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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1956
Page
17
Leo W. Smith explains 1956 amendments allowing disability benefits from age 50. Starting July 1957, disabled workers age 50 plus may receive monthly benefits equal to old age payments, with six months of lasting disability and no return to work. Children disabled before 18 also qualify. apply by Dec 31, 1957.
Luther Johnson of Chariton bagged an eight and a half pound Canadian goose there recently with his first shot, a remarkable debut for a hunter who had never fired at wildfowl before.
Marion County 4-H beef club members profited in 1956 from careful feeder calf purchases. Extension expert Dale Seebach notes profits came from price differences between what buyers paid per hundredweight and fat cattle prices at last August’s fair. Wickersham advises buying by weight if possible, or by head with known weight, early in fall, aiming for 450 to 500 pounds and not over 650 by January 1, 1957.
At a Des Moines River Valley council meeting on Tuesday October 16th Des Moines Mayor T H Klein was named to the D M Valley Committee with co chairmen Mayor Ray Mills of Des Moines and Mayor Marvin Wedvig of Fort Dodge. Leo Knapp Ottumwa named secretary and Mayors Klein of Pella and Harold D Smith of Boone as members. The group aims to push for dams and reservoirs with officials and department heads to be contacted to press the issue though no sites or engineering details were set.
Dr Gordon Ham of State Teachers College spoke at the Marion County Teachers Club meeting in Knoxville. He explored teaching paradoxes and the gap between student and administrator views on vocational education during the Thursday evening address in the Methodist Church parlors.
The discussion highlights that the key payoff in cattle markets comes from buying cattle at low prices and feeding them efficiently. Emphasis is on developing procurement and feeding skills to improve profitability.
Apple trees near the Joe Van Basle home in Monroe show blossoms in early October. The scene captures a quiet moment of autumn fruiting amid residential gardens and local greenery.
Administrators stress the demic subjects while noting teacher shortages persist beyond new enrollment gains. Marvin Van Sickle led a meeting with group singing by Calvin Hedegaard and performances by County Seat High School, plus a memorial for Glen Long and Gertrude Welde bour. Delegates were chosen for the February Assembly. The next meeting is planned for Melcher on March 21 with Pella and Knoxville teachers in attendance.
The Marion County ASC chair Merrill L. Robuck announced extended deadlines for conservation reserve contracts. New cutoff for 1956 starters is November 30, with 1957 contracts allowed through March 15. Eligible farms receive ten dollars per acre annually, plus up to eighty percent cost share for approved practices on five year terms or longer.
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