Three Hundred Fifty Young Women Attended National Convention Here
The A F R W S annual convention was held in Pella Iowa the past week marking the first time it met in the state. About 350 girls from ten states attended with sessions at Second Chr Ref Church Douwstra Chapel and First Chr Ref Church. Leaders included Mrs Connie Hoksbergen and Mrs Cornelius Jarnsma.
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Pella
Iowa
Connie Hoksbergen
James Huyser
Harry Vermeer
Pella Young Men’s League
T. H. Klein
L. Bazuin
Fulton, Ill
Marie Vos
Krizer
Edmundson Park
Pierson
Gys Ver Meer Farm
Douwstra Chapel
Cornelius Janrsma
Grand Rapids, Mich
P. Y. de Jong
Convention Ends with Banquet at Pella Christian High
The Thursday closing banquet in Pella centered on the theme Anchored in Christ with Miss Martha Van Seelen as toastmistress. Mrs Russell Van Arkel delivered a chalk drawing on the theme. The girls express gratitude for local hospitality during their stay.
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Scholte
Pella Christian High
Martha van Seelen
Sully
Russell van Arkel
Pella
Navy Correspondence School Serves 150000 Students
The Navy runs a correspondence school reaching over 150,000 Navy and Marine students, providing distance education to service personnel across branches.
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The
Navy
Marine
Highway signs amuse driver until bridge work warning
Ben, a highway observer, slowed for ads on signs but ignored nine reflectorized markers warning of upcoming bridge construction. He failed to notice the danger at high speed and plunged into a creek bed before responders explained the cause. The incident highlights driver distraction from entertainment over safety warnings.
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George Pierson
Krizer
Lubbers
Holland
Mich
Joan Johnson
Zeeland
Greta Smith
Highway 163
Ben
Corn Loan Rate For Iowa Set at 1.54 per Bushel
Iowa county corn loan rates are set at 1.54 per bushel for 1956, about 4 cents below last year, with 87 percent of parity used for price support and 76 percent in non commercial areas. Eligible corn must meet acreage allotments, grade No 3 or better, be properly stored, and be on file at the county ASC office. Fishermen Abe and John Goemaat report a rock sturgeon catch on a Idaho trip, weighing 125 and 90 pounds.
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Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC Com Ec
Iowa
ASC
Idaho
Abe
John Goemaat
Pella
Hereford calf wins grand baby beef at Marion County Fair
Larry Goemaat of Attica won the baby beef grand championship with a Hereford steer at the 1956 Marion County Fair Junior Livestock Show. Darla Emerson of Knoxville took reserve grand in baby beef with an Aberdeen Angus. Breed winners included Robert Rees of Pleasantville in Short Horn cattle and Rees, Emerson, and Gene Heather-Jin in dairy heifers. Paul Harrington of Harvey led market lambs with top honors, and Nollen of Pella topped market swine. 4-H demonstrations and senior-style contests highlighted the event with participants advancing to state fairs and contests.
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Marion County Fair
Larry Goemaat
Attica
Darla Emerson
Knoxville
Robert Rees
Pleasantville
Rees
Emerson
Gene Heather- Jin
Paul Harrington
Harvey
Paul
Nollen
Pella
Joan Nollen
Pelle
Ampion
Pia
Janice Waihiee Waal
Phyllis Langstraat
Holstein
Larry Rankin
David Betterton
Guernsey
Kathleen Bennett
Jersey
Raydene Moss
Ayrshire
Mary Alice Barker
Darlene Miller
Merry Maids Club
Healthy Hustlers Club
Joan Beaver
Rosemary Fry
Jerry Goemaat
Hereford
Norman Kingery
Aberdeen
Angus
John Wales
Kenneth Shilling
Billy McCarkle
Ron ‘van Zee
Dwight Glover
Marion County Dairy Breeders Association
Jeron van Maanen
Ted Dykstra
Philip Bush
Ken Barghahn
Monroe High School
Carol Ann Veenstra
Robert de Ruiter
Dallas Dandies Club
Cherri-Chix Club
Rosalie Jordan
Farmers urged to get soil samples on new seedings
Marion County Extension Director Dale Studt urges soil testing after oats are combined to judge fertility. Poor growth with a good stand signals fertility gaps and phosphorus or potassium may boost response. top dressing possible now or in fall, with legumes if kept for another year. Samples should cover 5-10 acres, 15-20 spots, uniform soil type, and be mixed for a composite.
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Marion County Extension
Dale Studt
Studt
New Charleston Gray Watermelon Debuts In Markets
The Charleston Gray melon, gray-green in color and developed in Charleston, S C, is touted as disease resistant and very sweet. Extension nutritionist Leslie Smith says it resists wilting and anthracnose and tastes among the finest. Consumers are advised to sample or pick among dark green and striped melons now on sale.
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Charleston
S. C
Leslie Smith
Towa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fifth Annual Farm Youth Tour Scheduled for September
The Iowa Farm Youth Tour, co sponsored by the Iowa Development Commission and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, runs September 5 through September 9. T. E. Davidson II says the tour educates rural youth leaders on the role of industry in a balanced economy and farm factory interdependence. About 39 boys from rural Iowa communities will join four groups, traveling roughly 500 miles by chartered bus through southern Iowa beginning in Des Moines.
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Iowa Farm
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
T. E. Davidson II
Commission
Pendence
Davidson
Iowa
Farm Bureau Young People
Future Farmers of America
Boy Scouts
Des
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