Peac VE NOTICE custom baling and haulage offered
Notice offers to provide baling service with load er and wagon at a small extra charge. Contact Glen Yearous at Elgin 3104 for details. Also mentions Fleet Frieden invited to see the movie Mickey at the Avalon June 24 25 and 26 with two free tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Guyer
Elgin
Echo Office
Avalon Theater
Glen Yearous
Fleet Frieden
West Union
Mickey
Avalon Whateer
The
Echo
Ball Attacks and Potatoes Highlight Iowa News
Two Iowans were attacked by bulls with injuries reported in Cresco and near Albis as neighbors aided victims and a man named Jerald Neubauer helped fend off a bull. In Whittemore, a home sale uncovered over 500 dollars in coins. C A Bier of Green celebrated a June 14 birthday with 48 annual potato harvests in 49 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Harlan Hovey
Jerald Neubauer
Albis
Ralph Guther
C. A. Bier
Green
Mr. Bier
Changes Likely in State Central Committee and More Electricity
The piece notes ongoing state central committee changes with a Democratic post-primary convention set for July 30 and a state judicial convention on August 7 naming three Supreme Court candidates. It cites a Commerce Commission report showing 79 percent of Iowa farms now have electric service, with rural customers numbering 166,375 across 58,541 miles of lines, split between REA co-operatives and private utilities. It also mentions a soon-to-be-announced successor to Dr. Carl Jordan, and a Des Moines meeting of the hospital advisory committee for second-year federal grants totaling 1,341,450 set for July 1. Additional items cover VA GI loans and Fort Madison prison reforms praised by inmates in a 1942-era notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
State Supreme Court
Milton Glenn
Dubuque
Frank Messer
Iowa City
John Graham
Audubon
State Commerce Commission
REA Co-Operatives
Iowa
Des Moines
Bloomfield
Keosauqua
Greenfield
Winterset
Algona
Manchester
Waukon
Maquoketa
Fairfield
Elgin Social Guests Dotted With Local Gatherings
Elgin and area residents hosted visitors and shared meals across the weekend. Gerald Frieden and family from Indiahbla visited the Elmer Frieden home. Chicago guests Spahr Cashman and Johnsons joined Mrs Title Hanson for Tuesday luncheon. Itterman relatives from Carrington and others gathered at various Elgin homes for suppers and dinners with the Kruegers, Hackmanns, and Johnsons. A note from Mrs. Roy DeSart of Mason City expresses interest in more local family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Frieden l
Indiahbla
Elmer Frieden
Mra. Spahr Cashman
Mrs. Johnson
Chicago
Arthur Itterman
Carrington
N. C
Carl Hackmann
Otto Krueger
Ruth
Harry Johnson
Marjorie
Gus Krueger
Roy DeSart
Mason City
Echo News
Elgin
Lawrence Etter
Sandra
Ervin Etter
Dorothy Etter
Frieda Etter
Bertha Frisbie
Price Index Makes Small Advance
The May price index for Towa farmers rose from 319 to 321, led by beef cattle prices. Most other farm prices held steady or dipped slightly, while dairy feed ratios rose though corn, hog and poultry feeds fell as hogs and eggs dropped. Town farmers face hay shortages but can use emergency hay crops like oats and soybeans. soybeans may match alfalfa feeding value, with oats hay similar in nutrients. Iowa ranks fourth in total milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Going to the Fourth Family nostalgia and change
A reminiscence of Fourth of July family life contrasting past communal celebrations with modern times. The piece notes Payne’s fireworks and Ford’s cars, mothers sewing, children wearing hats, and a once cohesive family gathering now split by differing youth recreation. It reflects on parental roles and three-way shifts in leisure and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Superfireworks
Ford
Big Brother
Lensing's Better Used Cars Advertisement Listing
Jerome H. Sensing of Festina Iowa advertises a wide selection of classic and vintage cars and appliances. The lineup includes numerous Chevrolets Fords and a Hudson from the 1930s to 1940s with radios heaters and other options plus a 9 ft refrigerator at special prices.
Fragments of Lighthearted Jokes and Quick Wits
A collection of brief humorous snippets and quips from a newspaper page. Laugh lines cover love and family, dentists, bridge party chatter, and farm chores. The tone is playful and era specific with playful exchanges and running gags.
Community recreation and youth development speech
The speaker urges parents to provide proper community recreation for themselves and youth and to raise young people who can stand on their own moral feet. The message emphasizes that youths are now on their own when they play and parents must guide responsibly.
Speed of the Fox
The red fox is faster than the gray fox with a recorded speed of 30 miles per hour over a given distance. The note contrasts the red fox’s speed and mentions no additional events or entities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Almer Amundson
Festville
Deering
Layern. Hyde
Clermont
Dial
Dale P. DeSart
Wadena
Henry Fay
Oel- Wein
Marvin Flack
Dale Klingman
Ilgin
Cedar, Rapids Piano Co
Cedar Rapids
Ferguson Tractors and Implements
B. & E. Tractor & Implement Co
Greenhouse
Decorah
W. F. Mittelstadt
George Harris
Gehring Hardware
West Elgin
F. P. Gernand
Volga
John Christen
Marlow Milkers
Wilson Home
Lawrence F. Block
Postville
Elgin Produce
C. J. Mulford
Baumgartner's
Bolson
Co-op
National Farm Loan Association
Mambai
Whittemore
Bob Higgins
Millie Kortum
State Health Department
Carl Jordan
Department of Preventable Diseases
Jordan
Texas
Veterans Administration
Fort Madison State Prison
Percy Lainson
Glenn Haynes
Presidio
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Tudor
Hudson
Jerome H. Sensing
Harry
Willie
Dad
Mar
Susie
Harriet
Noel Bay West
Prudential of Ametice
LIFE
Patrauch Dial Stil
Elgin, Towa
Postville E Rendering. CO
Sunderman
City Bervice
Bnotie
Monona
Mr. Zeigler
Ossian
West Union—Farmers
Phas Elgin
D-X
Eleader
Jack Sinclair
Lansing
Butch
West Union Rendering Service
Ane Mnanaiaas
Nts
Ntenanesdt Mnmnsennse
Brokers & Merchants
Rts
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Elgin, Iowa
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