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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1954
Page
7
Wanted service in Sheldon Iowa for tree topping removal or any chain saw work. Contact Loren Fisher at 278 or call Le Mars I213W.
Social notes record Mr and Mrs James Cronin hosting in Meriden with Mrs Robert Mai and Carol Abo visiting, and Joseph Cronin and family calling. Justice court session in Kingsley with Sherff Frank Scholer observing, a young farm laborer fined after a trelfle charge incident, traffic law admonitions, and notes on subscriptions and local commerce. Also listed are military updates, family visits, and a roofing of local fare with Grees Dutchess Apples at The Old Barn.
A chaotic list from the Remsen area shows numerous buyers from Kingsley to Hull purchasing steers, sows, heifers, hogs, and yearlings with weights and prices. Notable names include A A Hamock & Son, Spink Bros, Herbert Ludwig, Elmer Warenharst, and Julius Winterfield among others, with prices ranging from about 4.25 to 25.75 per head.
Help The Teachers Babson Park Mass reflects on the Seventh Annual Conference of Businessmen and Educators at Babson Institute in Wellesley. It questions businessmen's support for education, cites reluctance to engage on curriculum and delinquency, and calls for real involvement beyond advertising. It notes three shortages in education and critiques a summer project pairing teachers with business work experiences.
A narrative recalls a trade association led effort to connect schools with business. It contrasts broad optimism with scarce summer programs in New England, then tells of a small firm sending a sales manager to a high school career day. The outcome showed strong community engagement can yield major orders and influence future business.
The Resolutions Committee moves toward action starting next week with a Spencer district meeting sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to gather input for a state wide questionnaire. Plymouth County will draft its own questionnaire for membership voting this fall and plan participation procedures. Last year over 900 Plymouth County Farm Bureau resolutions votes were recorded, a record high. Committee members attending Spencer on July 28 include Gail Hemmingsen, Cletus Sud telgte, Clord Gabel, Mrs. Elmer Kehrberg, Mrs. Weston Richardson, Eugene Lauters, Clarence Keffeler, Otto Kalas, Vance Spink, Omer Nason, J. Clark Tindall and Walter Eyres.
Gail Hemmingsen of Portland township was chosen at the last regular Farm Bureau board meeting to serve as vice president for the remainder of the year. He succeeds Willer Eyres who resigned at the same session. Mr Hemmingsen and his wife Miriam with their three sons Al Bruce and Scott operate a 240 acre farm four miles northeast of Akron on Highway 12.
Gail Gaines appointment makes him chairman of the County Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee. He has long served on the Resolutions and Legislative committees, led membership drives, and contributed to Farm Bureau programs. The board unanimously selected him as vice president, with confidence in his leadership.
Army seeks high school graduates for the Specific Schooling Program with 87 courses including maintenance of guided missiles and atomic weapons. Applicants must pass an apt test and provide background data for qualifications. Successful review yields an authorization letter to attend the chosen course. Contact M-Set. Garey at the Army Recruiting Station in Cherokee or Le Mars Selective Service Office Friday.
Iowa saves more than half the 1954 quota for series E and H United States savings bonds with 61 percent reached after six months. First half sales total 85 727 520 dollars, up 25 percent from 1953. Plymouth county chairman Gomlon Mennen notes county sales at 943 863 dollars for 7 90 percent of its 1954 quota. Citizens praised for bond purchases as half the year remains.
Mennen says wait for interest at bond maturity. E bonds suit those who prefer delayed payoffs. County data show six month purchases and quota attainment in Cherokee Sioux and Woodbury. Local notes cover WAC officer Alice O Keefe and several service family updates and thanks.
Dr George E Smith of Missouri argues plant nutrients negate soil fertility limits in dry seasons. He notes that organic matter provides most nitrogen and much phosphorus when unfertilized, but proper fertilizer use enhances root development and water use. Deep plow-down applications prove effective in dry years. small injections boost early growth but cannot replace soil moisture. The article promotes pelleted superphosphate 0-50-0-0 for August delivery.
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