Four Days Show At Ava. Local Notices Appear
Community notices list a Mickey Rooney drawn run of Human Comedy at the Ava, invites Mrs. Gilbert Buraas of Chariton as guest with two tickets at the office. Also local ads for roofing by Larson Roofing Co, Elgin machine shop, DANCE at Park Pavilion West Union, and multiple sales notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Rooney
the Avalon
Gilbert Buraas
Charimont
Ernest Grimm
West Union
The
Echo
Fewer New Tires Announced for August Allocation
August tire quotas limit new Grade 1 passenger car tires to the lowest level since last April. Drivers eligible for new tires may receive used or recapped tires due to the reduced new tire quota.
Garden Watering And Tree Sale Guidance
It advises against watering gardens after about an inch of weekly rainfall and to water only after light showers in warm weather. It notes walnut prices rise with size and war status does not matter. It warns buyers contracting for trees of all sizes will reduce payment for large trees to offset losses from small ones, and suggests selling only large trees.
Garden and farm tips for storage and poultry care
Advice on extending egg production and pullet housing, cooling eggs, and using bacon fat in baking. Guidance covers digging potatoes after vines die, storing garden products in basements and cisterns, and culling hens by beak color. Also notes dairy cull rates for Iowa and winter storage venting requirements.
Survival and repairs amid wartime lumber shortage
A compressed column notes the urge to fix small home issues before they enlarge into trouble and costs. It compares marriage to a boxing match and comments on wartime wood usage, lumber scarcity, and a coal shipment, urging readers to place orders for winter fuel promptly. It closes with a quip on chivalry and protection.
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Want
Edwin A. Leath
Luana
Iowa
Ask
Echo Office
Elgin
Eric
Avalon
Cowboy
Manhattan
Lost Canyon
Ern Friederich
O'Neill Drug Company
Dummermuth
Henry Oldfather
Fayette
Hanson
Oelwein
Kernehan Land Company
Town
Ford
Larson Roofing Co
Clermont
Torkelson Bros
Mississippi Nighthawks
Park Pavilion
Fair Grounds
Echo-Enterprise
McCormick-Deering
Max Thoma
Weibel Mill Co
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
R. P. Strauch
Tftp
ODT
Tama
Boone
Marion
Control
Marengo
Roosevelt
Army Photo Service
Army
Sicily
South Pacific
Otis
Armed Services
Elgin, Iowa
West Union Auction Exchange
Orvin Thompson
Jim Niles
Mer
Alka
Geltzar
West Union Rendering
Enterprise
Cop
Dial
Kentucky
Elgin Farmers Coop
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