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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
4
Farmers can overcome seed shortages by lowering legume and grass seed rates to at least a fourth with good results. Using oats as a nurse crop, reducing to 2 bushels or 1.5 bushels per acre, still yields adequate stands though oats harvest declines. Proper soil firming and planting depth are key to a successful stand, while a Griswold family case shows multiple hospitalizations for influenza.
Notice of a March 22 1949 special election in Elgin Fayette County Iowa to decide granting Interstate Power Company a twenty five year electric franchise. The measure would authorize erect install operate and maintain an electric plant and distribution system within town limits with rights of way and conditions including extensions for customers with payment terms and city protections. The town council approved the ordinance February 7 1949 and set election hours 8am to 8pm at Town Hall.
Experiments at Iowa State College show plowing down sweet clover raises subsequent corn yields by 6 bushels per acre. Clean sprayers with hot soap and overnight ammonia wash to remove 2 4 D. Test with a tomato plant. Repair terrace breaches early spring to prevent runoff. Echo Want Ad connects buyer and seller regardless of weather.
Officials say a short term tax return would cut administrative costs in the commission. A new proposal would exempt taxpayers reporting $3000 or less from state income tax, removing about $1,000,000 in revenue and eliminating about 80 percent of taxpayers.
Beardsley proposes screening centers for mental patients and using hospitals by degree of illness, with a fifth hospital eyed for screening. He also aims to speed adoptions from Soldiers Orphans Home in Davenport, noting 420 children and a need to place 12 to 14 year olds. Widespread approval greets these ideas as the 1950 races loom with anticipated primaries and possible battles in both parties.
A reader reflects on how quickly young children sense guilt despite gentle parenting. Experts advise praising good behavior and avoiding labeling a child as bad. Examples show how framing matters, not scolding, to build confidence while teaching right from wrong. Lt John Clark returns to Cresco with daughter Kathy Ann after Berlin air lift duties.
The note urges residents to watch roofs for leaks this spring and be ready to repair at first good weather. It promises supplies for a good job and includes a terse exchange about a noisily talking woman.
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