County Farm Bureau Plans Oct 13 Annual Meeting
The Bremer County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Thursday Oct 13 at 8 p m in Tripoli Town Hall Candidates for the executive board include President Arion Boeckmann K H Hoppenworth Vice President Carl Baclmann Dalton Meyer Secretary Eldon Schoephoerst er Lester Pruisner Treasurer H H Hildebrandt Robert Chapin Other business will adopt the 1961 resolutions Dale Nelson Iowa Farm Bureau Federation administrative director will be the guest speaker Nelson has held multiple Farm Bureau posts in Iowa Minnesota and returned to Iowa in 1960 He is a University of Iowa graduate and has taught and coached in Palo and Wellsburg now active in church and Rotary two sons accompany him.
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Bremer
Nelson
Farm Bureau
Butler County
Iowa
Minnesota Farm Bureau
State University of
Palo
Wellsburg
Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Dayton
Janesville Upsets Panthers 18 14 In Close Football Showdown
Janesville edged Tripoli 18 to 14 after capitalizing on late momentum. Roger Buchholz scored on a three yard plunge and led an aggressive finish as Panthers tried to overcome a four point deficit. Panthers totaled 85 points in four games, while Tripoli held opponents to 31. Outstanding tackles included Patterson 13, Pavelec 12, Buchholz 11. Tripoli punted 33 yards per try and kickoffs averaged 44. Other scores included Wapsie Valley over Fredericksburg 19-6 and Dunkerton over Denver 6-0, with Postville, Coggan, Maynard, and Parkersburg also winning.
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Wildcats
Panthers
Tripoli
Wildcat
Roger Buchholz
Janesville
Panther
Patterson
Pavelec
Buchholz
Doug Bell
Duecker
Postville
Fayette
Coggan
Strawberry Point
Maynard
West Central
Sumner
Parkersburg
Plainfield
Bremer County Plow Match Plans Outlined
Waverly Shell Rock FFA will sponsor the Bremer County Plow Match on Saturday Oct 8 at the Harold Brandenburg farm one mile west of Bremer station. Senior division starts 10:00 am with moldboard plows only. Entry rules restrict entrants to bona fide farmers or farm workers in Bremer county with one exception family members of Shell Rock FFA students eligible but not winners. Entries via phone or at Waverly Shell Rock High School until Oct 6 5 pm phone 318.
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Waverly - Shell Rock
Future Farmers of America
Bremer County
Harold Brandenburg
Bremer Station
Shell Rock Vocational Agriculture
F.F.A
Waverly Shell Rock
Former Pastor Here Is Married at Kennewick Wash
Announcement of the marriage of Robert W. Shields and Grace Augusta Hotson on August 20 at Green Mountain Falls Colorado. Rev Conrad Pyle officiated at the Church in the Wildwood. The couple resides in Kennewick where Shields teaches English at Kennewick High School. Shields formerly served as minister of First Congregational church here in 1951 1952.
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Robert W. Shields
Grace Augusta Hotson
Clarence Hotson
Bethayres
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
Conrad Pyle
Wildwood
Kennewick
Wash
Shields
Kennewick High School
First Congregational Church
MIMES IMPERSONATIONS AT COUNTY CONTEST
Educational and humorous acts compete in a dancing show with mime and impersonation entries. Each act must finish within six minutes and will be judged on entertainment value. One act advances to the district contest at Fayette on Nov 5, with the district winner moving to the state level in Des Moines on Nov 15 at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convention. Mrs. Howard Heffernan named county event chairman.
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Fayette
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Howard Heffernan
Debra Sue Morgan Joins Jefferson Area Family Generations Deep
Debra Sue Morgan was welcomed at Jefferson with 13 grandparents waiting. Her mother’s side shows five living generations while her father’s side extends to six generations of ancestors. Leader ads bring results.
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Debra Sue Morgan
Jefferson
Yams Grow Big Potatoes in Shelby County
In Shelby County, farmer Billy Wigs of Harlan reports harvesting unusually large sweet potatoes from his garden. He dug a 3% pound and a 214 pound potato, sparking local curiosity about the yield and growing conditions.
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Shelby County
Billy Wigs
Harlan
Carrots Herald Growth in 4-H Garden Project
Janice Wiest's Fort Atkinson 4-H garden yielded notably large carrots. One specimen weighed almost two pounds with eight growths, while another weighed a little over a pound and a half with three large growths.
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Janice Wiest
Fort Atkinson
30th Anniversary Celebrated by Ladies' Aid Society
Denver special report says St. John's Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society marked its 30th anniversary with a mission anniversary service on Sunday September 25. A noon potluck honored current and former members and families, followed by a short service and 2 pm open house.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Denver
St. John’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Congratulatory notes from charter members aired
A society meeting featured a reading of a tale about its members with congratulatory messages from five charter members. Names listed include Mrs Beslan Sehved We loo, Mrs aran Weer, item Bruns, Mrs Irvin Bruty and Mrs Helen Dorn of Denver.
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Stillv
Beslan Sehved Weloo
Aran Weer
Item Bruns
Irvin Bruty
Helen Dorn
Denver
County Farm Bureau To Sponsor Rural Talent Contest Here
Bremer county Farm Bureau will sponsor a talent contest at the Tripoli Town Hall Thursday evening Oct 27 at 8:00. Amateurs residing in the county are invited to enter. entries due Oct 24 at the Farm Bureau office in Waverly. Contestants must be Farm Bureau family members and amateur. groups or solo acts may enter in vocal, instrumental, or skits talks pantomime categories.
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Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Tripoli Town Hall
Waverly
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