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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
7
Johnson County towns boom with growth in several communities. North Liberty and Swisher show large gains while Tiffin declines. Solon Hills Lone Tree and Oxford post notable increases, raising needs for orderly planning and services.
Danilson 50 of Woodware said Thursday he will resign as executive secretary of the Iowa Beef Producers Association effective February 0. He follows Gaylord Wilson of West Liberty who resigned January 1 as executive secretary of the Iowa Livestock Feeders Association. Danilson noted no current employment plans.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous sale items and locations with scattered names and times. Readable segments mention a closeout sale, dates in March, locations near Manchester and Williamstown, and several personal names, but most details are garbled.
The National Farmers Organization plans to ship grain to higher priced Gulf markets. Clarence Schuehmann says several truckloads will depart Seneca on Friday, sending grain down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico for export. He notes Iowa faces the world’s lowest grain prices, with beans at 2.80 and corn around 1.37 a bushel, and says the move is meant to pressure for better prices without losing grain.
The Town Christmas Tree Dinners Association holds its annual meeting Friday at the Cedar Rapids Holiday Inn. Mike Evans of Covill Rapids says members will gather at 8 p.m. for a traditional colored slide show followed by a social session and gifts.
Sydney Gross and Henry Kling reported friction over the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation formula. Officials say the FCIC limited increased coverage to 500 percent of last year’s basis, shutting two counties officially and two more unofficially. Clinton and Jones counties still allow new enrollments via county offices.
Dick Pike of Prairieburg was elected president of Linn County National Farmers Organization at a Cedar Rapids meeting. Dennis Dolan becomes vice president. other officers include secretary Mrs Dennis Dolan and treasurer Mrs George Caraway. Meat board picks honor seven. marketing report cites cattle shipments to Ottumwa and Green Bay and five collection points handling 600 to 1,000 hogs daily in the South Waterloo district.
Tipton will host an adult farmer class to discuss grain handling and drying facilities. The meeting is January 20 in the Veag Room in Tipton with Ruel K Wehde as instructor, announced Friday.
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