Farmers back 1935 corn hog plan in nationwide referendum
The article reports that over two thirds of corn-hog producers voted for the 1935 program in a referendum, per AAA data. D. D. Offringa from Ames says plans for a long-term one-contract grain control starting 1936 proceed in Washington, with Iowa results shown and expected contract changes favoring producers.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
D. D. Offringa
Ames
R. K. Bliss
AAA
Offringa
Iowa
United States
Farm Income Up 1934 Third Quarter From 1932 and 1938
Farm income for June to August 1934 reached 1.508 billion dollars, up from 1.316 billion in 1933 and 913 million in 1932, driven by rental and benefit payments totaling 133 million. The rise reflects 65 percent growth over two years, with August 1934 income about 80 percent above the 1933 low, aided by higher prices and projected continued support from payments and cattle sales.
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Louis H. Beans
AAA
United States
Mr. Bean
Rural Young People Form Aid Plan For New Groups
D D Offringa county agent and Paul C Taff of the extension service outline a plan to help rural youths ages 20 to 29 form educational and social organizations. stem from Young Farmers Forums, with county agents and teachers providing support, literature, and potential speakers. groups can be mixed or single gender, county based, with local township study groups encouraged.
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D. D. Offringa
Town State College
Paul C. Taff
Iowa
Offringa
1935 Corn-Hog Plan Gets OK
Iowa farmers vote about three to one in favor of a 1935 corn-hog production control program, with hundreds of local leaders trained to explain the feed and livestock situation. The plan moves toward Washington for final approval as about 90,000 farmers are expected to vote on the measure. A separate long-term grain control proposal for 1986 carries by a small margin as many farmers abstain.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Extension Service
Washington
AAA
Indifference to Language Irks Senator Sorghum
Senator Sorghum decries growing disdain for language and says he resents it deeply. He states he opposes it by issuing clear instructions to avoid using the term aeronautics for any aviation matter, reflecting a cautious stance on terminology amid a baseball themed aside.
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Sorghum
Making It Clear Daughter-Father Is Worse Than Usual Tonight
A domestic scene unfolds as the daughter and mother discuss the father’s behavior, the daughter insisting he is at his worst tonight and the mother resisting, framing a tense family moment.
Dance of Bremer County Young Democrats Draw 1000
More than 1,000 people attended the Young Democrats club dance at the Country Club pavilion in Waverly. Congressman A C Willford urged national youth involvement in public affairs. Ray Bull led the Bremer County Young Democrats. Gil Klandt assisted with the entertainment. A meeting was announced for Denver on October 24.
Naval board questions applicant on funeral honors
The naval board examined young applicants for admission to a naval college. An admiral asked one candidate what quality an officer must have to receive full naval funeral honors, and the reply was simply Dead. Montreal Gazette.
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Naval Board
Naval College
Montreal Gazette
Dizziness as a Warning Sign in Medical Myth and Fact
A compact overview on dizziness as a symptom across conditions. It covers eye related causes like refractive errors and eye strain, neurotic vertigo, epilepsy, migraine, and brain or spinal issues. It also notes anemia, digestive disturbances, toxins, liver health, and vascular or organ diseases as contributing factors.
Small Weak Pigs Likely Next Spring Says ISU Hog Expert
Iowa State college hog expert Arthur L. Anderson warned that many of next spring's pigs may be unusually small and weak due to high feed costs relative to hog prices. He urged adequate protein and mineral supplementation, with soybeans as a cheap supplement to sow rations, and advised self-fed mineral mixes to improve gestation and litter outcomes.
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Arthur L. Anderson
Iowa State College
Anderson
Pleasure of Imagination Question Sparks Farmer's Price Reason
A Washington Star quotation features Farmer Corntessel pondering why prices rise. He admits he enjoys imagining the wealth he could gain if the drought left him something to sell. The wry line reflects rural humor and economic frustration with scarcity.
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Corntessel
Washington Star
Bremer County abstracts show numerous 1954 real estate transfers
Prepared by Bremer County Abstract Company for the week ending October 19, 1954. Transactions include Hulda Orr selling to John F. Kubalek for $1 and 27 acres in section 11-92-12, Br. G. Stevenson to Leonard Jarchow for $2710 with Auditor's plat parcels in Sumner, Alfred H. Gish admr. to J. W. Holst for $1200, Dohrmanns to The Equitable Life Assurance Society for $1, and several other deed transfers involving parcels in Janesville Waverly Sumner and Den ver towns with various lot and block descriptions.
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Bremer County Abstract Company
Hulda Orr
John F. Kubalek
Br. G. Stevenson
Leonard Jarchow
Jarchow
Sumner
Alfred H. Gish
Admr
J. W. Holst
Frederick Dohrmann
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
B. O. Squires
Leah
Ina Dillenbeck
Janesville
Ralph Waterman
Roy Waterman
E. Waverly
Waverly
J. A. Lease
Auditor's Plat
Jardhow
John L. Heidemann
Walter Spurbeck
Helen Spurbeck
Denver
Prince of Wales bed and three feathers joke
A London Humorist quip has a boarder complaining he cannot sleep in a bed claimed as fit for the prince of Wales. The landlady retorts pridefully, and the boarder counters with the jest that the bed has only three feathers. The exchange captures social humor of the era.
Why Doctors Recommend Liquid Laxatives Now
Doctors caution against frequent strong laxatives as they may weaken the bowels and impact liver and kidneys. A measured dose of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gently aids normal bowel function without forming a habit. Safe for expectant mothers and children, sold in large bottles at druggists. consider if your subscription is due.
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Caldwell
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