Meat import quota lift sparks farm group concerns
Rick Sneddon of the Town Beef Producers Association warns that lifting meat import quotas could trigger a $1 to $2 per hundred decline in feedlot prices. The Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board condemns the move as premature, predicting confusion and potential harm to the nation’s food system.
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Rick Sneddon
The
Town Beef Producers Association
Sneddon
Nixon
Beef Products Association
Baxter Freese
IBPA
U.S
United States
AG Board
Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board
Law of Agriculture
Governors seek stronger meat quota talks at Nixon meet
At the Midwestern Governor's Conference in Bismarck North Dakota nine governors approved a resolution urging President Nixon to meet with them to discuss lifting meat import quotas. Some governors wanted a tougher statement and Iowa’s Robert Ray was named conference chairman with South Dakota to host in 1973.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
Nixon
William Guy
James Exon
Nebraska
Iowa
Robert Ray
South Dakota
Turner
Richard C. Turner
Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission
Britt
Clarksville
Emmetsburg
Paul Shover
Anamosa Sanitary Service
Air Pollution Commission
Commission
Sumner Centennial Parade Shines Despite Small Flaws
A reader recalls the Sumner Community Centennial celebration noting strong overall success with wide participation. The parade drew large crowds and featured many locals and visiting residents, despite a brochure error omitting Waverly and a few parade setbacks.
Community volunteers sought for Gunner Berean Ara program
The message seeks high school age or older volunteers to commit 2 to 20 hours weekly through August 4 to assist with the Gunner Berean Ara and Confte program, with contact through Sarah O'Brien. Miss Mary McDonald celebrated her 100th birthday with an open house at New Hampton Care Center where she resides. The Chamber of Commerce mentions Soh sod. Kathy James of Algona reported a 224% pound sheepshead from Lake Minnesaska in Minnesota, landed after a lengthy effort.
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Ee Care
Sarah O'Brien
Mary McDonald
New Hampton Care Center
Chamber of Commerce
Kathy James
Algona
Lake Minnesaske
Minnesota
Centennial letter and thanks mix with community critique
A letter from J E Taylor, Postmaster of Coos Bay Oregon, praises the centennial but notes omission of Waverly in the brochure. Clete R Baker of Sumner objects to the omission urging unity. A second note from Mr and Mrs Fred C Palmquist of Postville Iowa congratulates Sumner on a successful Centennial with vivid parade and displays.
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Coos Bay
Oregon
J. E. Taylor
Sumner
Fred C. Palmquist
Postville
Iowa
Sumner Gazette editorial promises fearless, honest journalism
In a 1972 note the Sumner Gazette pledges a truthful, justice minded paper. It introduces E H Yarger as former long time editor and outlines Republican alignment, dedication to local news, and stand against slander while inviting community support. The issue marks a new chapter with emphasis on service to Sumner and Van Buren County.
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Sumner Gazette
E. H. Yarger
Adbert G. Lazenby
Bentonsport Presbyterian Church
van Buren County
Sumner Poet Lillian Dirksen Featured In Gazette
Poets Corner features Lillian Dirksen, a Sumner poet and Midwest poet laureate candidate for the Cheparrel Poetry Society. Her weekly poetry is published in the Sumner Gazette, with lines praising music as the voice of creation and reflecting on the divine harmony of the universe.
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Lillian Dirksen
Sumner
Midwest
Cheparrel Poetry Society
Sumner Gazette
Mazzini
Dead in Sumner Father’s Home Told in 1881 Publication
The item notes a death at the father’s Sumner residence with a curiously quoted line from a June 17, 1881 issue praising printer’s ink and public patronage. It suggests continued coverage on page 7. The fragment reflects an obituary notice and era journalism language.
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Sumner
Sumner Area Obituaries and Local News Highlights
Funeral services were held for Roger A. Forgman 55 and Minnie Meyer 77, with other notices of local deaths, reunions, promotions, accidents, and community events in Sumner and nearby towns including fire, car crashes, missing persons, farm incidents, and visits from relatives. Notable items include 1st class promotion for Leroy Decker, FFA Boy of the Month Darrell Haar, and the 1937 Sumner High School reunion.
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Roger A. Forgman
Sumner
Veterans Administration Hospital
Omaha
Nebr
Minnie Meyer
Hillcrest
Alfred Vandersee
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Howard Whitcomb
Fourth Street
John Shaner
Highway 93
Shaner
Hilmer W
Bul” Blaschke
Dick Burlingame
North Railroad
Edward Weideman
Hawkeye
Cass Farm
Elsie Buhr
Janet Buenzow
Alfred Buenzow
Sumner High School
American Legion Hall
Darrell Haar
Erhardt Haar
Buck Creek
FFA
G. J. Decker
Westgate
St Peter’s Lutheran Church
Wm. Hay
Pfc
Leroy 3
Decker
Manilla
Laos
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Ruth Petrats Frits Hawkeye
Mildred Parmley Strang
Oelwein
Pancy Detra Thompson
Iverness
Florida
Florence Sack Stephenson
Waverly
Edna Diercks Ruepker
Kansas City
Kansas
Emma Burkhart Hough
Lucinda Wolff
Evelyn Smith Rieck
Bertha Moore Bergman
Back Row
Selma Meaward Sommers
Pearl Hochberger Seehase
Florence Huencke Momeyer
Alta Vista
Herbert Petrats
St. Louis
Theodore Kirchmann
Witchita
Kan
Robert Ritchie
Clemson
South Carolina
Ernest Lawton
Rockford
Harold Gaerther
Claude Aubrey
Leona Reinhardt Erion
Fayette
Selma Reimler Meier
Meadowbrook Country Club
Roy
Dorothy Gretty
Pease
Arland
Betty Ludwig
Blume
Summer
Henry
Verla Schott
Flentie
Vincent
Marion Hoppe
Pemble
Indianola
Max
Alice
Margaret Schulz
Hahle
Melvin Scharnweber
Perris
Calif
Elwin Notbohm
Hillis Noon
Des Moines
Art Tegtmeier
Russell Brown
Evanston
Lanhard Lamprecht
Coon Rapids
Glenn Voorhees
Beggumont
Tex
Floyd Robertson
Clarence Ohl
Strawberry Point
George Tubesing
Ovid
JRH
Marv Tiedt
Barbers and Beauticians
Gerald Moser
Sumner Area
Cleve Austin
Spokane
Wash
Wera
Master Corn Growers
Jim
Clete R. Baker
Highway Patrol
Poets Corner
Bethnal Green
Pearl Fortsch
Anna Fortsch
Melva Jane Wenthe
Kate Quinn
John Mohlis
Carrie Federer
Charles Hoth
Bill Bentley
Adolph Bremnan
Tripoli
Donald
Duane
Warren Miner
Ernest
Sears
Wetaskiwin
Canada
Roy Tibbitts
J. ¥. Bries
New Vienna
R. H. Stafford
Della Habericht
Libbie Allen
Lillian Moment
South America
New Evangelical Church
Buque
Thomas Delahery
Harry Reave
Tipton
Dave Shoemaker
Cordova
Alaska
Ben W
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