Red Penetration Feared Of Former French Colony
Congo Republic, once allied with France, shifts left with Marxist-leaning cabinet ministers and youth revolutionary committees. President Massemba Diebat pursues a peaceful reform but faces rising anti-US sentiment and economic strain as French interests waver. Notable officials cited include Premier Pascal Lissouba and ministers Matsika Gaveo and Galiba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Borowieck
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Alphonse Massemba-Debat
Massemba-Diebat
Pascal Lissouba
Aimee Matsika
Charles David Gaveo
Bernard Galiba
Cancer Drive Receipts Reported for Drury Township
Vera Krueger, precinct chair, lists district solicitors and amounts raised for the Cancer Drive in Drury Township. Items include Hazel Dell 19.00, French 39.00, White Oak 29.00, Pine Bluff 22.00, Foster 12.00, Thornton 14.00, Wrayville 23.00, Illinois City 6.85, Cemetery 515.00, Bay District 32.00, totaling 182.35. Des Moines guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Krueger
Drury Township
Hazel Dell
Oscar Krueger
French
Albert Carlson
White Oak
Roger Winwright
Harlo Ricketts
Pine Bluff
Art Mewas
Foster
Maynard Thirtyacre
Thornton
Claude Harder
Wrayville
Alta Holmes
Illinois City
John Krueger
Otis Freyermuth
Bay District
Aalice Nyenhuis
Earl Williams
Des Moines
Louis Eliott
Nichols CWF Meeting Promises Ecumenicity Topic Tonight
The Christian Women's Fellowship plans a May 4 meeting at 8 p.m. at the Christian church. Alving Kirchner will present Ecumenicity in India, led by Catherine Zierenberg. Hostesses are Alice Hillyer and Mildred Porter. Reports will detail the workshop in Reala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Christian Women's Fellowship
Christian Church
Alving Kirchner
Jesson
India
Catherine Zierenberg
Alice Hillyer
Mildred Porter
Reala
Liberty School Editors Named for West Liberty Paper
West Liberty editors Priscilla Richards and Don Wilson will serve as creditors of the school newspaper staff for the coming year. Pat Olson is assistant editor and Frank Helle is sports editor with Mary Ann Otto as correspondent. Linda Spinden and Tom Stute mat handle art, assisted by Leanne Sullivan. New Quill and Scroll members are Donna Burr Sandra Varn Frank Hellenthal and Don Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Priscilla, Richards
Don Wilson
Pat Olson
Frank Helle
Mary Ann Otto
Linda Spinden
Tom Stutemat
Leanne Sullivan
the Quill and Scroll
Donna Burr
Sandra Varn
Frank Hellenthal
Five Day Forecast for Iowa Temperatures and Precipitation
Iowa's five day outlook shows near normal temperatures midweek with minor weekend shifts and a warming trend by Tuesday. Normal highs span from the mid 60s in the northeast to the lower 70s in the southwest, while lows range from the upper 40s to the lower 80s. Precipitation is expected as light showers through most of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Jersey cow earns records for milk output in West Liberty herd
L Claire Gates of West Liberty receives special recognition from the American Jersey Cattle Club for production records. Favorite, Aim Fawn produced 10,570 pounds of milk with SH pounds of fat, and Surville Cinderella yielded 840 pounds of milk and 582 pounds of fat in the registered Jersey herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Liberty
L. Claire Gates
West Liberty
American Jersey’ Cattle Club
Jersey
Aim Fawn
Surville Cinderella
Coralville Dam to cap maximum outflow on Iowa River
Rock Island District Corps announces maximum release from Coralville Dam will be 4000 cubic feet per second for May 2 to December 15. With little flood storage this season, the pool stays around 670 elevation as total reservoir capacity remains available after normal runoff shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, II
Rock Island
Corps of Engineers
Coralville
Iowa River
Pasture Pasture Benefits For Sows At Eight Dollars Per Sow
Emmett Stevermer of Town State University says pasture during gestation can cut feed costs by eight to nine dollars per sow. A well fenced, clean pasture with a legume grass mix saves about eight to eight and a half dollars per sow over the gestation period, depending on conditions and stocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett
Stevérmer
Town State University
Stevermer
Dairy Promotion Meeting Monday for June Dairy Month plans
American Dairy Association promotion plans will be discussed at a Monday evening meeting on May 4 at the Holiday Inn in Burlington. Howard Waters, District Director, says a director will be elected for a three year term and Muscatine county is included in District 9. Kenneth McElhinney of Morning Sun and dealer Pat Weber will show equipment to farmers in Louisa county during May and June. Kennett participates in the Youth Business Opportunities program spanning the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Dairy Association
Holiday Inn
Burlington
Howard Waters
Muscatine County
Kenneth McElhinney
Morning Sun
Pat Weber
Mastey Ferguson
Louisa County
Kennett
Printed Pattern Offerfor Children's Top and Slacks
Three tops, shorts and slacks five for camp and backyard wear easy to sew and budget friendly. Pattern 10a1 covers children sizes 2 4 1 8 10 with yardage details and 35 cents price plus 15 cents mailing. Send name address zone size style number to Marian Martin Pattern Dept in New York for a free pattern catalog with 50 cent sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Muscating Journal
New York
N.Y
Wheat Market Expected to Reach Loan Rate
Economist Gene Futrell of Town State University outlines a sharp wheat price adjustment from now through July 1. The loan rate around 81.90 will affect marketing certificates under the 1964 Wheat Program, limiting price strength as mills stock up for a new crop year. Farmers must sign participation agreements and stay within acreage allotments by May 1 to qualify for income support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Futrell
State University
CCC
Fitrell
Freshly Disked Soil Insects Warned By Extension Chief
County Extension Director Eugene Mathern urges inspecting freshly disked soil this spring for white grubs and wireworms as many birds follow plowing. He describes grub sizes and explains that the pests feed on roots. Two pounds actual aldrin heptachlor per acre is the recommended broadcast and disked‑in treatment for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Mathern
Mathern
Mathem
Speaking Of Gardens Garden pruning tips and dwarf squash varieties
Medium length horticulture column discusses spring pruning for roses lilacs and spireas including removing old canes and dead flowers. Offers guidance on Anthony Waterer spirea Froebel varieties pruning to ground level for vigor and symmetry. Also suggests dwarf summer squash varieties like Zucchini Caserta Bush and Early Prolific Straightneck and harvest timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Waterer
Anthony
Waterer
Clearing House Pig Feeder Service Offered by Iowa Division
The Iowa Department of Agriculture Marketing Division offers a feeder pig clearing house service for pork producers. Sellers list pigs and buyers obtain supplier sources via telephone 291 5993 area code 335. State officials say the program should boost feeder pig business as demand has risen and over one million feeder pigs come from outside Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture
J. A. Harris
Harris
Jong
Demannd
Iowa
Farris
State House
Des Moines
Cattlemen Urged to Cull Old Cows to Lift Prices
William Zmolek, extension livestock specialist, Town State University, says current cattle population and cycles mean prices for beef cattle will not rise until older, shy-breeding cows are culled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zmolek
Town State University
Proper Wool Preparation Boosts Prices and Payments
Harold Van Zandt, Chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, urged growers to improve wool quality to secure better market prices and higher incentive payments under the National Wool Act. He stressed preparation and care in bringing wool to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold van Zandt
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Soil Stewardship Week Observances Noted In Iowa
Joe O Hara president of the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation Districts says most of Iowa s 100 districts will observe Soil Stewardship Week May 3 to 10 with the national theme To Each Among Us And Share The week will run May 4 to 10 nationwide and in Puerto Rico, sponsored by state and national associations for the ninth year. Also noted is incentive wool payments under the National Wool Act based on the marketing year ending last December the rate 27 8 percent to raise the average price to 62 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe O'Hara
Iowa Association of
Iowa
O'Hara
Puerto Rico
Somme
Field Work Slowed Yet Soaked Soils Help Now
Field work slowed by limited favorable days in Muscatine county but moisture favored farmers. Oat seeding nearly done and spring plowing advanced when possible. Farmers report dishing, culling stalks, and fertilizer spreading. Irish potatoes and cabbage set, some asparagus cut light. Corn planting likely next week with some already in Oakville Kingston. Topsoil moisture is sufficient with better subsoil reserves. Cedar county moisture 12.9 inches in five feet. Jackson 8.5, Scott 8.4, Linn 11.9, Clinton 7.7 inches in meadow conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Island
Oakville
Kingston
Cedar County
Jackson County
Scott County
Linn County
Clinton County
Congress urged to require marking of rolling stock
National Grange spokesman Harry Graham urged Congress to require railroads to mark rolling stock to aid night visibility after a 16 year old from Manchester Iowa was killed when his auto struck a freight car near Thorpe crossing. The Grange backs HR 181 proposed by Rep Ford to use reflective or luminous material on rolling stock or install adequate flashing signals at crossings to prevent such deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Larry
Grange
Harry Graham
Gerald R. Ford
Aqnayy
Graham
Harris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bankers Hear Bleak Outlook for Cattle Pricing in 1964
STORIE LAKE North west Iowa bankers were briefed on the cattle industry's dire finances as prices hit a seven year low. Officials from the Sioux City Stockyards and Livestock Foundation projected little relief in 1964 with the market glut likely to extend into 1965. Bill Brown cited oversupply, heavier cattle, persistent foreign beef imports, and rising pork stocks as main slump drivers. Last week's Omaha slaughter and prices marked the lowest since 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North West
Iowa
Bill Brown
Sioux City Stockyards
Stockyards Co
Siow City Livestock Foundation
Starket
Omaha
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Philip Brunn
Wilton Presbyterian Church
Steve Ryder
Wilton
Brunn
Leopoldville
Congo River
France
Africa
U.S
United States
Leopoldville Congo
Central African Republic
Chad
Gabon
Drury Two
Liberty School
Coralville Dam
Richard Castle
Aledo, Tl
Castle
Aledo
Schenl
Tillman's
Toe Morrison
Ber Vance
Town State
Clearing House
Muscatine Tuscatine Pharm News
Rath Packing Company
Columbis
Congress
Mable
Molly
H. C. Sorenson
Goldfield
Sorenson
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