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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is a second class mail paper in Tripoli Iowa published each Wednesday established since 1894. Robert J Sassman is the publisher with subscription rates 3 50 per year in advance in Iowa 4 50 per year elsewhere.
The State Conservation Commission began accepting shotgun deer license applications Monday and will close at 4 30 p m CST September 10. About 17 500 licenses will be issued this year by random data processing. late entries are returned. Bow and arrow licenses have no deadline and open October 16 through December 5.
Bremer county 4-H members participate in the 1965 state fair demonstrations program with off grounds tours and new audience displays in the 4-H Exhibits Building. Ramona Esbeck explains goals of educational experience and recognition certificates will be awarded for participation and excellence. Demonstrators cover topics from livestock minerals to dog care and furniture finishing, with judges’ feedback and opportunities to discuss with officials.
Eight Bremer county 4-H members competed in district and state livestock judging contests. Representing Bremer at the North Iowa Fair Mason City district and the State Fair were Dennis Brown Waverly Steve Rieck Shell Rock Lowell Tiedt Readlyn and Darwin Guenther Sumner. At the All Iowa Fair Cedar Rapids were Roger Lantzky Sumner Richard Matthias Readlyn Leon Kirchmann Sumner and Tim Redies Waverly. The eight were top scorers at the Bremer county 4-H livestock judging contest held July 28.
Four-H girls aged 11 to 12 from Bremer county participated in the Iowa State Fair on August 23. The group, selected for outstanding work and proactive 4-H spirit, was guided by three adult leaders and three junior leaders, with names of clubs and participants listed.
Greg McGinn of Waverly is one of 23 Iowa 4-H boys chosen for the Iowa Farm Youth Tour August 30 to September 3. Delegates from Farm Bureau and Future Farmers of America join the tour sponsored by the Iowa Development Commission to explore the farm factory link and the role of manufacturing in Iowa.
A tomato plant at the home of Norman and Mrs Wrights in Marion grew to nearly six feet tall and produced as many as forty eight tomatoes at one time.
The weekly garden column offers guidance from Gene Vincent and Ben F. Vance on selecting top quality exhibit produce, proper storage and handling of fruits and vegetables, and timing for planting lilies peonies and lawns. Planting late summer enables establishment before freezes and careful harvesting maintains yield and plant health.
Summer reading ended with 30 children reaching the moon in a space themed program. The Cedar Falls Library借attended a book selection meeting resulting in a 400 grant funded adult fiction haul. New adult fiction and non fiction titles as well as a biography are now added.
Glen Red Henton of Maquoke ta Iowa, world champion and rural mail carrier, shattered all world records in a Keene New Hampshire tournament event. He scored 175 ringers of 194 while his opponent had 174, setting records for most ringers by a winner and by a loser and extending the event as the longest on record.
Iowa farmers face rising house fly and stable fly populations in feedlots and hoglots. Extension entomologist Harold J. Stockdale notes manure buildup as the breeding source. Sanitation helps, but insecticides are often needed. residual sprays with 1 percent Cygon Baytex or Diazinon reduce flies for weeks when applied to fly resting areas around barns.
The State Board of Control plans to end farming operations at four mental health facilities and to sell land and equipment. Audits show farming profits, but officials say farming distracted administrators from resident care and core state duties. A spokesman states the plan aims to focus on planning and care.
A terse note from Moscow signals concern about dwindling food imports including baloney and caviar, stressing possible impacts on consumers and state food reserves amid tight supplies.
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