Nixon Feed opens new Washington plant in 1963
The Nixon Feed Company marked the opening of its Washington feed manufacturing plant in November 1963. The Nebraska Consolidated Mills subsidiary has grown to five Nixon Feed Mills with three in Iowa, buying ingredients from local farms to produce livestock feed for the region.
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Nixon Feeds
Washington
Nixon Company
Nebraska Consolidated Mills
Nixon Feed Mills
Iowa
Nixon Feed Mill
Nixon Feed Mill Expands Capacity in Salute to Industry Week
In Washington the Nixon Feed Mill showcases its growth with a new animal health center, upgraded machinery, and plans to add more equipment. The plant reports a 300 ton bulk finish feed area, 40,000 bushel corn storage, and 6,000 bushel soybean storage added last year. Supervisors include William Vaughn, D M Swartzendruber, James Wilson, and Marvin Smith. The community marks Salute to Industry week with windows displaying local products.
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Nixon Feed
Washington
William Vaughn
Nixon
D. M. Swartzendruber
James Wilson
Marvin Smith
Nixon Feed Mill
Chamber of Commerce
Recuperating at her home Mrs Yoder enjoys her cards
Mrs Yoder thanks friends for cards gifts and calls during illness and shares memories and sentiments about greeting cards. The note lists visits from Leichty family, Melvin's custard pie, and mentions cataract surgery recovery. It recalls community events at Eicher Bethel churches and local family anecdotes amid rainfall and crop notes.
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Noble
Willard Leichty
Eva Leichty
Minnie Sutter
Leila
Jancie
Maleta
Rachelle
Danny
Melvin
Lawrence
Guests in Amrine home at Merrimac
Mrs Carl Amrine reports guests at the Amrine home in Merrimac on October 9 as part of social visits. The note adds no further details about attendees or events.
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Marvin Windler
Archbold
Ohio
Charley Rich
Winfield
Otto Frey
Windlers
Freys
Curtis Burrell
Woodlawn Mennonite Church
Chicago
Eicher
Burrell
Chester Comer
Bussey
Ben Neff
Wayland
Carl Amrine
Manuel Blick
Amrine
Cloyd Watson
Rubio
Alva Eshelman
Ila Eshelman
Doyle Paul
Lawrence Silvers
Stockport
Harold
Ray Amrine
Iowa City
Harry Akers
Andrew Zihlman
Glenn Schafer
Edna Crile
Brighton
Fred Durian
Denise and
Kelly
Harlan Craff
Leroy Craff
Merrimac
STATE ASC REPORTS Invest heavily on conservation
Iowa farmers invested about 20 million dollars in 1966 conservation practices with nearly 32,000 farmers reimbursed about 4.50 per acre for seed and treatment of grass and legumes on over 672000 acres. The SCS and forestry division received over 450000 and 26090 respectively for consulting and engineering services.
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Des Moines
UPI
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
ASC
Iowa
Fred R. McLain
Nevada
Maurice O'Reilly
Fort Dodge
Herman Fennema
Mount Ayr
Frank H. Mendell
The
Soil Conservation
SCS
Sanford O. Silver
U.S. Forest Service
Dean Marvin A. Anderson
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Forestry Section
McLain
ASC State Committee
Keota Residents Visit Rock Island Guests
Keota and Washington residents spent Sunday visiting family and friends in Rock Island. Several local residents were noted traveling for vacations, family gatherings, and birthday celebrations with extended kin across Keota Washington Donnellson Deep River and Victor during the week.
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Keota
Rock Island
Joe Myers
Richard Scheibel
Jerry Scheibel
Washington
Ralph Painter
Ida Painter
Isaac Norenberg
Rock Island Railroad
Clarence McCreedy
Donnellson
William Miller
Mary Lou
Billy
Richard Lyle
Sarah
Henry Schmidt
Victor
Brian Roberts
Deep River
Elvin Roberts
Buzzy Tadlock
al Reighard
Ed Conrad
George Bond
Casualty drop signals lull in Vietnam war news
UPI report shows American combat deaths and wounds in the past week fell to a two month low with 102 killed, 890 wounded, and 29 missing as renewed bombardment in the DMZ pressures North Vietnamese troops. Yearly totals reach 102,043 casualties.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
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Jim Wood
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Mrs. Yoder
Mrs. Henry Yoder
Harlan
Iona
Larry Black
Daniel Leichty
Lonnie
Lora
Bea
C.E. Roth
Edith
Eicher Church
Hearts and Hands
Bethel Church
Stewards of Studies Wmsa
Bethel
Edna
Geo
J. Breitenbach
Washington, Iowa
Washington County
W. M. Boshart
Mgr
Haydn Owens
Goff
Federal Land Bank Ass‘n
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Appanoose County Beef Producers Association
East Side
Centerville
Centerville, Iowa
Hereford
Angus
Lester Murdy
Udell
Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Joey
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Marine Corps
Hanoi
Hoa Lac Mig
Dien Bien Phu
Air Force
Pulaski
Pulaski County
Kentucky
Count Joseph Pulaski
Wapello Livestock
Wapello, Iowa
Wapello
Special Commission On
Ainsworth Area
Bob Duncan
Ainsworth
Maurice Beckman
Mediapolis
Paul Heindel
Dean Smith
Ike Yoder
St. Oskaloosa
Ken Ruegsegger
North Clay West Liberty
Ken
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