Word: iowa
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...editor of the Oakland (pop. 1,317), Iowa, Acorn (circ. 1,840) register a protest on behalf of hundreds of long-suffering weekly newspaper editors...
TIME's charge that the typical Smalltown weekly takes no stand on issues of the day may be supported by facts, but falls on deaf ears in the case of half a dozen Smalltown newspapers in this Iowa congressional district which fought all the way-fruitlessly, it must be admitted-to unseat a Congressman . . . who accepted the political endorsement of Gerald L. K. Smith. . . . The city dailies of the district supported this Congressman...
...Oakland, Iowa...
Corn-Hog Program. Henry Wallace once told him that an acre of Iowa hybrid corn yielded far more than ordinary corn, and Nelson Rockefeller never forgot. This week he was to sign his first commercial contract with Brazil's only hybrid producer, Agroceres Limited of São Paulo. It would call for a minority investment of $200,000, and seed loans to the company, which would sell hybrid seed corn to farmers, and to other companies that wished to start production...
...Sabula (Iowa) Gazette was able to note that "Virtus Peterson of near Green Island called at the Gazette and would like to buy about half a bushel of rye seed." The Chenoa (Ill.) Clipper-Times announced that the second grade was enjoying the reading of Billy Whiskers at the Circus, which was brought to school by Bobby Ritter. The Cassville (Wis.) American reported: "Wilbur K. Buschbom, otherwise Billy, returned Tuesday morning from the Carolinas. He is a cowboy rider and does trick roping. A fascinating, if dangerous life? Young Billy says, 'It beats workin...