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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
2
Prize crops will share premiums totaling nearly 4000 dollars at the Centennial Iowa State Fair from August 28 to September 8. A large building will showcase farm products including field corn popcorn grains vegetables and garden items. Farm exhibits novelty and staple crops compete for prize money and there will be art objects made from agricultural products and a soil conservation contest with cash awards.
Reports describe a silo accident in Eagle Grove where 70 year old John Neary died. A Mason City man captured a fish with a numbered tag 1858 Ia from April 1953. A Blakesburg reunion reunited brothers Dale Bell and David Bell after sixty years. An Decorah couple caught about 60 fish near Prairie du Chien. August recommended for soil sampling with county extension guidance.
LeRoy Rinehart a Knoxville boy and companions snagged a 36 pound catfish on a home made pole in the Des Moines river near Percy. Terry Heying of West Union used Boy Scout training to aid his family after a fishing launch lost its propeller on Mills Lacs eleven miles from shore as winds rose and he signaled for help in Morse code.
USDA researchers warn late fall grazing can permanently harm grass stands while summer fallowing and mulch help shrubs stay healthy. US consumers lean toward more beef, less pork per person. A Fredericksburg boy dies after a broken leg and blood clot surgery. Sigourney hospital closes after 33 years of service. the last baby born there is Lynn Sterrett on July 30. An Od etbolt fair accident ends in the death of a colt named Silver. About 5,500 visit the White House daily. Fence posts worn by staples reduce life. Four Iowa State College winter wheat varieties are Iohardi Minter Pawnee Iowin. Dry weather hurts crops and flies. now is time for cleanup and spraying. Water is vital for hog gains during hot dry weather. Clipping forage reduces some cattle bloat in drylots, though results vary.
A curbside sign says do not collect the scrap because the owner still drives it. A wry collection of quips on marriage, trust, responsibility, and the paradoxes of early rising and prominence. The playful lines lampoon domestic life and social habits with a skeptical tone.
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