This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1978
Page
9
Tony Wixe of Merrifield North Dakota drives a sleigh up to his farm drive with a pair of quarter horses after giving friends a Christmas ride.
In Aurora Colorado UPI reports Lenny a 1714 pound lobster may be sold for 105 dollars to donors of Salvation Army. Nantucket Lobster Trap manager Marty Schouten plans a charity sale offering one dollar per year of Lenny life with proceeds to charity. He estimates the crustacean could feed four to six people.
Two major farm events are set in Cedar Rapids with the Eastern Iowa Farm Policy Forum on January 12 and Swine Expo February 8 to 10 at Hawkeye Downs. Headlining the forum is Dr. Lynn Daft, a White House farm adviser, discussing who speaks for farmers. The Swine Expo includes 81 farmers entering over 700 pigs in derby classes, 32 pigs in the central test division, and judges Dale McGraw and Buck Pangburn. Fourteen commercial exhibitors will display products from Pfizer to Standby Generators.
Washington AP reports a Agriculture Department analysis shows farmers and feedlot operators could have lost money in November despite market gains. The six month cost total for a 1050 pound choice steer equaled 1,?0, and a 600 pound feeder steer priced at 389.10 would need 627.90 next May to break even, indicating rising costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.