West Union Auction Exchange marks 60 years in dairy sales
Longtime West Union Auction Exchange veteran reflects on 850 consecutive sales and thanks consignors and buyers from Elgin Clermont Wadena and Gunder areas. He notes shifts to Wadena and Oelwein exchanges, lists managers and current operators, and highlights dairy sales at Oelwein Diary Sale and Waterloo state sales with high attendance and low reject rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
Wadena
Gunder
West Union
West Union Auction Exchange
Wadena Livestock Exchange
Oelwein Livestock Exchange
Iowa
Oelwein
Chas. Kinel
Aurora
H. D. Flowers
Claude
Wylam
Waverly
Chas
H. Kinel
Zon
Jim
Aking Ue
Joya
Waterloo
Kinel
For Rent and For Sale Rural Farm Ads
An elderly style classifieds item lists a 220 acre Estey farm for rent near Clayton County with a 50 50 basis and a modern home, plus a contact Osterman and Busse at Strawberry Point Iowa. Also offered is baled straw and a Ford pickup from Fritz Blockhus in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S
Estey
Clayton
Elgin
Osterman & Busse
Strawberry Point
Don't Wash Soak or Dry Clothes Too Long
Overwashing and overdrying harm fabrics. Washing beyond about 15 minutes redeposits soil. Soaking beyond 20 minutes removes less soil and can fade colors. Long soaking weakens fabric if bleach is used. Overdrying makes fibers brittle and clothes bone dry.
Boy’s mood hinges on three acts amid county bridge work
At Mingo, 66 year old George Batty died after stumbling from a county bridge job, falling about 15 feet and succumbing to injuries hours later. The report notes a small boy’s habit of eating, making noise, or getting dirty as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Alderson
Wadena
Orvin Thompson
Elgin
Mingo
George Batty
Child Fatally Scarred? No, Swift Care Fixes Wound
While Bill Wiley of Swea City was removing sickle-guards from his binder, his three year old daughter approached and sat down. A doctor stitched the badly gashed right thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wiley
Swea City
Epigramic Snips From Urban Side Streets
A collage of humorous snippets and wry remarks from a city scene. Don’t miss the indignant spouse, pilots’ panic, a 50 percent joke, grandmothers sniffing air, a skunk drawing, a bellboy call, and a chafing family classroom moment with a Bible verse pun.
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Etter
Guy Whitford
Jim Niles
Elmer Halverson
Kenneth Baldwin
Floyd Whitford
Walt Medberry
Echo Office
George Vaughn
Falb & Light
Highway 18
Myron K. Chapman
Allis Chalmers
W .C
Selmer T. Holm
Dial
Roggensack Monument
Waukon
Echo Stationery
Prang
C. A. Meyer
Steel Town
the Avalon
Meyer’s Hatchery
Postville
Apt
Alpha Hangartner
W. W. Luce
Lars Bilden
Fred Bilden
Songamon
Chicago
Illinois
Guernsey Smith
P. V
Emory
Nelson
Oceana
Calif
Ida Puffer
Dia
Smith-Corong Sterling Typewriter
Elgin Echo
Clara Helgerson
Gordanier Cleaners
Clermont Brick & Sand Hardware
Smith-Corona
Noel Brockway West Union
McCormick - Deering
Clermont Brick & Sand
Russell W. Leeman
St. Olaf
East Gunder
Schlein & Eggers Chiropractors
Sai
Wenger Sales Commission
Harry Wenger
Diz” Dean
Mer. Orvin Thompson
Iceman
Ada
Bellboy
Schori
Kuster Elgin, Iowa
Rales
Saw
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
Mgr
Elgin, Iowa
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