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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1957
Page
7
The notice states low sale price of scratch pads at 18 cents per pound with little buyer response. It notes Sioux City wholesale prices range 30 to 45 cents per pound including labor. The Globe-Past cannot sell at 18 cents, proposes selling at 15 cents per pound to clear stock. Come and get yours.
Babson Park Massachusetts February seven. Two basic financial problems face cities today: higher interest on borrowed money and higher teacher salaries amid shortages. He argues teachers are not paid for productivity, and that public schooling is inefficient as textbooks and outsiders burden teachers, yielding limited student brain development.
A speaker promotes teaching children about their brains from first grade onward. He urges spelling Brains on report cards and linking reading interests to understanding brain function. He claims humans use only 3% of brain capacity and boosting to 6% could raise efficiency, living standards, health, and happiness, justifying higher teacher salaries.
A reader complains about being billed for an ad misdirected to another paper and editors explain clipping scams. An Iowa letter protests ASC favoritism in soil bank payments, recalling schoolyard lessons and questioning why committeemen neglect farmers during harvest and farm loads.
A reader argues for higher pay and mocks labor and farm groups in a pointed letter to the Globe-Post. He cites raising wages from 41 to 45 and laments losing neighborly pinochle time, then urges scrutiny of the Farm Bureau over unions, signing as Leonard J. Welch of Akron Jows.
The Globe-Post defends its coverage of an Iowa egg grading law lobbied by the Farm Bureau. It claims early publication of the issue to warn farmers and notes some Farm Bureau members dislike the law, which farmers see as a major swindle benefiting middlemen.
Training School Leaders from all Plymouth County women’s clubs invited to attend the Family Living program focused on time and energy management. Organizers aim to equip attendees with practical skills for home life leadership and community involvement.
Le Mars residents attend an adult education session led by Eva Lund, County Extension Home Economist, at the R E A building at 10 a m on Friday February 13 as part of the Extension Service program to help homemakers work efficiently for better family and community life. St Anthony's circle at St James parish hall chaired by Mrs Thomas Mitchell and co chair Mrs Lau Jenne Sunow plans a spring bake sale and regular monthly meetings with a luncheon served at close.
Santa Maria No 179 hosts annual guest night and Valentine party on Tuesday evening February 2 at 8:00. Social committee led by Mrs Ray Ernst and Mrs Bill Timmins. Lunch committee headed by Mrs Lea Nemmers and team.
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