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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1953
Page
4
The Echo notes want ad rates at 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if paid with cash, zero cent minimum otherwise, and 0c per week for blind ads. It mentions an animal sale announcing a Conner Pummermuth boar from Elgin and urges early settlement of small accounts. It also gives farm tips about milk odor from dirty barns and winter pruning cautions for trees and shrubs.
The Iowa Legislature in session and Governor Beardsley will lead the state delegation to the Eisenhower inauguration in Washington. Beardsley, among Iowa’s youngest governors, turns 48 next May 18. The Town Taxpayers Association criticizes state aid estimates, noting total state aid to schools runs about 31 percent of costs, including credits and appropriations totaling 35,418,375 dollars.
The state board of social welfare will require financially able children of Iowa old age recipients to assist in supporting their aging parents on relief rolls. The policy, effective this month, aims to enforce the old age assistance law and review the status of all children with parents on the rolls. About 47,000 recipients monthly. Letters will inform children of their responsibilities.
This piece highlights hard floor coverings like linoleum cork and tile for various rooms beyond kitchens and baths. It notes trends toward DIY installation with kits and instructions, mentions rubber and ceramic tiles, cork tile insulation, and the need for proper waxing and maintenance to ensure long service and beauty.
June Brown of Iowa State College ext says vinyl flooring comes in many colors and cleans easily with soap and water. Linoleum, made from linseed oil and cork, suits kitchens and baths with wax maintenance and quick spot cleanup. Felt base offers low cost with printed designs. Asphalt tile provides a grease proof, moisture resistant option for kitchens and homes.
A mixed set of agricultural guidance covers preventing water in tractor tanks by filling warm fuel, undulant fever cases in Towa with 767 reported in 1951, true parasites like dedder weed, fiber comparisons, and hog management. It stresses warm watering troughs, mineral supplementation, hog mange prevention in young pigs, and prefarrowing treatment of sows and their quarters for safety.
Farmers advised to test sheds for disease risk as rats may spread infections to dairy herds. Poultry houses perform best at 50 degrees in winter. American eating habits show two thirds skip or underconsume breakfast. Chemical soil conditioners affect only contacted soil. Lice-infested cattle sprayed with a 5 percent DDT solution for control.
A jumble of quotes shows a broadcaster and students riffing on money religion time and language. A professor corrects a faulty sentence while a frat member and family figures blur the line between natural and artificial.
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