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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1958
Page
1
Four year old Louie Van Drie of Ocheyedan loves traffic safety and questions why accidents happen. His parents sent a drawing about a driver asleep at the wheel and the piece hints that adults may not fully respect traffic laws or care about highway deaths unless personally affected.
Gilmore City community members from farming business and professional sectors met at Gilmore City High School on January 8 to discuss Agricultural Adjustment issues. County Extension Director E I Rosenberger led the session and Dale Lynn supervised. Cooperation between farmers and businessmen was urged as beneficial to the local economy.
Composer Meredith Willson, born in Mason City, opens The Music Man at New York's Majestic Theatre on December 19. The musical, book and lyrics by Willson, portrays Iowa and aims to rival Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma in spotlight and Broadway success.
Farmers warned that heavy fall moisture raises mold danger in stored feed. The American Foundation for Animal Health advises testing questionable grain by feeding to a few low-value animals for about two weeks. Signs of mold intoxication in cattle and swine include mood changes, appetite loss, and gait issues. remove animals from moldy field and call a veterinarian for diagnosis. Separate notes report Laura Percy awarded Life Membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and Leo Heckroth injured in an eye accident while repairing a car.
Extension economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State College projects a seven percent rise in hog production for the 1958 spring crop and a ten percent yearly boost overall. Slaughter in early 1958 should edge past 1957, supporting near last year prices, but summer and fall demand could spark an early price peak followed by a sharper downturn. Egg profits are expected to improve in 1958 amid fewer layers and cheaper feed. Fewer turkeys are likely, but large turkey stocks may shape early 1958 prices. wool will benefit from a government incentive program. Elmer Stevenson was injured by a ram on a sheep ranch while caring for the flock.
Fred Buc low of Michigan State University notes 1000 square feet of glass tilted to the sun can yield furnace like heat while unheated air offering some gain. The Pocahontas County Seed Distribution Committee holds 700 bushels of Burnett oats reserved for farmers until February first with no restrictions afterward.
Forty three feeder cattle weighing about 1000 pounds apiece owned by Gerhardt Kramer of Steamboat Rock were struck by a M and St L freight train. The engineer saw the animals as he tried to brake but could not stop. Anna Garwood of Norway shows a 46 year old artificial German Christmas tree with a revolving musical base displayed in her living room.
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