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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
4
The article traces oats in Iowa from early settlers and Indians to 19th century production. It notes oats’ horse feed role, westward spread with pioneers, and Iowa rising from fifth to first in oats production by 1889, with peak output in the upper Mississippi Valley and regional land use patterns.
Iowa farmers shifted from corn to oats to renew soil fertility and meet animal feed needs. The northwest, with large corn acreage, dominates oat cultivation yielding big harvests. Oatmeal boosted demand by 1880 and Cedar Rapids hosts the largest oatmeal mill. Improvements at Ames since 1905 produced new varieties like Io gold, replacing earlier types as farmers sought higher quality oats.
After his wife dies Tim Lacey cares for his children while facing debts and a return of his son Hank from New York. Hank explains his crash lifestyle and separation from wife Elaine as they seek to rebuild a strained life with Tim's support. Tim vows strength for his family amid tough choices.
The home declamatory contest is set for Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. Participants include Oratorical: Lois Brower Lyle Keiser Harold Keiser and Billy Van Dann. Dramatic: Opal Ballard Mary Holsapple Ruth Holsapple Dorothy Keiser Arlene Robison and Alene Robison. Humorous: Gladys Reade Grace Robison Kathryn Ann Sloan Mary Evelyn Evans and Beth Brower.
Funeral services for Eva Fitzsimmons 82 who died at Waterloo were held Sunday afternoon in the Presbyterian church with Dr. J R Fraser in charge. Mrs J R Fraser Mrs Mary Garret Miss Myrtle Davis and Miss Mary Catherine Minor sang with Mrs W S Brown as accompanist. Burial was in Oakland cemetery with pallbearers Marion Blanchard Robert Hesse E C Ohlwein Wilson McNeil Charles Bates Fred Wehmeyer.
County Treasurer W. E. Smith warned that a $1 penalty attaches after the week. About half of Johnson county operators had purchased the new plates by Monday. Only 4,278 plates were sold by late Saturday, well under last year’s totals.
Iowa City Peace council announced J Ray Murphy state insurance commissioner and former national commander of the American Legion will address residents at a town hall forum. The former University of Iowa athlete will discuss Peace and the American Legion.
North Liberty residents heard reports at the Mutual Telephone company annual meeting held Saturday. Officers elected: George Singleton president and manager Ernest Myers vice president John Neiderhisar secretary Young treasurer. Directors named: George Singleton H M Young Ernest Myers John Neuderhisar and Emil Novy. C C Green serves as operator and lineman.
The annual Scots celebration in Traer and vicinity marks Robert Burns birthday. Friday evening features George Thompson from Cedar Rapids with bagpipes and Miss Agnes Law as entertainer at the public library.
Ellen Wilkinson, the lone female labor member of the British house of commons, frames Edward VIII's abdication as a resignation for failing to meet employers standards. She contrasts British attitudes with American shock and links the Spanish Civil War to broader European rights abuses, noting economic injustice at its root and the danger to democratic government across Europe. The talk, given before about 1,000 at the Memorial Auditorium, also comments on Mrs Wallis Simpson and the king's interference in politics.
Miss Ethel Wieneke youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Wienke and Leland Barnhart eldest son of Mr and Mrs William Barnhart were united in a ceremony noted in local society columns.
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