Echo Stationers special on Airmail stationery sale
Elgin shop promotes 80 sheet 40 envelope Airmail stationery at 38 cents each with bulk purchase discounts. Also listed Hamp shire stock hog 225 pounds at 55 dollars and two pairs snow pants size 14 by J M Gehring. Mention of telescopic spectacles aiding low vision with telescope lens system and microscopic near point work.
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Echo Stationers
Elgin
Strip
Hampshire
J. M. Gehring
Dial
Seventh Inning Stretch By FERN AUBLE
Johnny Longstreet, pitcher for the Pirates, struggles with thoughts of Milly during the opener. Corky Blanton surprises him with a note from Milly about twins, lifting his slump as he secures a late win. Milly’s message inspires the team as Johnny finishes strong.
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Johnny Longstreet
Corky Blanton
Chuck Leighton
Doc
Corky
Johnny
Goth
Windy Norton
Milly
Bill Lofton
Pirates
Whndy
Reds
U's
WNU Foatucen
Postwar readjustments shrink Wisconsin dairy plants
Wisconsin dairy industry readjustments after the war reduced the number of dairy manufacturing plants. Last year’s decline matched the average since 1947, with about 100 plants dropping annually. Improved transportation is cited as the main cause.
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Leas Wisconsin Dairies
Wisconsin
Automatic Selling Expands With New Vending Models
Automatic selling gains consumer acceptance as vending machines compete with retailing. The industry grows to about 500 million dollars and now includes models selling canned, frozen and dehydrated foods, hosiery, books, toilet articles, shirts, neckties, ice cream, hot dogs and complete meals. Easier coin changing fuels broader automatic merchandising.
Bonus Bill and Assembly Leadership Moves
The article notes M F Hicklin of Wapello as a candidate for a post, with Rep Ted Sloane and Rep Harold Nelson seeking speaker pro tempore and majority leader roles. Rumors of George E Miller opposing Gene Posten for minority leader surface as 29 Democrats will sit in the house. Interim reports from highway flood control and building code committees detail program drafts and proposed bills, with Gov Blue praising the committees for concrete bill proposals.
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M. F
Mike” Hicklin
Wapello
Ted Sloane
Des Moines
Harold “Sum” Nelson
Sioux City
Beardsley
George E. Miller
Harlan
House
Shelby County
Gene Posten
Corydon
Posten
Robert Blue
Board considers personnel director for all institutions
The Board of Control proposes hiring a personnel director for all its institutions with a 3900 dollar budget. Arthur Wallace, administrative assistant to the executive council, has acted as personnel director for job classifications and urged creating a state personnel director post. A Public Safety study notes women drivers show fewer habitual violations, with eight women among 1.2 million licensed drivers.
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Board of Control
Board of
State’ Department of Public Safety
Don Hughes
Iowa
Aluminum pan care tips aid drivers and crews
Fifty two thousand nine hundred twenty nine drivers involved in accidents last year are noted, with a practical home remedy for dull aluminum pans. If the inside is dark, rinse with water then apply a little vinegar or cream of tartar and heat briefly to brighten.
Washington Population and Census Figures
Encyclopaedia Britannica noted Thomas Jefferson’s view that Washington D C could reach 100000 residents in a century and ultimately 200000. The 1940 census recorded the district’s population at 663091.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Washington, D. C
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nelly Johnstone Oil Well Marked Fifty Years in Bartlesville
The Nelly Johnstone oil well in Bartlesville, now owned by Cooperative ON Well Oklahoma, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with city ceremonies. Despite oil flow barely covering maintenance costs, the cooperative has sustained production for over five decades due to the well’s historical significance.
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Oklahoma
Nelly Johnstone
Bartlesville
Railroads Count Diesel Locomotives Rise to 1947
Diesel locomotives on American railroads reached 8 624 in operation by 1947, up from 749 in 1940, reflecting a major surge in diesel adoption across industry.
First Woolen Mill Founder Jeremiah Wadsworth
Jeremiah Wadsworth established the first woolen mill in Hartford Connecticut. He served as commissary general and commissary of French troops in America during the American Revolution. Wadsworth helped form the first insurance partnership in Connecticut and participated in the Connecticut constitutional ratification convention and congress.
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Jeremiah Wadsworth
Hartford
Conn
United States
George Washington
Wadsworth
America
Connecticut
Confess
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Charles Peters
A. M
Weibel
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Elgin Cooperative
Thompson & Son
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Rex Mulford
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Ole Loftsgard
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Rose Bachler
Echo Office
Avalon Theater
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Pontiac
New Motor
Edwin A. Krueger
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Weibel Mill Co
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Echo Sitationers
Kip
Gehring Hardware
Elgin Produce
C. J. Mulford & Son
Federal Land Bank
Darrel R.peasley
See-Treas
National Farm Loan
Association West Union
Iawa
Shortsory
Fern Auble
Safety Council
Noel Brockway
West Union
Assembly
Ford
Jerome H. Sensing
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Elgin Oil Company
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Ihe Broadcaster
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