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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
4
The notice outlines want ad rates: up to 25 words costs 25 cents per insertion. each additional word costs 1 cent. An extra 10 cent weekly handling charge applies if replies come to the office. Terms require cash with order. telephone payments are allowed but must be paid before month end. monthly billing incurs 10 cents per line.
WAC services drama Keep Your Powder Dry plays Thursday to Saturday at the Avalon. Ern Friederich is invited as Echo guest with two tickets reserved. Also note a Federal Land Bank loan offered from a farmer’s view at 4 percent interest. Glen E Yates, secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan Association in West Union, Iowa, signs.
Herbert Kaufman pled guilty to indecent exposure and was adjudged a delinquent minor committed to the Iowa Training School for Boys at Eldora until age 21. Appearance bond set at 1000 dollars. A divorce petition against Angela A Zanatta cites cruel treatment and assault claims. She seeks her maiden name and half interest in a 1940 Chevrolet plus alimony and injunctive relief. Elmer Bailey charged with lascivious acts with a child. bond 1000. Irving Burnside charged with assault with intent to commit rape of a 15 year old girl. pled not guilty. bond 2000.
Antonio B. Martinez sues Jose Martinez for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The filing requests dissolution of the marriage and any equitable relief permitted by law.
In a divorce filing, the plaintiff seeks sole custody of three minor children and monthly support of 100, plus 25 for permanent alimony and costs, including attorney’s fees. The couple married Dec 26 1942 and face ongoing treatment and habitual drunkenness issues. Marriage licenses issued this week include Joy Wheeler and Darlene Miller of Arlington on Aug 14 and Robert King and Yvonne Crowe of Oelwein on Aug 20.
The article explains kava from South Pacific islands a non alcoholic drink chewed by selected youths then mixed with water or coconut milk for consumption. It also describes a new odorless fly spray from the US Department of Agriculture, a purified pyrethrum postwar weapon against flies and other pests used by armed forces worldwide.
Gladys Kimbrough of Ball Brothers Company urges careful planning and reliable instructions for successful home canning. She emphasizes using proven quality jars, inspecting lids, washing fruit, tree ripening for flavor, and avoiding reuse of rubbers, while warning against delays between harvest and canning and unsafe jar practices.
Farmers are urged to plant reed canary grass for gully control and to install inside crib ventilators to save high moisture corn. Cattle and poultry figures rise with 1945 demand, with more turkey poults hatched and better cattle finishing plans. Experts advise balanced feeding, culling low producers, and timing pullet sales to optimize egg production.
A garbled OCR fragment claims the North Carolina motto Quam Videri means to be rather Wun lo avem, reflecting a corrupt transcription of the state motto to be rather than visible. No official source supports the altered wording.
The Better Vision institute explains that aging brightens outlook and dulls blues as the eye lens turns yellow with age. The lens filters blue light, reducing exposure. by age fifty, lenses can absorb up to half of blue rays, brightening perceived color and mood.
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