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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
4
Congress holds highway modernization funds plan option
A program proposes funding to modernize about 49000 miles of interstate highways. Town with 702 miles on the system would upgrade to fourlane standards, with Highway 6 included and a parallel toll road under consideration north of it.
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Rogram
Congress
Town
ISEA Urges 10 Percent Minimum Pay Rise for Iowa Teachers
The Iowa State Education Association calls for a minimum 10 percent pay increase for teachers, with salaries needing 19 percent to match the national average. It projects over 20,000 additional public school students next year and a need for up to 1,651 more teachers.
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Towa
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Iowa
Campaign bid for Polk sheriff by Col Ralph A Lancaster
To Campaign Col Ralph A Lancaster state director of selective service for years who retired last November will seek the Republican nomination for sheriff of Polk county. Lancaster was deputy state director ten years and state director five years. He was assistant Iowa adjutant general from 1932 to 1940.
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Ralph A. Lancaster
Selective Service
Polk County
Lancaster
Iowa
Salary Increases Possible At Three Iowa Institutions
The state board of regents may approve staff pay hikes at Iowa School for the Deaf, Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, and Oakdale State Sanitorium if funds are available. Finance committee and institutional officials must determine feasibility before funding.
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State Board of Regents
Iowa School For the Deaf
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
Oakdale State Sanitorium
Abinean Cance SacvtT By E D Plass M D
Cancer diagnosis relies on microscopic examination of tumor tissue. Physical exams can strongly suggest cancer in advanced stages, but biopsy remains the key method, with pathologists sometimes needing consensus for a firm opinion.
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E. D. Plass
M. D
Iowa
Cancer diagnosis methods and their effectiveness
The text outlines that cancer exposure can occur naturally or via surgery, with X rays helpful for hidden areas if interpreted correctly. Microscopic cell samples aid diagnosis but are not definitive, and no blood or urine test has proven highly valuable. It ends by directing readers to the American Cancer Society in Mason City for questions.
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American Cancer Society
Mason City
Iowa Farmers Plan 1956 Crop Acreage
Iowa farmers as of March 1 expect a small overall drop in crop acreage from 1955. Corn planted area and hay harvested acres are down, while soybeans, spring wheat, barley, flaxseed and sorghums acreage rise. Oats to be exported remain unchanged from 1955.
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Iowa
Oat Seeding Rate Tied to Seed Germination Tests
Central Iowa trials show that low test weight oats seed yields lower germination. Check tag germination percentages and adjust planting rate to compensate. If 75 percent germination appears, use about 4 bushels to equal a full 100 percent germination seed in the field.
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Lowa
Local Name References and Referee Notes in Arlington
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Stipe Refle Ruth Harr, Harry Bowes, Kenneth B Iborate, L Hutch 424 Bik Park Arlington, Antes C W as referee to Claude Northrup and wife, plus Putnam Arthur to Max L Gleason and wife with directions N 1-2 NW.
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Ruth & Hus
Harry
Kenneth B.iborate Bowes
Milkhouse Upgrades Highlight Trade Name Firm Grip Co.
Elgin firm promotes washing heating and water heating facilities for dairy milkhouses. Owners Milo A Olson L L Knudtson and Wm A Moore highlighted as proponents. The message emphasizes benefits and reliability of improved milking house utilities.
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Grip Co
Elgin
Milo A, Olson
L. L. Knudtson
Wm. A. Moore
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