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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1965
Page
2
Tripoli FFA officers Robert Towne Richard Buhrow Donald Hinrichs David Peters and Larry Shonka with adviser Mr Heineman completed a three day business vacation at Clear Lake on August 18. They worked on the chapters program of work, conducted speech drills and parliamentary procedure films, and found time for swimming and relaxation.
Donald Statton 40 from Boone will become U S Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa replacing Donald Wine who resigned to practice law. The position pays 18500 dollars annually. Statton is a former Iowa Safety Commissioner.
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell projects a fairly good 1965-66 feeding year for feeders with higher feeder cattle prices offsetting only modest gains in fed cattle prices. Feed costs drop due to cheaper feed grains and protein feeds, while demand remains strong amid favorable profits and large feed grain production.
Massey Ferguson acquires the Solar Aircraft plant in Des Moines for about 2 million dollars to become its North American Implement Plant. The 590000 square foot facility will reroute executive offices from Detroit and assembly from Brantford Ontario within a year. Renovation and office expansion total about 2.5 million, with 900 employees and payroll over 6 million annually. The move should create roughly 750 new Des Moines area jobs.
County Extension Director Gene Vincent and ISU horticulturist Ben Vance answer two common home garden questions. Green potatoes result from light exposure and can be peeled away. store potatoes in a dark place at about 38 degrees. Heavy tomato fertilization often causes blossom end rot due to soluble salts. apply fertilizer at planting and again after fruit set, with careful timing.
Medal award goes to S/Sgt Lynn H. Bush nephew of Mr and Mrs Tom Crain of Rockwell City and reared by them. He received the Army Commendation Medal at Ft Huachuca Ariz for outstanding performance as administrative supervisor in the general staff office. Sgt Bush recently departed for duty in Korea.
Attendance at the Iowa State Fair reached 519,456 this year surpassing the half million mark for the first time in a decade. Keith Kenneth Fulk, fair board secretary, was dunked in a pool in celebration as Andy Williams attracted crowds at the grandstand. Governor Hughes deployed up to 600 guardsmen earlier, with costs estimated near 50,000 dollars.
Bremer County Extension Service invites the public to an all day floor covering clinic in Waverly on Sept 14 1965. Mrs June Brown ISU specialist talks hard coverings at 10 am and soft coverings at 2 pm at the new 4 H building at the Waverly Fair Grounds. Hostesses are Mrs Donald Freeman and Pearl E Pardee.
Evelyn Brumbaugh of Rockwell City caught a northern pike weighing 11 pounds at North Twin Lake this season. She hooked the fish on a chub lure, marking the biggest pike of the year so far.
Pre-lined fabrics bond heat fused backing to the fabric eliminating the need for a separate lining. Lace knits mohair flannel jersey and crochet look wool lead the fall line. For best results patterns should be simple with minimal darts and little fitting adjustments.
The paper urges readers to monitor natural resource policy and track lawmakers. It emphasizes citizen oversight and timely coverage of congressional action shaping resource safeguards and environmental law.
A large group gathered Monday for a potluck to bid farewell to Pastor and Mrs. Arnold Thalacker of Tripoli who moved to St. Paul, while welcoming Pastor and Mrs. Paul Schaedig Readlyn and other visiting pastors and relatives. The list includes many area families and a future Ames intern, with additional relatives visiting Florence Oltrogge’s home from Cedar Rapids Fairbank Waterloo and beyond.
Henry Thies of Waterloo plans to move to Freeport Bahamas after September 1 alongside Mr and Mrs Ralph Oltrogge. Clinton visitors weekend include Pastor Erich Dornbusch and family with other relatives sharing time in Readlyn Shell Rock and Horton. Several local couples visited the Ganske family for Julie’s birthday as Dennis Hartness returns from seasonal work.
Circle members and friends of St. Matthew's Lutheran church attended a Wednesday potluck at the Bible Camp in Strawberry. Clarence Wehling spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. LaVerne Schmide Traig Point.
Iowa Taxation reports that the 1965 legislature votes add state aid to schools while districts have hiked spending by about 13 million dollars. The association notes total district spending rose to 31 million, offsetting 18 million in aid.
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