Wickard highlights price ceilings and farm rally in wartime
Secretary Claude Wickard outlines workable livestock price ceilings and urges farmers to lead inflation fight while supporting repeal of parity limits. Commodity Credit Corporation to manage price, storage and processing for cotton seed flaxseed peanut and soybean crops as U S farmers boost production to nine percent over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Wickard
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
AAA
North Central
Towa
Jones County
Tobiason Bros Purchase Holstein From Shover in Monticello
Tobiason Brothers of Monticello bought a Holstein Friesian from Thomas Shover. Change of ownership officially recorded by The Holstein-Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro Vermont. The 1941 registry year saw 8 255 certificates issued to Iowa breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobiason Brothers
Monticello
Thomas Shover
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Iowa
Interesting Letter From Pvt Babcock In Alaska
Pvt Paul Babcock, stationed in Alaska, receives a three by two foot letter from sister Ila of Iowa Falls. The paper crafted letter uses cutout words and pictures from newspapers and magazines, with local news bits embedded between lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul Babcock
Alaska
Ila
Iowa Falls
Progress
Dyersville
Hazelwood
Grinnell
Best Price for Beef at Jones County Fair Shows 17.50 Cwt
Rain delayed the 4 H sale of baby beeves and pigs at the Jones County fair. Kenneth Brunscheen of Wyoming sold an 800 pound calf for 17.50 per cwt to Honeymead Co. Merle Jansen’s pig, 240 pounds, sold for 25 per cwt to Helgens brothers of Monticello. Total cattle receipts were 7,756.61 and pigs 3,550.05 with averages of 15.47 and 15.62 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Kenneth Brunscheen
Wyoming
Honeymead Com
Merle Jansen
Anamosa
Helgens Brothers
Monticello
Cattle Sell for 16.25 at Chicago Market
Jones county cattle reached the top price of 16.25 per hundredweight at the Chicago Stock Yards on Tuesday. The peak lot came from August Ahrendsen’s feedlots in Oxford Junction, consisting of 23 prime heavy beeves averaging 1367 pounds sold for eastern shipment.
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Jones County
Chicago
Ahrendsen
Oxford Junction
Dairy Cattle Congress Opens Sept 7 to 13 War Time Expo
The Dairy Cattle Congress and Allied Shows run September 7 through 13 focusing on the Food-for-Victory program. Over 2,000 exhibitors, 275 in cattle, with 1272 head including 332 Holsteins and other breeds. International entries come from Canada and states like Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The event features the National Belgian Horse Show with 223 Belgians, plus allied events such as the Mid-West Industrial Exposition and American Poultry Congress. Activities include educational exhibits, judging, demonstrations, Hippodrome shows, livestock parades, and performances by circus acts and horse displays each afternoon and evening.
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Dairy Cattle Congress and Allied Shows
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Alberta
Canada
America
Oklahoma
Michigan
19 First Aiders In Scotch Grove
A Scotch Grove report notes the final meeting of a first aid course with 19 of 21 completing the work and tests. The group held Thursday sessions at Timber schoolhouse and plans for advanced work were not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Raymond Naylor
Thomas Streets
Henry Rickels
August Brokens
Henry Heiken
Jack Heiken
Donald Leggett
Hollyce Chase
Ruth McNeilly
Ruth Hanson
Center Junction
Leslie Balster
W. B. Clark
Frank Kiburz
Rialto Kuehl
Irvin Leggett
A. B. Cass
Billy Kiburz
Ann Dusanek
Monticello
Joe Barron
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Ruth
Alice Clark
Leonard McKinstry
Onslow
Harry Kuhns
L. J. Hughes
Rosemary Zirkelbach
Clay Township
Eloise Sutherland
Albert City
Carlene Stahlberg
Center School
Jean Royden
Alfreda Husman
Builder Detective Recalls Cement Block Boat Exit
Police Detective A M Soderberg of St Paul built an 18 foot boat in his basement and now must remove 22 cement foundation blocks to free it. He insists he planned it that way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Soderberg
St. Paul
Soderberg
Jones county war board surveys fencing material supply
Lorenz T. Lorenzen reports 22 Jones county firms surveyed for fencing materials staples and nails amid wartime needs. No barb wire found, but 110 rods woven wire 195 rods poultry netting and thousands of pounds of smooth wire baling wire staples and nails noted. Local buyers seek allocations and priorities for smooth wire.
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Jones County War Board
Lorenz T. Lorenzen
War Board
Jones County
Earl Byerly
Anamosa
Monticello
L. T. Lorenzen
Don Wherry
Oxford Township
Lorenzen
Baby Teeth Need Early Care and Dentist Visits
The article notes that a baby's first tooth appears around six months, with most baby teeth present by age two and first permanent molars by age six or seven. It warns that neglect leads to cavities and pain, stressing dental visits by age two and regular checkups to catch issues like cross bite and jaw alignment early.
Boy and dog disrupt Parkersburg roadway incident
A boy, two girls on a horse, and a dog caused a small collision in Parkersburg on Friday afternoon. The dog bit the horse causing the animal to rear and throw the girls to the pavement. Irma Van Hausen and Barbara Weigmann were involved, with Albert Huisman owning the dog. Neither girl was seriously hurt. Also mentioned are Anerd Grant’s four pounds of coffee returning to Sweden and a 1910 Ford car being salvaged by junk-yard workers after a tire burst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Sullivan
Kansas City
Ralph Poole
Winifred
Patty
Webb City
Evelyn Courtney
Waterville
A. B. Nichols
Center Junction
Gilbert Cooper
Anamosa
Esther Sinclair
Clifton Abbott
Cooper
Sullivan
Poole
Nichols
Otto Lange
Harrison Loomis
Garth
Eileen Loomis
Colorado Springs
Monticello
Dubuque
Charles A. Sutherland
Louis Hanken
Wyoming
Sutherland
Hanken
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
John Otten
Marvin Lacock
J. Lacock
Mount Vernon
M. M. Sinclair
Ethel Courtney
Muscatine
C. P. Abbott
Miss Courtney
Oak Drive
Fort Lewis
Wash
Raymond Wright
Sydney
Neb
Henry Oltman
Clinton
Henry J. Rickless
Henry J. Buscher
Lamont
John Buscher
Parkersburg
Albert Huisman
Irma van Hausen
Barbara Weigmann
Sweden
Anerd Grant
Marengo
E. E. Newell
Eldora
Uncle Sam
Real Estate Transfers Include Several Parcel Moves
E J McKinstry and Irene transfer land to Elizabeth Ann Niles for 1 dollar and other considerations. T P English assigns joint ownership with John C Nissen and Cora L Nissen, property north of public highway, for 1 dollar. Frances Buresh Louise Brown Howard Mary Hudrick and Raymond Hudrlik transfer part of section 25 83 1 totaling about 100 acres for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. McKinstry
Irene
Elizabeth Ann Niles
Kimball
Webster
Brickley
T. P. English
John C. Nissen
Cora L. Nissen
W d Swan
Frances Buresh
Fred J
Louise Brown
Howard
Mary Hudrick
Raymond Hudrlik
Mary Hudrlik
M St. P Ry Co
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Olin
United Nations
Farners
Tobiason Bros
Shover
Bolson
Bolson’s
Marshall Shumway
Morrison
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Co
Center Junction Creamery Co
Produce Company
Garden Tools
Burrichter
E. First Street
Ana
C. B. Burrichter
Lee Bebee
Christy
Edith Christy
Ray C. Hoag
Dairy Cattle Congress
Lois Livingstone
Lloyd Robertson
Joann Miller
Fairview Oriole Club
Jean Ann Freese
Henry Adams
Irene Leytem
Lovell Happy Helpers
Express
Clifton Abbots
L. E. Hutton
Herman Lange
F. C
Oltman
Maynard Kuhns
Wiliam Ahlrichs
Minnesota
Kuhns
Chester A. Condit
General Insurance Agency
War Production Board
Bay
Ligzie
Childress Motor Company
Arend Balster’s Stores
Quart
Golden Valley
Iowa Electric
Reddy Kilowatt
Hattie
Ceroloh Ae
Sumeh
Johnny
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