Wanted Otto Torkelson urged to call for free theater tickets
An item in the Echo office invites Otto Torkelson of Elgin to call for two complimentary tickets to Cinderella Jones at the Avalon theater, with show dates listed as Wednesday and Thursday June 26 and 27. The notice also includes various tips on farming, feed management, food storage, inflation cautions, ventilation, weed control, and June as Seil Conservation Week in Iowa. It discusses coccidiosis control in poultry, deep litter systems, feed costs, and the impact of weather on disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon Theater
Echo Office
Otis Zuercher
Wadena
Erving Deering
Clermont
Otto Torkelson
Elgin
Cinderella Jones
Iowa
United States
Whitfield
Ihroeder
Five Girls Walk to School Each Morning in Utter Nonsense Dept
A light column mocks teen fashion and crafts fads. It notes five girls who walk to school together, the farthest girl calling the others to pull a wooden delivery wagon for their bags, while joking about nail polish crafts and a cheeky “Corn Pepper” lapel gadget. It ends with light questions about pop culture icons.
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D.A.D
Wesson Boys
Marriage Licenses Granted At Local Courthouse
Last week several couples received marriage licenses including Robert Michael and Frances Wiley of Melrose New Mexico Vincent Bullerman Calmat and Leona Winter of Fort Atkinson Paul L Bassett of Arlington and Olive Cannell of Sumner Charles Wagner of Fairbank and Velma Forth of Oelwein Hermann Peterman and Rebecca Wen of Volga Robert Scharge of Ackley and Erline Pape of West Union William Steffes of Fort Atkinson and Germaine Balk of St. Lucas Clifford Toffelson and Ruth Roder of Mt. Horeb Wisconsin H Eugene Stahlhut and Loretta Bergman of Sumner Harold Larson of Manchester and Tlarice Hammersland of West Union Clarence Winter of Hawkeye and Leota Hackman of Fort Atkinson Frederick Beier of Rowley and Helen Finch of Oelwein Paul William Ralston and Helen Ward of Oelwein Wayland Jardow and Mary Connell of Oelwein Pleas Guilty Chester Neve pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 300 plus costs and confined until paid at 5.33 a day with license suspension 60 days Bond on appeal set at 500 If $150 of the fine is paid the balance may be paid in installments of at least 25 per month
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carmichael
Hawkeye
Frances Wiley
Melrose
N. M
Vincent Bullerman
Calmat
Leona Winter
Ft. Atkinson
Paul L. Bassett
Arlington
Olive Cannell
Sumner
Charles M. Wagner
Fairbank
Velma Forth
Oelwein
Hermann H. Peterman
Rebecca Jane Wenthe
Volga
Robert C. Scharge
Ackley
Erline ‘M. Pape
West Union
William M. Steffes
Germaine M. Balk
St. Lucas
Clifford Gerhard Toffelson
Ruth Roder
Mt. Hareb
Wis
H. Eugene Stahlhut
Loretta Bergman
Harold J. Larson
Manchester
Tlarice Hammersland
Clarence P. Winter
Leota Hackman
Ft Atkinson
Frederick W. Beier
Rowley
Helen Finch
Paul William Ralston
Helen ‘L. Ward
Wayland
Charles Jardow
Mary J. Connell
Chester Neve
Defendent
Sleep Rules for Well Children and Nap Timing
A guide on child sleep routines explains that late afternoon naps disrupt night sleep, recommends lunch at noon and bed by 12:30 to 1, and stresses allowing time for quietness before sleep. It notes that scolding or entertaining a tired child worsens wakefulness and suggests reading from theHealthy Childhood by Dr. H C Stuart as a trusted source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Stuart
D. Appleton Century Co
New York
False Ony x Dyeing in Chalcedony Skein Myth
A method for making false onyx describes shaking banded chalcedony in honey or sugar syrup, then treating with hot sulfuric acid to char the sugar and preserve white bands. The practice is noted as common in Germany. Prehistoric crops wheat rice barley oats rye formed in Old World cereals, with U S lags behind corn in area and production but global land use favoring cereal grains.
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Germany
New World
United States
Asia
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Dane Webb
Guyer
Franz Appelman
Harold Rooker
Clerimont
Glen EB Yates
National Farm Loan Association
J. A. Flynn
Calmar
Echo
Hereford
Harry
Helgerson
O’neill Drug Company
Freeport Eeter
Torkelsen Bros
Dial
Fred Bigler
Harvey Redhead
McCormick-Deering
Ainder Twine
Stenson Bros
International Harvester
Torkelson Bros
R. P. Strauch
Jacob Hoover
Hulda Stoehr
Fly Casting
Edwin Loftsgard
Walter Med
RILEY
Riley Ae
Marcey F. Alderson
Strawberry Point
America
Congress
LEO V. Boleyn
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
By Nancy Pepper
van Johnson
Frank
Postville Rendering Plant
Postville
Robin Hood
Omar Flour
Gunder Cash Store
Harry Frieden
Prop
Animal By-Products CO
Schori & Kuster
Farmers’ Mutual
Fire Insurance Association
Fayette County
A. D. Knox
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