State News Continued From Page 1 For Sale Purebred Hogs and Typing Aid
For sale purebred Duroc stock hogs cholera immune offered by Clarence Johnson near Clermont. Also a note on the Smith Corona portable typewriter promising help for students with better spelling neatness and faster homework completion. The Elgin Echo advertises the world’s fastest portable. The page also reports political TV time for Democrats Guy L. Gillette and Clyde Herring. County educators announce Prospective Teacher Day on November 8 as part of American Education Week to address teacher shortages. Infant death rates fall sharply with Iowa's 1953 rate at 21.7 per 1000 live births down from 48.4 in 1946 and under-one-week deaths down 43 percent. Iowa population up 15,000 since 1950. civil population 2,536,000 as of July 1 per U S Census Bureau.
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Elgin Echo
Smith- Corona
Smith-Corona
Iowa
State Department of Health
U. S. Census Bureau
Bureau
Tax revenue dips as smoking falls in Iowa
A state tax commission report shows cigarette tax receipts declined by 215,026 in the last quarter to 1,869,084, while sales rose to 62 million packs. Officials say annual collections may not meet the prior year’s 7,274,296 total. Separately, the state safety department reports increased driver record reviews and enforcement efforts to improve driving habits, with 22,042 records reviewed through eight months and 8,859 warning letters issued.
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Towans
State Tax Commission
Iowa
Commission
State Department of Public Safety
Towa
Milo Chalfant
Safety Responsibility
Social visit honors Pvt Butikofer at Gehring home
A courtesy gathering was held Sunday evening at Jacob Gehring's home to honor Pvt William Butikofer on furlough. Attendees included Ruth and Adbert Butikofer Jr with family, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Butikofer and Sharyl, Mr and Mrs Albert Schupbach and Ruth, and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gehring with others present.
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Jacob Gehring
Pvt
Wm. Butikofer
Ruth
Adbert Butikofer
Lawrence Butikofer
Sharyl
Albert Schupbach
Lawrence Gehring
Weekend visits span multiple towns and families
Janet, Lena Schupbach, Lena Pulfer and the Werner Moore, Bert Butikofer and Ida Pulfer families visited in Waterloo with Mr and Mrs Herman Kohls on Sunday afternoon. The Falk, Welch and Regina parties from Hutchinson Grove traveled to Monticello to visit Claude Fothergill and his mother, then stopped at Hopkinton to see Mr and Mrs J Robinson and Arlington friends. Herbert Haas and family returned home after spending two weeks with sons William and Clarence in Chicago and other relatives.
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Janet
Lena Schupbach
Lena Pulfer
Werner Moore
Bert Butikofer
Ida Pulfer
Herman Kohls
Waterloo
Rose Baechler
Melbert
John Falk
Leota Welch
Regina
Hutchinson
Grove
Monticello
Claude Fothergill
J. Robinson
Hopkinton
Arlington
Herbert Haas
William and
Clarence Haas
Chicago
Pipe Dreams by Rich Promote Dairy Consumption
A columnist laments low milk consumption at public dinners and notes dairy industry efforts to promote the healthful product. He recalls coffee being favored at meals and urges readers to start at home using dairy, citing medical advice on nasal breathing and health, with a quip about keeping the mouth shut.
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Farm’ Bureau
Women Outlive Men and Names in Charity Drives
A commentary on longevity shows women outlasting men by about six years. The piece lists a string of female names Irene to Wallis as a coordinate committee's choices, notes no entry for X and Z, and mentions two more charity groups in Elgin denied by the committee. It ends urging readers to use Want Ads to seek opportunities and permits.
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Elgin
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