Elk Horn Community Notes Reflect Family Visits and 4-H Camp
Local residents share visits across states from Grinnell to Denver. Shelby county 4-Hers attend camp at Springview state park. Travel spurs new adventures from Lincoln to California and Colorado as families update kin and check on relatives. Durables and dentures are noted among broader lifestyle items.
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ELK Horn News
Elk Horn
Chris [Christensen
Alvin Lange
David
Grinnell
Thomas Christensen
Bernal Gregerasen
Eugene Andersen
Rorbeck Ramblerg
Shelby County
Springview State Park
Ed Krogstad
Lincoln
Lester Calkins
Denver
H. T. Dugdale
Modale
Arthur Dugdale
California
Northwestern Depot
Ludwig Winther
Merle Winther
Kimballtch
Colorado
Arnold Winther
Ludwig
Fort Collings
Philip Halverson
I. D. Halverson
Roach
Jerry
Gary
Ind
Clara Johansen
Helen Petersen
Black Hills
Leo Matyja
Omaha
Otto Petersen
New Guard Recruits Sworn In At Atlantic Armory
Sixty three new recruits joined Company K of Atlantic boosting enlisted strength to 118 under Capt. Phil Sims. Recruits sworn in at the armory last night as Maj. Whitfield of Council Bluffs arrives to assist in adding four more officers. Original authorized strength was 90 with seven officers. The unit will form two rifle platoons and a heavy weapons platoon.
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Truman
Atlantic
Phil Sims
Maj. Whitfield
Council Bluffs
National Guard
Cornelison Heads By Committee In Church Expansion Plan
At a strategy committee meeting of the Church of Christ expansion program Don Corneli son was named chairman and plans were made to remodel the church building. Fundraising will start soon with Gerald Berg as chairman and W R Darrow as treasurer. The committee includes many members and the next meeting is set for Wednesday evening July 7. Ghost Town Paper Boise News notes its origins in Bannock City in 1863 with a 12 yearly subscription and 50 cent single copy. Small Ones Abend reports anthropological finding that short people have larger heads and brains relative to height.
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Church of Christ
Don Cornelison
Gerald Berg
Chi Chaiirman
W. R. Darrow
Wayne Camblin
Boyd A. Bank
B. R. Bennett
M. E. Britton
W. L. Camblin
George Dixson
Don Epperly
Robert Green
Frank Johnston
Archie McCrory
C. S. Linkletter
Sam Rogers
LeRoy Retallie
Floyd Spies
Tom C. Smith
Garnett
A. Potter
Boyd Banks
Lawrence Ward
Boise News
Idaho
Bannock City
Time schedules and travel ads for rail and bus lines
Eastbound and westbound rail timetables list No. 8 Rocket No. 10 Corn Belt Rocket No. 14 Local service between Council Bluffs and West Des Moines and No. 7 Rocket No. 5 Local on various routes. Atlantic terminal bus times shown for Greyhound and Hawkeye Stages. ad copy promotes newspapers as top advertising medium and notes gold is highly ductile with a safety reminder about dusk driving.
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Council Bluffs
West Des Moines
Atlantic
Market Wrap Shows Narrow Wheat Slips and Slight Gains
Chicago board prices moved in a tight range with an early dip in wheat recovering to finish near the prior close. July wheat at 2.31 and 2.34, corn up to 3.20, oats mixed around 91 to 92 cents, soybeans around 4.15 as cash grain quotes mix for various No. and sample grades.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Livestock Market Report Des Moines Iowa Prices Decline
Des Moines market notes indicate receipts of about 27,000 head this week, with activity moderate to slow. Barrows and gilts weighed 160 to 360 pounds bring 24 to 28 dollars per cwt, while sows in several weight ranges bring 20 to 23.50 dollars per cwt. Plant coverage includes two packing plants in southern Minnesota and multiple yards in Iowa plus out-of-state movement.
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Des Moines
USDA
Minnesota
Iowa
Earliest writing tool likely the stylus used on wax tablets
The first writing implement was probably the stylus a pointed metal bone or ivory tool used to incise letters on wax covered writing tablets early scribes used this instrument to record symbols and messages on wax surfaces.
Airplane Seeding and Herbicide Use Expands Across Crops
The plane has seeded thousands of acres of rice, barley, and legumes and applied herbicides on grain, rice, and alfalfa fields as well as on irrigation and drainage ditches.
Hogs and Cattle Market Slumps and Gains Report
The Omaha and Chicago livestock markets show mixed results with hogs and cattle mostly softer on lighter trade while some bids slip. Fed steers and yearlings remain costly to move. calves and cows vary with fat cows steady to higher and sows weaker. lambs and sheep see some gains in spring and old crop offerings.
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Omaha
USDA
Floge
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Take It Easy On The Road Be Mindful Of Travel Time
A cautionary note urges drivers to slow down and plan ahead to avoid delays or missed destinations. It emphasizes giving extra travel time and avoiding rushing which can lead to mistakes or accidents.
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Oakland Rendering Co
Fred Geiger
A. Bier
Atlantic Hotel
Grand Union “O
Ering
Ross Wright
Casey
Carl H. Goeken
Inquirest
W. 6Th St
Dale
al Fe
Orville Reimer
Cecil D. Murphy
Wiota
Eldon Brix
McCormick
Ben Behrends
Anita
Emilyne
Bastel
Joe Herbert
Frank Averpach
Lloyd & Meredith
Btudio Wavenport
Chevrolet
John Deere
Ammer Mill
Phong
Gambles
Osler Chevrolet Company
Walnut
Adae
Allis Chalmers
Brayton
Per Bale
Schranger Appliances
Radio and Electric Service
Thielen
C. C. Schnee 2
Ed Shannon
Ladd’s Radio Service
L. &. Caha
Beldwin Elgstrie Co
Aarons
Stoyet
Nowee Telegraph Phone
Armeneght
We International
Kimbailton
Kari C. Petersen
Hamlin
VAO
Atlantic Square Deal Oil Co
Birch St
Cass County , Supply Co
Atlantic, Ia
Horace Nelson, Jr
Lloyd & Pama
Plymouth
Jack
Quinn
Howard's
Harold Schuler
Griswold
Gambles Coronado
Jock & Nilges
Olive St
Mert & Meredith
Frank DeLucia
Cumberland
Lewis
Lloyd & Apes
Owen Turk
State St
Wm. Sandhorst
Dalton & Dalton, Attorneys
Abstracts, Savery & Co
Presteline
Pioneer
Texas
Henry Field Store
7Th St
Challenge
Atlantic Mill & Elevator
H. Q. Beadle
Wilbur H. Blake
Atlantic Mill &Elevator
Beadle
Afghanistan
Masy
United Tes
American Dent Association
NEW Guard
Cornelison
Rock Ihead Railroad
O Greyhound Licernion
Ly. Atlantic Ly. Atlantis
Hawkeye Stages Union Bus Depot
White Way Bus Line Union
Ly. Atlantic
America
World Book Encyclopedia
Ohio Young
Buz Sawyer
Roy Oran
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