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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Page
6
The Chicago stockyards face a potential strike with CIO Packinghouse Workers planned to picket at all gates starting Wednesday. Workers in good standing may be refused entry, aiming to pressure concessions at Armour Swift and Wilson packers.
William Kahl was elected president of the Lowden Farmers Cooperative. Paul Klipp and Paul Kruckenberg were named vice president and secretary, with directors Martin Werndt Herman Richmann Emil Dircks and William Fehling. Ninety eight decks shipped in 1940 yielded farmers $86 525 92 in proceeds.
Len Flage was elected president of the Ludlow township Allamakee county Hot Shots 4-H club. Leo Klecke was named vice president Rever Feet secretary treasurer. The club has ten members.
A distorted, partial text describes Farm Bureau resistance to new federal farm fee policies and the LSDA plan to remove workers from union dues. The fragment hints at clashes over whether farmers should organize or rely on Washington, with months ahead likely to test those positions amid broader policy shifts.
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America logged a record 145 423 registrations in 1940, 20 000 above 1929, with 51 414 transfers the highest since 1931. The year saw new butterfat records and average yields over 400 pounds per cow, plus 750 new members.
Observations blend defense and unity themes into spring wardrobes with Brazilian beige Rio red Bogotta blue Lima lemon and Independence red. Hats resemble sombreros and Indian jewelry gains popularity while Yankee fabrics show kitten’s ear flannels herringbone and oatmen weaves in bright country woman styling.
Membership as of Dec 31, 1940 was 3200 with 1403 animals in 54 herds classified the best year for classifications since 1930. Fourteen breeders received Pro sioseye Breeders certificates compared with nine in 1939.
Clark was reelected president of Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative Inc at Postville with Spera named vice president and Tague reelected secretary treasurer. Oleson was elected director, and officers formed a committee to vote with Tri-State Power Cooperative LaCrosse. The board approved a $270000 loan and noted progress toward goal of 1200 miles of line serving 3000 members across Allamakee Clayton Fayette counties.
Charles W. Brown of Marcus Indiana was convicted by a Minneapolis federal jury of fraudulent use of the mails to obtain Percheron pedigrees by false representations. He received a nine month sentence in a federal penitentiary, the Percheron association said this marked the first such government prosecution.
Seventy four hogs sold with top price $17.25 a head at the Walker sale reported by Vernon Winn secretary. Sheep brought $575 per head, veal calves $21.50, sixty sold. Milk cows topped at $81.50 for a Holstein. Feeder cattle ranged $4 to $9.75 cwt with several feeder heifers at $7.80 to $9.
At the John Olinger farm sale near Strawberry Point cows brought 85 dollars a team of horses sold for 264 dollars a 2 year old colt 82 50 brood sows at 25 each Higs reached 810 alfalfa hay five dollars a ton a binder sold for 65 dollars and a manure spreader for 80 dollars.
Agricultural discussional sessions sponsored by BAE and the federal bureau of agricultural economics are set in eastern Iowa this month. Iowa City hosts March 11 12 with eight counties invited and talks on What Do National Defense Policies Mean to Farmers. Oelwein hosts March 16 17 with scholars from University of Wisconsin Louisiana and Northwestern discussing price spreads decentralization and monetary policy amid panel discussions.
Linn county news reports the organization of the fourteenth 4-H girls club in Linn with Miss Lucille Gove supervising. Officers named Melda Miller president Bonnie Elson vice president Maxine Quaas secretary Evelyn Buresh reporter and Hazel Miller historian. Members include Vivian Swallom Dorothy Coombs Alice Miller Alma Hopker Bernice Miller Dorothy Coleman Betty Allman Genevieve Ransier Lois Blackford. Leaders are Mrs Hemmerling Mrs Buresh and Miss Quaas with meeting at Arlene Quaas home north of Cedar Rapids. Enrollment in Linn totals 189 as reported.
Eighteen girls met with Miss Ruth Gallentine Iowa county H D A at Darlene Hamblin's West Amana home to form a 4-11 girls club for the Amana colonies including Middle High West South and Amana Darlene Hamblin was named president Helen Pitz vice president Rosie Leonhardt secretary Drucilla Stumpff treasurer Helen Berger reporter and Marie Bretschneider historian Their study project for the year is clothing.
Des Moines reports a six point farm program appears in 59 bills read in the Iowa House after a five day recess. Key measures include forcing insurance companies to sell farm lands faster after foreclosure, hog grading with six weight classes, licensing sale barns, and redirecting funds from road to farm-to-market projects.
At the Monona Farmers' Cooperative Commission meeting on Saturday the 1941 officers were reelected Walter Kaiser as president Fred Drahn as vice president and Wendell Baskerville as secretary treasurer.
The Board authorizes canceling suspended taxes for 1929 and 1930 on specific lots and approves suspending 1939 taxes payable in 1940 for Old Age Assistance recipients. It assigns a tax sale certificate to the State Board of Social Welfare and tallies county cash across offices, then lists numerous welfare expense payments and payrolls. The session adjourns sine die after extensive accounts.
Special to The Gazette Winthrop Iowa Collins estate farm comprising 200 acres two miles south of Winthrop was purchased by Lowell E Walter of Des Moines for 105 per acre The farm includes well maintained buildings in good condition In Waukon Miss Marie Burka sold 9314 acres in Union township Allamakee county to Donald Cooper for 4500 dollars or 48 per acre The transactions detail Iowa farmland activity with named buyers and places.
The first of five educational meetings for sheep and wool growers of eastern Iowa led by C. W. McDonald, Ames extension specialist, is set for Tipton Tuesday evening for Cedar county farmers. Remaining sessions run March 6 Sigourney, March 7 Marengo, March 8 Marshalltown, and March 15 West Union.
Poweshiek county Farm Bureau women will hold their annual Achievement day program in Montezuma on March 25. The program includes a music recognition contest and music by the county women's chorus. Mrs. Raymond Sayre will give a talk, and each township studying home project work will present program numbers or exhibit booths.
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