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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
2
The Biz-E-Bees 4-H Club met June 9 at Corinne and Debbie Towne home with 10 members attending. Presentation Day is set for June 18 at 1:30 PM at Debbie and Lori Chapin's home. Kay Rathbone, reporter.
The All America Rose Selections honor for 1970 goes to the hybrid tea rose First Prize. Ben Vance of Iowa State University notes its large 5 to 6 inch blooms, 20 to 35 petals, vivid pink shading, and strong fragrance. Plants produce up to 50 flowers per season with long lasting blooms and tidy habit. First Prize is a hybrid of Eugene S. Boener, marking his fourteenth AARS win.
Extension horticulturist Ben Vance advises Iowa gardeners on rose care, pruning lilacs and spring flowering shrubs, and preventing seed formation to boost next year’s blooms. He notes best timing for plants such as carnations and strawberries, recommends regular spraying for rose pests, and offers instructions for starting perennials.
In Moville an open house celebrated the 50th anniversary of the First Trust and Savings Bank with 18 of its 22 original depositors present. C. W. Logan, the bank’s founder, attended and presented a new charter to Howard M. Logan, son of the organizer, who will now lead the bank.
Maj Russell Christensen, an Al gona native and Burt High School graduate, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism during a fighter bomber strike over North Vietnam with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, USAF, before halt of the strikes.
Druggist Arthur Boeke and his wife Goldie have long served Hubbard 40 years through their drug store and community involvement. The couple’s encouagement of local affairs spans decades, marking a notable milestone in the town.
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