Iowa Farmers Weigh Nut Trees and Barley Gains
The 1938 agricultural review notes most seeds sold sono far, with two thirds of certified hybrid seed corn sold by February. Nut trees offer windbreaks plus food crops for Iowa farms. 4-H club enrollment rose slightly from 1936 to 1957 while high feed prices hindered livestock projects. Barley yields exceed oats by about 231 pounds per acre, suggesting barley expansion. Poultry profits rose as calendar flock records show earnings above feed costs, aided by falling feed and egg prices. Marketing quotas and commodity loans under the 1938 Act aim to balance surpluses for cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco and rice. Pasture rebuilding faces drought damage, especially in western Iowa where 73 percent of bluegrass is dead. many pastures require reseeding. Orchard pruning should remove diseased wood without over pruning to preserve harvests.
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Iowa
Will of Stephen Humphrey Foxwell Heard for Probate
Notice in Fayette County Iowa states that the instrument claimed to be the last will of Stephen Humphrey Foxwell, deceased, will come for hearing in the District Court at West Union on March 21, 1938 for probate admission. Clerk Philip K. Meakel, with Deputy Ruby Boyle.
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Fayette County
Stephen Humphrey Foxwell
District Court
West Union
Town
Fred Pieplow
Aurora
Holstein Parish
Farm Bureau
West Union Fair Grounds
Winneshiek
Buchanan
Fayette
Fayette Holstein Breeders Association
Julius Johnson Public Sale Near Elgin
Julius Johnson of just east of Elgin announces a public sale set for Friday March 1 He notes uncertainty about his future location after the gale and suggests readers may find it easy to sell items via a want ad.
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Julius Johnson
Elgin
Tenancy Hearing Saturday In Fayette County
Farm Bureau notes a tenancy hearing Saturday at 10:00 in the assembly room of the county courthouse. Topics include minimum notice for lease termination and compensation for unexhausted improvements. Paul P. Stewart of the state tenancy committee will assist.
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Fayette County
Court House
Henry Ford praises Reader's Digest ideas resource
Henry Ford lauds keeping ideas circulating as a public service and credits The Reader's Digest for presenting a wide range of current thinking. He emphasizes knowledge experience and ability as real security and calls nutritious ideas profitable for all walks of life.
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Henry Ford
Iowa Safety Council To Meet Sunday
The Iowa State Safety Council will hold its annual meeting at the hotel Fort in Des Moines on Sunday March 6 at 2 p m A report of activities for the past year and plans for the coming year will be discussed and officers for the coming year will be elected Anyone interested in highway safety is welcome to attend the meeting.
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Payette County
State Bank of Fayette
Iowa State Safety Council
Fort
Des Moines
March First Merry-Go-Round Moves in the Territory
The March first moves show fewer relocations this year. In town new residents include George Anderton at the Berg home, CD O Dean at the Grover residence, and Rose McMillan at the Meyer place. Country moves involve Metzger, Lear, Krueger, Sutter, Lehman, Frieden, Patterson, and Smith relocating among several farms near Clermont and West Union.
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George Anderton
F. R. Berg
Ethel Kohler
CD. O. Dean
Chas
Grover
Rose McMillan
Meyer
Deans
Geo. Metzger
Edward Krueger
West Farm
Dan Sutter
Mrs. Miller
Ed Olsen
West Union
Ed Lehman
Brabham
Ridge
Mosby
Clermont
Gottfried Frieden
Lehman
Eldred Patterson
Stolle
R. A. Smith
Paulson
Elgin Local News Notes and Birth At Vern Boyer Home
Anna Swenson of Postville is at the Oliver Torkelson home. Reuben Miller is parent to an 8 1/2 pound girl born Wednesday at the Vern Boyer home. CALENDARS We have a few 1988 calendars left free at Echo office. Guests include Albert Schori Georgia Mae and Leo Schori family in C. B. Schori home Friday. Max Thoma and Arthur Herrling were dinner guests in Ern Schori home Sunday for Mr. Schori’s birthday anniversary. Lyle Nelson and friends depart for Los Angeles after a month’s vacation with families. Ed Bauder hosts a 500 party honoring their 28th wedding anniversary. Participants include Bloomfield Cline Hitch Dummermuth Margroff, Ernest Bander and Ruth Hitch. Frank Bander wins high score, Ed Bander low score. refreshments served.
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Anna Swenson
Postville
Oliver Torkelson
Reuben Miller
Vern Boyer
Echo
Albert Schori
Georgia Mae
Leo Schori
C. B. Schori
Ed Bauder
Emery Dummermuth
Irvin Margroff
Ernest Bander
Ruth Hitch
Frank Bander
Ed Bander
Echo Advertisements and Home Building Pitches
A quirky collection of ad style quips and gags signals a lighthearted local feature. The Broadcaster promotes easing home building worries with a cheerful pitch while a joke exchange about proposing marriage and a playful dialogue about “G level” finances appear, reflecting small town humor and local commerce in a clipped ad page.
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Want
Landsgard
Ees
Jersey
T. A. Records
T. B
Bangs
R. G. Kinsley
McGregor, Iowa
Mabel Holzer
Wilbur Lehman
Guernsey
Thos. Knudtson
Klondike
H. F. Becker
Albert. Butikofer
Wey
Irip
Feller's Hardware
West Elgin
Ghester White
Sam Yost
Fort Spring
Win. Hawley
Baldwin, Wis
O'Neill Drug Co
Walter Haigh & Sons
Manchester
Schultz Laboratories
Boone
Gilbert Loftsgard
Hudson
Felliw’s
Herbert Ash
Carl Myron Anderson
Chris Anderson
St. Olaf
Guider
al Echo
Hunserger & Schori
Pari
Trowers
Europe
Lowa
Iowa State College
Will
State of
Philip K. Meakel
Ruby Boyle
Farm Bureau News Letter
County Soil Conservation Committee
Ames
F. B. Paddock
Town State College
Fayette County Beekeepers Association
Farm Bureau Rooms
Pieplow
4-H Officers Training School
Iowa Safety Council
R. A. Crider
Iows
L. S. Hutchinson
Elzin
Elgin State Bank
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner Blig
Elgin, Iowa
Dad
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Bugin, Iowa
Cin
Suaied
Blgin State Bank
Boos
McCormi
McCormick
McCormick-Dusring
Torkelson Bros
Chrysler and Plymouth
I. H. C. Farm Machinery
Reat Arts
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