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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1952

Page

2

Farm Issues Dominate Opening of 82nd Congress Session

Congress returns to session amid plans for defense and foreign aid, with farm policy debates intensifying. Price support hikes are debated by Ellender and farm groups, while the Farmers Union pushes higher supports to match record crops. the Farm Bureau and the National Grange oppose higher supports and price ceilings, warning of entrenched inflation of subsidies.

Washington INS 82Nd Congress The Farmers Union Congress Agriculture Department American Farm Bureau National Grange

Jones County 4-H elects new officers at Scotch Grove meeting

James Paulsen of Scotch Grove was elected president of the Jones county 4-H club. Other officers chosen include Vice-president Kenneth Streeper, Wayne. secretary treasurer Dennis Donovan, Castle Grove. reporter Roger Schladetsky, Hale. historian John Rathmann Jr., Oxford.

Anamosa James Paulsen Scotch Grove Jones County Kenneth Streeper Wayne Dennis Donovan Castle Grove Roger Schladetzky Hale John Rathmann, Jr Oxford

Closing out sales listed for several farms and locations

A sequence of closing out sales is scheduled across Iowa towns from January 9 to January 16. Items include livestock machinery hay grain and straw with buyers and landmarks such as Quasqueton Center Point Oxford London Central City Walker Independence Rowley Troy Mills and Blairstown.

Beverly Cook Quasqueton George Horak Center Point A. J. Emmerich Scotch Grove Harvey L. Michel Oxford Frank Miller Blairstown Hugo Rix London A. L. Beauregard Central City John Zieser Walker Gramenz Brothers Independence B. G. Hopkins L. J. Kress Rowley Merlin Hockin Troy Mills

Linn County Farm Bureau Opens Membership Drive

The Linn County Farm Bureau launched its annual membership drive with nearly half the 1952 goal of 2,200 members already reached. 1,079 members had paid dues by mail as of Tuesday, and about 110 workers from the county’s southern half attended the kickoff dinner and meeting at CSPS hall in Cedar Rapids. Claude de St. Paer spoke as assistant state organization director. A Central City Legion hall meeting is planned for Tuesday, with township checkup meetings scheduled later this week and next.

Linn County Farm Bureau County Farm Bureau Vincent Horst CSPS Cedar Rapids Claude de St. Paer Legion Hall Central City Horst

Hear the exciting radio show on KCRG 1600

A promotional notice for a Wednesday 7 30 p m radio program on KCRG 1600 urges listeners to tune in each week with bold language and clear timing for the scheduled broadcast.

Kcrg- 1600

Holstein Breeders Oppose Stewart Transfer in Iowa Meeting

At Marion Linn and Jones counties hold 32 Holstein breeders elected to oppose transferring Fieldman John Stewart from Waterloo. They plan annual county champions, state title for Holstein club members, and funding for club work. Cedar Rapids Milk Producers Association praised for federal order move. Officers named Chet Bullis president and others listed.

Lyle Jackson Cedar Rapids Linn-Jones Holstein Assn Marion William Vincent Anamosa Chet Bullis Roy Blair Wallace Mills Coggan Rosey Slater Olin Arnold Bader Richard Hankens Monticello John Stewart Waterloo National Holstein Fieldman Holstein-Friesian Association of America Linn l Jones County Linn- Jones Holstein Breeders’ Association Iowa Cedar Rapids Milk Producers Association Iowa City

Linn County Supervisors Proceeding December 26 1951 Facts

The Linn County Board of Supervisors meets per adjournment. It approves Dec 18 minutes, awards Workmen's Compensation to Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co, accepts resignation of Clarence Beeson, appoints Martin Wiley as First District Supervisor, and authorizes various road and fiscal actions including fund transfers and cost allocations for secondary road districts. Minutes cover tax suspensions and multiple payments and claims.

Board OF Sutera Hood Clarence L. Beeson Wiley Linn County Iowa C. L. Beeson Unty Mber Boulder Township Buffalo Township Marion Township Putnam Township College Township Franklin Township Ray Blessing Eal Sutera Iley Te Highway Commission Mildred A. Titus Marion Board of Supervisors Gayilen Kossuth Stimson Nelson Buchanan County Boar State of Iowa Arenee L. Beeson Henry J. Hood Otto F. Hanzlik Frank F Bates Dempsy Jones NW_Bell Telephone Co Hood, Sutera Unerine Hey Waddington Operes Orto.x. Nzlik MILES P _ BOTERE

Rural Youth Officers Meet at Marion

A training school for county officers advisers and counselors for Rural Young People programs in 11 counties will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Marion rural school building. About 70 are expected. Plans include next year programs and participation improvements, organized by Roger Conklin Linn county extension office. The AYP groups are sponsored jointly by the Farm Bureau and extension service.

Marion Roger Conklin Linn County Extension Office Farm Bureau The Extension Service

Barn Fire Destroys Bud Chester Farm In Charles City

Fire swept through a barn on the Bud Chester farm four and a half miles northeast of Charles City killing eighteen cattle and destroying 2000 bales of hay a pile of corn fodder and a milkhouse with milking equipment. The Colwell fire department saved a nearby granary as sparks started the blaze in the hay loft. cause is undetermined.

Charles City INS Bud Chester Colwell Fire Department

Stop Taking Harsh Drugs for Constipation Ad

Advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Syrup with Pepsin as a gentle vegetable laxative. Claims mild action, thorough relief, and avoidance of harsh drugs. Includes 25 cent size, money back offer, mail order from Box 280 New York NY.

Eastern Companies Control Bulk of Iowa Farm Loans

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer says large eastern firms hold most farm loan commitments in the state while Iowa lenders issue few loans over 100 dollars per acre on top farms. At Sioux City banker R. B. Brubaker notes banks lack volume to service such loans as insurers offer longer terms. Fischer links rising Iowa land prices to the Korea War and warns against inflated purchases financed with mortgages, citing a $450 per acre farm mortgaged at $160 per acre with high taxes and payments yielding a negative long-term return.

DES Moines Charles R. Fischer Iowa Fischer Sioux City R. B. Brubaker Tay National Bank Brubaker

4-H Calves Tattooed in Towns County Enrollment

Approximately 150 head of 4-H baby beef cattle were enrolled and tattooed for identification in Towns County, reported by County Youth Assistant Calvin Perrin. A committee of leaders weighed calves where scales were available or measured them for approximate weights.

Marengo Towns Calvin Perrin

Potato ceilings may dampen 1952 potato output

AP dispatch from Washington reports price ceilings on potatoes may reduce 1952 plantings. USDA aims for 25,000,000 more bushels than 1951’s 325,000,000, but Farm Bureau opposes ceilings as risking the goal. Experts note higher costs offset higher ceiling prices, and weather is a crucial factor.

Ovid H. Martin Ashington Agriculture Department USDA Office of Price Stabilization Department American Farm Bureau Federation Bureau

McCormick to Speak at Iowa PMA Convention

Clarence J. McCormick undersecretary of agriculture will headline the Iowa PMA county committeemen convention in Des Moines January 15 and 16. H. E. Hazen notes panels on streaming and modernizing PMA for leverage farmers, with George M. Browning and A. J. Loveland among other speakers.

McCormick Iowa Des Moines Iowa Production and Marketing Administration Clarence J. McCormick U. S. Department of Agriculture PMA H. E. Hazen George M. Browning Agricultural Experiment Station Iowa State College A. J. Loveland Iowa Office of Price Stabilization Department of Agriculture Harold E. Hill Elmer F. Kruse John W. Brainard

Veterinary Groups Plan Thursday Meetings in Iowa

Dr M C Larson, president of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association, calls an executive committee meeting Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids to set dates and plan the thirty ninth annual meeting and the Waterloo practitioners clinic. The East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society holds a 6 30 p.m. dinner Thursday at the Ross steak house with Forest E Conder speaking on livestock nutrition and Edward Rainey on two way radio for veterinarians. Leaders include Dr W M Reinhart president Dr Allen E Lang vice president and Dr H D McCreedy secretary treasurer.

M. C. Larson Keystone Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids Waterloo N. R. Waggoner Olin W. M. Reinhart Norway East Central Society Allen E. Lang Iowa City H. D. McCreedy North English

USDA predicts record honey crop this year

USDA estimates put the 1951 honey crop near 250 million pounds, rivaling 1950’s 233 million. Surge in production lowers prices while exports reach Europe. U.S. also imports honey mainly from Latin America, with 1950 imports around 12 million pounds. Government purchases were increased to support prices after the bumper crop.

Washington INS Department of Agriculture U.S Europe United States Latin America

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