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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
4
Classified notice lists sale of 6 x 8 foot hog huts at a West Elgin site by H F Robbins Hawkeye. Includes advertisement rates for desired items and a line about Nutrena Pig Pusher Livium growth aid from Elgin Produce C J Mulford and Son.
Notice states Alfred Johnson of Wadena will receive two free tickets to the Avalon double feature on July 28 and 29 if he calls at the Echo offense. It also notes a telephone number change to 3831 for John Tillotson Plumbing and Heating in Elgin.
Ruth Carpenter of Sioux City visits C B Schori home and plans visits to Fayette and Calmar. Harold Bender family of Dorchester visited Max Medberry home. Bender and Medberry sisters. Wm Weibel of Chicago leaves for a Michigan resort week. Keith Thomas family of Clermont dine with Max Thoma and Lew Grover at John Barnhouse home. Howard Parmely family of Lamont dines with Charles Gehring. Claudia Parmely stays longer. Ray Belles of Fayette dies at about 60 from a stroke. he ran a local funeral home. Charles Kohler travels from Remsen for Lena Hunsberger funeral. Kohler, a jeweler, has been in Remsen about 51 years. His last visit here nine years ago. Mr and Mrs Lew Gruver were mont.
This piece extols classified advertising in newspapers as a fast efficient market for buyers and sellers. It discusses how want ads connect people without visiting markets, the value of clear descriptions, timeliness, and convenience in selling items like eggs or golf clubs.
The article reports remarks on women’s influence in public opinion and voting, plus a chart by Rep. Fred Schwengel comparing population and representation in 55 versus 44 Iowa counties. It also outlines plans for Iowa’s first high school driver’s tournament this fall, part of the Iowa Safety Congress, with a multi-stage competition from county to state finals.
Schmidt outlined a qualification for contestants requiring no reportable highway accident or violation in the past year as the Iowa World War II bonus board projects a total of 7,332,966 dollars more is needed to complete payments to Iowa veterans. About 19,895 valid claims await payment pending 1961 legislative action based on board records.
Lester S. Gillette, Democratic nominee for Iowa governor, told the state convention he favors changing the legislature to give more representation to counties with larger populations, becoming the first major candidate in the 1950 general election to support reapportionment.
The city of Des Moines has invited President Truman to dedicate its new million dollar air terminal in mid September. May or A B Chambers said he has had indications the president may attend.
A Senate Appropriations Committee research report discloses 61 government printing and duplicating plants in Washington, 23 in San Francisco, 25 in Philadelphia, 16 in Chicago, 6 in Kansas City, 6 in Denver, 16 in New York, and additional locations noted.
In February this year 1050 the Veterans Administration hospitals totaled 110,876 patients. Of these, 36,726 were service connected cases, while 73,948 or 68.5 percent were non service connected cases.
A fragment notes Blusherey blueberries require special soil for growth and are not suited to common ground. The text references coastal or regional soil adaptation but remains incomplete and unclear.
Global output for 1049 is estimated at 801.7 million bushels, about ten percent below the 1048 record. The US, China, and several minor producers report smaller crops.
A telegram from The Broadcaster states Hazel gave birth to a daughter this morning and both mother and baby are doing well. The message includes a humorously misprinted sticker about calling Western Union for a boy and features a bystander exchange with a naval officer remarking he is not a doorman but a naval officer.
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