20 Nov 1947
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1947
Page
1
The article assesses postwar American auto production surpassing prewar trends, with rising employment and material substitutions, and notes railway unions pushing for 57 car freight trains while railroads warn this hurts efficiency. It cites historical train data from 1921 to 1940 showing longer trains, higher speeds, higher wages, and lower tonnage cost per mile.
Alumni and students at the State University of Iowa hail Eddie Anderson after an upset win over Minnesota. His resignation amid criticism earlier this season is softened by a late surge in offensive play and a return to form seen during his 1939 to 1942 tenure with Notre Dame victories cited.
The column argues that farmers are not universally rich and that farm prices run above parity while protesting consumer blame. It outlines two subsidy approaches, urges using corn roughage to stretch feed, and urges Americans to help feed Europe by balancing production and consumption in response to postwar shortages.
Representatives from Pocahontas County Farm Bureau travel to Des Moines for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting spanning Monday to Thursday. Attendees include A H Turner Donald Trenary and others with speeches by George A Wilson B H Hicklenlooper and Col Hugh B Hester.
The Pocahontas county boys and girls 4-H officers will hold the annual training school November 22 at the public schoolhouse in Pocahontas. Registration begins at 9:45 a.m. and closes at 4:30 p.m. Attendees include Miss Josephine Lund, Dale Goodell, and DeWayne Mosbach who will share lessons from a Fort Dodge district session. Topics cover officer duties, meetings, and activities for county and local parties. Laying hens suffer in damp, quiet buildings.
Iowa farm groups plan and meet in over ten thousand local gatherings each year. W H Stacy of Iowa State College presents a program planning bulletin Lets Have Profitable Meetings with tips on times locations features and leadership to build sure fire programs and active membership participation for county extension Farm Bureau groups.
Walter McNamara of near Hamburg sold his farm last week to Mark and Chris Wurtele. The sale concludes a two year conflict over a levee the U S Army breached to drain surface water. McNamara refused repairs hoping the river would refill the hole and restore silt.
Three million U S school children may have impaired hearing from slight loss to total deafness. Early detection improves outcomes. signs include strained requests for repetition and poor school work. The American Hearing Society sponsors National Health awareness with local affiliates offering lip reading and hearing-aid fitting guidance.
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