Iowa Provides Spark To Start National Plan
Iowa moves to promote dairy markets through the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission, helping spur the national ADA growth from 12 to 36 states. War alters dairy supply and demand, with continued advertising and education needed to boost public appreciation of dairy foods and health value. Fresh milk gains prominence in Army rations and Navy beverages, with hospitals and pharmaceuticals relying on milk as a key food.
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Dairy Month Focus Highlights Iowa Dairy Leaders
In June Dairy Month observances, Iowa dairy farmers are praised for maintaining record milk production amid shortages. The piece honors dairy workers and outlines postwar plans to keep markets strong through the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission, the National Dairy Council, and the American Dairy Association, stressing cooperation among farmers, processors, merchants, and homemakers to ensure daily dairy availability nationwide.
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First mutual fire insurer founded in 1762 by Franklin
The first mutual fire insurance company in the country was established in 1762 with Ben Franklin as a pivotal figure. It remains active and has eight years left to complete two centuries of service to its members.
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First Graduate Architect Clifford Ricker 1872 Illinois
The article notes Clifford Ricker as America's first architecture graduate, finishing in 1872 at the University of Illinois. It mentions the War Dead Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois with 69,000 seats, a gift from alumni in honor of World War I dead. It also cites Marvin Jones founding Dairy Month in Washington and urges the dairy industry to support the war effort. A preliminary 1945 Census of Agriculture for Fayette County reports 2,935 farms, 448,741 acres, and an average farm size of 153 acres, with figures subject to correction.
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