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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
2
The newspaper is entered as second class mail at Tripoli Iowa under the March 8 1879 act. Published each Wednesday and established since 1894. Official publication for Tripoli and Bremer County. Publisher William A Buckley lists subscriptions at 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
Mrs. Lloyd Frush hosted the Biz-E-Bees for achievement night with 12 members two leaders 12 mothers and two judges present. They discussed fair booth plans and assigned which members would help fix it while judges evaluated entries for the fair.
Bremer County 4-H selects teams to showcase at the State Fair. Hedy Schweer of Readlyn and Karan Hagenow of Fairbank win with Dont Dream Use Sour Cream. Vernita Meier and Kathleen Kuethe win Stars and Stripes Forever for flag care. Elizabeth Christopher and Joyce Dettmer win Use Sense Save Cents for Dairy Cattle Congress. All are 4-H club members, with specific sponsor families listed.
United States Department of Agriculture projects 1958 crop production to match all prior years while planted area remains the smallest in four decades. Iowa reports weather delays, larger alfalfa, later corn, and potential storage issues as soybean acreage rises nine percent. Nationally bean stocks rise, cotton area drops, spring wheat output falls short, and a larger feed grain carryover suggests increased feeding with weaker hog and cattle markets.
Seasonal patterns in 1957 delayed marketing due to good weather, while 1956 saw early marketing from drought. Iowa State College Soil Testing Laboratory at Ames asks farmers to mail samples promptly. reports arrive in about six weeks to guide fall fertilizer and lime. Soil sample boxes and mailing cartons available at the Tripoli extension office.
Mr and Mrs John Fay hosted two California nieces over the weekend. Howard Van Brocklin Sr and family hosted visits from Waterloo and Jansville relatives. Local residents and cousins stopped by homes in Sumner and nearby towns, with multiple trips and weekday calls noted.
Sunday guests from Oelwein Waterloo Frederika and nearby towns attended a gathering at the El mer Matthias home with many family members. Conversation centered on visits and birthdays including Carol and Dixie Lee Matthias and Dale Matthias.
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Sunday gatherings filled with relatives and friends across Iowa. Names include French, Johnson, Grover, Denton, Schmudlach, Harken, Wagner, Truax, Sherman, Thompson, Sherman, Rathbone, Rowe, Markle, Ackley, Hanan, Timmer, Bravener, Hahn, West, Miller, Drape, Stahl, Plegenkuhle, Johnson, Holm, and others in places like Denver, Floyd, Charles City, Waterloo, Tripoli, Fredericksburg, New Hampton, and La Porte City. Several moves and meals noted along with a reunion attendance.
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