11 Apr 1949
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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1949
Page
1
Farmers doubt the Brannan Plan calling it revolutionary yet politically clever offering guaranteed incomes to many, lower consumer prices, and rigid controls. The plan's cost is estimated at $10 billion funded by higher taxes on prosperous farmers, payrolls, and business profits, with later consequences for compliance.
A dated mix of agricultural supply promotions and notes on seeds oats and barley for delivery including Chippewas Irish Cobblers Early Ohios Red Warbas Pontiacs Bliss Triumphs and Montcalm barley with pricing on seed potatoes hay flax and lawn care products plus a side historical tax anecdote and warnings about weevil in sweet clover seedings and oat feeds with non sequiturs about beetles and garden items
The writer condemns a proposed plan as a return to old methods of leveling by cutting down the successful. It would hit productive farmers hardest while aiding those who farm small, comparing the scheme to English socialistic control. The piece argues farmers and townspeople alike will accept the shift until consequences emerge.
A Farm Bureau president disputes a Globe Post item about a Farm Bureau attorney who drank serum labeled virus. The piece explains serum versus virus labeling, how the virus is carried in serum, and that a small amount of phenol is added to weaken the virus.
Readable notes cover local social news and town happenings. Announcements include Fern Shawhan and Edward Ostberg wedding plans and a June ceremony, a new baby for Lloyd and Mrs Gandy, and various visits, illnesses, and hospital stays among residents and families in Lake Mills, Sioux City, Des Moines, and Hawarden.
The bride in a grey dress with black accessories and her sister in navy attended a church ceremony in Ireton. The groom wore grey and the best man blue. They will reside in Hudson, South Carolina, where the groom works at H Brunner Blacksmith Shop. The bride has many local friends and well wishes follow. Also noted, the Girls Society of the Christian Reformed church held a spring sale and bazaar in the church basement on Tuesday evening. Mrs Edward Moder and family of Denver, Colorado, left after visiting the groom's aunt, Mrs Linda Kluter, and other relatives here.
Westfield Special notes Thursday night LP.F. meeting at Congregational church led by Roger Banks Bill Joseph and Randall Knapp. They compared versions of The Crucifixion and held a discussion afterward. Next Thursday April 7 the meeting moves to M P Spaulding home with Norma Bliss in charge. Several local residents visited, dinners hosted, and a Westfield ball team plans to begin.
Much has been done toward reducing these losses with new drugs and chemicals such as sulfas penicillin and phenothiazine. Some causes remain stubborn requiring increased knowledge neighbor cooperation and vigilance. Healthy livestock production is the path to expanding meat markets. veterinarians at local state and federal levels offer help, and tough problems should be saved for a brainy day.
Mrs Av Hawks hosts a small party Thursday honoring her daughter June Ann who will celebrate her 8th birthday. Westfield basketball team lost to Union in a tournament where the club finished runner up. Mr and Mrs Lyle McInnish spent Sunday evening with Philip Beau Bien Jr and relatives in Akron.
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