Break 200 bushel corn barrier in Iowa contest
Four eastern Iowa farmers surpassed 200 bushels per acre in the 1971 Iowa Master Corn Growers Contest. Tolander led with 202.79 bu/acre on a Henry County field planted April 23 with DeKalb XL-72a, using 100 lb ammonium, 60 lb phosphate, 70 lb potash, 100 lb starter and Furadan. Keppy won District 9 with 201.88 bu/acre. Klindt Bros. 200.50. Jansen won contour division at 194.22 on DeKalb XL-64.
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Iowa
Ray Keppy
Eldridge
Harvey
Don Klindt
Davenport
William Tolander
Winfield
Ames
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Tolander
Henry County
Klindt Bros
Ernest Jansen
Jansen
Kent Feed honors its area dealers at Midwest banquet
Twenty one area Kent Feed dealers were honored at a Willows Supper Club banquet as part of a February Midwest tour. W.F. Schafenacker presented awards to dealers including Horle Feed and Grain Washington Hoskins Farm Supply Richland Hochstetler Feed and Grain Crawfordsville Johns Feed Service Kalona Ivans Feed Service Wayland Riverside Grain and Feed Cassen's Mill Keota. Everett Butler, former Maytag public relations man, delivered a half hour mix of sales tips and humor while Kent sales staff announced new products.
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Kent Feeds
Willows
W.F. Schafenacker
Muscatine
Feed Manufacturing Company
Kent
Midwest
Horle Feed and Grain
Washington
Hoskins Farm Supply
Richland
Hochstetler Feed and Grain
Crawfordsville
John’s Feed
Kalona
Ivan’s
Wayland
Riverside Grain and Feed
Riverside
Cassen's
Keota
Everett Butler
Maytag
Butler
Kent Sales
Washington County man seeks Republican Supervisors seat
Max Mitchell a longtime Crawfordsville business leader and Washington County resident announced today his plan to seek the Republican nomination for the county board of Supervisors. If nominated and elected his term would begin in January 1963.
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Max Mitchell
Washington County
Crawfordsville
County Board of Supervisors
Graveside rites held for Dr Charles Barrows at Elm Grove
Graveside services were conducted Monday at Elm Grove Cemetery for Dr Charles Barrows who died last Thursday in Knoxville. He served with the Mexican Border troops in 1916 and overseas in 1917 with local units. VEW Post 2808 led the rites with many local names participating.
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Elm Grove
Charles
Pat) Barrows
Knoxville
Barrows
VEW Post 2808
Walter Carr
Ray Hough
Merle Allison
David McGaffey
Max Arbogast
George Miles
Delbert Earll
Jack Hotle
Harold Haifley
Larry Arbo
Assure funds for state pay hikes
The House Appropriations Committee backed a plan to use last year’s unspent appropriations to create a special fund for merit pay increases for state employees. The vote was 22 to 1 with Rep. Harold C. Fischer dissenting.
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Des Moines
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
John Camp
R - Bryant
Camp
Executive Council
Harold C. Fischer
R- Wellsburg
Secretary of State
Richard Radi
D - Lisbon
Two Bryanston Schoolboys Break Long Leap Frog Record
RECORD BROKEN DORCHESTER England Two schoolboys from Bryanston Public School leaped six miles on Tuesday, breaking the previous four and a half mile mark.
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Dorchester
England
UPI
Bryanston
Obituary: Robert E. Lowe Sr. Dies at 92 in Washington
Robert E. Lowe Sr. 92 dies at home February 15 1972 in Washington Iowa from old age infirmities. He was a chemist at American Pearl Button Co and later at Siilers. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Jones Funeral Home with Masonic rites Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. He was born September 30 1879 in England and married Frances Faye Swisher October 27 1917. Surviving wife four children seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Robert E. Lowe Sr
North Sixth Avenue
Mr. Lowe
American Pearl Button Co
Siilers
Jones
Leland Grove
England
Robert Lowes
Canada
Iowa
Frances Faye Swisher
The
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Ruth Lowe
Washington
Merlyn
Bess Marie) Edwards
Iowa City
Michael
Dorothy Mae) Lee
Robert E. Lowe Jr
Talks Cancelled At Vietnam Peace Conference
PARIS UPI The United States and South Vietnam cancelled the next session of the Vietnam peace talks scheduled for Thursday amid complaints about Communist propaganda. They left unclear when talks would resume. US chief negotiator William J Porter said the U S would study the Versailles peace conference results before deciding on Thursday’s session.
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Paris
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
William J. Porter
Versailles
Hog market activity in Des Moines Iowa trade steady
Markets Livestock reports a fairly active interior Iowa southern Minnesota hog market with good demand. Butchers mostly steady and sows fully steady. prices vary by weight with 200-230 lb butchers at 25.25 to 26.50, 230-240 lb at 25.00 to 26.00, 240-260 lb at 24.50 to 25.75, 260-280 lb at 23.50 to 25.25. Sows 270-330 lb at 22.25 to 23.75. 390-400 lb at 21.75 to 23.00. 400-450 lb at 21.25 to 22.50. 450-550 lb at 20.25 to 22.00. Estimated receipts today 75,000 versus 73,000 last week and 101,000 a year ago.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
Livestock Prices and Receipts Report From Joliet Illinois
Live stock prices indicate cattle 950 head with steers 50 lower and heifers 25 to 50 lower. Choice steers 3600 to 3725, good and choice 34.00 to 35.75, good 31.00 to 33.75. Choice heifers 34.50 to 36.00, good and choice 32.00 to 36.25. Canner and cutter cows 18.50 to 23.50. Wednesday estimated receipts 2,500.
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Joliet, II
UPI
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