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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
3
The article argues farmers should not rely on government supports and calls for market-based pricing. It cites 1949 statistics on farm income, wages, and consumer costs, noting a gap between grower prices and consumer prices. It lists example price spreads for common food items and argues for realism in farm policy and wage structures.
In Fish Haven the Relief Society will hold a guilt meeting during the week of April 14. A baby boy arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Izatt and mother and child were hospitalized in Logan. Elders party brought a basketball game a film and a pot luck supper. A traveling joke about flight time closes the item.
Local notes report visitors from Logan and Paris including Mr and Mrs Walter Earley Mrs Joseph Parker and others. Verdene Roberts wed Bob Crane in Bennington before his overseas Air Force deployment. A police miscommunication joke closes the piece with a driver and a shouted question.
A historic shift to an incentive payment for wool replaces the loan program. Payments depend on the average price farmers receive, with rates up to 24 percent of wool sales if the market dips below 62c per lb grease basis. Lamb and pulled wool incentives apply, with prompts on proofs, assignments, and a possible 1 cent per pound promotion deduction.
Bloomington residents hosted and visited kin with gatherings at the Nelson Haddock and Findlay homes. Guests included Ray Johnson, Lorna Haddock, Joe Hererra, Sarah Johnson, Ann Ward, and families from Garfield Cokeville Rexburg Salt Lake Pocatello, with several club meetings continuing through April.
Dred Hart reviewed The Gentle House by Anna Terrett Rose. Attendees included Lark Bateman Vera Haddock Alaire Hart Helen Jean Ward Mildred Hart Edyth Ward Ormi Talbot Nada Jean Thomas Gladys Jacobson Venna Derricott Lois Thomas Joyce Madsen Leona Payne Emma Krogue LaRue Pig gott Cleone Payne and the hostess.
Wheat growers will learn whether acreage allotments and marketing quotas apply for the next crop as the May 15 final proclamation date nears. The 1954 act shifted deadlines earlier and CCC holds a large wheat stock as carryover nears a record. A Marine assault helicopter carries 26 Marines.
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