Dairymen urged to consolidate to meet changing dairy market
Rochester Dairy Cooperative members heard Department of Agriculture official Don Anderson urge producers to modernize by producing and distributing at scale, consolidating small creameries, and building strong branding. He noted the U S ranking in fluid milk and butter use and described how top quality marketing sustains prices while low quality production falls behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Department of Agriculture
Rochester Dairy Cooperative
Don
Anderson
Henry Ford
Society of
Minnesota
New York
California
United States
Sharn Lewis
George P. Daley
E. D. Graskamp
Robert Badger
Charles Stube
ADC
ADA
John Lamb
Batten
Batten Dursten
Osborne
MDIC
Fountain
Edward C
Hildreth
Gray Ladies
St Olaf Hospital Assn Reports 12685 Net Revenue
At the annual meeting St Olaf Hospital Association announced a net revenue of 12685 for the fiscal year. Despite new facilities, overall hospital usage did not rise sharply. A proposal to increase board members from six to seven or eight, with a medical representative, was discussed but tabled pending full member notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf Hospital Assn
C. W. Hildreth
Hildreth
Ford Foundation
David Anderson
The
Medical Association
Anderson
Corn Day Fund Drive Aims to Finish Riceville Hospital
Riceville Iowa residents organize a corn drive to raise funds for the Riceville Community Hospital. C C Pearce notes 300 area farmers could donate about 15 bushels each to bridge a $4 000 to $5 000 gap while hospital assets rise to over 1 7 million with pledges due and new equipment arriving soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Riceville Community Hospital
C. C. Pearce
Pearce
Galen Graves
Rex Willis
Robert Klee
Ed Hewitt
Benefit Show for Hungarian Relief Planned
The Zadworny Accordion group will stage a benefit festival for Red Cross Hungarian Relief at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Austin High School Auditorium. Stanley Zadworny and his 87 member group perform a 1 hour 40 minute concert of hillbilly to classical music plus solo numbers. Tickets are at Wold's Drugstore First National Bank Austin State Bank and the Mower County Red Cross office and at the door. Residents may mail donations to the Mower County Red Cross Office at the Courthouse.
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Zadworny
Red Cross Hungarian Relief
Austin High School
Charles Rice
Stanley Zadworny
Wold’s
First National Bank
Austin State Bank
Mower County
Red Cross
Rice
Riceville group earns high ratings in state meet
Riceville High School discussion team performed well at the Iowa State Teachers College event in November earning 29 excellent, 4 superior and 18 good ratings. Members listed include Jim McGovern, Karman Wallace, Bob Mueller, Bill Minnis, Charles Bohr, Bonnie Halvorson, Ronnie Miles, Dorothy Averhoff, Louis Kruger, Ruth Steinmetz and Gladys Steinmetz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Riceville High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Jim McGovern
Karman Wallace
Bob Mueller
Bill Minnis
Charles Bohr
Bonnie Halvorson
Ronnie Miles
Dorothy Averhoff
Lous Kruger
Ruth Steinmetz
Gladys Steinmetz
Eight Collisions Cost 1815 Dollars Over Weekend
Eight weekend collisions caused 1815 dollars in damage, one minor injury, and two tickets. Notable crashes include 5:45 p.m. Saturday on Main injuring Lawrence Brown and Bennie Johnson cited for careless driving, and a 5:33 p.m. Sunday Main near Maple crash involving Janice Elben and Eugene Salisbury.
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S. Main
Lawrence Brown
Lyndale
Bennie Johnson
Austin Rt. 2
Brown
Johnson
Main
Maple
Janice L. Elben
Austin Rt. 3
Eugene Salisbury
E. Water
George R. Green
Raymond Luther
S. River
Luther
Albert F. Mullenbach
Adams
Charles Enger
Elm Tree Road
Ben Franklin
Sterling
Fifth
Sophus Nelson
W. Allegheney
Peder Fortham
Austin Rt
Main Near
Bridge
Teddy Farrell
W. Oakland
David W. Tapp
N. St. Paul
David Donovan
Harmon
Lena Grinley
St. Paul
Open House At Kinsman Show Draws 2500 Plus
More than 2,500 attendees toured Kinsman’s open house Sunday. Visitors explored the greenhouse with poinsettias azaleas calla lilies vines and ferns while the main office showcased roses carnations and mums. Hawaii flown arrangements of bird of paradise and anthurium joined Christmas displays and floral holders as women received red roses and men pencils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsman
Hawaii
Riceville to Greet Santa Claus on Dec 15
Santa Claus visits Riceville Iowa on December 15 with two candy handouts at 1 and 3 p.m. in the business district near the movies. The Live and Learn Club will sack the candy on December 12.
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Riceville
Santa Claus
Iowa
Jolly Gent
Live and Learn Club
Tax settlements total 1,056,439.31 sent to Minnesota schools
County Auditor Graham Uzick mailed December tax apportionment checks totaling 1,056,439.31 for real estate and related taxes to school districts across Mower County. Largest payment goes to District 27 Austin for 653,101.02 with others to Le Roy Adams Rose Creek and several townships and villages. Tax settlements are issued three times yearly in April July and December.
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Mower County
Graham Uzick
State of
Rose Creek
Elkton
Grand Meadow
Lyle
Hayfield
Blooming Prairie
Adams
Brownsdale
Dexter
Grand Meadon
LeRoy
Mapleview
Barn Fire Destroys $8,000 Structure and Livestock
A windom Township farm near Carl Gerlach on Austin Route 2 saw a barn burn at 2 36 am Sunday. The Rose Creek Fire Department and Austin rural squad battled the blaze, destroying the barn with hay straw equipment and livestock including two sows two feeder pigs 14 baby pigs a steer and 2300 bales of hay and straw. Fire officials suspect faulty wiring though the cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gerlach
Austin Rt. 2
Windom Township
Rose Creek Fire Department
Austin Rural Fire Truck
Gerlach
Community Chest Officers Named in Riceville
RICEVILLE Iowa Needham Weatherly and Mrs Martin Bennett have been elected chairman and secretary treasurer of the Oak Dale Community Chest. The group conducts a yearly township solicitation and allocates funds during Howard County countywide drives by local charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
Iowa
Needham Weatherly
Martin Bennett
Oak Dale
Flying the Coupe Pay Repairs and Property Damage
A terse note warns that paying for car repair costs and damage to others property will not be easy. The statement frames the financial burden of auto incidents and related liability as challenging to meet.
Five Outstanding Herald Carriers Honored at Christmas Dinner
The Austin Daily Herald held a Christmas dinner for 134 carriers at Christ Episcopal Church. Five carriers received awards from Lloyd Fennell for politeness, delivery, salesmanship, and cooperation, including Herbert Schmidt Paul Perkins Kenneth Highest Larry Durben and George Brudwick. Darrell Rouhoff received a basketball for the longest service since February 1 1952.
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Austin Daily Carrier
Christ Episcopal Church
H. E. Rasmussen
Lloyd Fennell
Duane Rasmussen
Fennell
Inland Daily Press
Herbert Schmidt
Paul Perkins
Kenneth Highest
Austin
Larry Durben
Stacyville
Towa
George Brudwick
Blooming Prairie
Austin Daily Herald
Darrell Rouhoff
Hayfield
Careriers
Iowa
Kenneth Highet
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