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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1964
Page
2
Bremer County Extension presents a July schedule including a county skating party at Rollerdrome Cedar Falls July 13 at 7 30 p m. A July 15 livestock judging workout at an undetermined location. July 17 county 4 H girls demonstration day at Tripoli High School.
The TNT 4-H Club met at Joyce Dooley's home with seven members present. Debbi Vossberg attended as the visitor. Demonstrations included Different Ways to Cook Vegetables by Kindra Nordman and A Nutritious Salad by Charlotte Nordman. Talks covered storing fruit and vegetables properly and science tips for preparing fruits and vegetables for salads.
Bremer county farmers face hail and fire risks but often neglect soil insects says Gene Vincent. An Iowa State expert notes black cutworm outbreaks and recommends annual soil insecticide as insurance, detailing aldrin or heptachlor use, weather considerations, and resistance issues with rootworms.
Practical tips to cool living spaces include metal or canvas awnings reducing heat by up to 75 percent, light colors and open sides, window screens, attic or exhaust fans, light shades, and deciduous trees planted on the west and south sides. Consider central air conditioning for full relief.
A concise advisory notes that hearing thunder does not mean direct lightning strike. It urges calm and reassurance that the observer is not touched by the bolt, while implying general safety awareness around storms.
David Peters, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Peters, has been chosen sentinel of the Tripoli FFA chapter. He lives on a farm south of Tripoli with his parents and five siblings and keeps pigs as a project. He helps on the farm, is a 4 H member, won the Star Greenhand award last year, and entered the FFA creed speaking contest.
Beginning July 1 Bremer County ASC approved numerous commercial laboratories to test soil for limestone needs. Laboratories include American Agricultural Chemical Co Humboldt Armour Agricultural Chemical Co Belmond Clinton County Farm Bureau De Witt and others. also required soil test reports from listed labs or Iowa State Laboratory Ames. Bremer County Extension Service and ASCS will forward samples to Ames for testing.
Former Iowa Aeronautics Commission member Jack Snodgrass of Janesville must pay a $10,000 federal income tax evasion fine by July 31. US District Judge Edward J. McManus suspended a three year prison term and placed him on probation after a guilty plea for failing to file 1956 tax returns. Government records show $15,603 income and $3,801 tax due for that year.
The District I Guernsey show for Bremer county is moved from Elkader to National fairgrounds per district secretary Richard Troester. The event remains scheduled for Saturday July 25 with the same program and timing.
The Bremer County Extension Director cites ISU economist Gene Futrell noting the 1964 spring pig crop was 46.5 million head, 8 percent below last year, signaling tighter supply and higher prices in fall and winter. Summer may see higher marketing. prices could rise to about 18.25 to 19 in Iowa interior. Farmers plan 6 percent fewer farrowings in late 1964, boosting winter 1965 prices to roughly 16.25 to 16.50 in the interior. Spring 1965 looks for lighter volume and higher prices than 1964.
Suzy a four year old pet ewe belonging to Mr and Mrs Earl Mosebach of Sheldahl gave birth to triplet lambs recently.
Grinnell College completed its $6 million fund matching effort, surpassing the goal with $4.25 million raised from trustees alumni and friends. The Ford Foundation provided $2 million on a one-to-two match, part of eight challenges issued in September 1961 to liberal arts colleges. The college had three years to raise $4 million from non government sources.
The Iowa Synod of the United Presbyterian Church votes to pursue legal steps to compel Parsons College in Fairfield to maintain its ties with the synod. Parsons has tried to sever relations and has been on synod probation for a year. The resolution declares last fall’s board action to change the school’s relation null and void.
Gov Harold Hughes voices alarm at more than 25 drownings in Iowa this summer. He says more must be done to raise water safety awareness and expand local programs teaching rescue and resuscitation techniques.
The Iowa Employment Security Commission notes 6500 Iowans received unemployment benefits in one week of May, compared with 7100 a year earlier. Women accounted for 56 percent of claimants this May, up from 46 percent last year.
Willie the Penguin, a three week resident of Holiday Lake north of Brooklyn, has become a real beggar. He spends time near the southwest lake area pitching to any fishermen who appear.
An advert promises rapid itch relief with ITCH-ME-NOT antiseptic cream available for 48 cents at O Brien's Sundries in Tripoli. The product claims quick drying action, germ killing antiseptic properties, and suitability for eczema insect bites foot itch and surface rashes.
In June the library logged over 2800 checkouts and celebrated 60 balloons on the board, each signifying a reader finishing 10 books with a small award. A story hour drew 25 attendees amid broad activities, and a new book shipment from the Eastern Iowa Co operative arrived. New biographies, juvenile fiction and non fiction, and young adult titles fill shelves with titles like Life of Alexander Graham Bell and It’s Like This Cat. Readers are urged to visit, request special orders, and enjoy the library’s offerings.
Iowa State Extension horticulturist A. E. Cott advises thoroughly renovating the current strawberry beds after harvest. Remove oldest plants, thin rows to 8 to 10 inches, space rows four feet apart, weed, apply fertilizer, and water. Implement a biweekly multipurpose spray through late September to protect young runners.
The three living members of Grinnell High School's Class of 1894 were honored at the school's 1964 commencement exercises. Maude Botel Davis and Grace Parsons Peck, both still residents of Grinnell, attended, while Mrs. Gertrude Van Eury of Long Beach California could not travel to the ceremony.
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