Dairy Breeding Clinic and 4-H Events Listed in Dec Calendar
Calendar of events lists a December program for Bremer Butler and Chickasaw counties at Plainfield Methodist church from 1 15 to 3 15 p m. A Bremer County 4 H officers meeting is at the Extension office in Tripoli at 8 p m on December 17. On December 18 the Bremer County Park Producers board meets at the Extension office in Tripoli at 8 p m. December 19 features a Senior 4 H party at the State Bank in Waverly from 8 to 11 p m.
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Bremer
Butler
Chickasaw
Methodist Church
Plainfield
Tripoli
Bremer County
County Line and Col-PI-CA Club Christmas Plans
The County Line meeting at the Peine home Dec 2, with 25 members present, approved a Dec 20 Christmas party at the Oran Fire House 8 to 10 pm and a gift exchange valued 75 cents to 1.25. Demonstrations covered How to Solder and Care of a Gun. beef and Holstein show rules reviewed. CO LA-PI-CA Dec 3 meeting at the Nuss home set a girls’ Christmas party and a $2 gift limit. Talks included Wind Erosion Depths of Planting Cleaning a Pulsator and basketball talks.
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Ronald and
Richard Peine
Layton Tiedt
Dan Wedemeier
Oran
Julius Diers
Ronald Peine
Eddie Huck
CO La-Pi-Ca
Rick
Ken Nuss
Dan Walther
Johnny Wittenburg
Bob Lindner
Rick Nuss
Ruth Matthias Hosts Lucky 13 Card Club Christmas Party
Ruth Matthias hosted the Lucky 13 Card club for a Christmas party on Thursday evening. Prizes went to Mrs. Oscar Thran Mrs. Ted Stahlhut and Mrs. Earl Rommel. Duane Meyer returned home after a 12 day hospital stay at Scholtz Memorial Waterloo.
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Ruth Matthias
Lucky 13
Arthur Schnepp
Sandy
Olin
Lester Cozart
Erwin Matthias
Brown
Marengo
Iowa and U.S. Soybean Outlook For 1968 69 Marketing Year
Iowa State University economist Bob Wisner reports U S soybean crop estimates for 1968 69 show production likely to exceed requirements with Nov 1 forecast at 1 079 billion bushels 11 percent above last year and Iowa output at a record 180 2 million bushels. National yield sets a record 26 4 bushels per acre with 3 percent more acres. Cottonseed oil and meal supplies rise with higher cottonseed production while flax seed also expands. Soybean meal faces competition from urea and U S meal exports may rise modestly on demand in major importing countries. Central Iowa prices in late November near 2 42 per bushel with substantial loan placements continuing.
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Bob Wisner
Iowa State University
Iowa
U. S
Red Cross Honors Three Siouxlanders for Heroic Waters Rescue
Three Siouxlanders received the American Red Cross highest citations for life saving after their acts of heroism last June saving Rick Hoak from a boating accident on the Missouri River. Donald C. Andrews of Onawa and brothers Michael Ferris, 14, and Martin Ferris, 15, of Sioux City were recognized.
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American Red Cross
Rick” Hoak
Missouri River
Donald C. Andrews
Onawa
Michael Ferris
Martin Ferris
Sioux City
Christmas Dishwashers Guide for 1950s Shoppers
Dishwashers come in plumbed in and mobile styles with front or top loading options. Look for easy to read controls four cycles and the ability to pause. Check filters rinse aid booster heater plate warming cycle and built in safety features for reliable operation.
Olson Accepts Astronautic Technician Post in Hawaii
Robert W. Olson of Irwin accepts a position as an astronautic technician with the Apollo Space Probe project. He will work on the Kauai Hawaii based assignment.
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Apollo
Robert W. Olson
Earl Olson
Irwin
Olson
Kauai
Hawaii
Looking at Life as It Used to Be Forty Years Ago
A condensed local recap notes events from December 5 1928 including a San Antonio land excursion plan by August Pieper Henry Leubs and others Esther Winzenburg and Wm Kammeyer marry at St Pauls Lutheran Douglas township Carl Kowalsky sells his dray line Ed Johnson returns from Rushmore Minn Pfe Eldo F Meier dies of battle wounds in North Africa Ruth Rewoldt Frederika and Pfe Walter Haynes to be married at St Johns Lutheran Ivabelle Niemeyer resigns as operator at Tripoli exchange Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Co. TEN YEARS AGO December 3 1958 Ambrose Auto Co marks 45 years in Tripoli The Tripoli Leader turns 65 Rev Wm Klein to install as pastor of St Johns Frederika and St Pauls Siegel Funeral for Emma Moehling held
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August Pieper
Henry Leubs
San Antonio
Texas
Esther Winzenburg
Wm. Kammeyer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Douglas Township
Carl Kowalsky
Hankner and Kuker
Ed Johnson
Rushmore
Minn
Johnson
Ruth Rewoldt
Frederika
Pfe
Walter Haynes
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ivabelle Niemeyer
Tripoli
Butler- Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Wm. Klein
St. John’s Lutheran
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Siegel
Emma Moehling
Five Years Ago Deaths and Travel Notes
Mrs Amanda Prestien 76 dies at her daughter's home in Sumner Saturday. Crystal Jane’s funeral services held in Sumner. Seattle visitors Mr and Mrs Gary Hoppenworth and Robert accompany the trip to Huntsville Alabama to establish a new home.
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Amanda Prestien
H. H. Hoppenworth
Gary Hoppenworth
Robert
Seattle
Fred Biesterfelt
Huntsville
Ala
Sumner
Crystal Jane
Waverly 4-Her Among Iowa Rep at Livestock Expo
Jim Droste of Waverly was one of four Iowa 4-H members in the daily judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago on December 4. The Iowa team, coached by Maurice Sutton, placed ninth nationally after touring dairy farms in Illinois Wisconsin and judging at the Exposition. They also visited Hoard’s Dairyman facilities.
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Waverly
Iowa
Jim Droste
4-H
Chicago
Maurice Sutton
Iowa State Dairy Association
Illinois
Wisconsin
The
International
Brase Family Welcomes 4 Month Old Daughter
Brase, a 44 percent fourth month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Romaine Brase, Summer, is noted in a brief family notice.
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Brase
Romaine Brase
Summer
Coroner's tragedy as cornpicker dies at Nashua home
A cornpicker named Robert Buchholz, 20, was killed Friday morning at his father Elmer Buchholz’s rural Nashua residence. Funeral services were held today in Readlyn for Fred Nolte, 59. Mr and Mrs Ruloff Wedeking returned Saturday after a month in California. Kurt Meswarth to hold a farm sale on December 13. Marjorie Menke and Donna Dravis began work in Washington D C on Monday.
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Robert Buchholz
Elmer Buchholz
Nashua
Kurt Meswarth
Marjorie Menke
Donna Dravis
Washington, D. C
Readlyn
Fred Nolte
Mrs
Ruloff Wedeking
California
Iowa 4-H Dairy Judging Team Chosen for State Fair
Jim was selected to represent Iowa in dairy judging at the Iowa State Fair. The Bremer County fair judging team is coached by 4-H dairy project leader Duane Wylam, with sponsorship from the Iowa State Dairy Association.
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Dairyman Press
Ft. Atkinson
Wise
Jim
Iowa
Bremer County
Appointee McCra Chosen to Lead Nixon Support Program
Dr Paul W. McCra of Richland and his son Mrs Sumner McCrain land were chosen to head a program aiding the president elect. McCra will oversee forces established to back Nixon during the transition.
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Paul W. McCra
Richland and Son
Sumner McCrailand
Nixon
McC
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Tripoi
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Art
Peters
Dyer Reiiers
Denver Savings Bank
Denver
Dale Shires County Extension
Pearl E
Pardee Extension Home Economist
Kent
Kent Farrow
Tripoli Grain & Feed Dial
Artesian
Eldo F. Meier
North Africa
Duane Holm
Dial
Istate Farm
Bloomington, Tints
Rath
Larry Hanson
George Barnes
Tripoli Feed and Livestock
Tripoli, Iowa
Walter Oil Co
Zenith
PHONO
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