Soil conditioners sold In area urge caution
County extension directors warn that soil conditioners sold in the area may mislead buyers. These inorganic materials often resemble fertilizers but lack scientific support for promised yield boosts. Experts emphasize nitrogen phosphorus and potassium are still the limiting nutrients, and many soils already contain sufficient micro nutrients.
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Irk County
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
E. R. Duncan
Extension Ag
Iowa State University
Duncan
Towa
Armin Krampe Re-elected NFO President in Jasper County
Armin Krampe was re-elected president of the Jasper County NFO at the January meeting in Newton. New officers include Harold Hoksbergen as vice president Gerald Robinson as secretary and Arnold Brouwer as treasurer. A county meat bargaining committee was chosen with Bill Gannon Bert Jantz Ray Flora Art Krampe and Myron White, chaired by Art Krampe. Minor details note future milk grain and meat committee elections and upcoming area meetings in Des Moines Nevada and Des Moines YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County Nfo
Newton
Armin Krampe
Baxter
Harold Hoksbergen
Lynnville
Gerald Robinson
Melbourne
Arnold Brouwer
Monroe
Bill Gannon
Mingo
Bert Jantz
Ray Flora
Art Krampe
Myron White
Grinnell
Nevada
YMCA
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Scholarships Call for High School Seniors
High school seniors planning to become teachers should apply for a Farm Bureau scholarship. Applications available at the Knoxville Farm Bureau office or township Women’s chairman home. Must live on a farm and rank in the top third. $320 scholarship funded by county Women’s committees. Return by February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Knoxville
Bureau Women's
County Farm Bureau Women's Committees
Extension Director highlights 1964 Farmer's Tax Guide
The 64 page edition is now at County Extension offices. It answers Federal income tax questions with examples for income and expense reporting. It lists filing dates, new rules for deducting land clearing expenses, and investment credit provisions for machinery and equipment purchased in 1962 and 1963.
Fire destroys shed at Williard De Jong home
A heat lamp intended to warm a puppy is believed to have sparked a fire at the Williard De Jong residence on January 12. Neighbor Ben nie Zwank alerted authorities at 10:00 p.m. The shed interior was a total loss, destroying children's summer play items and suffocating the puppy.
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Sully
Williard de Jong
Bennie Zwank
Dop elected to membership in American Angus Association
Donald L. Dop of Pella has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. He is among 52 breeders of registered Aberdeen Angus in Iowa elected to membership during the past month.
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Donald L. Dop
Pella
Van Der Zyl Visitors and Local Birth Announced
Sully news notes weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs Clarence Van Der Zyl and family to the Ben Van Kampen home near Winterset and to the Zwank residence which marks their 15th anniversary on January 5. Vernon Van Wyk welcomes a baby boy Curt Wesley born December 26 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa weighing 10 pounds. The Van Wyk family and relatives, including Wilburn Van Wyk and daughters Lois Louise and Barbara, plus Mrs. Will Van Wyk, traveled to Longview Texas to see Bruce’s home.
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Sully
Clarence van der Zyl
Pamela
Jad
Ben van Kampen
Winterset
Jacob Zwank
Vernon van Wyk
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Curt Wesley
Wilburn van Wk
Lois
Louise
Barbara
Will van Wyk
Longview
Texas
Bruce
Community church group notes and family births in region
The Women's Christian Fellowship met at Community church after Thursday afternoon services with songs prayers and a Luke four lesson led by Mrs Baarda. Numerous members hosted refreshments. A baby boy Steven Todd was born January four at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. Various locals attended parties visits and dinners, including Van Zante Van Wyk and Vande Krol families, with health updates on Mrs Van Roekel and other residents.
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Clarence Renaud
Catherine Kooistra
Jim Terlouw
Lehrl van de Krol
Wm. Baarda
Mamie Boat
Andrew Gertsma
Ernest van der Kamp
Virgil Kooistra
Wm. Pritchard
Albert Renaud
Fred Schmidt
Don Snodgrass
Ollie Terlouw
Fred de Vries
Orval van der Wilt
Ollie Wisgerhof
Wilburn van Wyk
Wm. van Wyk
Leonard Pearce
Marie Brand
Maren Terlouw
Steven Vos
Shelley Terlouw
Sheryl Vande Krol
Lydia
Paul Pritchard
Douglas Terlouw
Johnny Vande Krol
Steven Snodgrass
Jerilyn
Jocelyn Schmidt
Norman Schuring
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Steven Todd
Andrew van Zante
Harris van Zante
Near
Arnold van Haaften
Carolyn
Junior
Altoona
Vernon van Wyk
Lehrl Vande Krol
Martinus de Greef
Newton
Case Jansen
Melvin Ratcliff
Lynnville Sully School Room Keeps Daily Functions
In the absence of Mrs. Donald Zoll who has resigned due to illness in the family, the kindergarten room at Lynnville Sully schools continues its regular schedule and duties under interim arrangements.
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Dergarten
Lynnville-Sully
Donald Zoll
Kiwanis Mid-Winter Convention Sets Feb 1 Date
Kiwanis from the Nebraska Iowa District will meet at Indian Village in Omaha on Saturday February 1 1964 for a one day convention. Reports from district committee chairmen and round-table instruction are planned. Officers and chairmen are urged to attend and bring their kWeens for a jam packed briefing with district leaders.
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Sac City
Iowa
Nebraska-Iowa
Kiwanis International
Indian Village
Omaha
Kermit Buntrock
Herbert Plambeck
Nebraska
Marion County Angus Association elects new officers
Eugene Harvey of Knoxville becomes president of the Marion County Angus Association at the annual meeting and banquet, succeeding Clifford Harvey of Hamilton. Gerald Terpstra of Pella is elected vice president, Don Rogers of Knoxville re elected treasurer, and Duane Bingaman of Columbia remains secretary. Directors include Earl Hodgson Pleasantville Joe Betterton Knoxville Zenard Spaur Tracy and Richard Whitlack Knoxville. Paul Neilson Knoxville reported on his Denmark trip. Other speakers included Dick Vander Werff Sully and Clyde Hanna Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Harvey
Knoxville
Iowa
Marion County Angus Association
Clifford Harvey
Hamilton
Gerald Terpstra
Pella
Don Rogers
Duane Bingaman
Columbia
Earl Hodgson
Pleasantville
Joe Betterton
Zenard Spaur
Tracy
Richard Whitlack
Paul Neilson
Denmark
Dick VanderWerff
Sully
Iowa Angus Association
Clyde Hanna
Oskaloosa
State Angus Organization
Signup Opens Early February for 1964 Feed Grain Program
ASCS invites farmers to enroll in the voluntary 1964 feed grain plan during a seven week signup from February through March 27. Eligible crops include corn, grain sorghum, and barley with a 20 percent base diversion for conservation. Higher diversion limits and payments compared with 1963 are highlighted. Information available at the county office in Knoxville, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
Merrill L. Robuck
Agricultural Stabil and Conservation Marinee
Robuck
Knoxville
Iowa
Farm workers earnings report due January 31
Annual reports on farm workers earnings must be filed with the District Director of Internal Revenue in Des Moines Iowa by January 31 1964. To be covered a farm employee must be paid at least 150 in cash wages or work 20 or more days for cash wages during the year. The 1963 Social Security tax rate is 3 5/8 percent for both employer and employee on wages up to 4800. File Form 943 with total cash wages for each worker.
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District Director of Internal Revenue
12Th St
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake Theatre to stage Dear Brutus readers interpretation
Drake University Theatre presents a readers interpretation of James Barrie Dear Brutus on Saturday February 1 in Drake Auditorium. Curtain at 8 pm. The fantasy features characters reliving a life event with altered outcomes in an oral showcase open to the public at no charge.
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Drake University Theatre
James M. Barrie
Dear Brutus
Drake Auditorium
Drake Theatre
Marking down a pheasant hunt in western cornfields
Feral hunters in the big western corn fields mark down a downed pheasant by drawing an arrow in the dirt with the boot heel toward the spot. A cross hearing keeps the mark accurately located for retrieval.
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Jasper County
NFO
American Angus Association
Sully News
Mrs. Wilburn van Wyk
Combined Hospital
Kiwanis
Marion County Angus Assoc. Ptes
Don’s Radio & JV
Prese
PeorIa
Ervin van der Leest
Farrow
John Deere
New Holland
John Deere Auto
Viking Mill
Viking
Massey Harris
Idea
Ladies Guild For Christian Service
First Reformed Church
First State Bank of
Wayne van Wyk
Cornie Vander Zy
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