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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
4
Used Universal Electric range for 25 dollars offered by Cler mont Brick and Sand Hardware in Cler mont. Portable 24 ft grain elevator with motor for 220 or 110 volts, quick sale priced. See Chas Wenger in Elgin.
Governor Hoegh gains a $900 1956 Oldsmobile with a $1099 trade in while the secretary of state votes against the purchase citing legal limits on car costs. The ASC extends soil bank deadlines to July 15 for oats rye wheat and barley. Acreage reserve payments run about 44 dollars per acre in Iowa. AMVETS elects Charles Scherrer as state commander and sets 1957 parley at Fort Dodge. Hoch’s emergency drought committee declares 33 counties disaster areas and soil and pasture shortages loom. disaster status would allow grazing on reserve land and feeding clipped grains.
Mr and Mrs Dawson Clark and Clare and their three sons Junior Bud and Bob stayed Monday through Thursday in Cedar Rapids with extended mentions of visits by Mr and Mrs Bill Aylsworth and daughters Des Moines and by the Roy Brockmeyer family Oelwein and Mr and Mrs Chas Sniffin at a 9 picnic with Anna Aylsworth acting as host.
Ruth Hall of Waterloo spent the weekend with sister Flossie Voshell. Louie Strubel and guests attended dinner in Cclwein. Fremont Marble and Evan Fuller party visited, with Mrs. Fuller and Chicago sons arriving for summer. Mrs. Mike Tynan and Mrs. James Knowles visited relatives in the area. The birthday club honored Voshell and Gehring at Pearl Johnson’s home with prizes awarded to Gehring Struss Dawson Clark and Shaffer. Pearl Johnson hosted Elgin visit with Gehring. Hog cholera danger warned in Iowa amid reduced hog vaccination. Iowa State College engineers identify field repairs as major time wasters and legumes help permanent grass pastures, per economists.
Agricultural insights cover weed control in soybeans and corn borers, timely cultivation and thorough watering for perennials, pasture feed to prevent milk drops, and soil building meadowland. An Iowa State College engineer notes yield savings over two bushels per acre may offset granular insecticide costs.
At Reinbeck Mr and Mrs Frank Bennett own a 1908 Rite Heat electric iron by American Electric Heater Co, once in use and now on display in the Reinbeck Courier office. In Sac City L P Buckley was honored for 34 years of continuous service at an automobile agency.
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