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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
4
Classified ad rates listed for Die Tree True Cok show ten cent per line rates with a minimum weekly charge of thirty cents when paid, or higher if cash accompanies the order. Blind ads or inquiries directed to the office cost fifty cents per week as a minimum.
Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson and other locals visited relatives including Gerald Schneider Elmer Erickson and Wayne of Erskine last week Dorothy Helgerson stayed with Janice Borness near Decorah Carrie Thorson visited Clarence Olson Mrs Arthur Olson of Clermont Joan and Gayle Wharram visited Julia Landsgaard Lillian Groth and family stayed with Anton Skien and Oscar Lien family A picnic honored Elmer Erickson family Robert Gustafsen seen at La Crosse hospital last week
Mrs Van Eisen and several families visited relatives including Pat Irene and Martin Minihan. Hanson and Hofer dinners and Voshell reunion near Wadena. Edwin Hanson Louis Hofer and John Dennler households hosted guests. Des Moines Williams visited Orlin Mason. numerous visits to Martin Hanson George Leuchtenmacher and others. Louis Butikofer injured his leg at the Lewis Butikofer farm and is under Doctor care.
DeSoto youth Ralph Phillips pulled a buffalo skull from the Coon river. The skull spans 32.5 inches end to end and weighs 26 pounds, marking an unusual and notable catch for local anglers.
Readers learn the pheasant season opens November 11 while Iowa hosts California Day at the State Fair. California Iowans plan a three day visit starting August 26, with the fair opening August 25 named the Mid Century Exposition. A statewide property tax rise is forecast, with local budgets projecting up to 168.7 million dollars for 1951.
The FBI warns Iowa men to follow the 1948 Selective Service Act with penalties of up to five years in prison or $10,000 fine for violations. Men turning 18 must register within five days after their 18th birthday. The piece notes a calm Governors Day in Clear Lake and political shifts in the GOP state central committee ahead of the next session and fall elections.
CROP will ask Towa farms and farmers to contribute 255 carloads of foodstuffs this fall. Albert Farmer, CROP national director, says the national goal is 13501 carloads. Sheep are noted as useful for weed control around farms.
Elgin local notices list families visiting, guests and dinners around Rose Hill area. Attendees include the Boleyns, Gehrings, Green, Brockways, O Neills, Swenson family, and many friends. Several travelers from Calf to Wisconsin and Iowa towns visit or host during the weekend.
Notes list guests Patty Larson Judy Larson Audrey Sutter Roebetta Barker Carol Leath and Patty Gruver. The clipping also references Korea's ice crop claim and a trailer home fire near Merrill, with a residence at Bealiew farm burned earlier.
A string of jokes unfolds from a husband returning late to a wife who taunts his tale, to a grocery clerk teased by an old lady about whistling for money, a twin birth tease, a pie seller boasting of his craft, and a Chinese caller joking about a dental appointment. The bits resemble light local humor columns.
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