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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1934
Page
4
Fragmentary note questions fate and choice in life and road taken. It ponders whether heaven or hell is determined by spiritual or economic factors and ends with the idea that hell is largely one’s own making.
Government data show 1933 gross income from crops higher than 1932 by 27 to 86 percent in grains tobacco cotton and cottonseed with total crop income up except fruits and nuts. Livestock income fell due to low prices, leaving overall livestock and dairy weaker than 1931.
Farmers in Linn, Benton, and neighboring counties report corn loans totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Gazette notes Linn County $327142, Benton $880900, with other counties including Keokuk, Buchanan, Jones, and Jackson listing substantial loan amounts and weekly recorded figures.
A Benton County 4-H fete is planned for February 23 in Keystone. The event aims to showcase 4-H projects and community involvement with likely activities and displays for local youth and families.
The article notes a new churn system was installed to handle higher production demand. It reports quantities linked to rover manufacture totaling 39 481 pounds and a further 10 367 pounds certified, with additional references to a 35 unit measure and related processing details.
The Jessup Co-operative Creamery announces D E Rogers is replaced as secretary by Mr. Jensen a Buchanan County resident and bank cashier who has served as deputy treasurer. Rogers resigns from independence duties after eleven years. The night crew at the creamery will be discontinued and daytime operations will be arranged.
Slater Co operative creamery uses buttermilk to feed a hog pen on a five acre lot instead of selling it. Proceeds from the hogs are prorated back to about 1 800 patrons. The creamery annually makes more than 2 000 000 pounds of butter.
Sper at 45 The Garatte CLUTIER-Jack Tracy of Clutter acert for a Green Bay Wis firm has boucktard slipped out of Tama and adjoining counties more var ff. carloads of alfalfa clover turothy and mixed hay during the last two months. The shipments range from ten to twelve tons to the car. Most went to WISCORUN where drought created a shortage of feed. Some hay also went to U S army posts. Farmers reporting shipments include Moore Lernar Hartwuck four cars Jorr Albertson Keystone one Fred Neverda Keystone one Wil Grak Grdbrenk E Mericie Treeda Iren Norrie Clitter Charles Collins Toledo one Jares Hala Center tso0 FP J Hinegardner Tholedo Joe Logtn Toledo one Brezina Vin reg one EF W Smith Tama one J Tares Skruda Chelsea three James Vonour Fibrran one H B Deere Ferdo one Joe Rha Wiorttrop ere
A garbled report lists individuals and offices involved in corn hog tabulation in Washington. The fragment references tabulators, state offices, and various names tied to county data reporting and certification processes.
Fragmented OCR text describes a political event with names and spots for a Sign-Up Committeemen meeting. Entities include Signera, Patt Brether, and Bon. The passage is garbled but centers on a political gathering and recruitment activity.
Brooklyn hosts the Poweshick county drama tournament semi finals with entries from multiple townships. Winners advance to a final contest at Montezuma High School on February 27.
Mss Florence Forbes of Ames met Friday at Marion with the Linn counts 4-H club committee and readers in their second training school Thirty-one leaders and club members were present with twelve clubs represented including Happy Hands Jackson Juniors Linus Best Marionette O L Mary Lous Peppy Pals Rapid Grove Rubies Sunny Susies Whittier Gleaners Happy Hearts and Sunny Sparklers. The meeting covered curtains draperies closet door coverings chair spreads dresser scarfs and pillow covers crocheted braided and hooked rugs. The third Linn WL training school will be held April 5.
West Liberty dairy and orchard grower D W Barnes reports the 1933 crop from his West Liberty orchards exceeded 1200 bushels with shipments to Florida, California, North Dakota, Kansas and Iowa. A buried 100 bushels of apples were dug up in good condition. One orchard holds over 110 trees on three acres, planted in 1891, another twelve acre block planted nine years ago. Spraying costs last season topped 190 dollars.
An advertisement touts a life insurance plan promising monthly cash benefits of 100 dollars for a cent a day. It claims coverage for adults and children ages four to forty nine with no medical exam required, paying annual benefits and returning premiums in some cases.
Union Stockyards Chicago reports January receipts hit a record with 6921 rail carloads of livestock trucked in. Trucks delivered 40.2 percent of all receipts, including cattle 61464 head, calves 15313, lambs 41101, and hogs 311956 head, the largest truck movement among species.
The Center Junction Shipping association reported 6141 head shipped to market totaling 1,583,798 pounds with gross proceeds of 57,726.53 last year. Shipping costs averaged 29 cents per hundredweight, totaling 4,596.74 dollars. Knute Espe spoke on Direct Marketing as E.R. Young, H.H. Sechusen and H.G. Mauer were re-elected directors.
Tipton led by Prof M A Crary won the north central grain judging contest at Winton with 1 084 points. Olin was second 1 028 points and Orange township Maquoketa tied for third with 1 005. Jerry Martinek of Tipton scored 368 of 400 to top individuals. Maquoketa and Clarence Gardner of Tipton followed. Maquoketa also won poultry judging as six towns competed.
Ed Sazma was elected chairman of the township allotment committee of Oxford township Jones county at the community organization meeting here Friday. Other members are Delbert Burda and Harold Klahn. SIGOURNEY A total of 1 018 corn hog contracts have been signed by slightly less than half the farmers in Keokuk county English River township to hold a meeting for election of a township allotment committee in South English Thursday.
The Illinois Live stock marketing association and its nine cooperative concentration yards plan their annual meeting in Bloomington Illinois on February 23. The gathering aims to discuss coop operations and market activities for Illinois livestock interests.
A sequence of farm auctions runs Tuesday to Saturday near Cedar Rapids Marion Mount Vernon Prairieburg Norway Toddville and Mount Vernon area. Listings include dairy cattle livestock and 80 acre farms with multiple consignors and locations mentioned.
A closing out sale near Onslow by Mrs. Etta Tracy sold a team of grey horses for 275 dollars. A 3 year old colt went for 102 dollars. Cattle small lots sold from 30 to 47 dollars. heifers 7 to 24 dollars. sheep 11 to 14 dollars. hay 4.50 a ton. Farm machinery drew strong prices including a general purpose tractor 490 dollars and plows and attachments ranging from 3.25 to 83 dollars.
Sigourney Iowa reports Joe M Colgon of Corning was elected 4-H club agent for Keokuk and Jefferson counties and will alternate work between the two counties. A former Iowa State College graduate and grain judging team member, he has five years of club work and four years of farming experience.
Fred McArthur of Oakland president of the Central West Livestock Feeders association says a Washington agriculture letter approves using vegetable canning plants to process 3 million cattle if the Jones bill passes allowing withdrawal of the cattle.
Charles W. Bates postmaster at Stanley sells his forty acre farm five miles northeast of Hazleton to Lucy M. Richmond of Waterloo for 100 dollars an acre. Possession passes March 1. The property is well improved and fully tiled.
The Littleport Farmers Co operative creamery reported an average butterfat price of 23.08 cents per pound for 1933 with a 30.07 percent cream test. Butter output totaled 256,504 pounds, selling for $50,174.88, and manufacturing cost was 2.13 cents per pound. Overrun averaged 23.98 percent. J. J. Wiley was re elected president. Edward Meese, vice president. George C Ruegnitz, secretary. L. J. Klink, treasurer, with directors J. C. Beck, Edward Hackett, O. G. Mierson, Merritt Nading, Ray Stence, and O. H. Elvers. Wayne Hunter remained as buttermaker.
A. G. Nye of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration presided at the opening hearing in Washington for a proposed marketing agreement for the corn canning industry. The plan sets canning price districts and minimum prices, based on historical prices and local customs, to raise growers’ returns.
A noted specialist promotes Nurito as a safe non narcotic treatment for rheumatism neuralgia neuritis sciatica and lumbago. He asserts it rapidly relieves agony and offers a money back guarantee if the first three doses fail to banish the pain. Obtain from a druggist today.
Local resident John Zuber of Cedar Rapids praises Gly-Cas for arthritis rheumatism and kidney trouble saying it ended his pain and improved sleep after attempts with other medicines failed. The Gly-Cas Man promotes the remedy at the Thrifty Drug Store corner First Street and Third Avenue SE as a new medical discovery.
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