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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1955

Page

4

July specials on TVs and appliances from Clermont dealer

Clermont Brick and Sand Hardware advertises now price reductions on 21 inch Crosley and Admiral TVs, 17 inch Crosley, 42 inch Monarch and Royal electric stoves, a General Electric washer, Skelgas ranges, Admiral air conditioner, used aerials, and a DeLaval separator, with discounts and local contact.

Crosley Admiral Monarch Royal General Electric New Bowl Clermont Brick & Sand Hardware Clermont

For Sale Nut Meats and Union Bug Room Ad

For sale your choice of Black Walnut Butternut or Hickory nut meats or mixed. Also a Union Bug room, Fred Martie, dial 2896, Elgin. 46-47 cents. Play Safe Dont flirt with a tornado Take out a policy with Town Mutual Tornado Insurance Association of Des Moines. R. P. Strauch, local agent Bluip.

Union Fred Martie Elgin Town Mutual Tornado Insurance Association of Des Moines R. P. Strauch Bluip

State News shifts on Lundy and farm safety week

The report details reactions to Russ Lundy’s nomination with Senate figures and George O Malley cited as committee chair. It notes Iowa declares farm safety week, Gov. Hoegh urging cross agency teamwork, and Fort Madison physician Dr Harry Harper named anti discrimination committee chair. Additional items include Moyer’s public safety role and Amvets leadership appointments.

Jake More Senate Russ Lundy Beck Iowa Senate Committee Lundy George O’malley Des Moines Levitt Meyer Levitt Sioux City Harry Harper Fort Madison Richard Bruner CIO Packing House Iowa Leo Hoegh

Whitfield Withdrawn From AEC Nomination Stirs Iowa GOP

Allen Whitfield an Iowa attorney remains on the state GOP central committee from the fifth district as his nomination to the atomic energy commission is withdrawn by President Eisenhower after Whitfield requested action. Governor Hoegh opposes a federal road plan raising the gasoline tax to fund a 24 billion dollar 12 year interstate program and notifies Congress and the national governors conference of his stance.

Hoegh Public Safety Department Clinton Moyer Public Safety Moyer Dayton Countryman Attorney General Commissioner of Public Safety Ralph Juhl Waverly Amvets Verta Holters Pomeroy Iowa Allen Whitfield Des Moines Republican State Central Committee Atomic Energy Commission Eisenhower Whitfield GOP Central Committee AEC Congress House Su-Committee National Governors’ Conference

New Friends and Mothers Guide Teens Through Growing Up

A mother helps Cynthia and Mary navigate adolescence, balancing privacy with guidance. The piece stresses letting teens explore their identities while parents offer understanding and support. It emphasizes that teens benefit from talking less and making better choices, with parents’ gentle guidance.

Cynthia Mary

Adolescent Freedom and Parental Trust

The text notes that youth seek parental trust while fearing parental fears. It emphasizes that the adolescent is the same child loved and guided by parents who must grant him freedom to discover himself while remaining needed and supported by family.

Unity affirmation from James L Jenks Jr at Sanborn Co Cambridge

James L Jenks Jr president of Sanborn Company Cambridge Massachusetts is quoted with a Unity period affirmation: The light of God surrounds me the love of God unfolds me the power of God protects me the presence of God watches over me. Wherever I am God is.

James L. Jenks, Jr Sanborn Company Cambridge Mass

June milk production hits 26 year low in Iowa farms

Iowa farmers produced an estimated 614 million pounds of milk in June, the lowest since records began 26 years ago. The figure marks a 2 percent drop from June 1954’s 628 million pounds and about 10 percent below the 1944 53 ten year average of 679 million pounds.

Iowa

Iowa Crop Reports Hint at Strong Prospects for 1955

Iowa crop reports from July 1 indicate favorable prospects across the state. Corn production is about 15 percent higher than 1954, oats are around 4 percent lower, and hay could reach a record if realized. Soybean acreage to be harvested for beans also sets a record.

Iowa

Stocks of Grains on Iowa Farms July 1955

Iowa farm grain stocks on July 1 1955 were smaller than a year earlier but above the 1944-53 ten year average. Total corn oats and barley on farms declined 7 percent from July 1 1954 yet stood 27 percent above the ten year average.

Iowa

Iowa Farm Wage Rates July 1955 vs 1954

Iowa farm workers on July 1 1955 earned an average 141.00 dollars per month with board and room and 166.00 dollars with house. Daily hired labor paid 7.70 dollars per day with board and room and 9.20 dollars per day without board and room.

Iowa

Ragweed Threat Impacts Iowa Economy And Water Use

Ten percent of Americans will suffer hay fever this fall, mainly from ragweed. The weed, also called horseweed, drains soil water as efficiently as corn, potentially affecting Iowa farmers and the broader economy due to corn's primacy in the state.

United States Iowa

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