloan
Walter L. Randolph
Montgomery
Alabama
IRA
Kuhfuss
Tax Filing Aid Offered To Members
Farm Bureau offers a tax filing service for members starting January 5 with William Limbach and wife in the office to assist with income tax. This year state income tax adds time, appointments encouraged, and early calls to 942-1560 are advised. Bob Purdue assists those using ABS bookkeeping, with questions on investment credit and income averaging addressed as information becomes available. The note also promotes Country Companies as advisers for commercial insurance with trained agents and staff.
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Farm Bureau
William Limbach
Bob Purdue
ABS
Congress Committee of Congress
Illinois Farmer Wins National Discussion Meet
Ray Ropp of Normal won the national Young Farmers and Ranchers discussion meet at the American Farm Bureau federation annual meeting in Washington D C December 7 to 11 1969. He qualified by winning the Illinois state contest in Chicago in late November. Ropp a 1964 University of Illinois dairy science graduate operates a 500 acre dairy with his family six miles northwest of Normal. He previously studied in India as an International Farm Youth exchange student.
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Ray Ropp
Normal
Young Farmers and Ranchers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
D.C
Ropp
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Farm Bureau
University of Illinois Dairy Science
Gordon Ropp
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Clarence Ropp
International Farm
India
Buying Habits Are Changing Says Marketing Leaders
At the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting on December 9 Kenneth Hood of the American Agricultural Marketing Association urges producers to align with market demand. Arling Hazlett of P and C Food Markets notes housewives seek value over price, reshaping buying habits and product strategy.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Kenneth Hood
American Agricultural Marketing Association
Arling C. Hazlett
P and C Food Markets
Syracuse
N.Y
Record and Tax Aid Available
Record and tax aid services offered with three options for next year. Each includes a November December tax management report and printed records kept by Electra Data Process. Call 942-1560 and ask for Bob Purdue for details.
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Electra
Bob Purdue
Delegates Elect Con-Con Officers For Illinois Convention
Illinois delegates gathered in December to elect convention officers and set rules for a 1970 constitutional rewrite. Samuel W. Witwer was chosen president and three vice presidents were named, with leaders urging open sessions and public access to ensure voter approval of a new charter.
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Illinois
Springfield
House of Representatives
Statehouse
Samuel W. Witwer
Kenilworth
Witwer
Downstate
Cook County
Thomas G. Lyons
Chicago
Elbert Smith
Decatur
John Alexander
Virden
State Constitutional Study Commission
Scott
Higgs Named Local Manager of Browns Elevator
James C. Higgs of Wayne City is named manager of the Southeastern Grain Co. elevator at Browns, succeeding Dallas White who resigned for private business. Higgs, 25, has worked as grain merchandiser in Wayne City since Sept 1965 and previously managed a country elevator at Algona Iowa.
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James C. Higgs
Wayne City
Southeastern Grain Co
Browns
Dallas White
Higgs
Algona
Iowa
Illinois Grain Corporation
Illinois Grain
Illinois Agricultural Association
Robert Hazlett
IGC
Decatur
Illinois Senator Smith Joins 1960 Agricultural Act Support
U S Senator Ralph Tyler Smith of Illinois joins sponsors of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1960 as the newest Senate member. He was appointed by Governor Richard Ogilvie after the death of Senator Everett Dirksen, with 20 senators backing the bill including Senator Charles Percy.
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U. S
Ralph Tyler Smith
Illinois
Smith
Senate
Richard Ogilvie
Everett M. Dirksen
U.S
Charles Percy
Ilinois
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Henry Barschdorf
Donald Francois
Gordon Foss
Wayne Roost
Wayne Bols
Orville Bols
Sac
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Illinois Farmer
London
Hazlett
Catherine May
May
Dents
William J. Scott
Grundy Service Co
E. Washington ST
Remington
Grundy Farm Bureau
Business Services, Inc
Morris, Ilinois
James R. Purdue
Mgr
Washington Street
S. Calhoun
Morris
Herbert A. Wyeth Jr
Donald Brown
Arthur Trotter
Ken Settiml
L. “Bud
Stahler Adjuster
Country Companies
E. Washington Morris, Il
Grundy
Grundy County Farmers
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