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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
1
Enrollment deadlines press 4-H members to begin projects such as baby beef, dairy heifers, swine, sheep, poultry, rabbits, and field crops. Rules for 1952 specify birth ranges for various categories and urge early start to ensure successful outcomes.
The notice outlines breeding and market timing for livestock in 1952. It specifies purebred litters born after February 1 1952 and market lambs born after January 1 1952. It also notes ewe ownership by members before lambing and crop acreage guidelines for corn oats and soybeans.
Des Moines reports sustained high employment through November with unemployment benefits at the second-lowest level of the year. The Employment Security Commission paid $161,386 in jobless benefits for 8,767 weeks, averaging $1841 weekly.
Sale and retail trade ranked second in volume with 1,406 weeks of unemployment totaling 3,052 dollars. Service workers formerly employed by hotels and eating and drinking places claimed 787 weeks of unemployment totaling 18,170 dollars. During the month, demand for all types of skilled workers remained strong as the Town State Employment Service found jobs for 8,272 workers.
Despite snow and cold, Marion County Farm Bureau membership drive proceeds. Township captains and leaders attend buildup meetings this week to outline individual townships and plan the January 9 kickoff. Summit Leading One township East Knoxville aims to beat the quota.
Fragmentary report notes a night drive starting Monday with no report of train progress. It mentionsRees area over set by this time and a challenge to townships in Marion Leon. Spit Like this will put the Bureau over the top in 52 with last attainment of 50 percent of the 1952 membership goal 54m signed. Last mail campaign will be sent December 19.
A note urges voluntary mailing of membership dues to save time and labor for the men involved in crafting the can vase. The call emphasizes easing the process for volunteers and supporters.
Seven hunters reported bagging a 40 pound wolf near Lanning after the first snowfall. Local residents noted the coarse weather and hunting activity, with no injuries reported and the animal brought to the town pound for processing.
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