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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
1
Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa notes publication cadence and historic post office filing. The notice cites second class mail status and a September 1 1891 entry date under federal act March 3. It references HERMEN and BARTUNER as publishers and Fayette County Iowa origins.
Want Ad rates listed per line with a minimum charge of 30 cents per week if paid in cash, otherwise 50 cents. Blind ads or inquiries are 50 cents per week minimum. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost one dollar, above five lines additional lines five cents each. Resolutions of respect and notices with admission charged and obituary poetry follow regular ad rates.
Emma Alma Gulsvig daughter of Wettle and Ambjor Wettleson was born December 28 1888. She died July 27 at Elkader Community Hospital aged 75. Lifelong Marion Lutheran member she lived in Gund er Community. Survived by daughters Mae Thompson Postville and Violet Fisherbeck Ruthven, two sisters Annie Olson and Vaidine Olson, six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Preceded in death by husband Emil Gulsvig and children Ethel Almar.
The Clayton County Extension calendar lists events from August including a 4-H Girls Demonstration in Elkader at the Municipal Building on Thursday August 6, a Friday August 7 program with Volga Valley feeders and Pointers, and an August 13 entry day with 4-H Clothing dress revue at 10 am and food judging at 1 pm. A food sale runs 1 to 5 pm. The August 14 Purebred Dairy Show starts at 9 am with Sheep show at 9 am, Swine at 10:30 am, and Poultry ongoing.
A long typed page lists events including girls demonstrations from 8 am to 4 pm and a beef show at 9 am on Saturday, August 15, with results announced later. It also includes numerous social notices and letters describing visits, dinners, and outings among families in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Grundy Center, Postville, Manchesters, and other nearby towns, plus a lengthy diary excerpt from Carl Gop eats Romero describing a Spanish exchange trip with cultural observations and generous hospitality in Mexico City.
The Arlington class of 1960 reunion was held August 2 at Backbone State Park. A picnic dinner was enjoyed. Attendees included Marlow Lewis and spouse, David Lighty and spouse, Debbie and Darla, Terry Halsted and Sheryl Traum, James Winkler, Dorothy Day and Ray Boehmke, all of Arlington, Marion Bush and Jeffrey of Winthrop, Dennis Carter and Timmy and Jimmy of Marion, Harold Deuel of Cedar Rapids, Terry Gibbs and Roger Gust and Richard Hotchkiss, Michelle and Scarlett of Waterloo. The group planned the next reunion for the second Sunday in August 1965 to note the fifth-year reunion.
Carl Erickson writes from Mexico about living in a wealthy home of Carola Gonzalez while studying Spanish. He details repairing roofs and adding a second story in a poor district, long days, lack of gloves, no pay but room and board, and learning plumbing and construction terms from coworkers who speak only Spanish.
Iowa dairymen increase use of concentrate and silage while reducing dependence on pasture feed. Farmers adapt feeding mix to balance costs and forage availability amid growing grain prices and seasonal supply.
Iowa State University reports from the Dairy Herd Improvement Association showing cost and returns. Cows producing above a certain fat level return more than three times labor and management costs. The data cover concentrate feeding averages around 4,400 pounds, increased milk output per cow, and a reduction in days cows were in milk from 44 in 1960-61 to 130 in 1963-64. The findings stress planned high energy feeding and modern management as essential for high output.
Deduction rates of 1 cent per pound on shorn wool from liveweight at lamb payments continue for 1964. Payments for wool and lambs sold in 1964 will begin in April 1965. Ellis W. Thompson, chair, ASCS County Committee, said the deductions apply to producers under an agreement with the American Sheep Producers Council, Inc and the Secretary of Agriculture.
Payers will be heard for or against the estimated budget. A copy of the receipt and plat will be available at the hearing and the meeting minutes will record the votes and results of the decision.
The article notes advertising and market development activities under the National Wool Act. A 1962-65 agreement was approved by a producer referendum in 1962. For the 1962 marketing year deductions from payments for financing the council’s activities totaled about $2.8 million.
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