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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
4
The company disclosed last week plans to increase acreage for sweet corn and peas in the Fairmont, Winnebago, and Waseca regions to meet elevated government orders for armed forces. It also announced higher grower payments for corn and peas and urged farmers to visit main plant offices to sign grower contracts, saving fuel and tires used by field staff.
About four thousand teachers and school superintendents registered with the U.S. Employment Service teachers placement division seeking new positions. Iowa War Manpower director George D. Haskell said the list likely includes half of the state's superintendents. The division offers free placement services and last year’s placements saved over fifty one thousand dollars in fees. In 1943 Iowa boards ordered 2 909 instructors and superintendents, and shortages of athletic coaches manual training and vocational agriculture instructors are expected to grow due to selective service withdrawals.
Sporesmen recall last fall's ammunition shortage as expect little improvement for next season. Shell manufacturers plan to start production around July 1 and will ship only to fulfill existing orders. Supplies will be limited for farmers police and official training programs.
Transfer records show Larson Irwin Sr leasing to Ji Kissinger and partner, with parcel identifiers 22-20-44 and 98-1-44. property detail Ste. B.99-82. Additional notation 81-45 appears in the filing. The document reflects title changes among named individuals and parcels.
A rundown of wartime ration periods for Class A to E8 and CG coupons, vehicle inspection cycles, and fuel oil measures. It notes that owners must write license numbers on gas coupons and outlines SUGAR and MEATS stamp validity. The piece also lists local property transactions and deeds from Ringsted and Estherville, Iowa, with assorted dates and amounts.
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors sponsors plans to establish a cooperative aging home in the Merryman house owned by the county. It would be a paying facility run by a matron or couple, keeping residents in their home community and allowing independence for elderly people who can pay for privileges.
Former Arnolds sata in Des Moines writes music for a new song titled I Love The Land I Live In. It is selling rapidly in Des Moines where he now resides. Mrs. Wayne Sprague wrote the words. The Hornes, once owners of a Midwestern stock company, are well known and moved to Des Moines several years ago.
White corn production is viewed with high favor this spring due to a per bushel premium from the ceiling price. Farmers see white corn as a major money maker for 1944 as demand stays strong for white corn food products. About 90 percent of marketed white corn goes to food uses as cereals gain importance in the diet during wartime. White corn is described as going to war and food products are in universal demand, with cereals filling the world feeding needs amid liberation.
Spirit Lake and Clear Lake hatcheries are ready for the 1944 season. Fish culturists await the first run of walleyes for 1947 anglers, with the Conservation Commission planning a scale similar to recent years. Thousands of fish and hundreds of millions of eggs will be handled as pike fry develop from 60 to 75 percent of eggs. Groups, especially school children, are invited to visit the hatcheries. requests should be written to Spirit Lake or Clear Lake hatcheries with preferred times and group size.
All licenses issued by the State Conservation Commission including fishing hunting trapping and twelve other kinds of miscellaneous licenses such as game breeders bait dealers fur dealers expire March 31. The Commission has purchased about 400000 licenses for 1944 and they will be in the hands of around a thousand agencies authorized to sell them by April 1.
The Office of Price Administration says shoe rationing will continue at two pairs per year with a new stamp to be valid May 1. Stamp 18 in book 1 expires April 30. Airplane stamp 1 in book 3 will overlap and remain valid. The new stamp will be for one pair of shoes with its book number designated later. OPA expects no immediate supply improvement but can maintain current ration levels.
Midwestern motorists may recover gas by restoring up to 60 miles per month from the A ration as a B coupon allowance, with eligibility limited to carpool participants or those unable to carpool. B ration ceilings differ by region, with 475 miles max for existing B users and 400 miles in five far western states. East coast rations remain unchanged.
Reported near Jackson on March 7 a bus crash tied to Southwestern Stages may lead to thousands of dollars in claims. Jackson county courts expected to hear many suits at the September term as heirs sue on behalf of passengers. Investigators noted passengers struggled to recall events given the sudden crash and snowplow factors.
Iowa teachers now receive salaries up to 37.8 percent above last year, a state Department of Public Instruction survey shows. Increases around 20 percent were common, and Superintendent Jessie M. Park er indicated further gains are likely through next school year, though not at this year's level.
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