Subscription and Advertising Rates in Four Northeast Iowa Counties
Classifieds outline subscription rates of 2.00 per year for four northeast Iowa counties and 24.50 per year for all outside above territory with payment in advance. Readers ads cost 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if cash accompanies the order. otherwise the minimum is zero. Blind ads and inquiries, cards of thanks, memoriam cards, and certain notices follow standard advertising rates, with obituaries and poetry included in regular rates.
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Iowa
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation Elgin State Bank
Amends capital stock to fifty thousand dollars, shares of one hundred dollars each, fully paid. Article may be amended by two-thirds vote. Executed by President Max Thoma and Cashier G J Mosby at Elgin Iowa, June 20, 1955.
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Elgin State Bank
Elgin
Iowa
A. D
Farm Output Rises May Lower Farm Income
Economists from Iowa State College and other Land-Grant schools with the U S Department of Agriculture say a 1 percent rise in farm output could depress prices by more than 1 percent. They warn that rising farm production will likely outpace city income gains, with population growth unlikely to fully offset the supply increase.
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Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Keep Livestock Off Sprayed Pastures Briefing
Farmers advised to keep livestock off pastures for two to three weeks after spraying with 2,4-D or other weed killers to protect animal health and allow herbicides to absorb.
Clayton County District Wins National Soil Conservation Award
The Clayton County Soil Conservation District is named outstanding in northern Iowa in a national award by Goodyear. Ole Embretson of Elkader will represent commissioners and Lloyd Johanningmeier of Garber as farmer co operator with a bronze plaque to follow at the state meeting. Board members Frederick Arlington Amundson Postville, and Ole Embretson receive framed certificates.
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Clayton County
Iowa
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Wigman Guest Resort
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Ole Embretson
Elkader
Embretson
United States
Lloyd Johanningmeier
Garber
Johanningmeier
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Board of Commissioners
Wayland Frederick
Arlington
Norman Amundson
Postville
Real Estate Transfers Clermont Valley Creamery Co. to Elgin Co-operative Dairy Co
Transfer noted for property Clermont Valley Creamery Co to Elgin Co operative Dairy Co with deed description WD Bik 27 Clermont. Pea vines removal from garden rows advised as mulch around tomatoes and cucumbers for garden health.
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Clermont Valley Creamery Co
Elgin Co-operative Dairy Co
Bik
Clermont
Mind Road Rules For Farm Safety
Farm safety week stresses highway awareness for farmers using equipment on the road. Farmers should slow in town, avoid overfamiliar country driving, and follow legal lighting rules. Use red flags, white front lights, red rear lights, and reflectors on implements to mark slow moving machinery and prevent crashes.
Elgin Social Guests Visit and Return Home
Mrs Tile Hanson and Mrs Mary Clothier and Pam spent Sunday with Mrs Elizabeth Hendershott at Oelwein. Spahr Seddler from Whittier Calif visited and returned home with them. Mr and Mrs Henry McMillan entertained dinner guests including Anna Anderson Ton Hoffman Susan from Chicago. Des Moines guests Clifford Conner Carl Laurenz and Ruthann joined Elmer Meyer family. Mrs Walter Mitts and Linda Mitts were at Iowa City to see Linda Mitts who is recovering nicely.
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Tile Hanson
Mary Clothier
Pam
Elizabeth Hendershott
Oelwein
Spahr Seddler
Whittier
Calif
Hendershott
Henry McMillan
Miz
Anna Anderson
Ton Hoffman
Susan
Chicago
Elmer Meyer
Jack Adrian
Clifford Conner
Christ and
Connie
Carl Laurenz
Des Moines
Walter Mitts
Ruthann
Guernsey Smith
Iowa City
Linda Mitts
Social notes from Concord and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Selmer Groth attended a funeral in Erskine Minnesota for Mrs Albert Erickson with the Arthur Groth family of Concord California. The Wilsons hosted the Hogans Mary and Kathleen at Park Ridge Illinois. West Union guests included Roland Grover Leonard Heins families for supper with Reuben Howard. Gipson guests in Elkader and Fayette area included Melvin Hanson Bob Hanson Darrell Lyle Martin Gary Alber and Gloria Alber. George Miller of Fayetteville Arkansas dined with Dale DeSart. Anna Schupbach returned from Chicago and Detroit visits. A F Swanson of Miami Beach Florida arrived to vacation with Earl Kiple and Toffeld Heck. Karen and Bonnie Mich from Chicago visited Dr H H Wolf. Weekend guests of the Groths included Anna Anderson Don Hoffman and Susan, Chicago.
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Selmer Groth
Selmer Erickson
Bertina Burara
Erskine, Minn
Albert Erickson
Arthur Groth
Concord
Calif
Roland Grover
Leonard Heins
West Union
Reuben Howard
Melvin Hanson
Bob Hanson
Dardell
Elkxader
Lyle Martin
Gary Alber
Gloria Alber
Fayette
George Miller
Fayetteville
Ark
Dale DeSart
Anna Schupbach
Glen Schupbach
Chicago
Albert L. Schupbach
Detroit
Mich
A. F. Swanson
Miami ‘Beach, Fla
Earl Kiple
Toffeld Heck
Anna Anderson
Don Hoffman
Susan
Chas Whitney of Garner Called on Friends Here
Chas Whitney of Garner called on friends here a short time Saturday.
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Chas. Whitney
Garner
Outboard theft suspect held in Hannibal Missouri
Melvin Cobb is held in Hannibal Missouri on charges related to stealing five outboard motors. Police say the case involves multiple items and ongoing investigation.
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Melvin Cobb
Hannibal, Mo
Mississippi river landing boats tied to Clayton county case
Mississ ippi river landing in Clayton county figures in an extradition effort by the county attorney. On the Popkes Brothers farm near Aplington a new concrete silo, horizontal and trench-like above ground, is reported as possibly Iowa’s first of its kind.
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Clayton County
Ene
Popkes Brothers
Aplington
Iowa
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Severie
Max Thoma
G. J. Mosby
Dale Jensen
Erla R. Wilson
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First Baptist Church
Robert D. Wilson
P. J. Hogan
Mary
Kathleen
Park Ridge
Ill
Karen and
Bonnie Mich
Dr. H. H. Wolf Family
Henry Holzer
Mrs
Ern Holzer
General Motors
GM Powerama
S. Praate
Af Po Faflaingie
Gma Electro-Motive Division
la Grangé
Tier
Hugo Junger-Trudo
Antonia Geb
Reinbeck
Halverson’s Store
Moore
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Elgin Echo
Elgin, Iowa
Co-operative Breeding Assn
Eastern
Cedar Rapids
Chevrolet
Fisher
America
John Falb
Falb Motor & Implement
Lowa
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