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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1956
Page
11
A roundup of USDA activity reveals October 1956 purchases of butter cheddar cheese and nonfat dry milk totaling tens of millions of pounds, plus lard eggs hamburger pork and canned ham to stabilize prices and aid producers. The weekly tally highlights a broad government role in market management during election week.
Research men estimate more than 20 percent of the 1956 national corn crop will be shelled in the field. The rise is linked to picker-shellers, corn attachments for grain combines, and field huskers, with industry notes of earlier precedents and a likely rise in 1957 field harvesting share.
Lancaster County ranked high at the Eastern National Livestock Exposition with top herds and leading judges. Garden Spot youth competed along the arena length as breeders viewed a premier show and its strong advertising value.
Fifty years ago this week Prof. Holden of Iowa State promoted seed corn harvest day on the second Wednesday in October starting 1907 to allow farmers to select superior ears. His seed corn drive helped a large Iowa increase and stressed drying before freezes.
Charles E. Menches, 72, who devised the ice cream cone and helped popularize a national treat, died in Akron Ohio, recalling a World’s Fair moment when a waffle cone sparked the idea. He later founded the first ice cream cone factory in 1905.
A. B. Sibley, a sheep buyer, is captured in the Sanderson mountains after a tense chase with officers. He is mortally wounded and jailed for the murders of three ranchers in Valverde County on three consecutive days. Authorities say Sibley bought large herds from the victims and cashed checks at Del Rio before each slaying.
After the 65th annual Grange convention in Madison Wisconsin November 11 to 20 1931 a summary outlines proposed actions for 1931 32. Key points include state income tax adoption cooperative marketing agencies federal aid for small groups and war time drafts of money corporations and men. It also calls for a Great Lakes to Atlantic Canal project billboards curbs and old age insurance study plus shade tree planting along highways and stronger roadside protection.
A Sunday school lesson interprets the prodigal son as two wasteful paths. The younger son wastes wealth and love, while the older wastes by neglect. The father’s forgiveness highlights repentance, while the older son’s lack of realization suggests missed mercy.
Fire started in an upper room at Daniel Burns residence near Liberty Square Drumore Township. The blaze destroyed the house and contents and killed Daniel Burns. Miss Belle Burns alerted his son Harry as neighbors raced to save belongings but failed. The 72-year-old father, who helped fight the fire, died of exhaustion.
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