11 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
1
Publication details indicate a weekly Akron Plymouth, County Iowa newspaper entered as second class mail matter September 26, 1901.
Special correspondence from Westfield notes residents visiting relatives in Sioux City Arlington and Highland Wis and lists weekend gatherings. It recalls Carl Tower a former resident and includes a lengthy 1918 army cake recipe. The column closes with local youths graduating and a community library fundraiser event featuring a cinema prize lineup.
The Westfield Community School Board will open bids on No 2 fuel oil and gasoline for the coming year on August 18. Bids should be based on present price and the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Send bids to Raymond Ash Superintendent Westfield Iowa.
Olaf J. Jacobson announces South Dakota Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee offers Farm Storage Facility Loans. Farmers can borrow up to 80 percent of storage construction costs, repayable in four annual installments starting one year after loan approval, to avoid selling grain at harvest. The program helps store grain for potentially higher future prices rather than accepting low harvest-time bids.
Despite the harvest being advanced, farmers are urged to apply for a farm storage facility loan at their local ASC office. The loan offers 4 percent interest and covers storage bins or cribs to avoid future storage problems.
State Safety Education director William Burnett urged farmers to top corn at road intersections to improve drivers view and prevent accidents. clipping corn back 100 to 175 feet aids cross visibility and could prevent 20 to 40 fatal crashes before harvest. He stressed reduced speed and caution for drivers approaching intersections.
The Lowest 4-H Club met on Thursday August 4 at the Westfield community center. About 16 members attended with plans for the fair discussed. Members were urged to update record books and a barn cleaning schedule will be posted at the calf barn. Andy Brown resigned as leader effective after the next meeting, no action taken yet by the club. Next meeting is September 8 at Darrell Kounkel's home. Each member must bring a completed record book.
An August Successful Farming article argues a detailed operating budget is essential for budgeting a year of farming. List income sources, create monthly columns, and estimate both income and expenses using last year’s records and tax data to plan cash flow, credit, and living costs.
The author argues the bill by Mundt and Berry highlights small towns and their decline as major services concentrate in larger centers. Isolation, railroad cuts, post office closures, and loss of local businesses have weakened small towns while cities reap payrolls, loans, and transport links.
The DeSmet News notes a federal study on the role of small town centers in American life. It urges rural communities to shape their own centers with enterprises and services, including farmer groups and chambers of commerce, to meet modern trends and endure.
The Iowa Petroleum Committee official said smaller cars could reduce state and national gasoline tax receipts in coming years. Robert C. Phillips noted compact cars now make up 29 percent of auto sales and the federal levy is temporary, expiring next June, risking highway financing.
A father's guide warns against dodgy offers for free baby photos and frame deals. It urges hiring established local or traveling photographers with references, checking transient sales licenses if required, and contacting the Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce with doubts. Do not sign papers you do not fully understand. questions about family finances can be mailed for future columns.
A city official urged constant vigilance to ensure proper use of funds and warned motorists to beware of diversion of gasoline taxes to non road purposes. The statement emphasized safeguarding tax revenue for intended infrastructure projects and road maintenance.
A report in Successful Farming Magazine outlines resolutions by the Indiana hog cholera eradication committee to stamp out cholera. Goals include vaccination regulation, banning raw garbage feeding, mandatory disease reporting, certified vaccination for moving swine, clean transport, enhanced research, and a long range public education program.
Card of appreciation thanks many friends for prayers and beautiful cards. Includes thanks to Rev. Roy and others who visited in hospital and after returning home.
Rural residents across 3,000 counties are urged to prepare for nuclear, biological, and chemical threats. Leo A. Hoegh notes safety hinges on farmers' readiness to protect lives and maintain food production. Public meetings and materials offer guidance on shelters, supplies, and shielding livestock.
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