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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
6
Lieutenant and Mrs William Vande Kieft near homecoming after Navy Air Service duty at Norfolk Virginia. Several discharges and arrivals noted for family and friends including Jer Carpenter and Henry Boertje. Local auctions, new arrivals, and travel plans weave through a December community update.
Agricultural economist W G Murray of Iowa State College cautions that current land prices reflect wartime demand and may fall once war demands ease. He warns against basing long term purchases on present prices and urges evaluating prices for the next 10 to 18 years.
Rex Beresford of Iowa State College notes some Iowa farmers face corn shortages and may sell hogs before they're ready. He cautions buyers with corn to watch winter market risks, monitor terminal market receipts and weights, and consider hogs as a good local buy where available.
Cows benefit from sheltered water in cold weather says C Cannon of Town State College. Experiments by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station compared two groups: outdoor tank watering twice daily versus in-barn water bowls with on‑demand access. Cows with on‑demand water drank more, produced more milk and butterfat.
Soil Conservation Service and Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station compared 10 Woodbury County farms. Corn on severely eroded soil held moisture up to 13 percent higher than slightly eroded ground by Oct 15, while moderately eroded fields ran 4 percent wetter. Yields averaged 18.9, 9.0, and 6.5 bushels per acre for severely, moderately, and slightly eroded plots, respectively, with high moisture blamed on insufficient plant nutrients delaying maturity.
Walter D. Kline of Des Moines warns that lifting citrus price ceilings will speed inflation as large buying power returns postwar. He cites banks raising deposits and urges ongoing safeguards. He notes labor, farm and consumer groups back the anti inflation drive and recalls events 25 years ago.
University of Chicago economist D Gale Johnson outlined a farm pricing program to reduce price volatility and uncertainty. The plan would set minimum forward prices for at least a year, guiding production and boosting home food consumption, with possible direct payments during downturns.
A four year old is charmed by the Christ Child tale at Sunday School while parents ponder between preserving Santa lore and teaching the biblical Christmas. The piece argues the Bible story should be told in its own words, balancing devotion and festive joy.
Several biblically based children books promote read aloud time with four to six year olds. Lillie A Farris authored Stories From the Old Testament and Stories From the New Testament published by Monk Platt Company at 1.25 dollars each. Another favorite is The Christ Child, based on Matthew and Luke accounts.
A short note from the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station describes a book published by Doubleday Doran Co in New York. The work costs about $2.00 and is highlighted for its appealing pictures that inspire children to request it again and again.
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