Muscatine County road project advances with heavy equipment
A Muscatine county road improvement south of Cranston will be gravelled by Stephens Construction of Wapello. The grading covers 3.763 miles from the northeast corner of section 20 on county road A west to section 19 then south toward Letts, ending at road L. In Fulton township Leonard L Wilson and sons of Donnellson, Iowa, are the contractors on a second county project.
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Muscatine
Cranston
Stephens Construction Company
Wapallo
Letts
Fulton Township
Leonard L. Wilson and Sons
Donnellson
Iowa
Journal
Cedar County 4-Hers head to state camping center
Forty Cedar County 4-Hers aged 14 and older, 20 boys and 20 girls, will leave Tipton on Wednesday July 3 and return Saturday July 6. They will use the State 4H Camping Center west of Madrid on the Town River. This marks Cedar County 4-H’s first camping there since 1958.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Mark Stolze
Madrid
McClurkin Elected Leader At Morning Sun Legion Post
Morning Sun Hayesscott Post of the American Legion met at the library and elected officers led by Post Commander K. L. McClurkin. Other officials include Eugene Orr first vice commander Dean Corey second vice commander C F Warnenberg adjutant Forrest Pontzius historian Edward Fish chaplain C E Pittman service officer James S Blair sergeant at arms. Mrs Kyle DeVarmen and Kay left for Toledo Ohio then Philadelphia to visit their daughter and sister, Mr and Mrs Jack Hamilton and family.
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Morning Sun
Hayesscott
The
American Legion
K. L. McClurkin
Eugene Orr
Dean ©. Corey
C.F. Warnenberg
Forrest Pontzius
Edward Fish
C. E. Pittman
James 5. Blair
Kyle DeVarmen
Kay
Toledo
Ohio
Philadelphia
Mr. and
Mys
Jack Hamilton
Sheep Flock Gift To Muscatine FFA Member
Gerald Rinnert, a Muscatine high school sophomore, received a purebred Corriedale flock including ewes and a ram. The two year allocation will see the flock dispersed to other Iowa FFA members. Co sponsors are the State Department of Vocational Agriculture and Sears Roebuck and Co. The program starts 12 flocks biennially in Iowa to support sheep-raising projects.
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Gerald Rintert
RK i Muscastine
Muscatine High School
Corviedale Ewes
Gerald
FFA
State Department of Voraional Agriculture
Sears Roebuck. and Company
Iowa
Rinnert
Funeral attendance for Mrs Florence Walker Bonney noted
From Conesville and Hamilton Iowa mourners gathered at Ralph Wittich Funeral Home in Muscatine for Mrs Florence Walker Bonney. Attendees included James Bell Eben Williams Ray Yocum Donald Buser and many others. Showalter family members traveled from Rock Island Wisconsin after a three day visit. Grace Chown Vere Showalter visited Grace Crist at Restopia Nursing Home Columbus Junction.
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Conesvile
Conesville
Florence Walker Bonney
Hamilton
Iowa
Ralph Wittich
Muscatine
James Bell
Eben Wiliams
Ray Yocum
Donald Buser
Harry Chapman
Doris Peterson
Donald Buexran
Lewis Peterson
Donald Wehmeyer
Herman Wehmayer
Morning Sun Barber Shop Reopens at Flora Street Building
Morning Sun confirms the reopening of M Sun Barber Shop by Mr Bray at the Flora Street building in the Hotel Burlington area on Tuesday. The notice also mentions visitors to local residents including Mrs Leata Wilson and family members from Albia and Evanston, with nursing student Mary Hamilton at St Joseph's Ottumwa, and remarks about fruit production forecasts by the Agriculture Department noting poor non citrus fruit supply due to unfavorable spring weather.
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Bray
Barbe
Burlington
Flora
William Hamilton
Mary
St. Joseph's
Larry Callanan
Granby
Mass
Howard Wilson
Albia
Larry
Morning Sun
Morning Sun High School
Washington
Agriculture Department
Iros
Wilton Student Reaches National Forensic Finals
Carolyn Maenveck, a Wilton High senior next fall, qualified for the National Forensic League finals in Houglar Texas after winning at the state level in dramatic interpretation with Scarlet Ibis and competing in original oratory. She is the first Wilton student to reach nationals, accompanied by Mrs Frank Fair, Wilton speech instructor.
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Carolyn Maenveck
Wilton High School
Houglar
Texas
Carolyn
Wilton
Frank Fair
Poland China breeders win merit award for record litter data
Howard J Lenker and Son of Wilton Junction Iowa receive a Poland China Record Association merit certificate in Galesburg for 13 spring litters achieving 130 live pigs averaging 10.0 per litter and 3.20 lb birth weight. Poland China breeders Lenker and Son led the effort in the breed's improvement sow testing program.
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Howard J. Lenker & Son
Pol
China
Wilton Junction
Towa
Poland
China Record Association
Galesburg
Disneis
Lenkers
Shipments of Feeders Slip in May to 390000 head
Washington reports May shipments of stocker and feeder cattle to the midsouth states eased to 390000 head, down 33009 from May 1962. First five months total 1793081 head versus 1833522 a year ago, with implications for midwest corn feeding demand and market tone.
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Washington
Iowa and nearby county farm events calendar highlights
A dense list of 4-H and agricultural happenings across Iowa and neighboring counties, including dairy shows at Cedar, West Liberty, and Tipton. Angus Week, leadership camps, and field days at Johnson and Muscatine areas. district shows in W Liberty and Stockton. county fairs in Louisa and Mercer. a state safety week and REA seminar, with numerous farm tours and exchange programs.
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Lowe
Guy
Cowsa County Farms
Robert Schlute
Grandview
William
Anderson Farm
West Liberty
Cedar County Faire Grounds
Tipton
Aglyall
Inwa
Dex Moines
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Lowa City
Culy
Keithsburg
W. Liberty Airgrounds
Wapello
Idbor
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Muscatine County
Kentucky
Muscatine
Mercer County
Robert
Columbus Junction
Huntley
Central City Fairgrounds
West Liberty Tale
Feed Men Can Attend Course At Ames In July
County extension director Eu gene Malhern announces the second annual Iowa Feed Microscopy Short Course at Iowa State University July 22 25. The program trains feed manufacturers and quality control workers in using the microscope to identify processed ingredients and detect contaminants in livestock feed. Dr Vaughn Speer leads swine nutrition research work at Ames. Wheat Marketing Cards Are Mailed to Eligible Farmers Today.
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Muscaline
Iowa
Iowa State University
Eugene Malhern
Mathern
Vaughn Speer
Ami
Paws for A Drink at Delmar Nusbaum Fart
A cat pauses for a drink during a warm spell near Delmar Nusbaum’s property in Muscatine R R 2. Journal Photo caption notes the scene and location.
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Muscatine
Journal
Westmer Board Hires Principal and Coaches July Budget Session
Joy Richard Adair of Viola was chosen as principal of Westmer Community Unit High School at a regular board meeting at Herthsburg attendance center. Several teachers were hired including Donald Wallace and Robert Schlapkohl. Miss Joy Conklin will teach home economics. A tentative budget for 1967 was approved with a tax levy of 289,900, and $80,000 was authorized for investment from funds. The unit office will be closed June 30 through July 15.
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Joy
Richard Adair
Viola
Westmer
Gust Ferri
Mantena
Ain
Eloya King
Micomb
Farm Bureau urges new wheat plan to Congress
The American Farm Bureau Federation presses Congress to authorize a new wheat program. The group, opposed to the Kennedy administration price controls, aims to mobilize wheat growers to lobby for legislation before the 1944 crop season.
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F. Bureau
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Federation
Fair Entries Close for 1963 Iowa State Fair
Entries for individual farm exhibits must be received by July 25 as announced by Marion Coppock superintendent of agricultural departments. The display limits to eight entries. other departments close August 6. Products must be grown on the exhibitor’s farm under state fair rules. Fair runs August 16 to 25 with August 14 and 15 for preparation.
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Marion Cospock
Ankeny
Cospock
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