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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
2
County Council meets at 12 noon December 29 at Carver's in Waverly. A 4-H holiday party is at Readlyn Community Building at 8 p.m. January 4 has Electricity in the Home Leader Training at Tripoli Town Hall at 1:30 p.m.
Betty Leuenberger hosts the Tens N Teens 4 H Club meeting. President Vicki Burrow announces New Year committees for music, courtesy, and recreation. Members include Diana Feuchtwanger, Linda Heine, Helen Kreis, Mary Ann Buchholz, Donna Kappmeyer, and Sharon Biermann. Reports praise for banquet tickets and October 31 Anniversary Party. Demonstrations include bulletin board making and storage for younger girls. Betty Leuenberger reporter.
The National Animal Disease Laboratory at Ames is officially dedicated as a modern veterinary research center. It aims to curb livestock disease losses estimated at 1.4 billion dollars annually and marks USDA ARS’s second major step in upgrading the nation’s animal disease research after Plum Island’s 1956 facility.
Iowa farmers harvested the third largest crop in history in 1961 despite a 10 percent drop in acreage. The U S Department of Agriculture reported record yields in corn, soybeans, barley, grain sorghum, potatoes, and popcorn with total grain production of 26 373 000 tons, about one percent below last year and three percent under 1959’s peak.
Gov Norman F Erbe opposes the Army Corps of Engineers $7 million Big Sioux River flood control plan. He says it would damage fish wildlife and recreation along the stream and questions whether seven million dollars will benefit Iowa and South Dakota.
Practical tips from Pearl Pardee on protecting frozen foods during power loss. Keep freezers closed to stay frozen. dry ice can extend cooling for up to 36 hours in a full or partial load. Do not refreeze completely thawed foods except certain fruits. For safety, use UL labeled outdoor lighting and avoid overloading circuits. seek a qualified electrician for extensive holiday wiring.
The article discusses how modern technology enables year round availability of fruits and vegetables in fresh, frozen, canned, and dried forms. It notes improved packaging, storage, and transportation, with government grade standards guiding 85 percent of fresh and 90 percent of frozen produce, and 23 percent of canned items.
Duane Engholm of the Far Eastern Gospel Crusade in Kofu Des Moines sister city in Japan defends a foundry forged bell for the statehouse grounds saying it is not a Buddhist temple bell He notes bells in Japan serve secular uses including alarms and that the bell’s origin is a foundry in Toyama Prefecture The piece references a separate 1622 massacre in Virginia with 347 colonists slain as context
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Michael of Selma recently marked their 62nd wedding anniversary, celebrating decades of marriage and shared life milestones together.
Farm Economist Marvin Skadberg of Iowa State University reports that in 17 major wheat states when wheat acreage falls, other crops often rise, with few exceptions. He notes shifts to hay and forage, and finds similar patterns in Missouri Oklahoma and Texas where cotton and wheat reductions correlate with more corn sorghum soybeans and oats amid government program effects. Slaughter data from Francis Kutish of Iowa State shows a firmer fed cattle market in November but smaller beef price gains than last year, with ample slaughter and more cattle in the mix.
Kutish notes increased holdback of breeding heifers will curb fed cattle supply this fall and push more old cows to market next year, potentially lowering cow prices in fall 1962. Hog and pork dynamics point to limited winter price gains, with a possible early summer rally if supply tightness eases. Soybean meal prices eased after a late 1961 spurt, while Iowa prices may surge briefly this winter before leveling. hog slaughter has remained high despite price drops.
Analysts say much of the price decline is past and further drops should be limited. Citing reduced slaughter projections, experts expect prices to ease, while higher pork storage demand may help steady hog values in the weeks ahead.
Bourke B Hickenlooper announces candidacy for re election to the U S Senate from Iowa as a Republican veteran of 17 years in the chamber He has served long on Agriculture Foreign Relations and Atomic Energy committees and is mentioned as potential chair of the Senate Republican Policy committee He vows to discuss issues thoroughly across the state.
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