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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
13
Government purchases from May 1 to 31 totaled 460,195 cases of shell eggs, plus 15,528,750 pounds of frozen eggs and 874,500 pounds of dried eggs. Prices across major markets rose 2 to 3.5 cents, with May receipts and storage movements remaining heavy and holdings about 7 percent below last year.
Hog prices eased slightly this week despite moderate receipts as wholesale fresh pork markets gained, with 10 to 35 cent declines in interior markets early in the week and a Friday rebound of about 5 cents. Chicago loins led gains of 1 to 2 dollars per hundredweight, while Joins and other centers rose 3 to 5 dollars. Receipts for the five days totaled 129,400 head in the interior, below last year and May averages, with sow movement increasing in some northern areas.
Fayette County 4-H girls clubs elected officers at the annual Rally day with Carmen Seedorff Arlington as president Floy Morgan Stanley as vice president Mary Delight Bell Oelwein as secretary and treasurer and Arlene Amundson Clermont as historian Special to The Gazette About 150 attended the Third district Jersey Parish show and state picnic with juried champions led by Just Right Victor and Royal Valiant La Belle George L Wood and Sutherland Dows exhibitors showcased numerous blue ribbons in senior junior and aged cow classes and judging teams were chosen to compete at the All Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids in August
NEW F. B. QUARTERS ANAMOSA The Jones county Farm Bureau located new offices in the sub basement of the new post office building. The Maquoketa Valley REA leased the old quarters in the National Bank building.
Four Linn county 4-H girls clubs tied for first in the Picture study review at Marion during the Linn county 4-H Rally day. Banner Valley Roosters Clinton Climbers Indian Creek Bluebirds and Linns Best all scored perfect. Clinton Climbers won the music contest with Banner Valley Boosters second and Fairfax Jolly Juniors third. About 175 people attended. 104 club members. Miss Lucille Gove honored as honorary life member ahead of July 1 departure to New Jersey.
Manchester will establish a vocational agriculture department at Manchester high school with a new 30 by 70 foot building. The facility will include a student lab and will host adult night classes in vocational agriculture. Estimated cost is about $3,000. W H Magdefrau, a 13 year veteran including seven years directing a similar course at Strawberry Point, is hired as director starting July 1.
Marvin Matthes of Wellman was chosen as president at the Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association annual meeting in Washington Ia Dean Johnson of Brighton was named vice president A L Duensing of Washington and Stanley Bush of Wellman were elected directors Alvin Lueder was rehired as tester The association plans its fifteenth year starting July 1 and signs up full members A picnic is set for August 5 in Wellman with Wallace Eash Stanley Eash Frank Eash and D G Yoder as committee in charge
H H Rohwedder of Olin says 83 rough hogs fed PROTEK since April 11 began gaining quickly. He notes heavy water intake and plans to sell about 40 hogs next week at about 250 pounds each. Source from Francis Gro oy of Wyoming, Ia.
Malcom new county 4-H officers were elected during Poweshiek Rally Day with about 200 in attendance. Mary Jean Wells of Montezuma was named president, Betty Jean Olson of Grinnell vice president, Wilma Grace Hudson of Montezuma secretary treasurer, and Lauretta Lincoln of Grinnell historian. The county 4-H president was also chosen as best groomed girl for the Ames state convention. Mrs Loren D Brown of Brookly n, wife of the county agent, was inducted as an honorary member.
Special to The Gazette Monticello The Jones County Fair association hosted a Friday noon dinner for Eastern Iowa Fair Managers association county supervisors Farm Bureau officers county agents from neighboring counties and 4 H club members Represented fairs included Osage Decorah Nashua Waverly Cresco Independence Marshalltown Tipton Eldon Eldora Maquoketa West Liberty Postville West Union and Monticello The Waterloo Dairy congress All Iowa Dairy show and the state fair were also listed.
Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors meets in Edin April session. Minutes approve May 20 1941 minutes. Soldiers exemptions granted for 1940 taxes payable 1941. County Engineer reports on secondary road districts in Marion Otter Creek and other townships. Jailer appointment, tax sale certificate assignment, adjusted hours, and purchase approvals for tractor and scraper. Numerous relief payments and road maintenance claims listed. Adjournment to May 31 1941 and May 31 cash totals recorded.
Dr Charles E Friley president of Iowa State college will be made an honorary member of the Iowa 4-H girls organization at their state convention induction ceremony to be held here next week Mrs Edith Barker is in charge of 4-H girls work The Calhoun county girls will perform the ceremony Thursday evening June 12 before an audience of about 1590 girls and leaders from all Iowa counties
The Agriculture Department announced a loan schedule for this year's wheat crop averaging about 98 cents a bushel, set at 85 percent of parity under new legislation to support market prices for major crops. The plan covers base rates for principal bread-train markets and a formula for stored grain loans, whether on farms or in smaller markets.
Three prime, 68 choice and 31 medium lambs were sold in a graded sale here organized by the Washington County Sheep and Wool Growers association. Charles Marek and Glen Dunbar led the event with Le Hegg grading. High bid came from Guy Cole of Peterson Sheep Company for Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids. Prime lambs brought 13 dollars, 12.50 for choice and 11.25 for medium, among 114 head including some common lambs and wethers. A second sale is planned for June 25 with more lambs expected.
Special to The Gazette POSTVILLE Eight of 79 entries scored 95 percent in the state educational butter contest. Judges used the committee method. Butter producers achieving 95 included Fred Gernand Volga City Francis Giblin Ossian P E Frettem Estherville Irvin Wardenburg Williams burg Milo Bakke Lake Mills C J Cunningham Rockford H P Geil Estherville Howard Holthaus Edgewood. In a men's judging contest L L Lehman Elgin was top with one point off. Woman winner was Mrs Walter Wascow Waucoma also one point off official placings.
Henry Gerdes a Marion area farmer sold a Brown Swiss bull weighing 1,690 pounds on the Chicago market for $9 per hundredweight, marking the top price for bulls there in a decade. Orval Quass, Cedar Rapids area, sold 26 dead Seattle cattle at Chicago for $1,050 per hundredweight the same day.
Patrons of the Silver Spring Cooperative Creamery received 41 cents per pound for first half of May cheese fat total production led by Fred Scheidel with 3697 pounds.
The Cedar Rapids Seventh Day Adventist Church will resume regular services at 3424 First Avenue East on Sabbath June 7. Sabbath School begins at 9 45 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. All are invited.
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