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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
2
Calendar of Bremer County 4-H activities lists entry day on August 6 in Waverly and fair events through August 11 including sheep swine beef dairy tractor pulling horse judging and beef sale. Extension home economics committee meets August 11 at 1 15 p m at the County extension office in Tripoli.
Last Monday night in the ag room the Tri Poli FFA chapter installed new officers Larry Kammeyer president David Kerr vice president Jerry Neuendorf secretary Larry Lageschulte treasurer James Kuhrt reporter David Peters sentinel. Twenty six members and adviser Gary Heinemann attended. Monday morning the officers and Mr Heinemann attended the district work program at Sumner.
Several 4-H clubs report July and September meetings with project planning for the Bremer County Fair. Max Field Rangers members submit Agriculture Entry Blanks. Tom Sickles presides. Gary Heinemann to host September meeting with demonstrations by Gary and Tom. Douglas Rockets meet June 30 at Douglas Center School. fathers honored, county demonstrations discussed, and gifts presented. Roger Kerr and Steven Kerr demonstrate gun cleaning. Roger Kerr speaks on Free Stall Housing. reminders on entry fees and fair signs.
Clark Roberts reported finding a petrified bone along the Middle River east of Greenfield near the Adair Madison county line. The bone was embedded in river bank mud during fishing.
The State Conservation Commission announced a 2 pound 10 ounce crappie as the new crappie division leader in Iowa big fish records. Harold Elbert of Rodman caught the 17 inch fish in Kossuth County, surpassing the prior 2 9 record. The all time record remains 3 6 from Lake Darling last year.
Fed cattle price outlook favors mid July through September levels near 23 to 23.50 per cwt for choice steers at Chicago, about 1 below a year ago. Futrell notes fall and winter prices depend on feedlot intake and grass cattle marketing, with nonfed cattle also boosting beef tonnage later this year.
A county extension note advises selecting top quality fruits flowers and vegetables for shows and explains exhibit sizing uniformity and extra specimens. It covers flower hardening cooling produce in the fridge preventing wilting with plastic bags and notes seasonal activities like bulb division iris digging bearded iris and potato greening precautions for storage and decay control.
Attorney General Pyar Hultman, Republican governor hopeful, urged a bonding program at the Des Moines GOP state convention to fund immediate interstate and arterial highway completion. He called for tax reforms, elimination of certain property taxes, enforcement of existing taxes, and the creation of a Iowa law enforcement academy while criticizing Gov. Hughes for prison unrest.
Elmer Carlson the 1935 world champion cornhusker and Dixie Harrington daughter of a southern Iowa farmer will represent Iowa on the resolutions committee at the Democratic national convention meeting August 24 in Atlantic City. Carlson farms 1 200 acres near Audubon. Sherwin Markman Des Moines and Mrs. James Dunbar Cedar Falls will serve on the credentials committee. F. E. Fair Wilton Junction and Mrs. Marie Healey Davenport named to the rules committee, while Fred Moore Spencer and Mrs. Julia Reuland Superior will represent Iowa on the permanent organization committee.
The University of Iowa will develop a computer based educational information center funded by two grants totaling nearly 1 million dollars. Ford Foundation provides 750000 over five years and the U S Office of Education contributes 248227. The project will collect continuous data on school operations and student performance across the state.
Eleven Bremer county 4-H boys won the 4-H livestock judging contest held July 28 after workouts earlier in July. About 60 boys entered workouts. 44 participated in the contest judging swine cattle and sheep at nearby farms. Winners include Dennis Juhl as 1st and Lowell Tiedt as 2nd with several tied for places. prize trips to Chicago and further training at major fairs are planned.
Five new young adult books are previewed by Elinor Blo Library News. Reviews cover Dinny Gordon spin offs by Anne Emery, Yes a Homestead by Gertrude E Finney, Cyrus Holt and the Civil War by Anne Gertrude Hall, The Far-off Land by Rebecca Caudill, and more. Topics include library slogans, National Library Week, and the value of books as windows to the world.
Harold Gunderson of Iowa State University announces Dutch elm disease now spans 51 Iowa counties. Three counties Marion Webster and Crawford were newly added to the affected list.
The piece promotes the Margaret Crary novel Pocketful of Raisins as part of a library reading campaign. It notes hardships and adventure of bygone river life, invites readers to borrow the book, and mentions an August 12 story hour and August 15 end date. The program shows strong participation with 100 balloons and 1,000 books read by enrolled children.
The readable fragment references New York 4 and a newspaper’s world standing, noting circulation figures of as yet unclear amounts, with hints of May 77 000 and related context. Further precise data is not present in the readable text.
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