Cedar Chums and Clover Teenerettes Summer Meetings
July activities span Cedar Chums Clover Teenerettes Plainfield Pals with Achievement shows on July 21 and 24. Members and leaders discuss fair booths cakes baked goods and tickets and assign roles for booth displays and judging. Reporters note demonstrations food handling and project talks.
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Marilyn Busching
Rita and
Linda Jensen
Clover Teenerettes
Clover
Plainfield
Marilyn
Debra Vossberg
Teresa Uhlenhopp
Connie Robinson
Barbara Woodring
Marilyn Vossberg
Rita Leggett
Kathy Fish
Connie Uhlenhopp
June Creel Census Data Reveals Good Fishing at Okoboji
Des Moines. Nearly 4,000 more fish were harvested from East Okoboji lake in June than the entire 1966 census period. The June creel shows 14,095 fishing trips yielding 8.58 fish per trip with boat anglers averaging 10.9 fish. Total angling hours were 46,005 at 2.63 fish per hour. Bull heads led with 109,700 of 120,904 total. Fish averaged .64 pounds. bluegill 4,651 and walleye 3,146 were other top catches.
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Des Moines
East Okoboji Lake
State Conservation Commission
East Okoboji
Denver Women Bowlers Plan Prestien Park Meeting
A meeting for all interested women bowlers will be held at Prestien park at 9 a m on August 16 to organize the Denverettes League. Attendees unable to come may contact Donna Prestien Jayne Lenehan or Ethel Lindaman by August 16 for information.
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Prestien Park
Donna Prestien
Jayne Lenehan
Ethel Lindaman
Jody
Scott
Chip Prestien
Little Britches
Butler County Fair
Chip
Henry Abbas, Jr
Caroline Sue
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Becky Tarr
Ontario
Cal
al Frith
Peg Feller
Marge
Looking at Life as It Used to Be July 27 1927
A column recaps events from various eras with notes on thefts and fatalities. It reports a Studebaker stolen from E H Martin and a fatal rail accident near Cannon Falls Minnesota involving O Halling and three others. It also marks personal milestones and market prices from decades past.
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Studebaker
E. H. Martin
O. Halling
Chicago Great Western Railway
Cannon Falls
Mann
Mary E. Henry
Frederika
E. E. Henry
Iowa Soybean Acreage Rises to 5.7 Million Acres
Iowa State University economist Bob Wisner notes 1967 harvest acreage near 5.7 million, up 0.6 million from last year, with national harvest set at 40.1 million acres. If yields match 1967, output could exceed one billion bushels, while exports dip slightly and on farm stocks rise.
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Iowa
Bob Wisner
Iowa State University
Tomato fruit setting tips and garden care notes
Iowa State University horticulturists explain tomato fruit set faltering in hot weather and cool nights. Excess nitrogen and overcultivation can harm yields. wait for initial fruit size before heavy fertilization. Chrysanthemums asters need fertilizer and regular watering for best fall blooms, and 4-H offers youth participation.
Safety tips for traveling with children in cars
Pearlee Pardee offers guidance on child road safety with infants and older kids. Advice covers crib style baskets on the rear floor, retaining straps, back seat travel with the adult in a seat belt, harnesses for ages 2 to 3, upgrading to full seat belts at six, using cushions to improve visibility, frequent stops for exercise, and never leaving a child alone in a parked car.
Father Son Sweep Twin Lakes Golf Tourney Win
Ed Klotz and his son Bill of Manson tied after 27 holes at Twin Lakes Golf Club. A playoff on the first extra hole awarded Ed Klotz the winner and first place with Bill finishing second.
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Father
Twin Lakes
Cordova Journalist Grace Karr Retires After 51 Years
Grace Karr of Cordova ends a 51 year journalism career retiring as country correspondent for the Pella Chronicle. She authored Cordova news for four decades.
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Grace Karr
Cordova
Pella
D H I A Picnic At Allen Buhr Farm Buck Creek
The Unified Dairy Herd Improvement Co op held its annual D H I A picnic and judging contest at the Allen Buhr farm Buck Creek on Sunday July 23. Sixty participants and twenty six families attended with over 100 people including children. Judges were J P Stewart of Maynard and the prizes went to top scorers in three divisions. Marvin Orth Waverly won junior with 141 of 150. Wasna Sumner 133. Von Burns Waverly 2nd. John Kellner Tonia and Maine Orth tied in women with 122. Mrs Erhardt Haar ner third with 122. Roger Hagedorn Sumner led the men with 134. Roland and Verly tied for second with Jim Rodman Sumner and Romaine Orth Waverly also in contest.
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Unified Dairy Herd Improvement Co-op
D.h.la
Allen Buhr
Buck Creek
J. P. Stewart
Maynard
Marvin Orth
Waverly
Wasna Sumner
Pla
von Burns
John Kellner
Tonia
Ang Maine Orth
Waverly Y
Erhardt Haarner
Roger Hagedorn
Sumner
Roland and
Verly
Jim Rodman
Sumner m ' Romaine Orth
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Tripoli
Emia
FFI
Nan
I One
Bremer County
Robert J. Sassman
Towa
Fairgrounds
Joelle Alexander
Cedar Chums
Okoboji
Denver
St. Paul’s Ev
Siegel
E. Seast
Henry Warnke
Wilma O’connell
Leland Timmerman
E. G. Michael
American Legion
Camp Ingawanis
Patricia Hilmer
Lawrence Franzen
Garnetta Nielsen
Phil Snyder
Greene
H. W. Kruegers
Edwin Buhr
First Avenue
Kenneth Bacrmann
Rodney Brase
Frederika Dam
Jennifer Colburn
Robert Johnson
Ronald L. Leuenberger
Cleota Brase
Western Douglas Lutheran Church
Dale Shires County Extension
Western
Europe
Vail
Kermit Hildahl
Ben F. Vance
Morrill Hall
Ames
Pearlee
Pardee Extension Home Economist
Mer “Anne
Dial
Horse and
Tripoli Sales Barn
Fred Niedert
KENT
Tripoli Grain & Feed
Leonard Dettmer
Mgr
Tripoli, Iowa
Allen Buhr Farm
Midwest
CFS
U.S.A
Custom Farm Services
John Borchard
Readln
Anny
York Bins
Walsh
Westendorf
Repi
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