Iowa Farm Outlook Signals Slight Soybean Price Rise
Iowa State University economist Bob Wisner expects soybean prices to edge up 2 to 4 cents a bushel from early May levels, driven by heavy movement under price support loans and steady domestic and export demand. He notes price strength will fade in fall with new crop supplies, and discusses recent price, production, and price support loan impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wisner
Iowa State University
Wisner
Iowa
Happy Hour Club birthday party and community notices
Keota May meeting of the Happy Hour Club celebrated a birthday month with a flower seed and bulb exchange. Current events were shared and hosts provided household hints quizzes and refreshments. Several local residents planned visits and travel with updates on family and a school bus accident among the injuries reported.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
Happy Hour Club
Vera McDowell
Ruth Lyle
Pearson Cabin
Fantasticks charm highlights Keota High play
Keota High School staged The Fantasticks on Friday evening, a rare musical for a small school. Director Amy Davis opened with audience expectations, aided by Rita Jo Doud. Lead roles were Cathy Wheeler Tom Hahn and Ron Romine with others including Mike Vincent Carolyn Helscher Stanley Herr Dennis Wheeler and Jay Stoutner. Music featured Charles Shanks drums Mary Walker piano and Barb Temple bass. The cast and crew earned praise for a fine show.
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Keota
Keota High School
the Fantasticks
Amy Davis
Boyd Sanders
Royal Neighbors
Ruth Page
Jessie White
Elmer Waller
Ferne Wimmer
Wapello
Mary Henderson
Marjorie Sondag
Ruth Ginkens
Patty Greiner
Chip and See Rock Club
Golden Buckle
Bob Sexton Honored At Confirmation Dinner
Mr and Mrs Clayton Sexton and family hosted a dinner and supper on Sunday honoring their son Bob Sexton who is in a 22 member confirmation class at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Iowa City. Guests included J E Sexton of Mission Texas and several local relatives. other notes mention birthdays anniversaries and visits by family and friends. The Lemley family removed dead Dutch Elm trees from their yard during the weekend.
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Seattle
Korea
Bob Fisher
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harold Fisher
Minnesota
Walter Fisher
Fisher Home
Gale Reif
Frank Kleese
Pat Hoover
Washington
Bob
Donna Reighard
Vicki Hammerhan
Cedar Rapids
Allan Reighard
Ardell
Harold McConnell
Arthur Gersh
Oxford
Riverside
Clayton Sexton
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
J. E. Sexton
Mission
Texas
Louise Blum
Bob Dunbar
Muscatine
Claude Sexton
Bonaparte
Henry Kiene
Wilbur Kiene
Ann
Jim Schnoebelen
Robert Marechel
San Diego
Steve Dinnel
Jim Powell
Davenport
Walt Lemley
Vada
Jim
Lemley
Lemleys
Colorado and Iowa families visit Melleckers and friends
Colorado couple visits Mellecker home in Riverside area as Harry Malichky Jr Jerri of Coralville and Urban Mellecker of Boulder spend the week with Gene Mellecker and relatives. Baptismal dinner for Mary Celeste Shebek at St Marys with sponsors and local families. Parish school Farr Day picnic in Iowa City and Memorial weekend plans among Jordan, Shadel and Mellecker relatives.
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Riverside
Wes Sojka
Harry Malichky Jr
Jerri
Coralville
Urban Mellecker
Boulder
Colorado
Gene Mellecker
Milt
Lloyd Sojka
Dannie
Cedar Rapids
Rene Knebel
Vincent Laake
Davenport
Ed Shebek
Mary Celeste
St. Marys Church
Geneva Schnoebelen
Bert Shebek
Huxley
Lee Mellecker
Karen
Terri Mellecker
Mrs. Jordan
Budget ideas to expand dining area seating
Budget dining space tips suggest converting an old card table into a large round table by joining two half moons of plywood. This six to eight seat transform folds for storage. Use secondhand chairs, folding stools, or refinished pieces to add seating. A table-height wall shelf can serve as a buffet with beneath shelving for extras. Natural centerpieces use driftwood stones and plants to save money while adding style.
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Emelda Kunan
Extension Applied Art
Iowa State University
Miss Kunan
Estey
Hobart M. Cable
Pharoah
Waterbury
Watkins
Sears
Tone Bros
Central Registry safeguards magazine solicitors and buyers
Karen Hull explains the Central Registry of magazine subscription solicitors a program by the Magazine Publishers Association to protect consumers and publishers from unethical door to door sales. Members are BBB or Chamber registered, carry ID, bonded, and must provide receipts. Ask for credentials and verify with BBB or Chamber before signing any contract.
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Central Registry
Karen Hull
Iowa State University
Magazine Publishers Association
Better Business Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Stilbestrol implants boost weight in beef calves
Jim Frier notes stilbestrol implants as a simple profit aid for cow calf operations. Iowa State's Bill Zmolek cites trials showing implanted calves nursing on good pasture gain about 20 pounds by 205 days and stay heavier into later feeding, with no adverse side effects and no weaning grade impact. Alabama cotton grossed 112 million dollars in 1968.
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Jim Frier
Bill Zmolek
Iowa State University
Iowa
Local set strawberries surprise Dea family in Ainsworth
May 19 gathering details reveal long standing friendship with Will Richards who brought 90 strawberry plants and equipment to set out for Mr. and Mrs. Dea. Several visits and community events are noted including church services, WSCs luncheon, and volunteer work at Veteran's Hospital in Iowa City.
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Ainsworth
Will Dea
Will Richards
Dea
Booth
Fairfield
C. A. Thompson
Agnes Bowman
Iowa City
May Cars
Howard Schultz
Darold Jones
Maude Eisele
Columbus Junction
Willard McCracken
Wayne
Eddyville
Willard
Marcia McCracken
Marcia
Orie O'Connor
Jerry Richards
Olive Miksch
S. A. Stephens
C. A Thompson
W.S.C.S
United Methodist Church
Washington
WSC
James T. Robinson
Des Moines
Bidwell - Riverside
Robinson
Jorden United Methodist Church
Arthur Nicholson
May Carson
Lee Hunt
Charles Ort
Mable Thompson
Blanchard
Veteran's Hospital
Classified Ad Idea for Journal Sale Pitch
A compact note proposes using a classified ad to sell unwanted items in a friendly way. It encourages matching what buyers want with what sellers have and suggests posting in a local journal style to reach readers seeking deals.
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Jim Frier County Extension
Decatur
Fantasticks
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Keith Yoder
Canton
Missouri
Bob Yoder
Ed Greiner
Sigourney
Elsie Greiner
Albert Sieren
Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Bob Sexton
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Jack Yeggy
Richard Yeggy
John Schnoebelen
Mary
Mellecker
Alabama
International Harvester
Sales & Service
Noble Manufacturing CO
Sac City, Iowa
Wolverine
Dea’s
Hoover
Clara A. Edmondson
Keith Murphy
Dick Weeks
T. Clyde Coffin
Pleasant Plain
China
Ainsworth State Bank
Cleo Orris
Alfred McCraen
O’brien
North English
Auctoneers
Don
South English
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