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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
6
Treasury Dept urges farmers to invest earnings in War Bonds during the 4th War Loan. It highlights farm productivity, rising incomes, and the role of 4 Series E bonds offering $4 back for each $8 invested at maturity. It stresses financial planning, security, and sustaining war effort through maximum investment.
The Palo Alto County Holstein Breeders Association met January 14 at the Kermore Hotel Ennetsburg with Elmer Hanson and Wm. Diamond present. Election of officers kept the same lineup: Ronald Chapman president Carl Peterson vice president Fred Spies secretary treasurer Owen Anderson and others as directors. Details cover membership dues and minimum fees for grade and purebred cattle, plus the association’s educational work and 4-H support.
The Palo Alto Farm Service Board met Friday January 14 to organize for the coming year. Martin Simonson replaces longtime president Joe Oakes, with Joe Hassel elected vice president and Charles Newell as secretary. Other members include J. W. Sharp and F. Seagren. Harold C. Erskine remains manager. Offices are above the Council Oak Store in Emmetsburg. At the Ringsted annual meeting the Farm Service Company amended its articles to operate as a Farm Bureau entity with Farm Bureau members holding common and voting stock.
E H Birmingham, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Iowa, reminds the public that less than sixty days remain to prepare and file 1943 US income tax returns. With about 850000 returns due by March 15, a last minute rush is expected. Taxes for 1943 must be paid by March 15, not quarterly. If credits leave part unpaid, a one year postponement without interest may apply for up to half of the forgiven balance. Bring 1943 figures, 1942 return if possible, estimates and Form 1125. Omaha Neb Jan 22. Immediate need for auto mechanics at Ordance Service Command shop at Omaha’s Aksarben Field. Mechanics will be paid 14 to 97 cents hourly with overtime over 40 hours. Applications at 416 Post Office building or U S Employment Service office.
The state health department reports 418 undulant fever cases across 89 counties in 1943, up 22 percent from 1942’s 833. The rise aligns with a long upward trend since 1988, linked to higher livestock production and improved reporting. Brucellosis spreads via contact with infected cows or raw dairy products, with farmers and packing house workers most affected in 1948.
The department notes a marked rise in disease among farm workers linked to increased farm production and slaughtering. Reports show 181 farmers ill in 1943 versus 150 in 1942, with lower figures in prior years. direct contact is the main transmission mode.
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