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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
15
A summarized record notes 3 656 acres across 24 farms sold in 20 days for a total of 333 752 dollars. Possession of 1 576 acres was regained by former owners. The report lists numerous properties, owners, counties, and sale figures across multiple states, reflecting large land transfers and repossessions.
A garbled report describes a fence drift snagging in a weeren wire. The text references costs around 10 19 412 and 22 mga, with mentions of rentals and returns in an unnamed Midlands town.
More than 150 women attended four meetings on child care and training in Allamakee county led by Mrs. Aime H. Jones. Township chairmen were elected including Mrs. William Stexber Lefayette and Mrs. Albert Snitxer Ludlow among others.
The eleventh and closing session of the farmers night school in Strawberry Point led by Willis Hogdefrau featured a talk on poultry by V Y R Whitheld Ames and prize awards for promising students.
Fragmentary OCR note shows a list with scattered letters and symbols. The readable fragments mention a paid item and a selection, but crucial context and entities are unclear. No identifiable people or organizations are present.
The article notes strong turkey sales ahead of Christmas with prices firm. It reports activity at stores and wholesalers, limited by supply but steady demand. Prices rise slightly for early bookings while later stock remains available at comparable levels.
Reading text suggests a historical note on winter lighting policy within a FHienhouse area, with quoted authority Wilche. The garbled words reference methods, dates, and possible local guidelines. The fragmentary record points to a period when lights were deemed essential during winter brightness shortages.
Iowa business groups from Ames to Guthrie Center discuss farm economy trends ahead of the Ames crop. Meetings are planned or held by the Algona Chamber of Commerce Sibley Commercial Club and Spirit Lake Webster City Spencer and Clinton groups explore outlooks for farmers.
Fred Pfaff of Cedar County sold twenty five head of 1 771 pound steers in Chicago Tuesday at 41050 per hundred or eight dollars per steer. Average return was about 136 dollars per steer for the lot.
Five CCC drainage camps located in Clarion Bancroft Whiting Missouri Valley and Oakville report year long progress. They cleared ditches repaired inlets levees headwalls outlets and bridges excavated dirt and built structures while preserving wildlife cover. Enrolled workers total 755 with 650 in field work across camps serving multiple counties in Iowa.
Assessors plan to survey drought damage to corn across the county. The process aims to estimate losses for farm support and potential compensation, with field checks and official records to determine economic impact for producers.
A nutritionist promotes canned meats as economical and nutritious, advising home canners to use not packing to reduce waste and to heat canned meat to a boil for ten minutes before eating. She notes tenderness varies with canning method and stresses safe handling for sandwiches and salads.
At a special meeting in Buckingham the Buckingham Grain company announced a 2 percent dividend to stockholders. The company had issued a 10 percent dividend last June.
Fragmented local notice lists auctions and deadlines including December sales and December 24 closing, December 23 events, and January 6 or 7 listings. Names and places are garbled but indicate multiple sales, times, and routes across several towns.
Beecatte Toe Gases ANTS-H reports 134 adult farm classes in Iowa this winter. Sixteen schools will offer both evening and part time courses, eight provide part time only, others conduct evening classes. Courses cover soil conservation, general economic status, public finance policy, feeds and feeding, and farm home improvements.
The first 4-H lamb feeding show in Iowa and the second in the nation is planned at Spencer with more than 1000 lambs expected. Sponsored by the Iowa Lamb Feeders Association and the Spencer Chamber of Commerce with Ames Extension Service officers coordinating. Counties cooperating include Clay, O'Brien, Kossuth, Buena Vista, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Emmet, Jackson in Minnesota.
The Morley Shipping association will hold its annual banquet and meeting next Tuesday in Morley. The program begins at 11 30 a m with R O MacColm serving as president. The Farm Journal notes R Y Waite of Concord Ohio uses a barn built farm wagon dating back 106 years.
The South Iowa Cooperative Creameries association and Greater Iowa commission in Des Moines discussed a dairy demonstration project for southern Iowa to raise income, diversify crops, and conserve soil. A planning meeting led by One S. Effurts aimed to form subcommittees and organize a follow up with organizers and federal and state representatives.
Stanwood area farm rents vary with cash payments from $2.50 an acre for a 350 acre farm to $6 to $7 an acre for pasture and hay. Most leases are share based with half the crop as rent or cash equivalence, according to local banker Eenny Haesemeier.
Twelve Fayette county boys' groups qualified as standard 4-H clubs in 1935 and received charters at a joint meeting. Five clubs Center Harlan Union Westheld and Fartish earned achievement seals for exemplary work. County club champion Leo Line Oo Wee will represent the county at the 4-H club convention in Ames in January.
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