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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1965
Page
2
The notice lists a Sept 29 kickoff meeting at 8 p m in Tripoli Town Hall with a soil testing drive to start Sept 30. An Oct 5 Extension Home Economics Committee meeting is set for 1 30 p m at the County Extension office in Tripoli.
Robert L. Morris of the State Hygienic Laboratory reports evidence that chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides have reached shallow ground water in parts of Iowa. The study, funded by a $10,000 annual grant from the Iowa State Conservation Commission, aims to assess contamination in rivers and smaller streams and to guide safe pesticide use. Wayne E. Patton assists, with ongoing work on wildlife and milk contamination and cooperative education with Iowa agencies.
Attorney General Lawrence Scalise and State Superintendent Paul Johnston plan to visit Oelwein to explore a settlement of the Amish school dispute. Iowa law requires parents to send children to state certified schools, and Amish fathers in the Hazleton area have faced fines for noncompliance.
The Waterloo district SSA office offers pamphlets on Amendments of 1965 Health Insurance for the Aged Benefits for Widows at Age 60 Under Social Security Tips As Wages Under Social Security Social Security for Physicians and Students up to Age 22. Office at 702 Black Hawk Building West 4th and Commercial Streets. Phone 234 1554.
Bremer County Extension Director Gene Vincent and Iowa State University experts urge buyers to read seed labels. They categorize seeds as Fine Textured Grasses and Coarse Kinds and warn against mixing types. High purity seed with 80 percent germination is advised for best results, with resources available from ISU publications and county extension offices.
Eleven Bremer county 4-H members will attend the 44th annual Iowa 4-H dairy heifer show and achievement program October 8 9 and 10. The event features 391 head of registered dairy projects with more than $6 000 in cash and merchandise prizes.
The article explains how sun exposure guides fabric choice for draperies. It notes glass fiber, Dacron, Fortral, Verel, Ravanna, and Saraspun resist sunlight best, while indirect light allows rayons and cotton blends. It adds solution-dyed fabrics resist fading and that sun-wear occurs on most yarns except glass fibers. It also mentions sunflowers grown by the Frank Kuchls of Waukee reaching 15 feet.
A weekly garden column by Gene Vincent advises on storing surplus crops for winter. Root crops like potatoes carrots and parsnips should be harvested before frost and kept in cool temperatures around 30s to 40s. Squash pumpkins and sweet potatoes store best at 55 to 60 degrees with curing at 80 to 85 degrees for two weeks. Plastic bags help root crops retain moisture while allowing air. Onions go in dry open containers. Apples should be kept near 31 degrees if possible, or as cool as available, with hard ripe fruit chosen. Green tomatoes can be picked before frost wrapped and stored at 40 to 45 degrees to ripen late into November.
The Tripoli community lists a week of meals with daily entries. Monday features goulash and sides, Tuesday pizza and corn, Wednesday beef with mashed potatoes, Thursday barbecued luncheon meat and baked potatoes, Friday vegetable soup and sandwiches with fruit.
Iowa City reports about 300 daily telephone calls to University of Iowa hospitals from physicians nationwide. About three quarters come from Iowa doctors, concerning current or upcoming patients. An additional thousand calls per day come from friends and others. Public switchboard number is 1-319-338-0525.
Rep William Reichardt, former UI fullback, sparks proposal for an Iowa versus Iowa State football game. He cites a letter from UI President Howard Bowen saying the matter will be considered in the coming weeks. Bowen notes Big Ten rules reserve scheduling decisions to faculty committees, not presidents.
Mrs Margery Branson aged 103 attended the Gu thrie County Fair this month and is the perpetual winner of the oldest visitor prize for the past 15 years, though she does not recall the exact number of victories.
FFA Chapter officers and members from Tripoli Future Farman America visited a new district training school for continuous education. The trip aimed to deepen knowledge on fire safety and related practices, according to chapter porter Larry Shonka.
The Readlyn and Tripoli libraries receive allotments from the Ba Iowa Library Cooperative. The program purchases and exchanges fiction, non fiction and children’s titles for adults and young readers. Headquarters are at the Cedar Rapids Library system with regional offices in Readlyn.
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