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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
2
A humorous Iowa roundup recalls spring arrivals with a driver speeding backward past a stop sign, nails spread on a street to warn traffic, a judge ruling on signs, recurring hydrant failures after storms, and a blind pedestrian struck by a passing car as spring arrives with its usual mischief.
T W Fife of the Producers Commission Association at the Sioux City Stock Yards predicts fall stocker and feeder cattle will be cheaper due to higher supplies and tighter credit. Last year feeder cattle averaged 31.58 while fat steers averaged 32.40, with feeders up 10.40 since 1949 and steers up 7.99. Market depends on corn yield, credit conditions, and the size of grass and lower grade slaughter cattle, with cautious buyers planning to replace cattle cheaper than last year.
Iowa state fair officials announce record prizes across agricul tural events in Des Moines. The 1952 program includes $3 433 in cash for grains and age crops, $683 for the champion corn show plus district sections and an amateur growers contest, a special stalk contest with cars attached, and a separate sweet corn and pepper corn show with $108 in prizes. Other awards total $790 for grains seeds sheaf grain grass age crops and baled hay, while an agricultural art salon offers $76. The top feature is a statewide individual farming championship with $1 725 in prizes. Premium lists available by writing the fair.
Fifty six civil engineering students from Iowa State College will attend a summer camp at Wirt Minnesota near the Canadian border from August 4 to September 13. The program covers hydrographic and land surveying, road surveys, and field duties rotated among students with evenings reserved for recreation.
The camp offers a softball team with nearby town opponents, lakes for swimming, and fishing with prior cleaning by campers before meals. Camp class staff include R. J. Lubsen H. C. Astrud A. C. Peterson and Charles Frush from civil engineering, mechanics, and chemical and mining engineering. Don Petry from Akron area attends as a civil engineering student at Iowa State College. Print needs and printery services are advertised with high-quality workmanship and reasonable prices.
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