Wool Market Focuses On Government Contract Bids
The Iowa Wool News reports bids for 3,000,000 army blankets and 10,000,000 yards each of serge and shirtings. No awards yet as manufacturers bid multiple ways. Standstill persists while civilian cloth demand remains, with about 100 million pounds of the 1941 clip contracted. Prices have firmed, lambs on feed move to top makers at slight discounts, and talk of government price intervention exists but no official action observed.
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Iowa Wool News
State Sheep and
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Ohio
Eastern Mills
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Washington
Beekeeping Demonstration Planned At Marion Farm
Rex Conn reports a county agent confirms from State Apiculturist F B Paddock a meeting for beekeepers on April 29 at the Carl Wallace farm north of Marion. The program will cover installation of package bees.
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F. B. Paddock
Ames
Carl Wallace
Marion
Mr. Paddock
Federal crop insurance names new Kansas City manager
Charles B Holmes of Joretta Nebraska is named manager of the federal crop insurance corporation's Kansas City office. He succeeds Arthur Cummings, now special assistant to N EB Dodd, director of the western division of the agricultural adjustment administration.
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Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Charles B Holmes
Joretta, Neb
Kansas City, Mo
Arthur Cummings
N. EB. Dodd
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Gulls Over Mississippi Bay Sabula Draw Crowd
Odd scene as hundreds of gulls hover above Sabula waters drawing spectators to watch their shimmering flight. The display captivates residents and visitors alike amid calm riverbank surroundings.
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Sabula
Webster County Man Succeeds Ellison In Commodity Loan Job
Maurice O Reilly of Barnum, Webster county AAA chairman since 1935, named state commodity loan supervisor for Iowa AAA and began work in Des Moines. He replaces E A Ellison who shifted to AAA research duties.
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Webster County
Ellison
Fort Dodge
Maurice O Reilly
Barnum
AAA
Iowa Aaa
Des Moines
O'Reilly
E. A Fllison
25 500 Pounds Of TVA Phosphate In Washington
A TVA phosphate demonstration program in Washington county distributes 25 500 pounds of 63 per cent calcium metaphosphate to 15 farmers for legume seedings in 1941. Each cooperator uses 100 pounds per acre with a check area to verify value. fourteen demonstration areas began in 1940 and Herbert I Campbell of Haskins joined this spring.
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The
Gazette
Washington
Washington County
TVA
County Soil Improvement Committee
Farm Bureau
Haskins
No Jones CTA Averages 30.2 Butterfat In March
Lawrence Ta tum reports the North Jones Dairy Herd Improvement Association averaged 783 pounds of milk and 30.2 pounds of butterfat in March from 475 vows on test. The 14 grade Jerseys owned by J. E. Ahlrichs of Monticello averaged 839 pounds of milk and 48.5 pounds of butterfat. A grade Holstein owned by Richard J. Manhen of Monticello had 2139 pounds of milk and 835 pounds of butterfat.
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Monticello
Lawrence Tatum
North Jones
Official warns farmers on buying turkey insurance
Des Moines insurance chief Charles R. Fischer cautions turkey raisers against purchasing unlicensed wind and frost insurance. He notes no licensed Iowa companies offer such coverage after Armistice Day losses and warns buyers to risk. A legal dispute over wind and tornado damages heads to the courts.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles R. Fischer
Turkey
Fischer
Supreme Court
Plan Achievement Day At Tipton May 8
Farm women of Cedar county plan an Achievement Day on May 8 to close the home project study in home furnishing. Judge for the event is Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis of Ames who will score and lead the program. Special speaker Miss Ava Johnson from Des Moines will discuss Life in the Balkans. The county farm women's chorus of 21, directed by Mrs. Don Dallas, will sing.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Hugo Rix
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
Ellis
Ava Johnson
Des Moines
Balkans
Delta Woman Moves to State AAA Office
Miss Betty Uiterback of Delta leaves the Sigourney AAA office to join the Iowa AAA in Des Moines. She will handle radio script writing as part of her duties.
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Gazet
DELTA
Betty Uiterback
AAA
Sigourney
Des Moines
Sale closes out farm assets near Muscatine
R H Geertz sale seven miles west of Muscatine realized 120 dollars for saddle horse, 150 dollars for a team, seven Guernsey cows 50 to 82.50, 20 heifers 25 to 60, 20 steers 30 to 65, nine shoats 3 to 12. A tractor plow and disc 825, hay loader 90, corn planter 50, wagons 50 to 60, harrow 40, 2000 bushels corn 6 1 2 cents, 350 bushels oats 40 cents, 6 bushels clover seed 3, 25 tons clover hay 7 50, timothy hay 5, baled straw 50 cents a bale, 30 tons ensilage 1 1 2 dollars.
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Columbus Junction
Nere
R. H. Geertz
Muscatine
Harrow
Mattress centers in Allamakee County reach milestone
Two mattress training centers in Allamakee County at Waukon and Lansing were located. One hundred mattresses were built at Lansing under the Farm Bureau and AAA committee and Mrs. Arthur Wendel. Thirty six bales of cotton arrived in Allamakee, with most stored at Lansing.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Lansing
Farm Bureau
AAA Committee
Arthur Wendel
Landscaping Meeting In Cedar April 8 And 9
Tipton reports “Landscape Improvement of the Home Grounds” meetings set for April 8 and 9 in Cedar county. Laura Heddleson announces the schedule with April 9 at Otto Schneider home Massillon township and April 8 at Curtis Frymayer Sugar Creek township. Margherita Tarr will create maps of current conditions and plans for improvements at each session.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Laura Heddleson
Otto Schneider
Massillon
Curtis Frymayer
Sugar Creek
Conference Averts Threatened Strike At Chicago Stockyards
Federal labor conciliator John L Conn er dispatched from Washington to mediate a looming walkout by 800 PWOC stock handlers at the Chicago union stockyards and four city packing houses. PWOC seeks closed shop pay hikes eight hour day and rehiring Frank Monohan. Monohan was dismissed after opposing shipments from Cedar Rapids CIowa. A joint company union conference was arranged for Tuesday at 2 pm local time.
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Chicago
John L. Conner
Washington
Frances Perkins
Conner
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
PWOC
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Frank Monohan
Monohan
Wilson & Co
Cedar Rapids
A.T. Henkle
Stock Yards
Monahan
Union
Kruempel Hired Manager of Buchanan County REA
Carl K Kruempel was named project superintendent of the Buchanan County Rural Electric cooperative in Independence. Winthrop vice president announced Kruempel succeeds Alwin Town and began work April 1 after serving as resident engineer for the REA locally.
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Independence
Carl K. Kruempel
Buchanan County Rural Electric Cooperative
Peter J. Gaffney
Winthrop
Co-Op
Kruempel
REA
Alwin Town
Ackworth Woman to Speak at Jackson County Farm Women Program
Mrs. Raymond Sayre, state Farm Bureau committeewoman from Ackworth, will address Jackson County farm women Friday during their annual achievement program, announced Mrs. George Roe, county home project chairman.
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the Gazette
Maquoketa
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
State Farm Bureau
Jackson County
George Roe
County Home Project
Orchard Demonstration Near Wapello Demonstrates Chard Planting
Ames extension horticulturist Sam Fdgecombe will present a demonstration on chard planting at the Clay Bru ner orchard south of Wapello on April 4. A safety note warns that reducing tractor speed before turning or braking lowers overturn risk, which rises fourfold when speed doubles.
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Wapello
Sam Fdgecombe
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Eastern Interests Active Buyers Of Corn This Week
Eastern interests were active buyers of corn all last week with Chicago May futures closing at 66 34 cents, up 27 8 cents from the prior week. Cash basis for No 2 yellow held steady as offerings increased with arrival largely from Illinois and Iowa.
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Gazette
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Dropsy in Industry Baffling Economic Healers
A country woman laments that medical advances have tamed disease through vaccines and isolation, yet the economic “dropsy” of industry remains untreated. She questions why economic reformers cannot similarly cleanse industry of this ailment and achieve progress.
Food Exports With Britain Seen At 300 To 500 Million
Secretary Wickard said lease lend shipments to Britain may total 300 to 500 million dollars in 15 months, a small share of the U S food bill of about 15 billion annually. He noted 10 million dollars worth of surplus commodities were bought recently for distribution at home, Red Cross relief abroad, and sale to Britain.
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Washington (Ap
Wickard
Britain
America
Agriculture Department
Red Cross
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