Bureau Election Under New Plan
County Farm Bureau officers and directors will be elected under a new plan. An election committee of three will oversee the process, nominate two candidates per office, and include Women’s Home Project Work nominees. Voters must register on arrival and present a signed ballot if their family holds a 1933 paid-up Farm Bureau membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Walker
Joe Wright
Everett L. Stewart
Women’s Home Project
J. N. Phillips
Washington
Max Waterhouse
Brighton
C. M. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Farm Bureau
Community Farm Bureau Organizes at Fairview Church
About 160 residents greeted the Counts Agent and helped organize a township Farm Bureau at Fairview church six miles northwest of Wellman last Wednesday evening. James Gardner was elected president with John Adams as vice president and Mrs Tandy as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Church
Wellman
Township Farm Bureau
Jame J. Wallace
Marion
Wallace
James Gardner
John Adams
Tandy
Carl T. Anderson
State Secretary of Agriculture
Morris Shorthorns Win at International Livestock Expo
Morris Brothers of Louisa County Oregon Township won first prize for their carload of two year old Shorthorn beeves at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition. The award honors the farm bureau’s extended Fraternity achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Chicago
Morris Brothers
Louisa County
Oregon Township
Shapes and colors of the Northern Lights described
The article catalogues aurora forms such as arcs bands rags and curtains and notes colors from silvery white to yellow green violet and red, highlighting their varying appearances across observers.
Official Ballot Washington County Farm Bureau Election 1983
Washington County Farm Bureau election results list candidates for president vice president secretary and treasurer from multiple townships and farms. It notes township presidents may become directors and lists additional candidates and a county home project committee chair slate.
Honor Roll For Ten-Year Farm Bureau Members
Special recognition and honor pins will be given to Washington County Farm Bureau members with ten years of service who were charter members. The ceremony occurs at the county convention on Saturday December 16 at United Presbyterian Church in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Farm Bureau
United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Des Moines
Shrine Auditorium
Farm Bureau
Land Utilization Program Aims at Soil Conservation
The article outlines A A A plans for a national land utilization program addressing soil fertility and erosion. It calls for crop rotation, organic matter addition, correct acidity, and soil farming methods like strip cropping and contour planting to foster cooperative action and a new era in American agriculture.
Businesses Support Farm Bureau Listed Members and Firms
A list of Washington business members supporting the Farm Bureau is printed here, naming firms and owners such as North Side Cafe, Washington Lumber and Fuel Co, Barclay’s Cash Grocery, Mace Motor Co, and Klein Clothing Ko. The note cites Article 5, Section 2926, Chapter 138 of the land Code granting county citizens and landowners membership upon dues, with offices reserved for dirt farmers and policies set by officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Washington
the Evening Journal
Sherman Brothers
Joe Caputo—Partners Co-operative Mkt. Assn
W. CC. Hedges—Klein Klothing Ko. H. R. Lond
J. CC. Penney Co
Oetjen Bros
John Shields & Sonms——Puol & and
Farm Bureau Organization
Why We Oppose the Gross Sales Tax
A reader argues the gross sales tax harms agriculture and is a producer and retailer burden. It discusses pass through to consumers, exemptions, and the impact on farmers and real estate owners, endorsing a combined retail sales and service tax with broad applicability and real estate tax sharing.
Ruth Smith Wins Third Prize at International Fair
Ruth Smith from Jackson Township, a 4-H girl, won third prize in her Shorthorn Baby Deer calf class at the International Fair in Chicago. The honor surpasses any placing above tenth at the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth B. Smith
Jackson Township
Chicago
Government grants permit to cultivate land under contracts
The government offers contracts that allow cultivation and soil building on land while contrast is drawn with renting to a neighbor, which brings lower rent, soil depletion, and no fertility improvement.
OLEOMARGARINE SALES AND AMERICAN MADE CHOICES
The piece questions why oleomargarine sales rose last months and notes over 70 percent of fat used came from imported cocoa butter and other foreign sources. It asks if merchants can tolerate a foreign product undermining American farmers and urges buying American made Raquelor cheese varieties to support domestic industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wheat Acreage Reduction Campaign Gains Grower Support in Iowa
The Wheat acreage reduction program seeks about 3500 growers and 175000 acres in Iowa, offering payments to cut production 15 percent over two years. Despite past declines, many growers and agencies back the plan, while small plots and intermittent production limit overall impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Isso
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
White
Lowa
Washington County
Community club December meeting to be held Tuesday
The December meeting of the Community club will be held Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs L B Smith Develop visited the latter's parents Mr and Mrs C Snyder this week. The President and the Secretary of Agriculture are urging farmer aid and the article asks how locals might help themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Smith
Devel Wein
C. (. Snyder
United States
Aefriculture
Iowa seeks regulation of direct packinghouse buying
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers debate a bill to regulate direct buying by packers through licensing and a 5000 dollar bond. Lt Governor Kraschel travels to Chicago to back the measure as farmers warn direct buying depresses market prices and bypasses public markets. The Iowa Department of Agriculture backs National Cheese Week to curb a 6.6 million pound cheese surplus by boosting consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Lowa
Len Garritt Toeless
State of Laws
N. G. Kraschel
Chicago
U S
Secretary of Agriculture
Roelofs
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Jay Murray
United States
Murray
Wellman Baptist church Thanksgiving dinner and vesper
The Wellman Baptist church held a Thanksgiving dinner and bazaar with strong patronage from locals. The World Wide Guild hosted a vesper service at Rev. and Mrs. Dewey’s home, praised as beautiful and uplifting. Prayer service scheduled Thursday at 7 30, Rev. Dewey leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willman Baptist Church
Wellman
World Wide Guild
Dewey
Oelock
Potter
M. E. Shurch
Jesse James
M. L. Dewey
Legge Funds Farm Foundation Plans Expanded to Aid Agriculture
Alexander Legge left most of his fortune to a Farm Foundation to improve farm life. He had already contributed 400000 and a 560000 bequest is planned, totaling 906000. Frank O Lowden said a group of capitalists and trustees including Bernard Baruch and Owen Young join to carry out the philanthropic effort as a national clearing house for farm life improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Alexander Legge
International Harvester Company
Legge
The
Farm Foundation
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Charles C. Teague
Santa Paula
Calif
Owen D. Young
Melvin A. Traylor
Ultra Fine Platinum Wire Sets Long Length Record
A 1 100 ampere fuse uses platinum wire far finer than human hair. The wire has extraordinary length, with 13 900 feet laid side by side on a Linch space. A pound of platinum yields 2S 1n0 000 feet of this wire, enough to stretch 4.75% of Earth's radius.
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Morris Shorthorns
Max Waterlouse
JL. H. Rinner
Crawford
T. H. Carris
A. L. Duepsing
Jackson
Marion Stransky
Enelis
Richard Stephens
Oregon
Earl Smith
Cedar
County Farm Bureau Organization
Lime Creek
Alva Miller
English River
Wade Gardner
Joe Knotek
H. C. Finney
Homer Birney
Dean Johnson
John Winga
North Side Cafe
Cloyd Willite
Willit Garage
M. C. DeLong — Washington Lumber and Fuel Cos. We
Livingston—Attornes
Ralphs Scot's
Scotts Furniture
Coloyd
Lytie
Lytle's Grocery
Wisite
Long — Washington Cleaners
Glen Barclay
Barclay’s Cash Grocery
Washington State Bank
George Shanklin
McCormick- Deering
G. BE. Mace
Mace Motor Co
Lawrence Wilson
Belips: Lumber Co
Ralph Gibson
Gibson Pro
Eau Service Co
Hig Ir
Ruth Smith
Columbus Junction
Martha Butler
Correayo
Partners
Wellman Cordette
Uraden
Starting Farm Foundation
Bernice Brown
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