Iowa Farmers Meet 1954 Corn Allotment Compliance Figures
Iowa's corn acreage allotments show 43.4 percent of farm units in compliance, affecting 45.2 percent of cropland. Bremer county reports 28 percent of farms compliant. Emmet county leads with 72 percent of farms and 74 percent of cropland compliant. The 1955 program will extend to all counties as data is compiled in Washington.
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Iowa
Bremer County
Eveland
Agricultural Marketing Service
Towa
Dreuth
Emmet
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Farmers urged to sign ACP before December deadline
Bremer county farmers have only a few days to meet the initial 1955 ACP deadline. December 10 is set for all farm owners and tenants to sign up at township meetings or the county ASC office in Waverly. The program aims to promote soil conservation and assist where needed, with three practices tile drainage terracing and grassed waterways eligible for full payment if funds permit. If payments are large in 1955, eligibility for future payments is reduced and allotments will be set in February.
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Bremer County
ASC
Waverly
New Extension Office Assistant Edith Bruns Introduced
Edith Bruns becomes the Bremer County extension office assistant replacing Donna Willson who leaves after nearly four years to join the Carnation plant. Edith, a Waverly native, graduated from Waverly High School and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward H Bruns. Four Bremer County 4-H boys toured the Chicago International Livestock Show with Waverly Implement Co representatives Ed Stout and Sam Sickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bruns
Donna Willson
Donna
Carnation Plant
Edith
Waverly
Edward H. Bruns
Waverly High School
Bremer County
Waverly Implement Company
Chicago
Fred
Paul
Wayne
Ron
Waverly Implement Co
Otto Wagner
Bill Happel
Art Rieckenburg
Mrs Estina Ivey Votes At 100 In Mapleton Birthday Election
Mrs Estina Ivey of Mapleton observed her 100th birthday by going to the polls to cast her ballot in the general election.
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Estina Ivey
Mapleton
Florida
Baley
Margaret Garrier
Hawkins County
Ohio
Training School For Township Officers Set For Dec 13
Mrs. Harvey Carolus of Waverly announces a township officers training school for the coming year. The session will meet Monday afternoon December 13 at 1:15 p.m. at the Tripoli town hall for township chairmen vice chairs publicity chairs and four township committeewomen. The health project will be the focus with Miss Mae Ankerman leading training for TB and American Heart Association health work.
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Harvey Carolus
Waverly
County Farm Bureau
Tripoli Town Hall
Publ Eity
4-H Club News Maxfield Merry Maids Meet and Plans
4-H group met at Karen Buhr’s home on Wednesday November 17 with 12 members present and officers installed. Betty Richmann and Marilyn Meier gave demonstrations. Christmas party planned for December 8 at the V F W hall in Readlyn with Maxfield rangers invited. Next meeting set for December 13 at Sandra Otto’s home.
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Maxfield
Merry Maids
Karen Buhr
Betty Richmann
Marilyn Meier
V.F.W. Hall
Readlyn
Maxfield Rangers
Sandra Otto
Delbert Wittenburg Named Champion Pork Producer
Readlyn resident Delbert Wittenburg was named champion pork producer of Bremer County by Farmers Hybrid Hogs of Hampton, sponsor of the National Champion Pork Producers contest. His record credits breeding, feeding, and management along with disease and parasite control. 117 pigs were raised from 12 sows for an average 9.75 pigs per litter and a 1.29 pound gain.
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Delbert Wittenburg
Readlyn
Bremer County
Farmers Hybrid Hogs
Hampton
Wittenburg
Eddie Cantor Story headlining at Tripoli Theatre dates
The Eddie Cantor Story, a film tracing Cantor from New York’s Lower East Side through Broadway radio and Hollywood, will be shown at Tripoli Theatre on Sunday and Wednesday December 5 and 8. The program highlights Gus Edwards Minstrels Ziegfeld Follies and key show business history with songs like Makin Whoopee Ma He’s Makin Eyes at Me and If You Knew Susie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Cantor
Lower East Side
New York
Broadway
Radio
Hollywood
Tripoli Theatre
Gus Edwards
Susie
Cantor Biography Cast by Keefe Brasselle and Marilyn Erskine
The article notes Keefe Brasselle stars as Eddie Cantor in a new biopic with Marilyn Erskine as Ida Cantor. It also mentions Will Rogers Jr. portraying his father and Jimmy Durante among other show business figures in the production. Leader ads bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keefe Brasselle
Eddie Cantor
Marilyn Erskine
Ida
Will Rogers Jr
Cantor
Jimmy Durante
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Bremer
Ouly
Linwood Chieftain
Eiaba
Tripoli
Artificial Breeding Association
Hy-Line
Hy-Line Poultry Farms, A
Department of
Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company
Bergmann Hatchery
Iowa State College
Ames
Ivan G. Epley
Bernard Nolte
Sumner
Lyle V. Ormston
Norbert
Florence Ranard
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Iowa
Frederika
Fredericksburg
Tee
Guernsey
Jersey
H.C
A.C. Case Tractor
John Deere
John Deere Corn
Iawa
Oliver Hay Loader
David Bradley
S. E. Johnston
New Hampton
A ' O ‘ & Fernie i Farmers Savings Bank
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