Farm Income Down as Hog Prices Hit Iowa Farmers
Iowa farmers earned 9.4 percent less cash from marketings in the first third of 1965 compared with the first four months of 1954, driven by a 16.8 percent drop in livestock cash receipts despite a 15.2 percent rise in crop receipts. Livestock and products account for about 80 percent of marketing receipts, while department store sales rise in 1955.
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Iowa
Iowa Business Digest
State University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Five Month Comparisons Show Rising Iowa Bank and Industry Metrics
The Digest notes a steady rise in 1955 versus 1914 figures with bank transactions up 6 percent and manufacturing employment up 2.8 percent. A month earlier four months comparisons showed bank activity up 44 percent and industrial jobs up 2.6 percent. Total construction contracts stay high, with 1955 building 44.1 percent above January-May 1954 and four-month figures 44.0 percent above last year.
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Digest
Iowa Business Digest
Half-Year Bond Sales Hit 64 Percent in Hardin County
In the first six months of 1955 Hardin county purchases of United States savings bonds reached 64 percent of the annual quota. County volunteer chair Robert W. Barlow of Iowa Falls reported total sales of 1,131,481 dollars, up from 1,119,004 dollars in the same period of 1954, surpassing national and state averages and marking the highest postwar volume for series E and H bonds in Iowa.
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United States Savings
Hardin County
Robert W. Barlow
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Adolescent Growth and Parental Trust Highlighted
A meditation on teenager growth and parental trust shows Cynthia and Mary learning to tell less to parents. Mothers reflect on guiding teens toward independence while maintaining support and understanding during puberty.
Ordinance designates two Iowa intersections as stop sites
The City of Didera Iowa designates the intersections of 11th Street with 17th and 12th Avenues as stop intersections. All vehicles and drivers must stop at all entrances to these intersections, with penalties described for violations.
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Pant Fee
Eudora Ee Antor
Taye
Ake Dora
Towa
11Th Street
17Th Avenue
Videra
Iowa
12Th Avenue
Ildora
New York City
Russia's fuel reserves mix by commodity
Russia's fuel reserve is reported as 94 percent coal with the remaining six percent comprising peat petroleum oil shale and natural gas.
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Russia
Ordinance punishment for misdemeanor fines and terms
The ordinance states that any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation faces a fine up to 100 dollars or imprisonment for up to 30 days. It declares conflicting ordinances repealed, and the measure becomes effective after publicity as provided by law. Signed purged date Mayors and clerks seal the enactment in 1956.
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George J. Innasen
Mechanization Boosts U S Coal Miner Output Since 1920
The American coal miner has become the most productive globally due to mechanization. From 1920 to 1954 the daily output per worker rose from about four tons to nine tons, more than doubling over the period.
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