Hybrid alfalfa research at Northrup King station
Northrup King researchers led by Dean Anderson pursue a hybrid alfalfa program in Washington Iowa to boost yields and quality. They develop superior parental lines, test cross methods, and use greenhouse hand pollination plus leaf cutter bees, aiming for large scale, affordable seed production amid ongoing pest, weather, and environmental challenges.
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Northrup King
Washington
Iowa
Dean Anderson
Anderson
Northrup
Maxine Woods
Clyde Derby leaves for European duty after Vietnam service
Clyde LaVerne Derby, home from a year in Vietnam, will report May 24 to Brooklyn for a three year European assignment, to be stationed in Mannheim Germany. His wife and 5-year-old daughter plan to join him in Germany when he redeploys. Local events include fire drills at rural farms, an Area Vocational Technical election April 19, and numerous community activities and ceremonies in Richland area.
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Richland
SP5
Clyde LaVerne Derby
Viet Nam
Brooklyn
New York
Mannheim
Germany
Derby
Bill Reinert
Bill Robertson
Otto Emry
Bob Manning
Robertson
National Guard
Burlington
Pekin
Leo Paxson
Daughters of Ruth
Methodist Church
Adrian Bottorff
Willa Mae Swinney
Robert Capps
Sewal
Iowa
Joyce French
Garry Maron
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Miss French
Johnny French
Glen Reighard
Coon Rapids
C.L. Reighard
Fairfield
Joe Deutsch Jr
Jefferson County Hospital
Glen McClure
Howewell Missionary Society
Wilda Torrence
Licking
John Morrow
LaVerne Hoekstra
Wilton Junction
Richard Harras
Andy Hoekstra
Hoekstra
Howard Snyder, Jr
Donald Hoekstra
Claire Hoekstra
Priscilla Club
Ralph Miller
Herbert Blakely
Elmer Derby
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Hedrick Christian Church
Harmony Circle
Howard Snyder Jr
Richland Elementary Center
GOP caucus set at West Chester
April 18 West Chester report notes Republican Caucus to be held May 2 at 7 30 pm at John McDowell home. Social club meeting Saturday included plans for May 12 Hoover birthplace tour. Local updates mention Florida trip and visits among residents including Mrs Sitler Mrs Maud Stuart and the Wotrubas with several Cedar Rapids and Sedalia Missouri connections.
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West Chester
John McDowell
Ivan Brown
Tommy Joe Dusenbery
Hoover
West Branch
Merle McDowell
Brown
Ethel Sitler
Maud Stuart
A.J. Wotruba
Sitler
Florida
Willard Hole
Cancer drive in Kalona raises $688
Kalona residents contributed a total of 688 dollars to the annual Cancer Fund drive held Monday April 18. ABC Club members organized the effort with many volunteers soliciting from business and residential areas. Distinguished donors included numerous club members and Rebekah lodge participants.
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Kalona
ABC Club
Richard Lichty
Jim L. Yoder
Woldemar Zinn
Artur Bachman
Elmer L Yoder
Ernest Ropp
L. J. Strickler
George E. Fry
Mary Bontrager
Stanley Dawson
Lloyd Pantel
Joe Chody
Letitia Kron
Dale K Gingerich
A. J. Haberman
Ronald Harland
H. E. Peterseim
Willis W. Gingerich
Reese Trusler
Lyle Fry
Joe Allen
Don Miller
C.J. McKenzie
Marie Jackson
Eugene Way
Wellman Rebekah Lodge
Kalona Rebekahs
Odd Fellow Hall
Noble Grand
Donald Dickel
Cancer Fund
Kalona Park Fund
Rebekahs
Iowa City
Wellman
Kalona Lodge
Joe Fisher
Tom
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Sedalia, Missouri
Willard
Howard Yearington
Lisa of
Muscatine
A.J. Votruba
Wayne Zielstorf
Zielstorf
Neice
Laurel Frank
Wayland
Kodak
Seth Thomas
Mrs. Eugene Way
Hochstetlers
Fourt
Dickel
Davenport
Elaine Tyler
James
Marion
Harvey J. Miller
Elsie
Enos Miller
Mary Ann Miller
Cleo Dickel
Vernon Stagner
Mason City
Bill
Bob Stagner
Carl Craig Jr
Riverside
Ivan Alt
Jerry Alt
Des Moines
Dennis Kelso
Nancy Rae
Mercy Hospital
Ford Skola
Hawaii
Las Vegas
Nevada
Willis FE. Miller
University Hospitals
Clair Bailey
Ivan Burkley
Moline
Illinois
Larry Hendrix
Hendrix
Evelyn Cline
Lloyd Knepp
Alice Eimen
Fannie Eimen
Omer Gingerich
C. L. Jennings
New London
Iowa Master Corn Growers
Pioneer Corn
Pioneer
Master
Brand Seeds
Leonard Tindal
Sinclair Station
Washington St
John Swatzendruber
Dan Roth
Meyer & Wenger
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