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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
5
Frank Priebe urges orderly marketing of poultry as supplies rise but demand remains tight. He notes excess chickens in the country but warns against dumping a large spring crop all at once and calls for selling ready birds to avoid price controls and market disruption.
Farm wages this week are reported about 20 percent higher than a year ago. The number of people employed has grown since last June by 232,000 more hands, of which only 24,000 are hired.
H. R. Tolley stated farm production will rise more than 19 percent over 1942, reaching a historic high in 1943. Despite gains, food and fibre output for the United States at war likely cannot exceed 1942 by much.
A wartime appeal urges conserving cream quality by eliminating wasteful practices. Officials emphasize protecting product standards amid national efforts to sustain supplies and keep dairy quality intact.
Trade output figures on butter rose by 3.1 percent from the prior week while central market demand remains 3 percent below last year.
The outlook for butter improves as Cooper cooperative backing continues. Prices are expected to adjust later as packaging differentials narrow toward month end and quotational levels may stabilize at the DPMA level.
Summer sale at The Grey Shop in Sheldon offers lightweight slacks priced from 3.98 to 6.98 with a range of colors and sizes. Shopwide bargain expectations and a focus on comfortable, affordable attire for warm weather.
The Boyden community mourns Adeline Luymes daughter of Mr and Mrs H Luymes who died Monday after a two week illness and an October 12 appendicitis operation Peritonitis caused her death A close friend wrote poems in her honor expressing condolences and faith that they will meet again in the realm above
A touring woman and her daughter skidded into a ditch when a blowout sent their Essex coach over the ditch roadward as they traveled to Algona. The car escaped damage. Jake Van Diepen tours in a Nash Special Sedan. Mr and Mrs Wargowsky and Ella Stegeman joined him to Rock Rapids to see Cardboard Lovers.
An attentive Farm Bureau gathering at the Center school house elected officers for the coming year after district organizer George Dillon spoke on organization plans. Henry Tiedeman chairs the group. Henry Schloetje is secretary treasurer. Women’s leaders include Mrs. George Meyners as chairwoman and Mrs. H Kortekamp as publications chair. Local leaders and district cooperators from No. 1 to No. 9 were named along with a 37-member attendance and a luncheon.
The Alton Cement Works offers used wire rope for sale. Location identified as 85. Availability and pricing details not provided in readable text.
The Helgerson and Schloetje auction brought notably high prices with farm machinery totaling over 700 dollars above expectations. Schloetje cattle sold at high bids averaging 3125.00 with two cows at 177.50 each. Ben Meylink handled the sale.
Priorities on paint materials may cut paint supplies. Buy your paint now from the Vogel Paint & Glass Co Sheldon.
Esther Forbes's Paul Revere and the World He Lived In details Revere as silversmith copper mill founder and versatile craftsman who aided early America. The book highlights his role in arming the nation and ties to notable events and institutions while noting quirks and longevity.
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