Textile payroll and industry figures reported
The report notes the cotton sector employs 242,500 people with a payroll totaling 722 million dollars annually, highlighting the industry’s sizable economic impact.
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
4
The report notes the cotton sector employs 242,500 people with a payroll totaling 722 million dollars annually, highlighting the industry’s sizable economic impact.
Glenn R. Stine 27 of Adel filed for the Republican nomination in the 7th District. He previously sought the 5th District nomination in 1962 from Des Moines, but withdrew before the primary. A bachelor employed by an oil firm he attends law school at night and vows full time to another campaign.
The U N Children s Fund sold 13 million greeting cards and 175 099 calendars in the United States for the 1963 season. The campaign grossed 2 2 million dollars, up 22 2 percent from last year, as reported by the U S Committee for UNICEF.
Retailers across Iowa report a bumper Christmas season with sales near or above 1963 levels. Strong consumer spending, improved downtown parking, and later university holidays boosted demand for toys, clothing, appliances, and big-ticket items like pianos and TVs. Auto and farm equipment sales rose, though Sioux City and Woodbury County showed mixed results amid broader national events.
The Agriculture Department will start signup for next year’s voluntary feed grain program on February 10 and run until March 27. It offers land diversion and price support payments plus loans to growers who cut feed grain plantings by at least 20 percent from base. There is a surplus of feed grains.
Wiota resident Wedemeyer of the Peace Corps in New York visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wedemeyer before leaving December 31 for Nigeria. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Anderson of Sacramento are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zimmerman. Ramie Wilson has returned home from Salina Kansas where he was working.
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