Farm Speaker Urges Christian Practice as Civilizational Hope
Ben Kilgore assistant to President Ed O Neal of the American Farm Bureau federation spoke to Benton county Farm Bureau members praising Christian tithing as a safeguard for civilization amid war and economic threats. He urged giving a tenth of income to support peace time Christian activities, contrasting with wartime costs. The gathering honored Allan B Kline elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, with reports on the 1944 membership drive indicating 1 620 Benton farm families allied with the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Kilgore
Ed O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington, D. C
Kilgore
Benton County Farm Bureau
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Benton
Kline
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
L. J. McDowell
Greater Vinton Club
Murl McDonald
Ames
Otis Tuttle
Norway
Benton Farm Bureau
Emily Jones Named Iowa County Extension Home Economist At Large
Ames reports Emily Gwendolyne Jones has been named county extension home economist at large to serve counties requesting the service. Jones previously taught vocational homemaking in Allison Texas and worked as a county home demonstration agent in Texas before moving to Ames to pursue graduate studies in foods and nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Emily Gwendolyne Jones
Iowa
Miss Jones
Allison
Texas
Each Hour Each Day the Year Around Milk Eggs and Meat
A chart based on department of agriculture figures shows the nation’s farms produce 6,300,000 quarts of milk each hour and 6,900,000 eggs per hour. It adds 742 tons of pork 570 tons of beef and veal 68.5 tons of soybean oil and 7.4 tons of peanut oil every hour and day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Officers Elected By 4 H Club Boys In Jones County
Wayne Martin of Anamosa was elected president of the Jones county 4 H club boys at the annual meeting and father and son banquet attended by 120. Paul Lasack was named vice president and Paul Merli secretary with Thomas Keating treasurer. Jansen Anamosa earned outstanding member honors and several members received trips and project awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Wayne Martin
Vernon
Jones County
Paul Lasack
Oxford Junction
Paul Merli
Monticello
Thomas Keating
Onslow
Wuerle Jansen
Cedar Rapids
Charles Furst
Olin
Merle Jansen
Market Pig Club
Fred Biere
Market Litter Club
Marvin Engelbart
Iowa Holstein Breeder’s Association
James Hartman
Maynard Marck
Wesley Siebels
Donald Brunscee
Wyoming
Leo Levsen
Merle Jensen
Jay Slater
Alois Lasack
Glen Strother
Martelle
Rex Conn
Oats Bring 75 Cents at Frank Courtney Sale Near Columbus Junction
In Columbus Junction area, twelve hundred bushels of oats sold for 75 cents a bushel at the Frank Courtney sale ten miles southwest of town. Other prices included Guernsey cows at 90 to 100 dollars, heifers 70 to 80, broad sows 35, shoats 17 to 18, 15 dozen White Leghorns 1.25 to 1.30, 35 tons mixed hay 7 to 8, and a tractor for ceiling price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Courtney
Here
Guernsey
Farm Bureau Meetings Held On Legal December Date
Iowa county Farm Bureaus held their annual sessions on the third Monday in December to meet state and Smith Lever Act requirements. Most had recessed to December 20 after regular meetings to comply with the law.
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Iowa
Tama County District Soils Association Meets in Toledo
The Tama county district soils association plans its annual meeting in Toledo on January 21 evening. Conservationist Bryan Boatman of the district announced the event on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama County District Soils Association
Bryan Boatman
Grain market movement remains light in winter period
War Food administration Chicago grain service reports overall quiet commercial movement this winter. Corn bookings are exceedingly small despite a 9 cent ceiling rise last week as farmers withhold shipments to dry out moisture. Oats barley shipments are also light with no soybeans sold on the Chicago spot market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grain Market Reporting Service
War Food Administration
Chicago
Lifting Hog Restrictions Urged to Conserve Feed
Mark Pickell editor of the Grain and Livestock Herald and agricultural statistician calls for government to suspend pork rationing and authorize unlimited live hog slaughter by farms. He warns that without farm slaughter under supervision a severe feed shortage will hit the nation, as packers have reached hog slaughter saturation while consumer demand remains unmet.
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Chicago
Mark Pickell
The
Grain and Livestock Herald
Pickell
Coun
Notice for Subscribers to Change Address
Public notice requests subscribers to update their records by supplying both old and new addresses along with town and street number or route to ensure uninterrupted service.
FENCE DRIFT cautions on Christian guidance and world peace
The article reflects Ben Kilgore's weekly talk in Vinton urging acceptance of Christ's teachings as a path to straighten life. It contrasts his view with a British economist in The Gazette newsroom who argues Christianity did not stop wars, suggesting a cautious balance between present reality and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Kilgore
Vinton
United States
Gazette News Room
Economist
Kilgore
Jesus
Federal deputy meat inspector urges ration removal for hog surplus
The official argues to place slaughtered hogs in refrigerator cars to consumption centers and end point rationing for pork for 60 days until surplus hogs reach markets. He notes 5,000,000 more hogs on farms and warns clogging slaughter could waste corn vital for dairy and poultry in the East.
After War Labor Shifts Aim to Solve Agriculture
If workers can find jobs to sustain efficient production after the war, the agricultural problem will be much closer to solution.
17 400 000 Quarts Cream In Storage
The Food Distribution Administration reports 17 400 000 quarts of 40 percent cream in U S storage as of December 1, up from 5 120 000 a year ago and the five year average of 7 480 000. Cream is mainly used for ice cream and cream cheese, with some likely churned into butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Distribution Administration
United States
Machine shed burns near Tipton farm destroys tractor
Tipton volunteer fire department fought a fire at the Ruby Wingert farm east of Tipton on Friday. The machine shed and a tenant Emil Seeback's tractor were destroyed. The cause was not learned and crews prevented spread to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ruby Wingert
Emil Seeback
Build a nest egg buy war bonds today
A brisk wartime campaign urges citizens to invest in war bonds this season. Officials highlight financial security for families and national defense funding through bond purchases.
Farm Auction Calendar Around Solon and Iowa City
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location across eastern Iowa. December sales include William Yeries near Solon, John Grovert near Vinton, Edward J. Sullivan near Iowa City, and multiple estates and individuals from Independence to Tipton and Stanwood. The notices cover dairy closings and general closing out sales in late December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yeries
Wyoming
Walter van Steenhuyse
van Horne
C. J. Friedman
Frank Louvar
Solon
T. L. Small
Tipton
Anamosa to Host Talk By Cedar Rapids Broadcaster
Anamosa high school vocational agriculture teacher C B Jessen announced that Cedar Rapids radio announcer Andy Woolfries will speak to the night class for farmers on December 22. The talk is titled getting acquainted with our English neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
C. B. Jessen
Anamosa High School
Andy Woolfries
Cedar Rapids
Woolfries
Nebraska Trains Women To Handle Tractors
The University of Nebraska extension service announced a tractor operation school for women drivers. The first session was held in Cass county with mechanics and machine operation topics. the January session will have students actually operating the tractors. Similar programs are planned across the state.
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Mason City
America
People’s Furniture CO
First Avenue East
Columbus
Columbus Junction
R.F.A
Florida
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota
WFA
Vigortone
Boyotone
Ana Orfentons
WMT
Fenton
Wigortone Company
Jerome Mulherin
Stanwood
Nebraska
Itea
Anon
Jack
Happer
Feed Institute OF Iowa
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