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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
23
Iowa farms produced 578 million pounds of milk in July, 2 percent below July 1951 and 14 percent under the 10-year average. January-July milk output reached 3.448 billion pounds, the lowest on record for that period. Egg production in July was about 344 million, 32 percent below July 1951 but 3 percent above the 10-year average.
West Liberty residents Mr and Mrs Haro Kirby and Mr and Mrs Wilfred Thompson spend the week in the Ozark Mountains. Richard Peters Mrs Kenneth Vanatta and Miss Janet Ping visited with Richard Ping at Great Lakes Illinois. Mrs Roy Rossman visited her son Jerry also stationed there. The Rev Clinton J Frank pastor of the Presbyterian church is a patient at Veterans hospital Iowa City.
Portions of the Caribbean National Forest report rainfall surpassing 200 inches annually. The high totals emphasize the region's extreme wet season patterns and impact on local ecosystems and watershed management.
Treasurer Roy E Tipton announces July distributions totaling 106635.16 allocated to many funds. Items include County general 1671.91 Court expense 266.51 Relief 533 State institutions 1263.37 and others such as Muscatine corporation 4280.04 Auto license 36993.05 Use tax 5287.89 Old age pension 65.90 District schools 13100.92 Drainage districts and miscellaneous 39148.38.
Cranston Noel Townsley chairs a meeting of 21 Spirit of 76 4-H members at Gary Lee's home. Kay Sulzberger is chosen to attend the state fair for two days with expenses paid. Delegates plan a state Capitol tour and West Liberty fair preparations. Next meeting set for Sept 15 at the Donald and John Duncan home.
Berkeley scientists report lab bred grasses with drought resistance and cud-friendly traits that may thrive on arid ranges. They cross blue wild rye with squirreltail to yield a tougher, spike-light forage and note a second method using colchicine to double chromosomes to create fertile new plant types.
Wilton weekend visitors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott home including Arch Schaffer Eve Vogel and numerous Schaffer brothers from Dayton Princeton Chicago and Wilton. The reunion marked 14 years since the brothers last met with other Scott family members attending. Mr and Mrs Rolland Claussen welcomed a newborn son at Mercy hospital.
In a light note on enduring summer heat Aunt Molly Harms wonders what happened to the once common palm leaf fans that sold for a nickel, a nostalgic glimpse of past merchandise and prices.
Muscatine county relief and care costs for July totaled 5202.08, up 826.95 from June’s 4375.13. Medical costs and aid to dependent children drove the increase. 65 cases were handled that month with 38 relief and 27 service. 21 cases closed. 38 relief cases included seven family cases involving 32 people. Expenditures covered general relief 455.54 medical relief 361.65 hospital 872.40 nursing care 107 county share of aid to blind 215.40 office 564.07 county share of aid to dependent children 2476.25 indigent venerea 70 miscellaneous 79.12.
J. D. Smith and Loretta L. Smith transfer lot 33 in Newell Heights addition to Beach Lumber and Supply Co. Clara A. Leath transfers to Thomas Tharp and Edna E. Tharp a tract in section 1-78-2W formerly along U S Highway 32. Warren H. Tutt transfers an undivided one sixth interest in lot 5 block 33 Abraham Smokey's addition to South Muscatine.
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