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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader operates as the official newspaper of Tripoli and Bremer County Iowa. It is entered as second class mail at Tripoli and lists subscription rates of 3.50 per year in advance in Iowa and 4.50 elsewhere.
Sept 24 dairy heifer show at Dairy Cattle Congress. Sept 24 to Oct 1 National 4-H week. Sept 26 4-H skating party 7 30 p m Rollerdrome Cedar Falls. Sept 27 adults one day camp 9 am to 330 pm Camp Inga wanis Waverly.
Bremer County extension notes live hog futures trading began on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after live beef futures. Hedging could protect hog feeders though delivery rules are easier than cattle but not as simple as grain futures. Marvin Skadberg explains conditions for profitable hedging in Iowa Farm Outlook.
Eleven Bremer county 4-H members join 390 registered dairy projects at the 45th Iowa 4-H dairy heifer show and production contest during Sept 23 24 25. Prizes exceed 6000 dollars with state champion dairy club member honored at a Saturday luncheon.
101 Ewen O. Rogness of Crystal Lake marked his 101st birthday with two open houses attended by eight children. He is noted as Hancock county's oldest resident and plans to keep that distinction for some time.
A vacation-bound car carries heavy luggage and more passengers than average. The added load and crowding increase driver distraction and raise safety concerns as the trip proceeds.
A weekly garden tip from Ben Vance urges bringing tender tropical houseplants indoors before cooler weather. Spray before move, check for mites, wash dirt off plants, and repot if needed with a soil mix of equal parts soil peat and coarse sand. Dig up caladiums and tuberous begonias for winter storage in vermiculite or dry peat.
The Frederika Family Living Group held a September tea at Mrs Dean Buchholz home with 19 members present. Plans include a Bremer county fall tour to twin cities September 28 29 and a county workshop October 3.
The text advises weekly watering until ground freezes and recommends controlling broad leaved weeds in late September or early October with 2,4-D. It notes fall use is safer for woody plants and asks about transplanting strawberries and raspberries, answering that fall transplantation risks winter survival and should be done in spring.
Polk Hustlers 4-H club met at Milan Leland Busching home Sept 10. Bob Becker Jr presided, reports approved, uniforms for National 4-H Week, record books due Oct 1, plan to buy planks for next year’s fair. Officers elected: Rick Nuss president Val Swinton vice president Dan Walther secretary treasurer Mick Weiss reporter historian Doug Lindner photographer.
Terry Nicoson of Roc 17 completes a 62 hour billiards marathon, the final of four players to end a continuous session, potentially setting a national or regional record for longest cue sport endurance.
The new all steel pickup offers full depth double wall side panels and tailgate, a color keyed cab interior that is roomier, improved visibility and many added safety features. It presents a versatile, stylish option built to last.
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