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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1955
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official Tripoli Iowa newspaper since 1894 published weekly on Wednesdays. Subscription rates are 3 dollars per year in Iowa and 3.50 dollars per year elsewhere. William A Buckley is the publisher.
The June 25 referendum on wheat marketing quotas may set price support at 75 to 82 percent of parity if two thirds vote yes, or 50 percent if the vote fails. Quotas would apply in the commercial wheat area with penalties for excess wheat, and acreage allotments remain in effect for price support. The program targets wheat farmers in 36 states including Iowa with more than 15 acres on a farm in 1956.
The article explains that certain states classify growers as non commercial and will not hold referendums. In commercial states only growers with more than 15 acres of wheat for grain in 1956 are eligible to vote.
The corn borer will arrive as warm weather returns with an expected egg laying peak for Bremer County around June 20 to 30. High egg counts indicate serious yield risk, with potential losses from a few bushels to 30 or more. Treatments depend on infestation severity, with one or two spray or dust schedules using DDT dosages of 1.5 to 2 pounds respectively.
Sheldahl in Polk county has carried debt only once since founding five years ago when a city vote financed its water system. Leader ads bring results.
The 4 H clubs T N T Wapsie Whirlwinds and Readlynettes held May 31 gatherings at members homes with 19 15 and other attendance. Demonstrations covered cleaning paint brushes care of teeth book shelves and picture study. Camp plans were discussed for Boone and next meetings set for June 27 and Readlynettes hosted by Alice and Dorothy For.
The piece notes a 4 H club picnic planned for July 11 with recreation and food committees led by Johnniie Johnson Susan Petrie Margaret Meyerhoff Judy Rommel and Peggy Lockard. It also recounts a town incident where ten year old boys, rich in summer freedom, were seen near the business district and residential alleyways before a fatal accident involving the lead boy occurred after school hours.
A police or school inquiry searches for missing children after a group was struck by a car and swept under its wheels. Authorities urge vigilance as schools are dismissed and caregivers are advised to check common gathering spots and routes.
A fragmentary note discusses criticism and its ineffective use by individuals. The readable portion presents a general reflection without concrete names, places, or events.
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