Iowa Farm Bureau reports 44 percent dues rise for 1934
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plans to take a larger delegation to the American Federation convention in Nashville as Daisy V. Williams notes a 44 percent increase in paid membership for the 1934 fiscal year ending November 30. Counties in drought areas show strong gains and Iowa aims to regain first position in national membership in coming years. Chas. E. Hearst credits township and county efforts and farmer appreciation of services during hard times.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nashville
Tennessee
Daisy V. Williams
American Federation
Iowa Federation
State Farm Bureau
AAA
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Miss Williams
Chas. E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Prominent Woman Critiques Bachelors in Public Lecturing
A noted woman speaker delivers a pointed critique of bachelors while asserting that married men should not bear the full burden of social lectures. The exchange highlights gender and marriage debates in a public forum.
Seed prices may double next spring in Iowa
Iowa State College crop head H D Hughes warns seed costs could surge next spring with soybeans expected to spike from under a dollar to 1 75 to 2 or more per bushel. Chinch bug pressure and a lean seed supply push prices higher as farmers scramble to source their own seed locally.
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H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College Farm Crops
Iowa
College Extension Service
Hughes
Sudan
Warren Township Women Hold Sanitation and Safety Lesson
A group of Warren Township ladies gathered at the Lyle Ormston home on Tuesday afternoon December 4. Mrs C W Turner delivered the Home Sanitation and Safety lesson, which proved very interesting and offered many helpful suggestions.
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Warren Township
Lyle Ormston
C. W. Turner
A. C. Epley
Cooperators Plan 1935 Warren Township Program
Warren township farm bureau officers and cooperators met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Epley on Wednesday evening December 5 to plan the township program for 1935. Committees were appointed and places and dates for meetings throughout the year decided upon. Mrs. A. C. Epley reporter.
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Warren
Warren Township
Farm Credit Associations Offer Low Cost Short Term Credit
Production Credit associations in the Farm Credit system will provide farmers in the eighth district with prompt short term loans for general agricultural needs. Organized last spring, they cover Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming with a 5 percent interest rate and one vote per member. By 1934 more than 5 million dollars had been loaned to about 3 700 farmers across four states.
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Towa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Farm Credit Administration of
Omaha
Farm Credit Administration
Production Credit Corporation
Production Credit Corporation of
Egg Price Prospect Looks Encouraging
Extension economists at Iowa State College in the 1935 Iowa Farm Outlook expect continued light supplies of fresh eggs through winter and spring with prices higher than average. They note high grain costs have forced poultry liquidation, especially in the Middlewest, with Iowa reducing poultry numbers and more cuts likely this winter and spring. On Oct 1 hens and pullets were 7 percent lower than 1933, hatchings down, and heavy early marketings suggest fewer chickens in winter unless feed prices improve.
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Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Outlook
Outlook
Middlewest
Iowa
Chinch Bug Problem Discussed at Meeting
G C Decker of Iowa State College entomology spoke on chinch bug control at a Community building basement meeting in Waverly on Thursday afternoon December 6. The talk highlighted practical control measures and current research.
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G. C. Decker
Iowa State College
Waverly
Chinch Bug Counts Rise Across Bremer County
A Bremer County meeting revealed chinch bugs are widespread with counts per square foot ranging from 124 to 2,640 across locations near Buck Creek Janesville Denver Fredericksburg Readlyn and more. Winter has little effect on them and May weather will largely determine potential damage. residents are urged to collect and send samples for counting.
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Bremer County
Buck Creek
Janesville
Denver
Fredericksburg
Readlyn
Iowa
Decker
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Is Postponed
The Bre mer county farm bureau postpones its annual meeting, citing poor road and weather conditions, with a special meeting set for Monday December 17 at the farm bureau office and recessed until the first week in January to comply with state law mandating the third Monday December gathering.
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Bremer County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
County Candidates File Expense Claims
Bremer County Democratic Central Committee spent 303.70 with 341.17 receipts and 37.47 balance. headquarters upkeep near 100 in Waverly. Listed candidates include Moulds, Hoth, Stumme, Gannon, Sager, Richmann, Wehling, Ducker, Bathke. no expense for Bathke. Republicans totaled 330.09 with 347.97 receipts. Warneke, Murphy, Hicks, Bennett, Schiefelbein, Coykendahl, Jay, Treloar, Hallowell, Hahle show various amounts. subscription reminder appended.
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Bremer County
Democratic Central Committee
Waverly Democrat
Winner
Waverly
Geo. T. Moulds
W. C. Hoth
H. J. Stumme
Wm. M. Gannon
Frank Sager
O. J. Warneke
J. P. Murphy
Harry Hicks
M. W. Bennett
E. A. Schiefelbein
C. P. Coykendahl
Dr. L. D. Jay
J. F. Treloar
John Hallowell
W. C. Hahle
Sumner
Poor Fund Payouts Reach Forty-Four Thousand
County records show Bremer County warrant payments from the poor fund totaling 44 518 88 since January 1. The sum covers relief to needy families county farm expenses and widows pensions with 1933 expenses listed at 37 446 48 and 1934 expected to exceed that by about 10 000 once December is added.
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Bremer County
W. C. Hoth
County aid to families in November totals 267
In the past month of November, 267 county families received aid including food clothing fuel shelter and wood. Of these, 138 received direct relief while the rest obtained work relief.
Old Tripoli Social Ties Report Thanksgiving Visits
Old Tripoli notes Thanksgiving Day gatherings with Schumacher and Struck families in Readlyn and Tripoli. Ewald Struck plans work near Readlyn after visiting his parents. Moellers and Jahnkes are listed at family homes, with Mrs. Walter Schultz ill a cold. Andrew Carstensen and family spent Sunday at Geo Heideman’s. Carstensen enjoyed a return visit on Saturday.
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Henry Schumacher
Richard Schumacher
Denver
Henry Heideman
Ewald Struck
Siegfried
Readlyn
Leslie Moeller
Will Schumacher
Herman Moeller
Ralph Schultz
Tripoli
Schumacher
Albert Jahnke
Bremer
Will Jahnke
Walter Schultz
Andrew Carstensen
Ruby
Geo. H. Heideman
George Drewis
Ewald
Sumner
Ewald Carstensen
Mary Carstensen
Heideman
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Edmund Meswarb
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Rudolph Koch
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F & M Cafe
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Tripoli Independent
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County Emergency Relief Office
Old Tripoli
Kroblin
Guernsey
Jersey
Central States Power & Light Corporation
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Mise Currier
Christene Lanier
Mies Redman
Miles Nervine
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New Market
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