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Newspaper
Opinion Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1973
Page
4
A 1973 column notes NFO tactics in the 1960s to rein in cattle and hog markets to lift prices, drawing quotes on militant labeling by media. It suggests renewed withholding until the Sept 12 freeze is lifted, arguing higher prices for both farmers and consumers amid inflation and grain market fluctuations.
Shelly Kruse turns four at a dinner hosted by the Lees family. Mrs. Shelby is hospitalized for Edmundson surgery prep. Travel, visits, and church circles fill August social life as families host, dine, and plan Bible study. Civic events include a steam tractor showing and a Limousin cattle group convention. People attend picnics, fairs, and school openings amid farm chores and reminiscences.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Schwehr and Opal Clowers led a cross country journey from North Dakota to Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Utah and Arizona visiting family and landmarks. They saw Old Faithful Grand Canyon Four Corners and enjoyed smooth travel with no gasoline shortages. Families from Council Bluffs West Point and Omaha joined in at various stops with notable gatherings including a reunion in North Dakota and a smoggy Denver layover.
Flossie Coghill reports a flurry of Sunday and weekend visits with many relatives. The roster includes Kester, Pierson, Chambers, Surface, Streeter, Prather, Van Scyoc, Van Seyoe, Johnson, and others from Glennwood Shenandoah Sidney Red Oak and Lincoln areas along with a Rainbow Girls anniversary and a tonsil surgery at Children’s Memorial Hospital.
East Liberty residents Mrs Josie Stotts and Mrs Max Stranathan hosted and visited with relatives across Malvern Emerson and Council Bluffs. Parkers and Stephens families held picnics and attended a church wedding in Council Bluffs.
Cool temperatures grip Mills County with nightly lows in the low 50s and no measurable rainfall in weeks. Forecast shows moisture expected mid week, with daily readings from Glenwood Water Pollution Control Plant noting highs in the 60s to 80s and lows in the 50s.
Arvin Brogard of Glenwood Tractor Service flew to Milwaukee Wisconsin last Sunday to join an advanced mechanics training course sponsored by Allis Chalmers Corp.
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