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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1951
Page
4
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Winter-Started Chicks offer advantages to poultrymen by starting flocks in winter. Eggs are produced during a period usually scarce and coccidiosis causes little trouble, improving early yield and health.
A note on Nero showing off with sandal soles studded with gems to dazzle the public. It remains unclear if the emperor wore down with fatigue after long days of pomp.
Veterinarians warn that allowing dry cows to roam on pastures without supplemental feed weakens immunity and lowers calf birth rates and milk output. The practice increases susceptibility to reproductive diseases and reduces overall herd performance.
Notice records renewed amended and substituted articles for Elgin State Bank of Elgin Iowa with $30 000 capital stock 1951 directors provisional and annual meeting details. Names Ernest Schori Max Thoma G J Mosby G L Capper George Hanson F Kohler Fred Muehlethaler and dates January 20 1951.
Realized farm income by operators fell in both of the last two years after peaking at 27.8 billion dollars in 1947. Gross farm income rose through 1948 and only began its first postwar decline in 1949.
The 6th general assembly approved an additional 8,000,000 to finish payments to all eligible ex servicemen. Governor Beardsley has signed the measure and checks are in the mails. Temperance groups will not seek local option this session. aim is full support for Minnesota gambling laws. A similar bill has been introduced in the Iowa House and Senate to cancel licenses of establishments with gambling devices.
Iowa legislators push a bill to apply the mandatory three year prison term, currently for a third offense, to the fourth and any higher operating while intoxicated convictions. The measure aims to close gaps in penalties for repeat drunk drivers.
The University of Iowa plans to ask the legislature for 300000 dollars to establish a television station as part of its capital fund requests. It would be the first such request by the Iowa General Assembly. WTI at Ames has operated without added funding while WOL at Ames is noted as the only college TV setup in the nation. Officials estimate WOI will have earned about 85000 dollars from national ads since telecasting began. WSUI aims to use its TV station for education and training.
William Inlau, assistant secretary of agriculture for several months, plans to resign this spring to operate his father-in-law’s farm near Northwood raising purebred Angus cattle. Clyde Spry noted he anticipated limited tenure when hiring Inlau. Inlau, a former Iowa Beef Producers field man, finished Town State College after World War II service and then joined the beef producers association before moving to the agriculture department.
Robert Steipfing of the Iowa Woodward state hospital and school is named a national honorary award winner in the first annual Outstanding Aid to the Mentally Retarded election. The event is sponsored by the National Association for Mental Health.
A short excerpt discusses how facial expressions influence a child’s understanding more than words. It notes that even very young children read faces and that a calm but clear demeanor guides behavior as a child grows.
A parent’s facial expression shapes a child’s behavior. An angry face may trigger confusion or immaturity, while a friendly but firm expression provides safety, affection, and respect. Consistent warmth with occasional firm anger fosters better conduct and trust in the child.
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from a small town setting. Jokes touch on coal shortages, sentries, bells, a bawdy remark about a wife, a new baby brightening life, saloon liquor, a cat and asps, deficits, and a mirror mishap among soldiers.
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