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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
10
Dec meeting at Marcia Haverkamp's home included sixteen members two leaders two mothers and four visitors. Members sang carols, each brought a homemade decoration, and plans for a bake sale at Tripoli December 15 1962 were announced. Uniforms for January photo were requested.
Gene Vincent says profits from feeder pig purchases in Bremer county hinge on pig quality and farm management during the week on the farm. Emmet Stevermer of Iowa State University advises buying healthy thrifty well muscled pigs and outlines health and sourcing practices to reduce losses and disease risk.
Peter Traville of Ocheyedan received a retirement pin after more than 41 years of service as a rural letter carrier.
Farm Economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State University says the fall cattle market likely peaked and will be erratic for a month. He notes many calves left from last year and grass fed cattle, predicting prices will drift downward toward spring with higher marketings by February or March.
Local newspaper entry from Tripoli Iowa dated December 26 1962 reports community news and events with names and places tied to the region. The brief item outlines civic matters and updates relevant to residents and local organizations.
Elinor Block reports many new adult titles now on the shelves including The Thin Red Line, Seven Days in May, Devil Water, The Judas Tree, Dearly Beloved and Franny and Zooey. The library subscribes to National Geographic and will carry Palimpsest from the State Historical Society of Iowa with October issue on Spirit Lake Massacre. A facsimile 1862 Almanac is also available for checkout.
The birth of Tamera Sue Deutschle in Hedrick marks five generations for the Deutschle family, with ages spanning from 95 to 24 weeks. Pictured are Kathie Deutschle, Lester Deutschle, Loraine Deutschle, Larry Deutschle, and baby Tamera Sue.
C. W. Good, Hamburg’s oldest active businessman, conducted his affairs as usual on his 83rd birthday. Coffee and cookies were served to visitors at the elevator office throughout the day.
Bremer County averaged 92 bushels of corn per acre in 1962 per a cooperative study by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Soil Conservation Service and the County Extension Service. data from 15 random plots across soils and farming practices indicate yields ranged from 32 to 133 bushels per acre with stalk densities from 10 600 to 16 600 per acre and ear weights up to 58 pounds total.
Gov Erbe forms a 16 member fire defense advisory panel to work with the state fire marshal and civil defense director on a statewide fire control plan. Keith Royer of Iowa State University is named committee chairman.
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