1948 Boomed Economy Mirrors Record U S Outputs
The year 1948 saw record farm receipts of about 30.8 billion, while total national output reached 253 billion dollars with wages around 132 billion and dividends, profits, and rents rising. Consumer goods demand remained strong despite high prices, and construction, steel, and retail activity hit peace time highs, signaling a prosperous year for Americans. Farmers posted record crops and feed grain totals, though livestock production faced some weakness from corn shortages. Overall 1948 was a successful year with expectations of easier living costs and cautious optimism for 1949.
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Associated Press
United States
America
Europe
Henry Heimann
National Association of Credit Men
Fred Maytag
Maytag Company
Newton
Washington
Tama County 4 H Winners Honored at Toledo Banquet
One hundred thirty six Tama county 4 H boys and girls attended the recognition banquet in Toledo community building. Weather kept forty four members away along with Ray Dankenbring of Waterloo who was to give the principal address. Dankenbring was a 4 H exchange student in Europe last summer. Awards were presented by Ruth Naylor and Burns Byram with several Clover and Danforth medals awarded. Glenn Dau Schmidt and Esther Dau Schmidt received notable honors in electric methods and poultry. Ila Jean Beck and Garland Hopper presided as county 4 H presidents assisted by Rev Wilbur Wilcox and Rev Roy Wilson who led singing and delivered a chalk talk.
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Toledo
Tama County
Ray Dankenbring
Waterloo
Dankenbring
Europe
Ruth Naylor
Burns Byram
Joe Pokorny
Clutter
Vern Dan Schmidt
Traer
Clover
Dan Schmidt
Danforth
Mary Lou Houdyshell
Tama
Glenn Dau Schmidt
Buckingham
Mary Jo Skala
Merle Frundle
Montour
Thelma Vlasak
Clutier
Leona Pokorny
Frank Meggers
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Richard Luethje
Gladbrook
George Bruene
Traerlamb
Joey Breja
Elberon
Roger Strohbehn
Reinbeck
Merwin Manfall
Lincoln
Esther Dau Schmidt
Ila Jean Beck
Garland Hopper
Wilbur Wilcox
Roy Wilson
British Find New Drug To Control Flies
Britain hails Antrycide as a breakthrough in the fight against the Tsetse fly. The white powder is described as immunizing cattle and boosting Africa’s potential meat production, with mass production already announced to inoculate 2,000,000 head next year.
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London
Africa
United States
Britain
Miguel Miranda
Argentina
News Chronicle
Tanganyika
Imperial Chemical Industries
Manchester
F. H. S. Card
Kenya
Curd
David Garnet Davy
Income Tax Primer Explains Schedules A B F G for 1948
The article outlines how to use Schedule A for pensions and annuities and how to report rental income with depreciation and expenses. It notes endowment policies matured in 1948 as taxable income and explains lines to fill, plus allowances to use plain paper if needed.
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Dees
Unday
Mold Process Alloy Made at Muscatine
AP dispatch from Muscatine reports full scale commercial production of grain alcohol using the mold process to begin Thursday at the Muscatine plant. John S. Thompson says the method is cheaper and more efficient than malt and marks its first commercial-scale trial.
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Muscatine
John S. Thompson
Production and Marketing Administration
Omaha
Kansas City
Thompson
Parity woes and farm policy alternatives in Iowa
A 1948 parity review notes Iowa farmers face tighter margins while livestock earnings stay above parity as grain prices lag. It argues two paths: curb production to fit demand with government support, or slash costs via better farming efficiency and soil management.
Coming Sales Schedule For Iowa Farms Starts Jan 3
A series of public auctions and closing out sales listed across several counties. Items include livestock hay grain machinery household goods and farm equipment with numerous sellers such as Lena and Ralph Furler Ben Wolken Walter Spears Howard E Burgess Willard Grummer A F Det rich Omer Farrell Dillon Stickley Clarence Knipper and the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association at the Mississippi Valley Fairground Davenport and other rural sites. همچنین dates range January 3 to January 6 with times from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and multiple locations near Blairstown Anamosa Tipton Stanwood Luzerne Van Horne Onslow Nor way Solon Davenport and more.
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Lena Furler
Ralph Furler
Blairstown
Ben Wolken
Anamosa
Walter Spears
Tipton
Howard E. Burgess
Stanwood
Willard Grummer
Luzerne
A. F. Detrich
van Horne
Omer Farrell
Norway
Dillon Stickley
Onslow
Clarence Knipper
Iowa Hereford Breeders Association
Mississippi Valley Fairground
Davenport
Dvorsky
Steinacher
Solon
U.S. Turkey Production Rises Since 1930
Since 1930 U.S. turkey production has grown by 160 percent, reflecting broad gains in farming output and industry scalability across the agricultural sector.
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Turkey
U. S
Aerial Sprayers From Nine States Set for Conference
About 2 000 representatives of industrial aeronautics firms in nine states were invited to a January conference in Des Moines. Principal topic is airplane use in spraying and dusting. Attending bodies include Iowa Aero Sprayers and Dusters Association and Iowa Aeronautics commission. Three Iowa State College faculty members will discuss chemicals, corn borers, weed control, and disease prevention via aerial spraying.
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Des “Moines
Princ Pal
Iowa Aero Sprayers and Dusters Association
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Iowa State College
Harold Gunderson
E. T. Sylvester
Earl Raun
Hubbard Farm Sales Prove Robust Amid Weather
Good crowds attended closing out sales at Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company farms two miles north of Whittier and one mile north of Martello. Holstein and Brown Swiss cows sold from 250 to 285 dollars, heifers 175 to 255, feeder pigs up to 42.50, sows with litters at 120. Machinery drew keen bidding with tractors at 2000 and 2100 dollars, corn planter 400, grain drill 300, cultivator 320, plow 312. Hay 65 cents to 1.30 per bale, oats 79 to 82 cents a bushel, corn 1.05 to 1.20. Tony Schmitz auctioneer, Jay Patten clerk.
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Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
Whittier
Martello
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Jay Patten
Springville
Egg prices fall short of parity in 1948 report
Government officials say farm egg prices averaged 89.7 percent of parity in 1948, short of the 90 percent support level. Officials expect no farmer complaints due to rounding. The government bought about 84.8 million dozen eggs in the Midwest surplus area at roughly 35 cents a dozen to help maintain prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Midwest
Soils Officials To Meet in Ames
About 150 persons are expected to attend the fourth annual short course for soil conservation district commissioners at Iowa State College January 4 to 7. David Dohrmann said Thursday 89 of Iowa email county-wide districts will be represented. The course aims to improve administration of districts with technical background material, largely taught by Iowa State faculty.
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DES Moines
Soil Conservation District
Iowa State College
David Dohrmann
Iowa Soil Conservation Committee
Dohremann
Iowa State Colege
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