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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
6
Mills County Farm Bureau reports 1924 to 1926 tax adjustments cut quarter section levies. Average per acre value fell from 72.38 to about 64.67, cutting tax on a quarter section from 233.64 to 2489 less in 1926. Officials credit organized farm bureau effort and state cooperation for savings and plan a county wide membership drive starting September 14 to broaden impact.
Bankers across Mills county responded enthusiastically to a drive for funds to aid junior club work. Many volunteers pledging more than requested, with club members appreciating the generosity. The piece stresses encouragement and personal engagement over mere cash gifts as the best investment in youth. Two future events are announced: livestock and field day on September 23 at the R. C. Hopp farm in Glenwood township, and September 30 at the Ld. Robbins farm with events spreading to Anderson and Indian Creek townships. Cattle feeding results and yearling observations will be shown, along with hog management demonstrations and women’s programs including poultry work. Details to follow.
The monthly Farm Bureau board meeting convened at the office last Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Vice President Wearin, Secretary Mrs. D. C. Cunningham, Treasurer Henry Buch, and directors W. C. Donner, J. M. Johnson, H. W. Sawyers, and R. K. Henderson. Minutes from the prior meeting were read, corrected, and approved. A motion urged finance committees for the county celebration to settle all outstanding bills promptly and report at the next meeting. P. M. Cadwell, previously appointed, was to appear.
The scene at Polo Grounds featured Sid Mercer and Frenkman Adama as conspirators in a staged ringside dialogue during the Joe Johnson Jim Jeffries championship. Telegraph readers heard two rival narrators foreshadowing the fight with humorous but fanciful accounts. The crowd pressed closer as Mercer posed to declare a winner, while dispatches remained unaware of the outcome.
A census taker visits a Cincinnati household, where the head, loaded with encyclopedia facts, explains why he believes he will have only three children. He cites a line saying every fourth child is Chinese, highlighting a dated ethnic stereotype revived at census times.
An old Shakespearean actor, stuck in a Michigan town, stays at a local hotel awaiting funds to return to Chicago. With no tips, staff ignore him until he commands a bellboy in a humorous exchange about laundry.
Des Moines describes corn yield of 40.8 bushels per acre from about 1,000 reports as of August 1, up 12.5 from last year and 2.2 above the ten year average. Projected Iowa crop totals about 449.6 million bushels, a 48 percent increase from last year, with regional variation from poor in the northwest to excellent in the east. some northwest townships report total failure.
Des Moines Iowa August 15 Eleven percent was cut off the farm land valuations in the equalizations of the state executive council as compared to the adjusted valuations in 1923. The Department of Agriculture collected figures from all counties to equalize, proving farm land values must be lower to be fair with other property. A large delegation of farmers supported the move and presented their conditions and values.
Des Moines reports Iowa apple production at 41 percent of normal, with 28 percent summer, 35 percent fall, and 37 percent winter varieties. Berry yields range 43 to 51 percent. pears 36, plums 29, grapes 46 percent. Vegetables vary 66 percent for early potatoes to 85 percent for sweet corn.
A fragmented set of quotes notes German refugees entering Poland sparking nationalist anger while observers discuss security conference terms, birth rates, and economic outlook. American incomes in 1924 show most under 3650000 while some rise above. The mix of satirical clips and headlines reflects a volatile press snapshot.
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