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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official Tripoli Iowa newspaper serving Bremer County. It is a long established weekly paper published each Wednesday since 1894 with subscription rates of 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
4 H Club News reports the Jefferson Jills meeting at Connie Yarrings tons with 15 members. Ribbons were won at the county and state fairs and members fielded demonstrations including It Pays to Press and Patch Pocket. Wapsie Whirlwinds planned a party October 2 and prepared for a Parent Teachers meeting style show and songs. Hog price outlook noted. Katish expects more hogs in August pushing prices down as packers bid less.
County Extension Director says flocks will shrink this summer and next fall due to a 20 percent cutback in egg type chick hatch during the first half of 1957. Egg production may stay level late summer and fall but drop below last year by year end as fewer layers exist. Turkey hatch in 1957 may be four to five percent higher than 1956, keeping total poults higher while storage and prices decline. Hog slaughter this week ends July 20 down five percent from a year ago, with industry capacity strained as plants run below minimum.
Iowa will supply about 8.496 million pounds of wool in 1957 according to the Crop Reporting Board and the Iowa Development Commission. Iowa sheep shorn total about 1,063,000 head, over 6% more than 1956, while U S production is expected to dip about 3 percent nationally. Average fleece weight remains eight pounds.
Nine Bremer County 4-H youths entered 15 dairy heifers at the Iowa State Fair. Ronald Orth led with a junior yearling calf and a Holstein cow second, plus a Guernsey senior yearling 10th place. Others earned ribbons and honors for Jersey, Guernsey, and Holstein entries, plus demonstrations on rat control and motor cleaning.
John R. Axon son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Axon Tripoli completed an 11 week recruit training Aug 29 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif The course covers all basic military subjects and firing of basic infantry weapons Upon graduation new Marines are assigned to a unit for further infantry training or to one of the Marine Corps schools
County Extension Director Doyle N Gorden of Tripoli notes about 300 hay conditioners were used this year in Iowa. Agricultural engineer Ken Barnes of Iowa State College explains cost and payoff, conditioning speeds drying and is most beneficial for dairy hay. A dairy farmer incident involving a milk truck is also reported.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wehling entertained Wednesday evening for their 20th wedding anniversary. Guests included multiple local couples and family members. The report lists visits, a wedding reception in Denver, a clergy conference at Wartburg college, a Yellowstone trip, and a hospital patient at Allen Memorial in Waterloo.
PINHOOK Mr and Mrs Ray Kuethe Mike and Debbie and Mr and Mrs Emil Matthias were Waverly visitors Wednesday. Mrs Harold Ellsworth and son James Fredericksburg were Friday evening visitors of Mrs Clyde McConkey. Bruce Pals who has been working at Independence finished his work there and will enter Wartburg college at Waverly on Tuesday. Mrs Alfred Hahn and sister of Waverly visited their brother L Braun at Sumner Community hospital Sunday. Mr and Mrs Leo McDonough
Sumner and Ray Kuethe spent weekend at Wisconsin Dells. Van Brocklin and family visited Howard Van Brocklin Sr and Clyde Van Brocklin in Waterloo and Sumner. John Donnelly of Fairbank joined Clyde McConkey at Sumner Hospital. Mrs. Pals attended Methodist Ladies Aid. St Bridgets Altar and Rosary met at Mrs Matthias home with 14 members. Albert Rieck and family visited Denver. Mrs Norman Kuepker teaches Mentor school now in third year. Mrs. Fagenbaum and David called at Mrs Matthias home. Edmund Webster and David visited Will Flandha Friday evening. Dale Grahlman visited Charles City Friday evening. Brocklin Sr. visited Everett Krause Wednesday. John Struck and family visited Albert Rieck. Mrs Donald Mirs was a caller at THOON ca ae. Lord Strottman mentioned in local notes with eschatology themes.
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