All occasion address book for sale at Echo Stationers
Gift item priced at 1.00, plastic bound with a place for lists, offered at Echo Stationers in Elgin for mother sister or sweetheart. Additional items include 12 brood sows to farrow late April or early May, spotted Poland China stock, 800 bushels Clinton oats and jumothy hay and clover hay, contact Orvin Thompson 3907 Elgin. Also notice for local and long distance trucking quoted as prompt service with delivery of corn shelled or ear, contact Bob Barker at 22-34evp in Elgin.
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Echo Stationers
Elgin
Farrow
Poland
Orvin Thompson
Dial
Bob Barker
New Tochief sweet corn aids cannery use and 1948 yield
Town State College horticulturists released Tochief a new hybrid sweet corn for 1950 crop plantings. It stays longer in the canning stage and has a 42 percent cutting rate, yielding 7 tons per acre in 1948, with advantage in moisture retention and harvest flexibility. Also notes farm sprayer choices and broad weed control spraying coverage in Iowa.
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Town State College
Speedy Action Seen In State Legislature Session
The public health committee halted the Toni wave bill while the dairy and foods panel defers a repeal of the oleo tax. The senate followed with a death recommendation on a fishing license revenue bill. A highway study bill awaits House action as road funding battles loom. A state office building project moves forward with a $2.5 million appropriation, while redistricting efforts seek 100 House seats and 59 Senate seats.
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Public Health Committee
House Dairy and Foods Committee
Senate
State Conservation Commission
Highway Study Committee
House
Earl Fishbaugh
Shenandoah
Thehighway Commission
Roads Committee
Longtime Lawmaker-Pastor Combines Roles in Des Moines
Friday afternoons Mark King leaves the assembly to serve as Methodist pastor in Lineville. He began in 1938 as reading clerk and has kept the job, living in Coin before moving to Des Moines. King notes changes but is proud rent stayed $16 when he started. Only ten of 108 original house members remain. Aviation committees in both chambers are led by licensed pilots who commute to Des Moines. Senator Ralph Benson of Jefferson heads the senate panel, with Rep Verne Lisle of Clarinda as a new house chair. Benson has over 1,000 hours of flight time. Senator Fred Maytag of Newton is another licensed pilot who does not commute due to proximity to the capitol.
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Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Senate
Oliver de Groote
Humboult
Schwengel
Lineville
Tom
Reading
Coin
King
Des Moines
Assembly
House
Senate Aviation
Ralph Benson
Jefferson
Verne, Lisle
Clarinda
House Committee
Benson
Fred Maytag
Newton
Capitol
Weekend visits and church attendance in Elgin
Lois Ryan and Marlene Meier visited Gerald Beck er's home while Mary Keiser attended church after four weeks at home. Abe Habeger Vicky and Alfred Baechler visited Harry Johnson. Dora Lee Medberry Russell Wenger and Jack Adrian were dinner guests of Donna Vi Dean at the D O Dean home.
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Lois Ryan
Marlene Meierson
Strawberry Point
Gerald Becker
Mary Keiser
Abe Habeger
Vicky
Alfred Baechler
Harry Johnson
Dora Lee Medberry
Russell Wenger
Jack Adrian
Donna Vi Dean
D. O. Dean
Elements Known and New Synthetic Additions
The article notes 96 known elements with the last four Neptunium Plutonium Americium and Curium produced through research linked to the atomic bomb. It mentions several other artificial elements receiving official standing.
Scientists Aid Iowa Farmers In Battle Against Pests
As the 1949 crop season nears, Iowa farmers may deploy new weapons like DDT and 2 4 D developed by entomologists and plant pathologists to combat pests such as weeds insects rats and grubs. In 1947 pests cost farmers about 650 dollars per operation, reducing gains and milk production, while cow bedding affects mastitis and milk quality. Echo Want Ads remain a practical link between buyers and sellers, and Brow experiments at the Iowa Experiment Station show thawing method has little taste impact on frozen beef.
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Iowa
Towa
Train Holdup Record From 1933 Beats By Far
A 1933 beat summary reports 4 784 train holdups with 9 220 people killed.
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Mahehuria
Manila Monopoly In Manila Fiber and Car Imports Lead Time
The South China Sea region held global control over manila fiber production and accounted for over six percent of car imports by quantity during 1939 to 1940, with origin tracing to the Philippine Islands.
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Manila
South China Sea
Philippine Islands
Lost Opportunities and Quips in a Parlor Sketch
A brief comic vignette shows a son greeting his father too late for a hello, a mammy seeking Magnolia railroad tickets, and a minister hiring a servant who balks at wedding work. The scenes hinge on humor from everyday misunderstandings and stubborn plans.
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Bolsan
Clermont Farmers’ Comm. Co., Inc
Clermont
Oran Bane
Gunder
St. Olaf
Raymond Opsand
Schreiner
West Union
Monarch
L. H. Anpelman
3231
Rex Mulford
Siti
Gottfried Friederich
Friederich
Schreiner Studio
Evelyn Olson
Federal Land Bank
Darrell K. Peasley
See-Treas
National Farm Loan Association
Yowa
Birt
Pacison
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Dubuque Pack, Co
Dubuque
Noel Brockway
Kenneth Evans
Charles Everett
Ames
Story County Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association
Story County
Tom Moore King
Echo
Iowa Experiment Station
Hater
Festina
Coles Meat
West Union Rendering Service
Adi
The
Elgin Echo
Telegraph-Herald
Jim Forrest
Manchester
Echo Office
Mctavish
Magnolia
Dar
Smith
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mgr
Elgin, Iowa
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