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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County published weekly on Wednesdays. It is established since 1894 with publisher William A Buckley and lists subscription rates of 3.00 per year in advance and 3.50 elsewhere in Iowa.
The piece attacks Representative H R Gross as narrow minded and ineffective while praising his integrity. It argues his opposition to a Middle East resolution shows a lone stance against presidential war powers and foreign aid funds. It labels him a maverick and urges Republicans to back a more action oriented candidate.
In January 4-H clubs held meetings at various homes with 11 to 14 members and 2 leaders each. Demonstrations covered sewing machine care, color design, undergarments, sleeve rolls, threading, and stitching, plus talks on grooming, colors, shoes, and home pressing. Next meetings set at multiple hosts. material donations requested and secret pals exchanged.
Mr and Mrs Ed Stull of Steamboat Rock retrieved a Rose Bowl keepsake ball Kenny Ploen carried on his first touchdown run Prescott kicked the extra point after the goal. The Stulls watched from behind the posts and caught the ball cleanly.
Bremer county communities bid for Iowa industrial development says county extension director Doyle Gordon and ISU sociologist W H Stacy. They note 900-plus postwar new or expanded establishments in Iowa with 75 projects in early 1956 valued over 25 million dollars creating about 3387 jobs and 750000 yearly taxes.
Farmers of Bremer county are eligible for government cost sharing through the ACP program for approved conservation work this year. The plan applies to acreage reserve land as with other lands, but grazing and harvesting rules for reserve land still apply.
4-H leaders from eastern Bremer county attended a training school at Tripoli Town Hall daily 10 to 3 from January 9 to 25 to enhance clothing construction guidance for their 4-H girls. Led by Pearl E. Pardee, the program listed many groups and chaperones including LeRoy Gopherettes, Tens-N-Teens, Clover Teenerettes, Starlettes, T.N.T., Biz-E-Bees, Peppy Pals, Maxfield Merry Maids, Wapsie Whirlwinds, Franklin Blue Belles, Franklin Goal Getters, Readlynettes, and the county committee.
Legal transfers recorded for Edith Hastings Johnston and husband to themselves for $3500 covering lots 62 and 63, block 26 in Plainfield. Transfers from L J Carver and wife to Ald Swinton and wife for $1 covering Carver's First Addition to Waverly. Poock to Ernest Richmann and wife for $1 covering tract in block 3 Readlyn. Transfers from John Asmus and wife to Clarence Spier and Lloyd J Spier for $1 covering part of Harmon LeValley's addition to Waverly with revenue $9.35.
Hans Anderson celebrated his 99th birthday in a bus trip to Council Bluffs to visit his son. Born in Denmark, he immigrated to the United States at age 22 and has spent most of his life in Council Bluffs.
An Eagle Grove man received a ten day jail term after driving across a newly flooded ice rink in the town. The incident drew attention from local authorities as residents warned about dangerous ice conditions on area attractions.
Bremer County extension notes steer marketings up from September 1956 and year ago levels but with fewer prime steers. More fed steers reach market, yet prime cattle decline attributed to stricter grading. On Jan 1 feeders held four percent more cattle than a year earlier. Corn Belt up five percent. overall time on feed similar. Only 45 percent of cattle on feed slated to market Jan 1 to April 1, down from 50 last year. expectations of winter beef market improvement if marketing slows. pork supply reductions expected to aid beef market.
In December 1956 Chicago and Omaha and Sioux City stock totals reached 233 175 head, vs 175 385 in September 1956, pushing average steel prices down by 1.30 from September. December 1956 prices were higher than December 1955, with Chicago price 1.30 above 1955. By early January 1957 prices were 0.82 higher than 1955, and market gains followed mainly in prime carcasses. the year end likely marked the winter low, says Kutish.
On the Ed Nicolaisen farm near Andrew a hen laid an egg as large as a goose egg, with a second complete egg inside the shell.
New civil actions filed in Bremer County District Court involve August W Brinkman Jr versus Harley Wendt and Margaret Wendt. Also listed are Farmers Supply Co Inc versus Charlies Jenkins, Sumner Law.
Hugh Taylor of Allerton has spent about four years building a vast pencil collection. His items include pencils from every state and seven foreign countries, inspired by his son Lester who owns more than 10,000 pencils.
The more milk a four cow herd produces, the lower the cost per pound of milk. Higher production spreads fixed costs, improving efficiency and profitability for dairy operations.
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