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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
5
The beef carcass contest in the beef show at the Sioux County Youth Fair completed Friday August 7 with a cooler show at 2 00 at the Needham Packing Company in Sioux City. About forty persons attended the event to view the twenty five carcasses.
Tom Keene of the USDA Grading Service explains criteria for carcass placement. Seventeen of twenty five carcasses met standards with the winning Angus steer from Lynn Kaemingk of Orange City weighing 640 pounds and graded low choice with 13.4 square inches backfat and 2.5 percent kidney fat for 52.42 percent cutability. Second place went to Paul Ell of Ireton, third Chevyl Vermeer of Orange City, fourth Dennis Reuvers of Boyden. prize money ranges from 7 to 17 dollars, funded by Sioux County Beef Producers and area Farmers Elevators.
Four new instructors start for the 1870-A term at Northwest Iaws Vocational School. Some began July 1 while others have varied start dates. Howard Haven teaches the second year Diesel course with prior shop foreman experience at a large Diesel fleet shop in St. Cloud Minnesota. Dennis Xotz leads Machine Drafting after drafting studies at Southern State College. Sharon Ritz joins as a new instructor in etc.
New services to strengthen local civil defense and community programs announced with openings and staff notes. Walter Cameron and a university graduate lead electrical maintenance instruction for a local course while coordinated programs aim to boost cattle feeders outreach and nutrition research at Iowa State and related sites.
Defense groups to seek Hodgovern support and strengthen local voluntary organizations. Emphasis on mobilizing qualified volunteers for emergency planning and operations. Henry Ford II chairs the National Center for Voluntary Action with Charles Whilkinson as executive director. Wisner suggests arranging grain storage now or contacting the county elevator to ensure harvest sale and price protection.
Iowa grain farmers should line up storage space before harvest or use temporary storage. Extension economist Boh Wher of Iowa State University notes many grain elevators face rail car shortages, with prospects for improvement poor as harvest nears. A serious car shortage could push down cash grain prices and reduce storage space in some locations.
The Bureau of the Census will conduct a monthly survey of employment and unemployment in the area the week of August 16. Director Guy A. Suez announced the study aims to measure national and regional economic health, with 62.1 million employed and 3.9 million unemployed in June and an unemployment rate of 4.7 percent. Privacy protections apply. interviewer Patricia Schwartz will visit sampled households.
Bing Crosby will head the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness Sight Saving Campaign for a second year starting in September. The effort includes a public education push and TV spots featuring Crosby, wife Kathryn, and daughter Mary Frances.
Report mentions Julie Heldebrink, daughter of Arnold Heidebrink, finding and mounting a large seven inch crepit moth in front of her home. Also notes Mrs Mate Freeman of Audubon celebrating her 100th birthday with an open house. Sgt Glen Law of Jodlanola is cited in a separate item. The Nellis Century newspaper won first place in a tactical command contest.
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