16 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
4
Rates specify up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion. Over 25 words 1 cent per word. Additional 10 cent weekly handling charge if replies come to this office. Cash with order. Telephone orders allowed but payment before month end expected. 10 cent per line charge if billed monthly.
For sale several hundred yearling White Leghorns, excellent stock with ROP bloodlines. Vaccinated for Pex Cho era Tracheitis. 53 percent laying. Price 1 75 dollars each. Also many 10 by 12 range houses priced at 40 dollars each. Charles Capper Eigix Iowa. Ditto
The Echo invites Albert H. Olson to see The Body Snatcher at One Nite Only on Wednesday August 22. Tickets waiting at the Echo office after paying 25 cents advertising cost. 45 cents for the show. A keytainer with keys found. owner can claim at the Echo office.
Mrs Henry Nyborg Ruby Kurth spent Sunday with Emmanuel Larson in Clermont. Gilbert Halverson hosted Wayne Fergeson’s family for dinner. Harold Opland visited relatives at Decorah. Gerhard Halverson and How ard joined Henry Olson family for dinner. Mrs Woodrow Reed and Mrs Orvin Thompson called at Ole Lofisgard home. Alvin Halverson Ronald Julia Landsgard dined with Mollie Mark. Loftsgard and Sonstegard families hosted and a week in St Olaf ended with return home. Will Nelson Virginia, Paul Liddle family dined with Rosena Anderson. Joe Berger with Harukd and Frank visited Vern Hopfer last week. Alen Idearogl and Danice dined with Bernell Anderson. Henry Olson Clarean spent afternoon at West Union hospital with Gerhard Halverson. Ollard Nyborg Sherrill and Harlan Troy hosted Vern Hupfer family Friday. Ossian park hosted a picnic dinner for Kenneth Hellum family P K Peterson Gladys John Hellum Hiram Larson Merlin Helium Elaine.
Enrich Stuffing Nuts may be used to add richness to stuffing for poultry to croquettes or baked goods. When adding nuts to waffles and cookies use a fourth to a half cup of coarse chopped nuts per cup of flour.
Scientists describe the Jackson Hole area in Wyoming as a premier example of mountains and valleys formed by ancient internal forces that broke and uplifted a section of the earths crust.
The Office of Defense Transportation warns homeowners to secure fuel oil before summer ends to avoid cold homes this coming winter. Delays in laying domestic fuel oil supplies could disrupt availability and raise costs.
Retail stores may sell certain men’s and women’s low priced shoes without rationing from August 27 to October 13, 1945. Other sellers including manufacturers and wholesalers may transfer ration free shoes. Children’s shoes are excluded due to no general stock issue.
Landlords and tenants seeking emergency repair lumber must apply to local War Production Board field offices using WPB-541 form. Farmers should apply to county agricultural conservation committees for priorities assistance related to repairs and ratings amid wartime shortages and shifting supply.
The chief danger of being trapped by fire lies in the house. Practice rapid exit with halls and stairs assumed blocked. The first drill stresses two facets: a safe escape from every bedroom and placing infants and invalids in rooms accessible from outside rescue.
Pickled beets preserve beet crops using vinegar acidity and bright red color. A pressure canner is unnecessary for canning. For storage beyond a few days, process in a boiling water bath as used for canning fruits.
A vintage recipe explains why homemade pickles taste richer than commercial products. It details selecting firm pears, prepping, and a spiced syrup with ginger and allspice, plus a step by step process to boil, marinate, simmer, and seal in jars for a weeks ready, amber colored preserve.
Marengo farmer and fur shipper IO W A Should Know Gressly faced a State Conservation Commission error when licenses were issued in the name Cressly due to a one-letter mix up. He proved his identity and that the commission bore responsibility in the dispute.
In Wilmington Delaware apples of many colors are arranged on a rotating spokes setup. A fine mist from a spray gun coats the skins to test how new insecticides and fungicides spread, adhere, and dry. The mini carousel checks whether coatings are thin, splotchy, or smooth and even across the fruit.
The court docket reports divorce petitions and judgments including Charles J. Napoli versus Marie L. Napoli for cruel treatment filed in Des Moines, Ruth M. Poston granted a divorce from Harvey B. Poston with custody and support terms, and Lawrence Newton and Walter Kennedy awarded a judgment against Elmer Thode for hay sale proceeds. Also listed are marriage licenses issued for A C Knief and Burnita Mae Block, James Rockford and Josephine M Exman.
The first woman governor in the United States was inaugurated in Wyoming in 1935. This landmark event marked a historic breakthrough for female political leadership in American history.
June business in Iowa outpaced May 1946 in most indicators, with building permits rising 349 and building contracts up 17. Bank debits up 11 and retail and department store sales higher, while life insurance sales fell 8 percent. Compared with June 1944, building contracts up 102 percent and farm products prices up 5 percent.
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