Automation Gains Ground On Iowa Farms And Rail Safety
Iowa farms embrace automation from grain driers to automatic milkers and heat pumps as electrification reaches 91 percent of farms. The piece also notes railroads posting record safety in 1954 with few fatalities and improved practices credited to combined plant upgrades and proactive safety programs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S
Minneapolis-Honeywell
America
U.S. Department of Articulture
Lyne
Railway Age
Auto Converted to Bottle Gas Fuels in Decorah
Albert Pokurney of Decorah converted his automobile to run on bottled gas at an estimated cost of 300 dollars. He expects savings on fuel and reports better mileage per gallon, oil changes every 10 000 miles, and a cleaner engine overall.
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Albert Pokurney Af
Hiker’s Ride Ends With Theft In Davenport Incident
Darrell Gray of Davenport hitched a ride to Arizona. At a stop he left to buy cigarettes and the car sped away, taking his personal belongings. He is still pursuing recovery of his items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Gray
Davenport
Arizona
Gray
Meat Institute Outlook Predicts More Meat This Fall
The American Meat Institute reports higher cattle and pork supplies for the year, predicting prices will stay attractive. It notes 13 percent more cattle for high quality beef and eight percent more pork versus last year, with total meat production at record levels amid a strong U.S. market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Meat Institute
United States
First National City Bank of New York
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Battle Over Public Versus Private Power
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York discusses the public versus private power debate, noting confusions from partisan maneuvering and obstinacy. It argues that centuries of unhappy industrial experience led Western peoples to favor private power for efficiency, equity, and freedom, challenging the notion that only government can meet major power needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaranty "Trust Company of
New York
Ity
Government power debate on private enterprise and socialism
The Hoover Commission Task Force found no economic need for more government power and argued private enterprise can undertake practical projects. The piece contends public power is now ideologically based on socialized enterprise being better than private, comparing it to Soviet Russia and urging caution about state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Commission
Bette
Soviet
Russia
Pelicans Sighted Over Lake Park Farm in Dickinson County
Mrs. Elbert Clark of Lake Park in Dickinson county saw several flocks of pelicans flying near her farm. She said the sight was beautiful as the birds wheeled in the sky before heading off toward parts unknown.
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Elbert Clark
Lake Park
Dickinson County
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