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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
7
Beef carcass contest completes as part of the beef show at the Sioux County Youth Fair. The cooler show closed Friday August 7 at 2200 at Needbam Packing Company in Sioux City with about OVey attendees viewing twenty five carcasses.
Mr Tom Keene of the USDA Grading Service explains carcass grading standards. Of 25 entries seventeen met ten plus choice, with the winning Angus steer from Lynn Kaetmingk of Orange City weighing 640 pounds and grading low choice. Second through fourth place honor went to Paul Eilis, Cheryl Vermeer, and Peanuts Beavers. Premiums range from 7 to 19 dollars, funded by Sioux County Beef Producers and Pallmers Elevators of Alton Orange City Hospers and Rock Valley.
Northwest Iowa Vocational School announces four new instructors for 1970. Howard Haven leads the second year Diesel course after four years as shop foreman of a large Diesel fleet shop in St. Cloud Minnesota. Dennis Kotz, a Southern State College drafting graduate, joins as the drafting machinery instructor. Sharon Rirz is also among the new staff with additional experience noted.
The 1970 Cattle Feeders Day on September 2 at Stephens Auditorium Iowa State University will feature 16 reports from ISU researchers on cattle nutrition. Attendees receive a booklet with studies on feed rations, corn storage, silage, hull research, and dairy crosses. The $3.50 registration covers the booklet and the day’s reports.
The Office of Civil Defense creates Community Volunteer Services within the Liaison Services Office to support local civil defense. The program will operate through Regional Civil Defense Offices with state and local agencies.
Community Voluntary Services will guide local programs to boost civil defense involvement. It emphasizes recruiting volunteers for emergency planning and operations and notes a new National Center for Voluntary Action chaired by Henry Ford with Charles Wilkinson as executive director. Wisner advises grain storage arrangements and possible county elevator contracts to secure a market and price protection for harvest.
Iowa grain farmers should secure more storage space before harvest or use temporary facilities. Extension economist Bob Wisner of Iowa State warns that many Iowa elevators face a car shortage, with poor prospects for relief as harvest nears, potentially pushing cash grain prices down and stressing storage capacity.
Bing Crosby will head the annual Sight Saving Campaign of the Matrons Society for the Prevention of Blindness for a second year starting in September. Bradford A. Warner announced the plan at the New York City headquarters with Crosby, his wife Kathryn, and daughter Mary Frances to star in TV spots during the campaign.
The Bureau of the Census will conduct a weekly survey of employment and unemployment in the area during the Week of August 16. Director Guy A. Luts said the monthly survey samples households nationwide for U S Department of Labor statistics. In June 82.1 million were employed and 3.9 million unemployed with 4.7 percent unemployment. Participant data are confidential under privacy law. Interviewers will visit households in the area including Partels Schwatc and Sheldon.
Sgt Glen Law of Jodianola edits The Bell Century at Nellis AFB Information Office Nevada. Earlier this year the paper won first place in the Tactical Air Command newspaper contest. Julie Heidebrink a nine year old girl from Little Rock found a colorful Cecropia moth in front of her home. The moth carried a seven inch wingspan. CENTENARIAN
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