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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
8
On the morning of November 16 the agriculture classes and activities proceeded as planned with students engaging in hands on demonstrations. The event showcased crop science livestock care and equipment handling under supervision of teachers and FFA advisers.
A narrative recounts a mill tour including feed processing, conveyor chutes, laboratory tests for protein fat and fiber, and a post tour dinner at the Lafayette hotel with plant officials. Key figures include Darrell Toms and George Morris.
The visit explores unloading into 70 foot storage bins with a cradle for workers, then a processing area with beet pulp blood meal corn and fish meal. A mixer blends ingredients before sacking into labeled bags. Tests gauge composition while an auto sealer tags each bag.
A night class group toured the Clinton Pillsbury mill's feed and soy division. Visitors split into two guides, watched sacks of feed loaded into trucks via a movable conveyor, and observed an unloading yard with a power hammer prying boards from pallets.
Miss Ann Marth returned to Town City after Thanksgiving vacation and weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Virgil L Marti. Mr and Mrs Charles Kettler moved to Fulton Wisconsin. Melvin Stengel vocational agriculture instructor praised the Thomson vo ag department for a enjoyable and educational trip. All is well and the Pilbury company is thanked for a morning well spent.
Mr and Mrs Claude Grim and family and Mrs Davis Wetkamp spent Tuesday in DeKalb and Rochelle. Mr and Mrs Atherton hosted guests in Mill edgeville. Will Bonjour of Stockton visited Sunday with the Coopers and Decker family. Sherm Oakley of Chadwick is staying with his son and daughter in law the Grims during the week.
Mr and Mrs Charles Young of Binckhawk Village visited Mr and Mrs Henry Young on Friday evening. The gathering brought together family members in a quiet neighborhood house party atmosphere.
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