FOR SALE and Lost items and local notices fragment
For sale two spans of good work mules and one team of horses, plus will buy old or unbroken horses. Lost dog notice for a coon hound with black tan and white markings. Also dressed beef and water heaters advertised. Fire inspection notes and local governance items referenced. Includes community notices, ads, and miscellaneous items from Elgin area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey Smith
Dial
Elgin
Francis West
St. Olaf
Torkelson Bros
Two GOP hopefuls eyed for Iowa governorship race
Reported candidates include Judge John M. Schaupp of Fort Dodge and Senator George Faul of Des Moines. Neither man commented. Also included: 1948 license plate update due to steel shortage. Aluminum corner plates will replace the 47 numerals to align with 1947 black and white plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Schaupp
Fort Dodge
Polk County
George Faul
Des Moines
State Department of Public Safety
Towa Farmers Seek Spring Fish for Farm Ponds
The State Conservation Commission oversees a heavy demand for planting fish in farm ponds. Farmers may write to Superintendent of Fisheries E. B. Speaker for information on state requirements. Pond eligibility dictates a reasonably secure fishhold over winter, especially in shallow ponds where deep ice can kill fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
State Conservation Commission
Sapa
Superintendent of Fisheries
E. B. Speaker
Roll roofing tips and quirky street banter in quirky ad clip
A fragment shows a Mule-Hide Safety Lap method for roll roofing with concealed nails and free instruction sheets. The text intersperses jokes about kissing and a barrel and mentions Tile Septic Tantes for home disposal plants as a sales pitch.
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Want
J. T. N. Olson
Lawrence Gehring
Avalon Theater
Echo Office
D. R. Peasley
National Farm Loan Association
West Union
Iowa
Orcar Thompson
Clermont
Maywood News
Maywood, Il
Bgang
Doyle Baker
Elkader
Gus Krueger
A. M. Stee
Echo
G.O. Torkelson
Johnson Block Co
Glarmont
Thos
E. Howard
Elgin Produce
J. Mulford
Geo. Metzger
Hersford
A.M
D. M. McDonald
Delhi
Elgin Echo
Capper’s Hatchery
Frieda Etter
Jess Moody
Elgin Blacksmith Shop
Falk’s Market
John Deere
Edwin Loftsgard
Wadena
American Cancer Society
Ann Street
New York
N. Y
Bradley
McCormick-Deering
Joe Brackin
Chevrolet
H. F. Robbins
Coolerator
Walter Medberry
Guernsey
Coppers
Ray DeSart
Henry Holzer
Duroc Jersey
Otis Rothlisberger
Anna Schupbach
Dia
State Department of Agriculture
Department Af Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Harry D. Linn
Sress
C. A. Bryson
Iowa Falls
Rep
DeVere Watson
Council Bluffs
Henry Weichman
Newhall
Robert D. Blue
Statehouse
Bob Baker
National Guard
Charles H." Gieghil
Iowa Guard
Iowa Highway Patrol
Gay
Blue
Robert
Upper Iowa University
Stella M. Mason
Mason City
Glenn S. Hartong
Methodist Church
Ovage
Piensa
Harold Gunderson
Lone State College
Artrecles Aga
Myrtle Muehlenthaler
Remington Portable Typewriter
Mrs
Postville
Walleon
Sunderman City Service
Monona
Mr. Zeigler
Ossian
Cahill
Meryl
Eleader
Jack Sinclair
Lansing
Butch
Iowa State Fair
Jofin
Ind
Mea Furnace Service
Elgin Opera House
Belita, Bonita Granville
Eugene Pallette
Belita
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
LEO V. “Boleyn Dial
Moorman
Diplomatic Corps
Co-Opa
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Met
Elgin, Iowa
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