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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
4
The notice states 10 cents per line for want ads with a 30 cent weekly minimum when paid with cash. If cash is not supplied, the weekly minimum rises. Blind ads or inquiries sent to the office incur a higher minimum, and charges apply per week.
Two free tickets offered for Zirn Holzer showing The Blue Lagoon at Avalon Theater on July 18 19 and 20.
Road money fund for highways and streets stood at 51,170,385 in its first year under a 1949 act directing allocations by percent: 42 for primary highways, 5 for secondary roads, 15 for farm-to-market roads, and 8 for city streets.
Courthouse deeds list transfers from George Hochaaus and wife to Warren E Joyce and wife for 1.00 and other transfers including Ralph Rau to Zana Rau and John E Kiple to Fred W Bade. New car registrations include Clarence Schneider Elgin Ford and Arthur Matt Castalla Frazer Abel Mark West Union Buick. Agricultural note explains windrowing grain to reduce shatter and improve harvest profitability.
Elgin local notes cover baptisms with Deborah Jane Schultz at Luana Lutheran Church as sponsor R P Strauch. numerous visits and guests across Elgin and nearby towns including Rochester hospital visits to Oscar Frieden and trips to San Leandro California. Residents attend housewarmings, family gatherings, and outings to Volga Oelwein Clear Lake and Davenport with many relatives visiting for weekends and holidays.
Farmers plan to grow Sudan grass to about 16 inches before turning it into pasture for livestock during the summer. The strategy aims to provide a supple, quick-seeded forage ready for grazing.
The Elgin State Bank of Fayette County Iowa reports at close of business June 30 1950 balance sheet totals assets 1 544 638 12 liabilities and capital 1 544 638 12 with cash balances and reserves 208 171 24 government obligations 781 835 52 state and local bonds 101 401 86 loans and discounts 492 733 22 bank premises 2 020 50 furniture 1 158 250 00 and other assets totals 117 341 08 capital accounts common stock 30 000 00 surplus undivided profits 44 226 40 deposits total 1 427 206 16 including demand deposits 989 749 08 postal savings 2 000 00 government deposits 42 etc 31 427 206 16 sworn by G J Mosby cashier and Edna Hunsberger assistant cashier before notary R E Kohler on July 12 1950 with several directors listed.
The Fayette County Board of Education will hold a budget hearing on Tuesday July 25 1950 at 7 30 PM at the County Superintendent's office West Union Iowa Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1951. This action is authorized by Chapter 147 Acts of the 52nd General Assembly establishing the county school system.
A new perforated parchment washing pad for cleaning dairy equipment is recommended as a cleaner, quicker alternative to brushes and rags. The pad is marketed as cleaner and faster on flat surfaces. Dust and dirt in hog houses cause coughing and potential pneumonia in hogs, affecting pig health and weight gain.
A young woman working as a governess resigned abruptly after saying she needed to care for a child and her father. A Hollywood actress, after three years of marriage to a director without a child, divorced and wed a producer, highlighting the era’s volatile romance trends.
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