Policy and bulletins share space for reader opinions
The Chronicle invites reader comments on published material and explains editorial rights. It lists bulletins from 1959 to 1963 covering agricultural variety tests and performance data for crops. Copies are obtainable via Iowa State University extension services to aid farmers in selecting suitable varieties.
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Mary
Towa
Iowa Bailey and
Morrill Hall
Iowa State University
Ames
Vander Waal Tops Ford Salesmen Honor
R L Vander Waal of Ulrich Motor Co in Pella Iowa will receive Ford Motor Co Sales Award at a Des Moines banquet on April 4 honoring top Ford dealership car and truck salesmen of 1963 in the Des Moines district. J T Cagnar Ford Division district sales manager says awards recognize excellent retail sales and the award is part of the Ford 300 500 Club founded in 1950 to honor outstanding salesmen.
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Ford Motor Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Ford
J.T. Cagnar
Asphalt or concrete debate delays Interstate 80 policy
Senator Martin Wiley of Cedar Rapids criticizes a Senate move to ban asphalt from Interstate 80 projects. He argues engineers should decide material use, not legislators, citing soil, traffic, and cost considerations. He notes asphalt’s flaws versus concrete in long runs and urges Cedar Rapids North Main Street be paved with concrete.
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Martin Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Des Moines
West Branch
Iowa
E Senate
Tama
Pella
North Main Street
North Main
Iowa Clairvoyants Predict Reapportionment Fate
In a satirical take Governor Harold Hughes Robert Ray and Evan Hultman are likened to clairvoyants reading Iowa reapportionment hopes. The piece mocks predictions about Senate and House layouts, party fairness, and potential federal court challenges while urging a fair bill and possible constitutional test cases. It ends with a wink that Iowans want a fair share and to be willing to share a U.S. senator if needed.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Robert Ray
GOP
Evan Hultman
New York Harbor
Congress
U.S
Nebraska
Minnesota
California
New York
Washington waste shows in costly research pork
Maquoketa Sentinel laments federal spending slashes and cites eight odd 1964 grants such as $18,000 for Madagascar social structure and $1 million for a monkey mother bond. The piece urges readers to pressure Congress for more scrutiny and even funds to probe lawmakers’ brains.
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Washington
Madagascar
Capitol Hill
Maquoketa
97th Birthday for Henry Brom in Pella
Friends and relatives sent greetings on March 25 as Henry Brom, aged 97, enjoyed a morning mail bundle of messages. Vern Olson played his favorite hymn over KBOE, Kiwanis Club invited him to dinner, and a single candle cake arrived. Henry praised the day, expressing hope to meet everyone again in heaven, while visitors included Mitchell, Zwank, Bandstra, Huizenga, Schakel, De Cook, and family from Milan Missouri planned to visit next weekend.
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Henry
Pella
Charles Mitchell
Peter J. Zwank
Paul Bandstra
Bert Huizenga
Gradus Schakel
John de Cook
Farmers Seeks Higher Share Of Food Dollar
A reader argues producers deserve more than 37 percent of the consumer's food dollar. She cites overhead, middlemen, and the National Farmers Organization aiming to set prices at cost plus a fair profit. The letter urges organized farmers to gain profits while boosting the economy.
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Safeway
Johnson
National Farmers Organization
Grain crop yield test bulletins issued by ISU
Iowa State University conducts annual performance tests on major grain crops across the state. Test sites span diverse weather and soil conditions to reflect regional differences. The reports of these tests summarize yields and factors affecting performance.
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Towa State University
Iowa
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