Agricultural Business Graduates to Receive Degrees Tonight
Twenty five graduates of the Agriculture Business program at Muscatine Community College will receive degrees tonight after a 21 month course. They completed five nine week classroom sessions and four nine week farm related employment periods. Most are Iowa residents with one from Kansas and one from Missouri. Seven have already secured jobs and several others are weighing offers. About 11 will enter military service before starting business careers.
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Muscatine Community College
Ag-Business
Iowa
State
Kansas
Missouri
Virgil Chaplin
Ron Veach
Cory Traver
Carroll Mott
Clint van Kley
Mark
Rock Island 4 H Members to Attend National Short Course
Anita Blaser and Karen Doonan will represent Rock Island County 4 H at the Citizenship Short Course at the National 4 H Center in Washington DC on July 19 20. About 25 40 4 H members from several counties will travel by chartered bus with two chaperons. Lodging will be at the University of Maryland College Park. Anita, a junior at Rockridge High School, is active in band FHA FTA Hamlet church and 4 H clubs. Karen, a Reynolds junior, belongs to Taylor Ridge Warriors and Reynolds Busy Bees 4 H clubs and is enrolled in Meat in Your Meals Arts and Crafts and Knitting. The program aims to broaden citizenship awareness and leadership through tours lectures and discussions in DC with support from the National 4 H Foundation and USDA Extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Blaser
Karen Doo
Nan
Rock Island
Washington, D.C
Harcock
Henderson
Henry
Knox
McDonough
Mercer
Warren
Katherine Harris
Gordon Wakey
Rock Island County
University of Maryland
College Park
Hamlet
Anita
Rockridge High School
Trio
FHA
FTA
Hamlet Presbyterian Church
National
4H Foundation
Federal Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Harold Blaser
Rey ‘Nolds
Karen
Keith Doo‘pan
Reynolds
Taylor ‘Ridge Warriors
Reynolds Busy Bees
Karen i
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Handy Helpers Home Economics
Mercer County
Edgington
Go-Getters Agriculture
Rock
Island County
Hardy Helpers
Go-Getters
Hog Cholera Rates Rise in April in Iowa
Five Iowa hog cholera cases were confirmed in April breaking a prior pattern of one case per month. Counties Calhoun Mills Union Clayton and Sioux reported positives, involving 92 pigs in five herds depopulated and processing moves made for healthy hogs. Eight suspected cases were negative. over six months twelve total cases have been confirmed with ongoing Phase III eradication toward Phase IV cholera-free Iowa.
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CES
Moines
Iowa
Mle. Ponieroy
Division of
Animal Industry
Iowa Department ‘of Agriculture
Calhoun
Mills
Union
Clayton
Sioux
Ayrshire Show Slated in July
The East Central Iowa Ayrshire dairy district will stage a July 27 show at 3 PM at Harry P Goettsch farm Walcott with Douglas Wilson as judge. The Iowa State Ayrshire picnic is set for July 14 at Louis Zumbach farm near Coggan, featuring the Ayrshire Princess contest as part of the day’s activities.
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Iowa
Sweetland Royal Busters 4H Club Meeting Summary
The Sweetland Royal Busters 4H Club met Tuesday night with roll call answered as Corn Population Per Acre. They approved buying a camera and formed a committee of Rick Sywassink Dwight Glenney Les Christianson Dan Peterson and Mike Sissel to handle it. Sywassink to research club building painting. Daryl Sywassink elected to attend 4H Coed camp. Bill Peterson first alternate Dwight Glenney second alternate Dan Peterson and Les Christianson to represent at 4-H conference in Ames. LFYE program donation noted. Leaders report by Herb Sywassink. 4-H tour discussed. Gary Peterson spoke on calving cows care and Daryl Hetzler on pest control. Phillip Fuhrman Scott Sater and Jerry Kevin Stammer hosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland Royal Busters
Rick Sywassink
Dwight Glenney
Les Christiansen
Dan Peterson
Mike Sissel
Daryl Sywassink
Bill Peterson
Herb Sywassink
Gary Peterson
Daryl Hetzler
Phillip Fuhrman
Scott Sater
Jerry
Kevin Stammer
Host Families Sought for 4H Exchange Trip
North Carolina 4H youth from Moore County will visit Cedar county for five days from June 12 to June 18. Planned to accompany thirty 4H members and four adults, applications for host families have been mailed to older 4H members and should be returned to the Cedar County Extension Office promptly.
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North Carolina
Cedar County
Varlyn D. Fink
Moore County
Rockridge FHA Member Heads to Illinois Leader Conference
Janice Neaman of Rockridge High School will attend the 1968 Illinois Leadership Conference for Future Homemakers of America at Illinois State University Normal June 13 15. She leads Rockridge FHA as its new president joining about 700 FHAers for swap shop sessions officer selection and guest speakers from state education circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Neaman
Rockridge
Rockridge High School
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Springfield
John C. Watson
Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
Time for Initiative theme set for Soil Stewardship Week
Blackhawk district chairman Carroll Dunlap announced at the May board meeting that this year’s Soil Stewardship Week theme is A Time for Initiative May 19 to 26. The observance highlights man’s obligation to God for wise use of natural resources with services planned by churches across Port Byron Taylor Ridge Hinds City Sherrard Coal Valley Zuma Reynolds Cordova Hampton and Hillsdale areas.
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Blackhawk
Conservation District
Carroll Dunlap
Port Byron
Taylor Ridge
Hinds City
Sherrard
Coal Valley
Zuma
Reynolds
Cordova
Hampton
Hillsdale
Wills Be
Jolly Workers 4 H Club Meets at Teresa Martin Home
A Hundred and twenty six words cover the meeting of the Jolly Workers 4 H club held at Teresa Martin home with 22 members two leaders and one guest present Diane Morrison assisted as hostess Susan Barnes led the flag pledge Sandra Ford led the 4 H pledge and roll call answered with a housekeeping phrase Plans discussed for a club trip Karen Allen Diane Salemink spoke on The Four Basic Lines and Form and Their Effect Cheryl Ford demonstrated Balance An illustrated talk on The Three Stages of Awareness by Marcia Werner and a demonstration on How to Arrange Furniture by Sharon Wood Terrariums were made and refreshments served The next meeting is set for May 27 at Susan Barnes home at 145 p.m.
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Ifye Fund
Jolly Workers
Teresa Martin
Diane Morrison
Susan Barnes
Sandra’ Ford
Karen Allen
Diane Salemink
Cheryl Ford
Marcia Werner
Sharon Wood
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Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
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Homewood Flossmoore High School
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U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
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Sec. of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Soil Conservation Office
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Walter C. McGillivray
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Max R. Phelps
Tipton
Russell Newcomb
West Liberty
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