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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1960
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is a second class mail publication in Tripoli, Iowa established in 1894. It serves Bremer County as the official newspaper with publisher William A. Buckley. Subscriptions run 3.50 per year in-state and 4.00 elsewhere, paid in advance.
Wapsie Whirlwinds met August 26 at New Hampton Park with thirteen members one leader two parents and one visitor. They swam then had supper and a meeting electing new officers: president Judy O Connell vice president Nancy Mueller secretary Carol Zwanziger treasurer Mary Lahmann historian Joyce Schnurstein reporter Carolyn Lahmann.
The Department of Agriculture sets a 62 cent per pound incentive for the 1961 wool marketing year starting April 1 1961. Bremer County ASC notes the rate matches the prior six years. Payments apply via existing methods, with shorn wool and unshorn lambs eligible for per pound and per head equivalents. Payments occur in summer 1962 after the year ends.
Helen Mallie of Tripoli won blue ribbon in the 4-H dress revue at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Mallie and a member of the Biz E Bees 4 H club.
County Extension Director Gene Vincent presents a weekly garden column noting hardy asters have improved, offering better flowering and winter hardiness. Mulch after soil freezes, with straw or evergreen branches. Move tropical plants indoors before cool nights, and clean vegetable storage to extend shelf life. Read the want ads.
The Iowa Department of Health warns that fall corn picker accidents can be prevented. Fatigue, rushing, and inexperienced operators cause injuries to hands arms and fingers, with 10 a m and 3 p m peak danger. Training, shutting off ignition during maintenance, and using shields reduce risk. The stalk ejector is a major hazard. only about half of pickers have them. Farmers must tailor precautions to their equipment to avert tragedy.
The piece outlines new rainwear styles split across fabrics like poplin, duck, twill, corduroy, and prints. It stresses fabric weave, water-repellent linings, and a double fabric layer at the shoulders for protection, noting Scotchgard as a stain repeller and comparing water-repellent finishes with waterproof garments that seal out water but reduce comfort in warm weather.
Bremer County 4-H members David Zwanziger and Kermit Roever of Janesville earned a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair for a demonstration titled You May Save a Life. They showcased mouth to mouth, mouth to nose, and manual artificial respiration as a senior county contest selection.
Officers directors and patrons of co operative creameries and milk marketing associations across eight counties will meet at Hotel St. Charles Charles City Wednesday Sept 14 at 730 PM. Prof Strain Iowa State Ames will discuss proposals to raise dairy income by producing to demand. Dr Nielsen also plans to attend and J S Quist will present a dairy legislative report.
Sandra Shipman and Ron Orth won champion 4 H milking Shorthorn and champion Guernsey respectively at the Iowa State Fair. Nancy Walther was named best Guernsey showman, receiving a trophy, purple ribbon and a leather 4 H belt. Other placings include Larry Steege in Jersey senior yearling heifer, Bill Thoms in Brown Swiss classes, and Nancy Walther plus Ronnie Orth with top spots in Guernsey classes. Colleges awarded 411000 earned degrees in 1957, one third to women.
Bremer County ASC committee announced that issuance of drafts for the 1960 Conservation Reserve payments will begin on October 4 or soon after. The program applies to 29 contracts covering 2,148.7 acres in Bremer, with statewide totals of 7,726 contracts over 663,087 acres.
Bremer County farmers can apply for government cost-sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program ACP to support soil and water conservation practices this fall or by year end 1960. Operators are urged to visit the Waverly ASC office for details on eligible practices such as limestone spreading terraces erosion control dams livestock water dams tiling and earthwork on sod waterways. Applications must cover the required data to qualify.
Government surplus sales promote direct mail orders for hundreds of items including cameras binoculars cars Jeeps boats tools and office equipment at fraction of original cost. pamphlet explains how to buy ship direct and obtain free surplus by mailing $2.00 to surplus information services P O Box 1818 Washington DC.
The Bremer County ASC reports 234 cost sharing applications approved this year for practices including limestone, wells, sod waterways, standard terraces, diversion terraces, cut and fill terraces, open farm drainage ditch, tile drainage and contouring. County committee notes soil testing is required for some 1960 and 1961 practices and provides information on obtaining tests and collecting samples.
David Harner, 12, Swea City, wore a cast after an accident at a fair. He grabbed a metal pole with a live wire, was freed by an attendant, and fell, breaking his right arm above the elbow. He had torn the tendon from his knee the previous month, remaining in a cast for nearly two months.
The majority of students completing eighth grade proceed to high school and about half of high school graduates complete at least one year of college. This reflects ongoing educational advancement from middle to postsecondary levels.
A Social Security Administration official from Waterloo will visit Waverly on September 15 from 10 a.m. to noon to help applicants file for federal old age and survivors disability insurance benefits and to issue social security number cards and employer identification numbers.
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