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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
4
Advertisement rates listed at ten cents per word with a thirty cent weekly minimum when cash accompanies orders. otherwise the minimum is ten cents. Blind ads or inquiries directed to the office are charged ten cents per week minimum.
Cattle feeders expect a normal seasonal run with main feeder movement starting in September and heavy volumes in October and November. Feed is good across much of the range, aiding cattle conditioning for Iowa feedlots. Plentiful range feed will encourage cattlemen to hold feeder cattle longer to increase gains, while last year’s price upswing may push them to hold for the late market again.
Iowa officials announce the Iowa State Fair opens tomorrow as plans for a statewide civilian defense system progress. Rodney Q. Selby joins as state director while veteran leaders like Marshall Camp and William S. Beardsley are noted in the civic defense and veterans leadership. A social security report also finds Iowa has one of the nation’s oldest populations with 9.8 percent aged 65 or older, second only to New Hampshire.
Democratic U. S. Senate hopeful Albert J. Loveland urges extending the delivery window for 1948 and 1949 corn held under loan to about December 1 to accommodate crop size and war-time uncertainty. He says corn will be needed to raise hogs and ease meat prices as loans began August 1 and could run about 60 days. Iowa highway contracts postwar total over 1 million dollars in primary and farm-to-market work with $101,215,470 let between Oct 30, 1948 and July 31, 1959. Primary roads accounted for $58,485,889 and farm-to-market $42,729,581.
Grand Meadow residents including Mr. and Mrs. Leo Larson and Adrian spent Sunday with Spencer Nesvick near Os sian. Calls included Mr. and Mrs. John Leets of Radcliff and Inga Larson on Thursday. A kitchen shower for DeAlta Baraas was held in Postville. Family visits extended to the Leo Larson home with Clifford Larson and sons, and Selmer Holm with family at the Andrew Reinhart home.
List of individuals registering new cars including Ford Tudor and Plymouth models in Clermont and Elgin with makes such as Chevrolet Dodge Stude Baker and Plymouth. Real estate transfers show Kohler to Falk for 60 acres, Chapman estate to Raftis, several WD transfers among Miller family members, and a mining lease by Selmer Reinertson to M D Guyer for 10 years in Clermont and Dover townships.
Numerous families and friends traveled to visit kin and attend church and community events from New Glarus Wisconsin to Cresco and West Union. Highlights include a Wisconsin anniversary picnic, teachers returning from New York, and 4-H Achievement Day with seven members.
Aug 7 licenses include Arnold Brandenburg of Postville and Iva Lamphier of Arlington. Aug 8 licenses list Leroy Mr Gehring of Wadena and Bonna Bishop of West Union. Also Harvey Love of Oran and Glotha Ehlers of Oelwein.
Elgin locals report Ruth Boleyn had a tonsil operation Wednesday and returned home the next day. Visitors over the past week include Wanda Shaffer from Wadena and others from nearby towns, with many relatives and neighbors stopping by.
The John Flanagan family and the Egans traveled to Prairie du Chien Wisconsin visiting the 700 and several nearby points of interest.
Feeder lamb prices may stay firm as supply drops while demand holds. About half of incoming lambs will be fit only for slaughter due to improved summer pastures, removing them from feeder markets across range states.
A brief dialogue shows the foreman instructing Murphy to sieve bricks as Murphy complains of illness and tremors, prompting action. The exchange highlights work conditions and a pragmatic response to worker discomfort.
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