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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
4
The article notes the lack of accurate national data on alcohol and traffic crashes due to varying state and court definitions of intoxication. It insists that two to three drinks impair judgment and urges treating driving after drinking as a serious infraction like concealed weapons or robbery. It also reports William G Frederick’s birthday party surprise with bridge winners and a luncheon.
A portrait of the moon describes a lifeless rock about 2 160 miles wide with a crater pitted surface and visible lofty peaks and mountain ranges, noting other markings on the lunar surface.
Last week's baking column shares Mrs. Walter Kohls biscuits using cream not milk, dough chilling before baking, yield about a dozen. Also includes Gladys Schori’s potato pancakes with mashed potatoes, flour, milk, eggs, and a hot griddle. Mentions honey recipes, poinsettias care, and parenting reflections on Betty Jane.
Child development guidance suggests serving food at a warm, attractive temperature to reduce fussiness. Topics cover nursing calves, nurse cows raising calves, white corn market trends, and lambing management with ewe feeding and lamb recognition.
Betty Jane, ten, pressed her mother Beth Prichard for permission to use nail polish. Prichard initially refused but admitted she eventually reconsidered, discussing the matter with Alice Hart as part of the ongoing family moment.
Iowa farmers will plant over 1.4 million trees this spring as Soil Conservation Service drives grow. Cooperative elevators now handle 63 percent of grain marketed in Iowa while soybean research at Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station narrows 1500 varieties to about 460 yet to be tested. Soybean straw provides roughage for idle horses and mules and cod liver or sardine oil rich in vitamin D supports poultry diets. Winter feeding should separate sow locations to encourage exercise.
The number of cattle on feed in Towa on January 1, 1940, is estimated at 115 percent of the 1939 level. Feeders report cattle on feed mostly under five months. In the 11 Corn Belt states January 1 totals were about 12 percent higher year over year, with about 19 percent more cattle on feed in the 11 western states. nationwide on feed at the start of 1940 was the largest in years.
Mrs F A Jarrett of Sapulpa Oklahoma was knocked to a kitchen table when a webbing bolt hit her house. In the moment the kitchen cabinet door ripped free, silverware tarnished, an electric clock burned from the wall and water pipes turned black.
A retired astronomer states he has no plans for space travel or trips to the moon or any other celestial bodies. He rejects reliance on science fiction travel modes and emphasizes practical astronomy work instead.
Salt Lake City man Pred Stanford, 97, returning from a long dusty journey, tried to drink beer when his jaw dislocated. Patrolman Clarence T. Smith, noted weightlifting champion of the Salt Lake police, helped him close his mouth.
During a Fredonia Kansas municipal band concert Brice Fulghum blew a fine blue note into his trumpet but released a wasp from the wrong end causing the performance to end abruptly.
A cockatoo kept by Mrs. D Perrine in McGregor, imported from Australia 23 years ago, proves vigilant guarding the premises. The bird shrills at intruders near the house or pedestrians on the road, acting as a fierce watchdog.
A fragmented 1950s style ad copy touts financing and building a home with easy Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy roofs. It promises eye catching, secure, affordable roofing and invites readers to consult on future roof purchases.
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