4-H Club News from Dutiful Daughters and Polk Hustlers
August meetings report 4-H club activities. Dutiful Daughters planned Island Park Cedar Falls picnic August 23 at 6 30 p m with ice cream and pop. Bake sale date to be set. Polk Hustlers met August 1 at Kenneth Beard home with 16 members and 2 leaders. Officer elections planned and a barn alley lime purchase for Bremer County Fair August 6–10. A campout and trip were planned, dates TBD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutiful Daughters 4-H Club
Charissa
Cathy Schrage
Island Park
Cedar Falls
Sandy Clausing
Polk Hustlers 4-H Club
Kenneth Beard
Preent
Bruce Becker
Bremer County
Four-H Demonstrators Tour Des Moines Cultural Centers
4 H demonstrators toured Des Moines Art Center and Salisbury House as part of the State fair tradition. Bremer county attendees included Jan et Michael and Marian Ingham, Susan Werner, and Steven Buhr. Guides explained architecture, exhibits, and the purpose of exposing 4 Hers to cultural centers in the state capital.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Art Center
Salisbury House
Ester Whetstone
Iowa State Education Association
King’s House
Salisbury
England
Whetstone
Emelda Kunau
4-H
Elio Saarinen
Greenwood Park
George Wesley Bellows
Fanny
Stuart
George Washington
Alexander Calder
Carl Miles
Kunan
98-Year-Old Guttenberg Resident Mrs Friedlein Back Home
Mrs. Caroline Friedlein, Guttenberg’s oldest citizen at age 98, is back home and appears in good health after an operation for cancer.
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Caroline Friedlein
Guttenberg
Bremer County Extension Calendar of Events
Sept 3 Snacks and Easy Meals adult home economics study at 10 a.m. in Tripoli Town Hall. Sept 5 Entries in the 4-H Dairy Cattle Congress division are due at the Extension office.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Dairy Cattle Congress
Kerr is FFA Vice President From Tripoli Chapter
David Kerr son of Mr and Mrs R J Kerr from rural Tripoli serves as vice president of the local FFA chapter this year. He is a senior active four years with Holstein based projects including cows bulls heifers calves and many market pigs and sheep. He has competed in state and national judging contests and tied for 13th in dairy judging at Cedar Rapids on Aug 19. He is active in Youth Fellowship Faith United Church of Christ 4 H and other clubs.
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David Kerr
R. J. Kerr
Tripoli
David
Des Moines
Waterloo
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Youth Fellowship
Faith United Church of Christ
4-H
Tripoli Lettermen
Jim Kuhrt
Obituary for Alvin Bergmann of Frederika district
Alvin Bergmann born February 3 1900 in Bremer county son of Ernest and Melozina Bergmann baptized at St. Pauls Siegel married Helena Bremer June 25 1922 farmhouse in Douglas township served as creamery director and church board member for 20 years died August 22 after surgery at University hospital Iowa City funeral August 25 at St Johns Lutheran Frederika survived by widow six children two sons in Iowa and Michigan two daughters one sister nineteen grandchildren and other relatives.
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Frederika
Alvin Bergmann
Bremer County
Ernest
Melozina (Plumhoff) Bergmann
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
Helena Bremer
Douglas Township
Bergmann
University Hospital
Iowa City
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Everett
Waterloo
Clarence
Donald
Evansdale
Harley
Melvin
Tripoli
Roger Andrews
Warren
Mich
Selma Zander
Bremer County Approved for Emergency Grazing and Hay
Bremer County receives an emergency permit due to feed shortages. The Secretary of Agriculture authorizes grazing and hay cutting from diverted acres under feed grain and conservation reserve programs, pending Bremer County ASC Committee approval. Applications proceed via the County ASCS office with on farm inspection for fair market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Secretary of Agriculture
Feed Grain and Conservation Reserve
ASC
ASCS
SBA Eases Loans for Small Enterprises
The Small Business Administration adopts a simpler policy allowing loans up to 15000 with credit rating accepted in place of part of collateral for very small businesses. Previously the average loan neared 53000 and nearly full collateral was required.
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Small Business Administration
SBA
Iowa State Fair Ends Record Run with 80,000 Crowd
The Iowa State Fair closed a successful season with daily attendance above 1963 figures. Over 80,000 gathered on the first Sunday forcing some auto entry restrictions until inside crowds eased. Doug Simons, Marcus, won the 4 H steer contest with “Cuddles” after years of girls winning the event.
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Doug Simons
Marcus
NFO President halts Sioux City stockyard demonstration
National Farmers Organization head Oren Lee Staley of Corning intervened to stop protests at the Sioux City stockyards last week. He persuaded Earl Riediger of Hinto to end demonstrations and focus on contacting neighbors. The protests aligned with a broader effort to withhold livestock until prices rise, as Iowa meat plants reduced staff amid lower cattle and hog receipts.
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National Farmers Organization
N.F.O
Sioux City
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Earl Riediger
Hinto
Iowa
Demonstration Awards Policy At Iowa State Fair
Bremer county 41ers at the State fair demonstration contest received certificates under a new state policy. Janet Michael and Marion Ingham presented breadmaking in Our Daily Bread. Susan Werner offered The Wise for Care on Exercise Depend. Steven Buhr showed cleaning and preserving paint brushes. The certificates replace ribbons as recognition for the highest county demonstrations.
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Iowa State Fair
Bremer County
Janet Michael
Marion Ingham
Susan Werner
Steven Buhr
4-H leaders recognize all participants as worthy
State 4-H leaders emphasize every participant deserving recognition. Certificates of excellence will be awarded to a few particularly outstanding demonstrations.
Cactus in Bloom After 17 Years at Cahill Home
Mrs Raymond Cahill of Independence notes a cactus plant that has lived 17 years finally bloomed. The flower emerged at the end of a newly extended growth from the main stem.
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Raymond Cahill
Independence
Nine Sons of Jamaica Family Premiere in Baseball Game
Nine Sons of Jamaica Family debut in a baseball game, a nine of Jamaica team, facing a Wel Moines squad. The readable fragment notes a 13 to 1 loss, with references to Van Gundy and Mrs. context, but details are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of
Jamaica
Ernly
van Gundy
Jamaic
Deg van
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Ational Editorial Soon
William A. Buckley
Robert J. Sassman
POLK
Marian Ingham
B Square
Franklin Blue Belles Club
Dayton Dodgers
FFA
Terry McCormick
COO Colonial Caa
Tripoli Plumbing
Dick Truog
Phone
Warp Bros
Chicago
Ill
Warp
WAT
Reliable
Blooms
Peoples Natural Gas
Peoples J Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas Company
Kent
Golden Gait Horse Supplement
Kent-Class
Kent Rabbit Ration
Kent Stablemix
Tripoli Grain & Feed Phone
Dan Mast
Mer
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Towne’s
Tankwagon
Tripoli, Iowa
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