Double feature and events at Avalon West Union and Mra
Echo guests invited to Kiosa Elgin and special May dance at Park Pavilion West Union Iowa. Torkelson Bros repair service urges early orders while offering dairy equipment and parts. For sale two wall laboratories and an electric hot water heater. Wanted to buy second-hand tricycle. Insurance notice promotes auto accident coverage with Employers Mutual Casualty Co. Next Wednesday The Kansan shows at Avalon with Echo guest Fred Reichert.
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Avalon
West Union
Mra
Thoy
Kiosa
Elgin
the Echo
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
Iowa
R. P. Strauch
the Avalon
Fred Reichert
Sugar Ration Coupon Issued For 1944 Home Canning
The Rationing Board announces a new Sugar Allowance Coupon R-325 valid for five pounds during the 1944 canning season. The holder’s name will not appear on the coupon and replacements are hard to obtain. Applicants should request only immediate needs up to 20 pounds per person. no filing time limit is set. Rations will be issued shortly before canning begins.
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Food Panel
Oak Grove Social Hour Hostess and Farm Notes
Mrs. Sam Howard hosted the Social Hour Club at her home with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shaffer and families and Mr. and Mrs. Forest Shaffer and families as dinner guests. In other items, Iowa poultry producers are advised on feeding wheat as a partial substitute for corn and oats amid a War Food Administration ruling, with guidance on mash mixtures and potential laxative effects.
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Sam Howard
Howard Shaffer
Forest Shaffer
J. M. Shaffer
Fred Schott
Sumner
Wim. Rights, Jr
Mary Allen
the Hans
Clifton Wilson
Howard Boyle
Iowa
War Food Administration
Red Point Ration Changes for Meats and Dairy Items
Red rationing will apply only to beef steaks excluding flank, roasts, butter, margarine, cheese and evaporated milk. Red stamps three per thirty points will be valid every four weeks rather than every two due to broader meat availability. Current red stamps A through T8 remain valid, with no new stamps until June 3.
Facial Tissues Use Expands In War Efforts
Facial tissue use rises in war plants for cleaning metals and polishing lenses, and in hospitals, reducing civilian supplies. Prodn kept at 1942 rate for two years, with conservation keeping essential needs met. Overseas servicemen may order Christmas gifts via army exchanges or navy services, selections sent to U.S. for delivery in time.
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United States
Navy
Hospitals Named as Penicillin Depot Hubs in U S
More than 1,000 U S hospitals were chosen as depots for limited civilian penicillin distribution. These hospitals are to receive their first shipments on May 10 and will help deliver the antibiotic to civilian patients during the program.
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United States
Producing Irons and Poultry Transport in War Plan
The government increased iron production authorizations for 1944 to 193,625 units for three manufacturers, bringing total authorized irons to about 395,000. Moves to orderly poultry transport aim to conserve and fully use commercial motor vehicles for moving products to market, with lines to be kept clear and a flexible transport system ready for invasion-era demands. Travelers face potential delays if disruptions occur, including Pullman reservations and intercity bus schedules.
Weeds Compete With Crops In Early Cultivation
Readable text notes weed control as key to crops with hand weeding when necessary. It mentions May June ice cream production, military pork and beef allocations, rag recycling for roofing, and tires for occupational drivers, all in compact wartime style.
Rationing blanks at Echo office for public ease
Fragment from a wartime public notice mentions rationing blanks available at the Echo office for public convenience. It urges not to drive to the county seat and includes a reminder about scrap and Japan reference.
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Echo
Iowa Farmers Plan May Planting For War Era Crops
Iowa farmers are urged to plant soybeans May 10 to 20 and prioritize corn as the main crop while adjusting timing for beans. Adequate watering of dairy cows, proper soil fertilization with rock phosphate, and successive plantings aim to extend garden yields. High school enrollees will form a volunteer crop corps as Iowa boosts food production for the nation.
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Iowa
Poultry price ranges posted for hens in May to year end
A classified note states five Grade A hens may fetch 25.8 to 26.1 cents a pound in May, with ceilings in June from 24.5 to 24.9 cents and for the rest of the year about 23.5 to 23.9 cents. The ad invites buyers and sellers to place want ads in the columns.
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Bwonisss
Glen E. Yates
National Farm Loan Association
Girri
Donald Gison
INC
Torkelson Bros
Cargill
Capper's Hatchery
J. Mulford
Harry L. Johnson
Elgin Echo
Phil Leuchtermacher
St. Olaf
Ford
Larson Roofing Co
Clermant
Strauch
Employers
Mutual Castidy Co
Deg Moines
Beno
Manila
Fewo
Louis Dever
C. J. Mulford
Independence Produce
Wall Laboratories
Maynard Lantz
Ray Alto
Park Pavilion
Elain
Toeire
Oak Grove News
Seo
Elgin, Iowa
Sudan
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
White Diamond
Quaker Oats Co
Quaker
Weibel
MillCo
Echo-Enterprise
Manifold’ Books
The
Animal By-Products CO
Kidley Divie
Schori
Kuster Eoelgin
FELCO
Elgin Farmers Coop
MAX Medberry
Mer
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