Farmers urged to keep machinery in top shape for 1945
Want Ad Rates up to 25 words 25 cents per insertion Over 25 words 1 cent per word per insertion An extra 10 cent weekly handling charge for replies to this office Food and More Food is Uncle Sam's farm program for 1945 The best way farmers can help is by maintaining machinery Our service shop at Torkelson Bros Elgin Dial 2711 FOUND Keyturner with keys Owner to Echo office by paying 25e ardve costs doc
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Uncle Sam
Torkelson Bros
Elgin
Echo Office
Auction notice and lost item notices from Elgin paper
Public sale details for farm equipment include sledge hammer and iron pulley items offered in Elgin. A future home auction is announced by Mrs Maude Peters with date watch this paper. Sealed witness indicates Board Secretary B J Baumgartner sworn July 2 1945.
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Maude Peters
Elgin
Quarterly Financial Proceedings of Elgin Iowa District
Independent School District of Elgin Pleasant Valley Township Fayette County Iowa certifies a true report of quarterly financial proceedings. Figures show balances and receipts including district tax tuition miscellaneous receipts and total expenditures with official filing on July 12 1945 and affidavit of secretary I B Baumgartner verifying accuracy.
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Independent School District
Elgin
Pleasant Valley Township
Fayette County
State of
Iowa
49Th General Assembly
I. B. J. Baumgartner
Sehoul Distreet
COURF-HOUSE Youth Apprehended In West Union Area
Harold Lloyd Beese, 19, was apprehended last week by a highway patrolman after being absent without leave. He was found near Postville on a turkey farm, held overnight, then taken to a Waterloo recruiting station. A divorce suit filed Myrtle E. Talcott vs Walter F. Talcott for cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed Dec 4, 1940 and have no children. Plaintiff seeks Teal estate ownership and $21,100 in fees and costs. Robert Neuman and Keith Strong charged with breaking and entering a Smoke Shop in Oelwein with intent to commit larceny. Both are minors. Marriage license issued July 7 to Clarence C. Squires and Mary Elizabeth Miller, Arlington. Winter blooms for outdoor geraniums require cool, dry doors, small pots, and pinched tips for stocky growth.
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Harold Lloyd Beese
Ville
Postville
West Union
Waterloo
Myrtle E. Talcott
Walter F. Talcott
Robert Neuman
Keith Strong
Farm notes on mowing, hens, lumber, eggs
The document discusses aiming to clip grass at 2 inches or higher and notes hens confined to the laying house yield higher quality eggs. It cites Iowa producing 57 million board feet of lumber with a 60 million target for 1946. Egg production trails last year while prices stay at ceiling levels and many eggs are stored.
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Iowa
Double Egg in an Egg Surprises Britt Iowa Reader
A Britt resident found a fully formed egg inside a larger egg while preparing to bake, a rare double yolk like surprise noted. Nearby reports describe Ed Bedford of Hancock County shooting two badgers in his chicken yard to protect his flock.
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Lews Pigman
Britt
Ed Bedford
Hancock County
Dairy Cows Drink Water Freely in Experiments
Experiments show dairy cows drink 10 to 12 times daily when water is available. The study notes cows seek ample water, impacting feed efficiency and milk production considerations for farmers.
Milk sanitation steps and harvest timing noted
The piece stresses that chlorine sterilization requires all milk utensils to be milk-free and cleaned, signals harvest time when brome grass heads brown, and highlights dairy farms must keep milk sanitary as more is used in cheese and dried milk products. It warns sour milk causes direct losses to both farmer and consumer.
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MoorMan's
MoorMan
Ewing
Moorman Mfg. Co
Quincy
MoorMan Dealer
Illyria News Recap: Local Social Guests and Visits
Mr and Mrs Wm Kohls Jr hosted Elmer Kohls family Sunday evening. Mrs Mary Ogle Mrs Chas Wilson and John dined with Mr and Mrs J H Wilson and Arthur Craft party. Marshfield guests Fred Rothlisberger hosted Friday. Lea Henson stayed with parents amid illness.
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Wm. Kohls, Jr
Elmer Kohls
Mary Ogle
Chas. Wilson
John
J. H. Wilson
Arthur Craft
Merle
Myers
Marshfield
Wis
Fred Rothlisberger
Lea Henson
Local picnics and visits across Grand Meadow area
Social rounds fill a summer week with gatherings and visits. Alfred Buraas Fern DeAlta and Shirley join Mrs Myra Taylor for a McGregor picnic. Andrew Reinhart and Helen visit Selmer Holm. Otto Larson family hosts. Alvin Halverson Ronald Albert Olson and Mrs Albert Stierson with Ole Blodhus. Liber League holds July 4 picnic at Waukon park then skating. Chas Odegaard family at Nickols Martle home. Willard Martin and kin visit Amanda Buroden. Ames Olson Amundson families at Howard Kluss in Monona. Carl Smiths leave after home visit. Elmer Nelson West Union spend day with Ed Johnson. Albert Simerson with J O Halverson and Gerhard Halverson families. Fern Burass Myra Taylor of Des Moines headed to Chicago.
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Alfred Buraas
Fern
DeAlta
Shirley
Myra Taylor
McGregor
Andrew Reinhart
Helen
Selmer Holm
Otto Larson
Leo Larson
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Albert Olson
Albert Stierson
Ole Blodhus
Liber League
Waukon Park
Sandra Olson
Carl Smith
Albert Simerson
Ole Peterson
Elmer Nelson
West Union
Ed Johnson
J. O. Halverson
Gerhard Halverson
Fern Burass
Des Moines
Chicago
Sewage Needs Report for United States Communities
The sanitary engineers division of the U S public health service finds 13 915 of 16 752 communities require additional sewerage or treatment facilities. The national inventory projects total program cost at 2 255 150 900 dollars for new sewer systems treatment plants and extensions.
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United States
Sanitary Engineers Division
U. S. Public Health Service
Elgin Residents Visit Relatives in Waterloo and Nearby
Mrs. Wm Grover and Patty spent the weekend in Waterloo with friends and relatives, visiting Mrs. France DeSart in Postville. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Liddie moved from Melbourne to Janesville Iowa on June 1. The Rolands and Gruvers hosted Monday evening at the Gruver home. Mrs. H W Helms visited Harry Gilson’s home Tuesday. Mrs C B Schori went to Fayette Tuesday to visit relatives. E L Morrises and Jean of Maywood Illinois visited John Falk’s home, Mary Ann Keiser of Chicago joined them and went to Aplington to see the Huisinga home.
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Grover
Patty
Waterloo
Ed Riser
Postville
France DeSart
Paul Liddie
Janesville
Iowa
Melbourne
Reuben Howard
Lew Gruver
Roland Gruver
H. W. Helms
Corrodes Silver Salt Warnings for Dishes and Shakers
Corrodes Silver Salt may corrode silver quickly. Open salt dishes and shakers should be emptied and washed thoroughly after each use.
Boiler vacuum warning to avoid draw off with frozen pipes
Do not draw water from the domestic hot water boiler draw off faucet when pipes are frozen. The boiler may collapse under vacuum pressure if operated in that condition.
Pecan Nutrients and Nutritional Content
The pecan provides about 10 percent protein and 15 percent carbohydrates besides fat. It offers phosphorus, small iron, and trace amounts of vitamins A, B1, and B2, contributing to its high calorie value.
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Glen Ey Yates
National Farm Loan Association
Paul Wats
Dustville
Foi
Sale
Hay Rue
Meyer
Henry T. Olson
Employers Mutual Liability Company
R. P. Strauch
Dial
the Avalon
Peter Luchsinger
Riley Bros
Verna Groth
Clermont
Spencer
Blanch Flaig
Oelwein
Avalon
M. C. Larson
Echo-Enterprise
Elgin Echo
Tommy
Sam Schneider Farm
Elgin Town Hall
G. Pfister
B. J. Baumgartner
Bannintn
Seers
Bertha J. Casper
Searls Office Equipment Co
Joe Erickson
Ida Christen
Houghton Mifflin Co
Mull. Cas. Co
Henry H. Wolf
Elgin Furniture Store
O'Neill Drug
B. Robertson
Music Publishers Holding Corp
Joan C. Winston
Courf
Clarence C. Squires
Mary Elizabeth Miller
Arlington
Fist Trust
Humboldt
Carol
Hellickson
Howard Hellickson
Earl Hanson
Reedholm
Madrid
Boone County
Ray Knight
Lamoni
Lamont Chronicle
Otis Pulis
Iowa Falls
Washington Ave
Otis
Mott
McGregor Heights
Mississippi River
Leo
Boleyn
Illyria
Grand Meadow News
B. H. Brackin
FAPER
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Pittsburgh
Jimmy
St. Louis
Martin-Senour
Schori
Cooperative En Medberry
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