Free Tickets and Insurance Warnings in Elgin Notice
An Elgin item offers free movie tickets for Small Town Girl at Avalon on June 28 and 29, warns about wind insurance with Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance, and stresses being insured against sudden storms. Also lists used car buys at Torkelson Motor Co and farm sales including oats at 80c and spring fries from Elgin Produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Butikofer
Elgin
Echo Office
Avalon Theater
Ern Friederich
Torkelson Motor Co
America
McCormick-Deering
C. C
Kerr Eyes Iowa Visit Amid Political Shuffle
U S Senator Kerr prepares for a trip to Iowa as party primaries loom with competition for incumbents. Lt. Gov Leo Elthon is seen as a GOP gubernatorial certainty while W M Nicholas may join the race. Governor Beardsley reportedly weighs reelection or senate run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Elthon
W. M. Nicholas
Beardsley
Senate
Flood Loss Includes 15 Shetland Ponies in Remsen
Northern town floods claim 15 Shetland ponies owned by E. H. Spieker and John Kennedy of Remsen. Some ponies escaped, including a small jolind mare, as waters swept through pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Town
E. H. Spieker
John Kennedy
Remsen
Elgin Social Guests Share Weekend Visits Around Elgin
Sunday afternoon hosts included Mrs. Sam Denniler and the Gehrings with Jeffrey. Zimmerli and family visited Coggan and the Leo Schori home. Numerous families from Decorah West Union and Dubuque joined dinners and picnics. Marlene Mosby headed to Denver with Hetty Reuter for several weeks, and Lt. John Cannon departed for San Francisco. Community members attended birthdays, family dinners, and local gatherings across several towns including Osage and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Denniler
Jack Gehring
Jeffrey
Jane
Dennler
Coggan
Zimmerli
Duncombe
Leo Schori
Gordon Mosby
Zimmerlin
Zimmerlins
Roland Grover
Robert Falk
Keith Kobler
Olson
Marlene Mosby
Denver
Colo
Hetty Reuter
West
Harry Wenger
John Cannon
San Francisco
Calif
Paul Zurbriggen
Jimmy
Don Page
Shirley
George Howard
Fayette
Floyd Thompson
Larry
Wadena
Thore Thompson
Clara Blocks
M. J. Blockhus
Oelwein
Concord
California
Don Landis
Rockford, I
Clark soybean promises higher yields for southern Iowa
The Clark soybean, a product of USDA crop breeding with state stations, originated from a 1941 cross of Lincoln and Richland. Tested at 120 sites from Nebraska to Delaware, Clark outyielded and had higher oil content than Chief, Wabash, and Perry, with better quality than Chief and Perry. The plant is medium to tall, erect, purple-flowered, and seeds are larger than Lincoln. Farm output per man-hour rose rapidly from 1940 to 1950, with 1950 output nearly 86 percent higher than 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Iowa
US Dept. of Agriculture and
State Experiment Stations
Lincoln
Richland
Nebraska
Delaware
Chief
Wabash
Perry
OWA
Usda Office of Experiment Stations
Armed flotilla to train with Sixth Fleet in Mediterranean
Seamen Arthur D Larson and Bernell A Larson of Elgin join destroyers USS Furss Vogelgesang Basi Jone Charles S Sperry Robert K Huntington aboard as Flotilla 4 units with the U S Sixth Fleet. Ships will train and tour five Mediterranean countries, allowing crews to sightsee and visit sites of historical interest before port calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
New Jersey
USS
Europe
Robert IX. Huntington
Arthur ‘D. Larson
Seaman
USN
Bernell A. Larson
Barney A. Larson
Elgin
Furss
Vogelgesang
Basi Jone
Charles S. Sperry
Robert K. Huntington
Bordelon
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Insect Control and Local News Highlights
The article notes hot weather livestock care with focus on protecting against wool maggot and blowfly using approved smear treatments. It also reports a yearly Sinois Central train ride for orphans from Dyersville to Manchester and small local incidents including a 30 pound carp at Dunlap and a flood-related stranding at Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA
Sinois Central
Children of Orphan’s Homes
Dyersville
Manchester
Not Seen Brother Found in California by Mrs Duffield
A brother not seen for a year was located in California by Mrs Duffield on a recent trip. The text notes two essentials for an effective waterway: a dense sod to slow runoff and a waterway broad enough to spread the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Cotton Key for U S Farm Value Decline and Trade
A fragmented passage notes cotton as a major crop providing about 12 percent more cash value for the nation amid broader farm economics. It references USDA data on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, vegetables, and overall farm output, suggesting shifts in value priorities within the wartime economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
United States
Thrifty fleas learn thrift before a dog purchase
A quirky tale shows two industrious fleas saving five then ten dollars. They forsake frivolity to secure future security, buy a dog, and reflect on a school day lesson about needing thicker pants. The exchange touches on family, money, and a morrow will reading.
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Medant
Ter
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Wm. Dummermuth
Alvin Thiese
Rae-Beck
John Deere
Gerald Schneider
Clermont
R. P. Strauch
Meyer’s Hatchery
Postville
C. R. Piano Co
1St Ave
N. E
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance, Assn
Emil Gulsvig
Massey-Harris
Tbs
Elgin Produce
Dial
Noel Brockway
West Union
D. C. Dean
H. R. Morse
Castalia
Jawa
George Butikofer
John Lentz
A. C
Cliff J. Olson
L. Erickson
Avalon Theatre
U.S
Kerr
State Attorney General's Office
Solers Commissions
Tama
University’ of Chicago
Geis State
Jeb T. E Davidson
Lowa Development Commission
Rodney Selby
Davidson
Sac City ‘Chamber of Ecommerce
Clyde HL Hendrix
Clinton
Commission
Hendrix
F.A
Bobby Daniels
Norfolk
Virginia
Minnie Daniels
Charleston
South Carolina
Mervin Anderson
Fair Grounds
Pvt
Merlin’ Anderson
Navy
Herman L. Capper
Newport
R. I
Mr. Capper
Norris Capper
Elmer = Terrell
Spencer
John Norman
David Duffield
Lineville
Midwest
John Tillotson Jone
Plumbing
Green Colonial
Wenger Sales Commission
Diz
Dean
Auct
Bob Faust
Koel
G. W. Alderson
Orvin Thompson
G. W
Alderson
Mar. Orvin Thompagn
West Union Auction
Floyd W. Whitford
Mgr
George
Schori & .Kuster
Elgin, Iowa
M.ai
Chemi
Town State College
Elgin Cooperatif
Medbersy
Mer
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