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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
4
Rates show ten cents per line with a minimum weekly charge of 30 cents when payment is cash. If payment is not accompanying the order, the minimum is ten cents. Blind ads or those arriving incomplete at this office are charged at one cent per week minimum.
In Ringsted P W Peterson celebrates half a century as a local businessman, marking 50 years since he opened a hardware store in February 1800, just after the turn of the century. He remains active and continues to lead his firm.
Elgin residents hosted and visited many friends and relatives over the weekend. Names include Wenger families from Sioux City, Anna Schupbach visiting Monona, numerous Howard, Grover, Medberry, and Wilson gatherings, trips to Chicago for the auto show, 600 games evenings, and other family visits across nearby towns.
Former pupils in Sae City gather to honor Miss Lou Watson a first grade teacher in the local schools for more than 46 years by raising funds to equip a room or ward in Loring hospital. An Iowa State College extension swine specialist lists a mineral mix for hogs including iodized salt bonemeal phosphate limestone iron sulfate and manganese sulfate.
A daily want ad habit boosts business revenue and visibility. Small firms report steady inquiries, with owners noting consistent leads from classified placements. Local markets see improved customer flow as ads run regularly.
The Republican party notes a 6 007 000 cattle population up five percent from last year with dairy stock rising by year end. A statewide education survey involves University of Iowa Iowa State and other agencies to assess post high school training needs. Iowa life expectancy runs 70 7 years, higher than US 67 2. veterans benefits paid to Iowa veterans last year amount to 493 588 404 from a 6 552 063 282 federal pool.
Over five years more than 32,000 veterans obtained loans for homes farms or businesses totaling over 240 million dollars.
The VA outlines cash benefits including death disability pension and education aid plus unemployment allowances and life insurance. Jessie M Parker and state officials discuss reelection, with Grimes and Harry as treasurer and secretary of agriculture. Iowa farmers plan 7 percent more sows farrow this spring.
George N. Craig national commander of the American Legion told Iowa Legionnaires at their annual conference that the economy issue drives the Legion's opposition to the Hoover commission plan for the Veterans Administration. He said the plan would not improve economy or efficiency and warned one government bureau could be more economical than five new ones.
Walter T. Robinson of the Iowa Veterans Administration reports that at the current application rate about 5,000 World War II veterans in Iowa will receive real estate farm or business loans this year. The figure implies a 50 percent rise from 1949 loan totals. Monthly loan applications to the Iowa VA run around 500.
A jumble of short dialogues and quips appears, touching on marriage, money, humor, weight, and a city bridge inquiry. Snappy non sequiturs include a drowning rescue, a conundrum about support, jokes about laziness, a doctor and patient exchange, and a playwrighting rebuke about acting before the foot lights.
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