Spring Clean Up Week Aims At Farm Safety
Iowa’s Spring Clean Up Week stresses safety and clutter removal on farms as families tackle debris, hazardous containers, and chemical storage. Leaders urge coordinated house and yard tidiness, hazard checks, and partner efforts nationwide with hearings on feedlot pollution and scholarships supporting young teachers. Six Iowa youths join IFYE exchanges to Sweden India Jamaica Spain Nicaragua Japan for world peace through understanding.
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Iowa
Altho
Helene Deming
Iowa Farm Safety Committee
Nathanial Childs
Polk City Farm
Iowa Farm Safety Council
Norval Wardle
U Extension
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Massey - Ferguson
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Carol Anderson
Extra
Sweden
Donna Caldwell
Creston
India
Marcella Hoggs
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Jeanne Swanson
Galt
Spain
John Werner
Montezuma
Keith Westercamp
Oskaloosa
Japan
Wyman Community Club Meets at Wyman School
Wyman Community Club gathered Wednesday afternoon at Wyman School in Crawfordsville. Visitors included Mrs Barney Thomas and Mrs Julia Peters of Columbus Junction. Refreshments were served by Mrs Joe Johnston Mrs Clayton Lintz and Mrs Grace Hughes. Mr and Mrs Dave Henderson and Robin plan a trip to Mountain Home Arkansas to visit Mr and Mrs Glenn Anderson. Mr Floyd Parson is a patient in University Hospital Iowa City after surgery. Mrs Pearl Christner is a patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. The Olsons now reside at 1423 Holmes Drive Colorado Springs Colorado 80909 where Al works in home and apartment construction and their show storm delay was overnight.
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Crawfordsville
Wyman Community Club
Wyman
Barney Thomas É
Julia Peters
Columbus Junction
Joe Johnston
Clayton, Lintz
Grace Hughes
Dave Henderson
Robin
Mountain Home
Ark
Glenn Anderson
Floyd Parson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Pearl Christner
Mercy Hospital
al Olson
Holmes Drive
Colorado Springs
Colo
Olsons
Oats price support rate set at 65 cents per bushel
Howard Lins chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee announces the 1968 crop oats price support at 65 cents per bushel in Washington County. The rate matches 1967 and remains based on Grade No 3 oats with unchanged premiums and discounts. Loans on farm stored oats and CCC payments allow prompt loans with no delivery charge if crops are redeemed.
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Washington County
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Soil sterilant use requires care says extension expert
Iowa State University Extension Weed Specialist Dutch Sylvester notes soil sterilants prevent plant growth and can be applied in granular form with a hand seeder or as emulsifiable materials with a sprayer. Apply to relatively clean ground and keep away from trees and shrubs. Animate permits closer use but overall care is essential to avoid washing into plants.
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Iowa State University Extension
Dutch” Sylvester
Sylvester
Dairy price supports to raise farmers income in 1968
Government action boosts milk price supports from 4.00 to 4.28 per hundred pounds, with Class I fluid milk rises in Federal markets. Howard Lins says earnings up about 300 million in the year starting April 1, 1968. New level, 90 percent of parity, is third rise in two years. Nonfat dry milk and cheese price hikes drive the increase. butter price unchanged. Lincoln statue noted at Iowa State Capitol west approach.
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Iowa City
Ames
Atlantic
Storm Lake
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Dorothy Ann Hammen
Washington
Washington County
IFB
NFO
Illinois
NFC
Jess Wright
Baxter
America
Carroll County
Lawrence Kasperbower
Dedham
Kasperbower
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Agricultural Department
Freeman
Fire Excitement in Rubio Sunday
A passing train sparked a fire west of the bridge behind the Ray Morgan home, spreading into timber on South Side and threatening local properties including the John Hesseltine family and Rubio Post Office. Richland fire units and residents helped contain the blaze with spades and sacks. another fire near the rail bridge east of Rubio was checked and section crews called to McClures.
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Rubio
Ray Morgan
W. L. Morgan
McClures
John Hesseltine
Fairfield
Ethel Nelson
Perlee
Charles Crawford
Dean Cooney
Robert
George Potts
Cedar Rapids
Would
Robert Cooney
Claire Coon
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Ted
Iowa State Capitol
Wayne Witthoft
Washington R
Creer
Blondie
Epp
Bale Pari
Fairlane
Ford
North
Iowa Ave
Mace Motor CO
Boys
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington Evening Journal
Wa-Con-Da Soil Service, Inc
Edward E. Jarrard
Robert Bonar
William Foster
Mrs
Robert Shelangoski
Brighton
Clyde Dawson, Jr
Cgeorge van Llouten
North 12Th St
Dial
Washington, Iowa
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