Encouraging Hog Price Outlook At Heinold Markets Meeting
At the Heinold Hog Markets semi annual meeting in Kouts Indiana the managers issued an encouraging outlook for hog prices and announced expansion into two additional states with four new markets. Heinold will open in Monroe City and LaBelle Missouri around mid August Lumberton Ohio about August 22 and Sedalia Ohio September 5. Attendees included Bob Kelly manager of the Buffalo Prairie Market and Harold Heinold president.
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Heinold Hog Markets
Kouts
Ind
Heinold
Monroe City
LaBelle
Missouri
Lumberton
Ohio
Sedalia
Bob Kelly
Buffalo Prairie
Jackson
Heimold
Omaha
East St. Louis
Sioux City
Cedar Caboodle 4-H Club Hosts Achievement Day
The Cedar Caboodle 4-H Club held an achievement show at the Cranston EUB church with Peggy Lea presiding. Exhibits were judged by Mrs. Weldon Barnhart, and prizes awarded to Neva Rex Karen Allen Gloria Barnhart and Cindy Lee. A bake sale benefited the club treasury and August 16 fair events were announced. Local 4-H activities at Letts followed with entries and demonstrations, pledges, and refreshments. Hog market outlook from Heinold predicts steady to higher prices with new yards expanding to 27 Heinold Markets across five states.
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Cranston E.U.B
Peggy Lea
Irene Largin
Weldon Barnhart
Karen Allen
Cindy Lee
Neva Rex
Gloria Barnhart
Club
Jolly Workers Letts
Jolly Workers
Letts
Brown
Louisa County Home Extension
Jeanette Masonholder
Louisa County
Patricia McCormac
Masonholder
Carl Will Hold Melon Festival in Adams County
AP reports Adams County community plans its annual watermelon festival drawing 2000 to 3000 people. The event features a parade tractor pulling contest and a watermelon queen selection. Carl lies about 1242 miles northwest of Corning.
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Carl (Ap
Adams County
Carl
Corning
Mercer County Fish Tour Shifts to McCaw Farm Pond
Plans for a Mercer County fish management tour on Tuesday, August 9, move from Darrell Hutchins farm to Clifford McCaw's pond, located one and a half miles north of Seaton. Don R. Vickrey, chair of the Soil and Water Conservation District, announced the change. The tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the pond.
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Clifford McCaw
Seaton
Don R. Vickrey
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District
Darrell Hutchins
the Pond
Ken Russell
Galesburg
Ilinois Department of Conservation
Ron Pointer
Illinois Department of Conservation
Ron Gebbhart
Aledo
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Wendell Bergstrom
Mercer County
Mercer County Extension Council
State Department of Conservation
Mercer County S&wcd
Wilton Sixteen Enter Master Corn Growers Contest
Sixteen area farmers entered the annual Master Corn Growers contest sponsored by the Wilton Lions Club. Entries include Herschel and Louis Timmsen Marvin Johnson Willard Small Edward Brown Norman Grunder Clarence and Bill Lenker Bennett Glen Swanson Dale Lilienthal Herb Tholen Lyle Johnson Herbert LaManck Raymond Schroe der James and David Brown Arnold Wiese Donald Andera all rural Wilton. Entries select a ten acre plot for weighing and judging supervised by Lions Club members.
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Wilton
Wilton Lions Club
Richard Focht
Wilton Savings Bank
Herschel
Louis Timmsen
Marvin Johnson
Willard Small
Edward Brown
Moscow
Norman Grunder
Atalissa
Clarence
Bill Lenker
Bennett
Glen Swanson
Dale Lilienthal
Herb Tholen
Durant
Lyle Johnson
Herbert LaManck
Raymond Schroeder
James
David Brown
Arnold Wiese
Donald Andera
Green Valley Hustlers 4H Club Holds August Meeting
Green Valley Hustlers 4H club met at Island church hall with ten members and one visitor. Aug 25 set for Hoover Memorial trip and fair exhibits due by Aug 12 at 10 a.m. Hostesses for Aug 14: Joanne Foor, Brenda Keiser, Kris Ziegenhorn, Shelby McGill. Arla Becker spoke on Cooking and Storing Eggs. Brenda Keiser and Mary Ann Becker gave fair demonstrations. Next meeting Sept 5 with Becki Everhart as hostess.
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Green Valley Hustlers
Island Church Hall
Shelby McGill
Hoover Memorial
Joanne Foor
Brenda Keiser
Kris Ziegenhorn
Arla Becker
Mary Ann Becker
Becki Everhart
NFO District Convention to be held at Columbus Junction
The first district NFO convention will take place Saturday August 13 at Columbus Junction community school. Registration runs 9 to 9 39 a.m. National vice president Erhard Pfingsten, a farmer from Sergeant Bluff Ia, will speak. Pfingsten farms 500 acres with corn soybeans and hogs and has served as national VP since 1962. The Muscatine county NFO meets August 10 at 7 p.m. at Kimberly Park West Liberty for a picnic supper and business meeting.
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N.F.O
Columbus Junctio Community School
Erhard Pfingsten
Pfingsten
Sergeant Bluff
Muscatine County
Kimberly Park
West Liberty
What Now on Corn Controls
Washington AP Farm Writer Odva Martin reports a major question for farmers and grain investors about whether the Agriculture Department will act to bring up to 450 million bushels of corn into government possession. If released, the grain could be sold on markets to aid liquidity.
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Martin AP
Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Sweetland 4-H Social and Farm Bureau Meeting Report
The Sweetland Sunshine 4-H club and Sweetland Royal Busters hosted an ice cream social during a Sweetland Farm Bureau meeting at the New Era Community building on July 28. Highlights included entertainment by 4-H members, reports on 4-H camp, and planned exhibits with refreshments for over 100 guests, along with notes on future demonstrations and a Rock Island Arsenal visit.
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Sweetland
Sweetland Sunshine
Sweetland Royal Busters
Sweetland Farm Bureau
New Era
Kenneth LeStrake
Township Farm Bureau
Joy Brannen
Dawn Sywassink
Rick Baer
Don Wathan
Dan Petersen
Karen Burmeister
Kris Toyne
Joan Hetzler
Joyce Sywassink
Verle Sywassink
Wayne Welze Jr
Clinton Woman To Celebrate 100th Birthday At Nursing Home
Mrs Emma Trager of Clinton will mark her centennial Sunday at Clinton Manor Nursing Home where she resides An open house is planned for the afternoon She is alert and enjoys crocheting linen kerchiefs and reading newspapers She says if you want to celebrate your birthday just live right and accept things as they are.
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Clinton
Emma Trager
Clinton Manor
Mrs. Trager
Everett McCormick
Janet
Wm. Fiieberg
Chicago
Biloxe
Miss
Curtis
Junior Sedam
Moline
Emma
Morehead
Kathryn Bullion
Eldorado
Ark
Ethyl Tyler
Jean Baker
Glendale
Calif
Dewey Baker
Ohio
Delbert Bowser
Jill
Seaforth
Minni
Laura Fuhr
Mississippi Valley Fair Opens Sunday in Davenport
Mississippi Valley Fair launches Sunday August 7 in Davenport with a 2 p.m demolition race and 7:30 and 9 p.m. performances featuring the Jackie Gleason show star Frank Fontaine. Featured acts include trapeze from a flying helicopter, exotic displays, and daily demonstrations through Saturday August 13, plus wildlife exhibits and the Sports Show and Teen Fair in big tents.
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Davenport
Jackie Gleason
Frank Fontaine
Tri-City
Rose Club
NASA
West Liberty antiques expert and fair judge honored
West Liberty resident Nell Forsyth, known for antique collecting and fair judging, described by her husband and friends as a lifelong hobbyist. She has judged at Louisa and Cedar County fairs, collects early Victorian pieces, and has given talks to clubs while remaining active in local organizations.
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Robert Smith
West Liberty
Lee Forsyth
N. Calhoun Street
Columbus Junction
Tipton
Aledo
Louisa County
Nell Melick
Cedar Valley
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Durant
West Branch
Cedar ‘Valley
Switzerland
Ilinois
iWestward Ho
Ories
Atlantic
Pacific
Lee
Nell
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