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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1950

Page

3

Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Set for October 10

Washington county Farm Bureau members plan their annual meeting and officer elections on Tuesday October 10 in West Chester High School gymnasium. Howard Hill president of the Iowa Farm Bureau will speak. Nominating and resolutions committees will present candidates and reports.

Farm Bureau Washington County Farm Bure West Chester High School Wayne Edmundson County Farm Bureau West Chester Edmundson Washington Hill Howard Hill Iowa Farm Bureau Organization Washington County Robert Miksch Clifford Conklin Robert Eckels W. C. Richards A. L. Puensing

Bernard Greiner Builds New Double Corncrib at Talleyrand

Bernard Greiner completes a new double corn crib replacing the one burned. He also shingled his home and built a new chimney. Barns repaired. Timmins and Harold paint them. Everett Nichols and Virgil Oswalt paint the house.

George Bond Talleyrand Bernard Greiner Our Place Mr. Timmins Harold Everette Nichols Virgil Oswalt Richland Dale Dunbar Leland Sheets Richard Young Colorado Jimmy Julie"Ann Otto Sheets Eloise Hazen Washington Waldo Miller Priday Minta Bales Verda Gillis Forrest Henry Howard Pfeifffer Jerry Hahn Washington Hospital

Sunday Dinner Guests at Kauffman Residence

Pleasant Ridge reports a busy social week with multiple visits and meals. Family gatherings include Ed Wilmer Kauffman and relatives, plus outings by Chalupa and Swift families. A funeral in Missouri affects Mrs. Ed Kauffman, while infant David Russell recovers from measles.

Ernest Woodward Pleasant Ridge Anton Kauffman Wilmer Kauffman Karen Sharon Mary Ann Ed Kauffman Carolyn Jimmie Kenneth Olin Westen Paul Summers Lee Hesseltine Ervan Hesseltine Austin Emry Gerry Chalupa Geo. Chalupa Carolyn Kauffman Geo Koehler Jim Marsh Ily Reo. Chalupa Vickie Chalupa William Frye George Chalupa Pat Swift Muscatine Ernest Woodyard Irvan Hesseltine Kenneth Kaufffman Grandma Kauffman Nelson David Russell Burlington

Mast Funeral Held at Eicher Church Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Mast were held Thursday afternoon at the Eicher Church where she was a member. Rev. Leander Fast led with Rev. Ezra Mullett assisting. Interment followed at Richer Cemetery. Mrs. Mast and her husband ran a general merchandise business in Noble for 47 years until his 1939 death. She later moved to Wayland where she passed away.

Sommers School Richer Donnell Wright Des Moines W. R. Schantz Otto Frey Orlin Goessell Kansas

WSCS Members Meet At Ingram Residence

Riverside reports WSCS members sew 27 pounds of carpet rags at an all day session to be woven into rags for the fall dinner and bazaar. Several dozen women participated including Minnie Holtz Clara Fitzsimmons Bertha Tener Ellen Krebs and others.

Marge Luckey Riverside WSCS William Ingram Sewing Bee Mesdames Minnie Holtz Clara Fitzsimmons Bertha Tener Ellen Krebs Rachel Gerot Wes Sojka Charles Fingle Anna Kupka H. E. Colvin Eva Cagney Fred Lukavsky John Moss Glen Bouquet Ray Marner Sr Harold Cress Charles Karel Charles Rath Worth Hartzell Clair Flynn Celia Lafourek

Urges Farmers To Prepare Storage For Soybean Crop

Hudson Iowa Farmers should store a large part of their soybeans to qualify for government loan supports on the 1950 crop. Geo M Strayer American Soybean association secretary treasurer warns storage limits loan availability and boxcar shortages threaten the record 274 million bushel crop. He notes no storage payments this year but a good market awaits orderly marketing.

Hudson Iowa Geo. M. Strayer American Soybean Association Strayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation

Oak Wilt Scare Not Serious Campbell Says

R. B. Campbell of Iowa State College extension cautions Ames woodland owners not to rush to sell oak timber over oak wilt reports. He notes the disease spreads slowly and does not threaten widespread, rapid die off, urging restraint against high pressure to cull stands.

Ames Iowa R. B. Campbell Iowa State College Campbell

County Fair Board Set to Meet Thursday Evening

Washington county junior fair board will meet Thursday night at 7 50 in the Farm Bureau building announced by chairman Gayle Cupp. Members include Bill Gamon Albert Stoutner Faye Rowe Keith Barnes Wayne Limerman Cleo McCoy Ralph Kleese Herbert Campbell Marion Stransky and Ralph Shannon.

Washington County Junior Fair Board Farm Bureau Gayle Cupp Bill Gamon Albert Stoutner Faye Rowe Keith Barnes Wayne Limerman Cleo McCoy Ralph Kleese Herbert Campbell Marion Stransky Ralph Shannon

Local Groups Urged To Make UN Flags

October 24 1950 has been set as United Nations day. Organ izations nationwide are urged to make UN flags for display that date. Ruth Foster Washington county director said groups may obtain information from her Farm Bureau office. The flag features a white world map outline and a white wreath of peace on a blue field. The project is sponsored by the National Citizens' Committee of the United Nations and supported by farm and labor groups.

United Nations United States Ruth Foster Washington County Farm Bureau National Citizens’ Committee The United Nations Organization Farm, Labor L. I. Tripp Washington Iowa District Court R. TK. Noonan

Feeder Cattle Prices Not Slipping Say ISU Economists

Iowa State College economists Francis Kutish and Wayne Pearce foresee no slump in feeder cattle prices this fall. They cite three demand sources: Cornbelt feedlot demand, soft corn fears boosting demand, and greater demand in range states due to wheat pasture prospects. Summer rainfall boosts early-seeded wheat and moisture in corn raises buyer interest at central markets.

Ames Iowa Iowa State College Francis Kutish Wayne Pearce

Farm Tour Planned Tuesday Afternoon

A large group of Washington county farmers will join a farm management tour Tuesday afternoon, starting at 1:30 at the Richard Scott farm in English River township. Attendees include Herb Howell and Dick McWilliams from Iowa State College, Buel Lampher, Tom Robb, and Paul Boettcher. The tour highlights soil conservation and profitable roughage use at Mr. Scott and Marion Stransky farms.

Washington County Richard Scott Mr. Scott English River Township Kalona Washington Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association The Extension Service Soil Conservation Service Herb Howell Dick McWilliams Iowa State College Buel Lampher

Shelby Oats Seed Now Available to Farmers

Iowa farmers may obtain Shelby oats through county extension directors and seed committees. Agronomist Joe L. Robinson notes seed must be in new bags, priced no more than one dollar above the Dec 1 1959 Chicago oats price, and bear an official Iowa blue certification tag with the grower name and address.

Ames Shelby Joe L. Robinson Iowa State College Agronomist Iowa Chicago

Temporary Silo A Boon To Farmers In Iowa

Iowa farmers favor upright cribbing and snow fence silos for temporary storage. Extending from 1 to 16 feet wide, these silos store silage during dry periods and can be moved easily. Proper lining with sisalkraft paper and reinforced walls avoid spoilage and failure.

Iowa Thomas A. Robb C. H. van Vinck Iowa State College Agricultural Robb Iowa State College

One Good Fight Left for Communists in Korea

The piece argues that Korea’s Communist force is doomed as their supply lines are cut and UN lines surround them. Yet the author notes potential resistance in three northern defensive positions and warns a winter stalemate could prolong conflict. Military history parallels include Hitler’s Bulge and Korea’s Inchon landing.

North Korea Adolph Hitler Normandy Ation France Hjiler Allied Hopes Were High, It Dealt A Hard Blow To Our Morale. Con Dwight D. Eisenhower Pusan U. N Douglas MacArthur Inchon Seoul Korea Earnest Hoberecht U. P 38Th Parallel Kum River

Palomino Beauties Prepped for Technicolor Screen

In Kollywood the outdoor drama The Palomino at the Fox Theatre features Jerome Courtland and Beverly Tyler. Thirty golden Palomino horses were shampooed by studio beauticians to keep manes and tails gleaming for Technicolor cameras and avoid any shade hints.

Studio Beauticians

Hadacol Promoted By Cincinnati Woman For Vitamin Deficiencies

Mrs Delores Brown of 1628 Central Ave Cincinnati Ohio endorses Hadacol claiming rapid relief from indigestion insomnia and general malaise due to vitamins B1 B2 Tron and Niacin deficiencies She notes sleep improves after a few bottles and offers a money back guarantee with trial sizes and larger options priced at 1 25 to 3 50 from The LeBlanc Corporation in 1950

Delores Brown Central Ave Cincinnati Ohio Larse Family LeBlanc Corpora

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