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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1932
Page
2
H E Nichols of Iowa State College warns fruit crops face worse diseases due to heavy rains. He outlines timing for a second spray around June 20, notes apple scab and plum pocket risks, and gives spray mixtures for control of aphids, scale insects, and fruit tree diseases.
The text states that burning may be prevented by adding two or three pounds of hydrated lime to either mixture No. 1 or No. 2. It specifies the amount and the two possible mixtures where the additive should be used.
Over one hundred farm bureau members and friends attended the Polk township meeting at the Herman Konarske home. County agent Offringa noted the 100th anniversary of the song America as participants sang it. Performances by Helen Mason Evelyn Pierce and others highlighted the evening along with a review of a home furnishing course. Plans for the bicentennial celebration at Waverly on July 4 were discussed with members pledging active participation. C Q Nicols presided as president of the Polk township farm bureau.
Margaret Myers and Margaret Willey of the Jackson Juniors will demonstrate Aids to the Shoppers at the 4-H Girls Club convention in Ames from June 27 to 29. Coached by Mrs. L. C. Myers and awarded first place at the Iowa State Fair last year, the team earned a free trip to the convention courtesy of the fair. Hazel I. Brown aided the rally day program and Myers has been repeatedly honored to present demonstrations before 4-H Girls clubs conventions.
Ten Bremer county club girls and three leaders will attend the annual 4-H Club girls convention at Ames on June 27 to 29. Delegates include Margaret Willey Margaret Myers Frances Hierronymus and Mrs L C Myers from the Jackson Juniors Irene Mundt Mildred Piph o from N R G Florence Winzenburg Ethel Pothast Charlotte Balssley leader from E L F and Bernice Briden Gladys Remley plus either Mildred Mueller or Gladys Napiecek with Mrs P A Colburn leader of the Do R Best club.
Mildred Mueller elected president Margaret Myers named vice president Florence Winzenburg chosen secretary treasurer at the Bremer county 4-H Girls clubs rally day held in Waverly. Ethel Pothast presided. attendance reached 100 percent. awards went to the E. L. F. club. Florence Winzenburg crowned Mount Vernon Festival queen. pageant featured George and Martha Washington figures.
Oscar Kreis of the local cow testing association submits May results. Among 461 cows, 29 dry, analysis shows averages of 29.7 pounds butterfat and 753 pounds milk. Several named herds exceed the association average, with multiple producers listed and notes on feeding practices. 63 cows exceed 40 pounds butterfat, 26 over 50, four unprofitable cows sold for beef. pasture feeding involved 26 of 29 members, 16 using high protein concentrates.
About one quarter of Glenn V. Anderson’s rye in Fremont township was destroyed by a wheat stem maggot. Dr. Carl J. Drake of Iowa State College identified the pest and noted no effective control exists aside from resowing rye later in the season. the insect appears to affect only wheat and rye, causing yellowing stems and easily split stalks.
Farmers Bremer Chickasaw and Winneshiek counties will tour Ames Saturday June 25 visiting experimental fields. They will see alfalfa cutting trials seed varieties Grimm Cossack and seed quality from Kansas and Utah, red clover plots from across the U S and foreign sources, and Iowa seed performance. Demonstrations cover sweet clover plow dates, soybean varieties Manchu Dunfield Black Eyebrow Illini, corn oats breeding, Sudan grass rotation, fertilizer tests, dairy poultry swine beef and sheep facilities, greenhouses and library. Arrangements for rooms and campus timing are given with a 10:00 am meet and return by 7:00 pm.
Fifty two saloons will go out of business July 1 per John Wright assistant state superintendent of the Iowa anti saloon league. Market prices eighteen years ago are listed for hogs oats butter eggs potatoes veal hides corn. Mrs Fred Leege and sons Virgil and Edwin visited at the parental John Bahlman home. Wm Marks a shoe man formerly of Strawberry Point has leased the Claus building and will open a shoe store around August 1. Mr and Mrs Wm Hanck of Itasca Ill are visiting friends in the area. The croquet grounds are in shape and play is active. Several attended a funeral in Waverly for August Hoppenworth. Henry Heideman and son George looked at Parkersburg land for possible purchase. O O Smith of Peoria Ill bought an interest in Giles 5 and 10 cent store and started work Monday.
Ten years ago on June 21 1922 a notice reports the death of Mrs R W Rettig after a prolonged illness ending Monday evening June 19. The obituary notes ongoing work of reconstruction for the H. project remains unfinished.
Mrs Dora Henning died at her home after a long illness. Mrs William Struckmeier, long treated at a Fort Dodge sanatorium, died Thursday, June 15, at age 20. On June 15, 1922, Miss Margaret Wolf of Denver and Ewald Carstensen of this city were married quietly at the Evangelical Parsonage with Rev E J Stech officiating.
Betty Ruth Kingsley died in a car accident when the vehicle overturned after striking a culvert near the Charles Leverenz residence. Charles Fay of Leroy township died suddenly last week. Mrs. August Bergman died in Douglas township Saturday morning. W C Fergeman Raymond Bull William Kelling and Ed Selck left Sunday for a fishing and camping trip to Walker Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Frank Sager of Waverly visited A H Panzer home Sunday. Isabel Panzer will spend weeks in Waverly with John Kimball and George Clary families.
A reflective quote from Pliny the Elder on how new knowledge shifts perception. It ponders why many things are deemed impossible until they are actually achieved, highlighting the marvel of discovery and the limits of initial understanding.
Ho Ho the sage of Chinatown tells of a man who bolted doors and vowed contentment only to face a hurricane that exposed the roofless truth. The Washington Star cites the proverb as a parable of vulnerability and impermanence.
Polynesian lore imagines the sky dipping to the horizon and enclosing the earth. They term outsiders papalangi meaning heaven-bursters for breaking in from another world.
Selene reports that noise is a plague affecting health and efficiency. Four industries have started action to curb noise after engineers noted for a long time that noise can be stopped. The Nation's Business source underscores the urgency for business-friendly noise control.
Historical notes claim the American bald eagle faces extinction risk with an estimated 70,000 birds destroyed in Alaska since 1917 under the eagle bounty law. About 41,812 eagles have reportedly had bounties paid.
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