Want Ad Rates And Local Examinations Echoed
Rates for want ads outline 26 cents per insertion up to 25 words then 1 cent per word for each additional word. Extra handling 10 cents weekly if sent to Rates office. Cash with order preferred. telephonic orders paid before month end. 10 cent per line billed if monthly. Elgin school eighth graders in nearby districts to take final exams May 2 and 3 at Elgin. Names listed include Gerald Cook Hubert Cummings Marie Butikofer Wilma Lekman Clifton Miller Peter Luchsinger Ernestine Hope Robert Howard Grace Peters Johnnis Metzger John McMillan Noah Metzger Geralding Yoarous Alyria No 4. Federal relief appropriation discussed at 4.8 billion. 48 states implies 100 million per state. Decorah sewer plant to cost 57,672. Coffeen as contractor. 30 percent grant via PWA, balance by bond issue. Tell ’em you saw it in the Echo.
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Want
Saxtra
Elgin
Gerald Cook
Hubert Cummings
Pleasant Valley
Marie Butikofer
Wilma Lekman
Iifton Miller
Peter Luchsinger
Ernestine Hope
Robert Howard
Grace Peters
Johnnis Metzger
John McMillan
Noah Metzger
Geralding Yoarous
Alyria
Decorah
Coffeen of
PWA
Junior Farm Bureau to Meet May 8
The second meeting of the Junior Farm Bureau will be at the Legion hall in Fayette on Wednesday evening May 8 at 8 o'clock. A committee met to plan an interesting educational program. The constitution and by laws will be acted on and permanent officers will be elected later in the summer. A box social will close the meeting. members should bring a box. Proceeds support the organization. Open to anyone 18 to 30.
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Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
Fayette
Club Heifer Tops Auction in Independence Sale
Robert Putnam of Oelwein a Fayette county 4 H club member and National Champion Dairy judging team member received the top price in the Guernsey Cattle sale at Independence on April 25 a four year old cow consigned by Putnam sold for 25500? The text indicates 255.00. Fifty Guernseys sold with an average of 90.00 The first ten averaged 250 top bull brought 140 Twelve eastern Iowa Guernsey dairymen and breeders were represented in the auction.
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Robert Putnam
Oelwein
Fayette County
Independence
Putman
Waterloo
Aurora
West Union
Eastern Iowa
July 1 Due for 1934 Corn Loan Program
The 1934 federal corn loan program matures July 1, with producer borrowers to repay at 55 cents per bushel plus 4 percent interest and insurance charges. The first loan offer was issued in fall 1933 and no extension will be granted. repayments are expected as prices currently permit.
Pure Water Best for Baby Chicks
A practical guide urges providing only clean water for young chicks and removing chill from drinking water. Clean and scald containers daily, and raise the fountain on a wire platform to avoid contamination. Do not use horse liniment as some farmers have advised, as it can cause death or widespread illness.
Brown Pasture Spots Die Out In Iowa Pastures
Brown pasture spots in Iowa are dead despite warm weather and rain this spring. Seeding is the only solution, as areas that failed to start with fall rains show no revival this spring. Broadcast seed on brown spots with a mix of clovers and grass into small grain.
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Iowa
Dairy Calf Roundup Planned at Fayette Chapel
Dairy calf club boys girls and any others interested in club work will meet at the U I A chapel in Fayette Tuesday evening May 17 at 8 oclock for a roundup. Ernest M Wright field secretary for Iowa Dairy Association will speak on the dairy club work statewide with pictures and slides.
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Dairy
Fayette
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
How an Iowa Country Editor Views Congress
An Iowa editor comments on farm relief plans in Congress. He notes a three billion dollar paper money issue to refinance farm mortgages at 1 percent interest and 14 percent yearly principal payments, with 47 year terms, and discusses the Jones bill for a Federal Reserve System for agricultural loans as competition to Frazier Lemke. He opposes its reporting for lack of discussion and gold fund impact. He recalls Brooks Fletcher, a four term congressman, who attends sessions but rarely speaks.
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Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Brooks Fletcher
Decorah
Congress
Pages Go To School In The Capitol For Young Pages
The pages in the House are aged 12 to 20, mostly 12 14 and 15. They are paid $4 daily during sessions. Their work hinders attendance at public schools, so the capitol hosts special classes from 8 to 10 each morning. Expert instructors cover as much as possible in these short hours.
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House
Congress
Capitol
How Long Will Congress Be in Session
Fred Biermann notes Congress may run into July or later as House passes major legislation while Senate lags. He warns heat and delays could slow pace. committees hear matters likely shaping future laws. Echo subscribers urged to report address changes under new postal laws to avoid delivery issues.
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Congress
House
Senate
Fred Biermann
Echo
Elgin Social Roundup Reports Visits and Events
Elgin residents hosted and visited friends across towns including Mechanicsville Seattle Grandview West Union and La Crosse. Local church group met with Mrs Rosa Jacobs and Mrs Hans Koerner hosting. Fans attended Jan Garber orchestra in Oelwein with 2650 tickets sold. Funeral attendees from Randalia Fayette and Fayetteia noted.
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L. Heston
Mechanicsville
H. ©. Heston
Burnell Blow
Seattle
Wash
Elgin
The
Baptist Mission Society
Rosa Jacobs
Hans Keißer
Howard Snyder
Grandview
Joe Larson
Baby
la Crosse
Wis
J. Schricker
C. S. Kniel
West Union
Harold Stohhr
Floyd Dummermuth
Cedar Rapids
Hulda Stoehr
Dena Dummermuth
Ray Heins
A. M. Weibel
Heins
la Fayette
Chicago
Oelwein
Jan Garber
Air Lanes
C. Theo. Schmid
Robert Storey
Earl Beman
Fred Bacon
Randalia
Mary Babcock
Emma Wilson
Ina Lockwood
Anna
Obscure Names Appear in Fragmentary Notice
Guttenberg Helen Rubyer of Evans ton Illinois Mrs W S Bailey of Poplar Bluff Missouri Mr and Mrs S W Rubyer of Randalia and Winifred Schmid of Miles City Montana Iter of Elma Mrs Edward Schmid of
Rural Ministers to Hold Conference in Cedar Falls
Plans for the annual spring conference of Town rural ministers and Farm Bureau leaders to be held at Cedar Falls on Monday May 13 are rapidly being completed. Topics include analyzing Rural Problems Rural Urban Relations Religion and Education and the new approach to rural church work.
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Cedar Falls
Murder trial begins for Ellen De-Long in Maynard
The murder trial of Mrs. Ellen De-Long of Maynard opened Tuesday with a full jury of twelve. County Attorney Traeger, assisted by M. M. Cooney, prosecuted while E. R. O'Brien defended. Judge Taylor presided.
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Ellen De-Long
Maynard
Traeger
M. M. Cooney
E. R. O'Brien
Taylor
Repair Black Top Again
State road workers have filled holes on the primary 172 after recent wear and the road is in good shape again. The piece argues black topping, though sometimes scorned, is better than gravel and urges hard work for prosperity.
Ads and liquor link noted in Spencer papers
The Spencer Reporter notes the old adage that liquor and corruption go hand in hand amid recent Iowa events. It also reports on a rapid leafy forage crop Ryo as a pasture, a Saturday sale of household goods at the late B. M. Benson home drawing a large crowd, and reflections on home ownership taxes penalizing owners.
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Iowa
Spencer
Ryo
B. M. Benson
Benson
Max Medberry
Muellerman
Spencer News-Herald
Feho advertisements urge farming bargains and seed tips
Advertisements from Feho urge readers to save money and note merchant promotions. The piece mentions frequent rains delaying farm work and advises planting only very early hardy varieties while cold conditions persist. later plantings can catch up when weather improves.
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Feho
Same to you joke frames street talk of ranks
A joke about a general and a colonel walking, the colonel saying he returns the salute because he once was a private. The piece notes the exterior showing residents’ personalities and mentions thirteen houses in the neighborhood needing re roofing. It ends with an ad line about unloading oak flooring in three grades for any purse.
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