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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
3
The report outlines proposed changes to farm price aid and retirement incentives. It notes talks on voluntary retirement of up to 50 million acres over five years, with studies suggesting impacts on net returns and market demand. The language is garbled but centers on farm program adjustments and safety of food supply.
Edward A Wearin announces the formation of Edward A Wearin Co Consultants to serve business farming ranching and financial investment management. Wearin is a Harvard Business School graduate and former vice president treasurer of Hawkeye National Investment Des Moines. He runs Wearin Brothers Cattle Ranch in Ryannis Nebraska and owns a 60 acre Red Oak farm. He served as a late senator and was a member of the Iowa Development Commission. He was chairman of the board of the United Cheese and Chris. Resident of Red Oak, married with four children.
For older people and other beneficiaries who keep working the recent changes allow higher earnings while continuing to draw some or all Social Security. The annual earnings thresholds have been raised enabling a person who earns up to 1.68 dollars to still collect all benefits. Even with higher earnings, some benefits may still be payable.
The old law set earnings limits for Inuit AASS through 1967. It explains how benefits may be affected when working and earning above certain yearly totals. It notes monthly checks may be withheld for earnings over limits and outlines the general handling of disability and dependent rules, with special provisions applying to disabled individuals and pensioners.
Mr. and Mrs Date Malcom and family hosted a dinner Monday in honor of Silas Swen Tabor's birthday. Guests included Mrs Slas Swett Harold Swett and David of Malvern. Howard Ford traveled to Council Bluffs to bring Mrs Harold McCain home from Malvern, she recently stayed at the Jeane Edmundson hospital for surgery and is sister of Mrs Fond.
Clyde DeVerne Osterfoss 28 died Thursday night when his car hit an Albers Central freight train in Webster City. He lived there, taught at Hamilton High School Blairsburg, and coached girls basketball and track from 1963 to 1966 before joining Malvern Community High. His four year old daughter Renee, also in the car, was seriously injured. Funeral services were held in Webster City with a second service in Cedar and burial at Oskaloosa. Survived by his wife Karen and daughter. several relatives attended the services from nearby communities.
February welfare expenditures totaled 5 323 157 dollars, down 12 873 from January. Old Age Assistance fell by 308 cases while Aid to Dependent Children rose by 186, with Mills and Fremont counties posting varied payments per category and a combined welfare load of 206 and 269 cases respectively.
The piece notes March 21 as the official arrival of spring with subtle changes already evident. Robins appear across town and sunrises grow earlier while sunsets lengthen. Spring’s timing is cautious, moving forward a step at a time amid gray clouds and the pale snow.
A breezy line notes that the willow has taken on a special spring look, signaling that warmer days and the season’s approach are near. The casual observation captures a local sense of seasonal change with simple, vivid imagery.
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell says egg prices farmers receive should rebound by summer after 1967 saw unprofitability from higher production and lower prices. He notes laying flock sizes remained above 1966 levels into early 1967, with hatchings down, and expects summer production to be 2 to 4 percent below last year with prices rising four to eight cents a dozen.
The writer explains Leap Year as a mathematical necessity and a tool to align years with the sun and seasons. He also jokes about an extra day affecting romance, calling it the girls open season on bachelors.
The Tabor Community Club sponsors the GHvolee choir from Clarinda Community College for a Monday evening concert on March 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the Tabor Congregational Church.
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