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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1950

Page

4

Elgin Panthers 1950-51 Basketball Schedule Overview

The Elgin Panthers list a busy 1950-51 basketball schedule with games against Waucoma Randalla Clermont Etkader Stanley Fayette Garnaville Maynard Postville Elkader Waukon Arlington Sumner Hawkeye and others. Captains George Howard and Clifford Medberry selected for the 1961 team.

Elgin Panthers Waucoma Randalla Conference West Union Clermont Etkader Stanley Fayette Oven Waukon Arlington Sumner Hawkeye Postville Calmar Elkader Maynard

Public Eye Notes Changes in Pond Stocking Program

The state conservation commission reports fewer town ponds stocked this year to improve quality. E B Speaker says the agency aims for better results by selecting ponds. This year 54 ponds were stocked with 26 000 bluegills and largemouth bass, compared with 73 ponds and 63 200 fish last year and 61 ponds with 32 225 fish in 1948.

State Conservation Commission E. B. Speaker Commission

Water supply remains ample despite dry fall in Iowa

State Geologist H. Garland Hershey told the Iowa convention of water works association that Iowa can draw 340,000,000 tons of water in a day from its underground reservoir. He said the supply appears as good as it was hundreds of years ago, with plenty of water for an extra bath if desired.

Iowa H. Garland Hershey Iowa Convention of Water Works Association

New Iowa Hospitals Open as Eight More Completed

Eight hospitals in Iowa are completed under the federal hospital building program and opened at Bloomfield Greenfield Manchester Maquoketa Red Oak and Winterset with projects at Fairfield and Sac City finished or near opening. The Iowa department of health lists 31 under way or completed projects costing from 9000 to 16000 per bed totaling 18516000 and 1209 beds. Safety emphasis grows on farm and gun use as corn harvest peaks with the Iowa Safety Congress urging November safety methods nationwide.

Iowa Federal Hospital Bloomfield Greenfield Manchester Maquoketa Red Oak Winterset Fairfield Sac City Iowa Department of Health Iowa Safety Congress

Gun Safety Week Aims AtSafe Handling In Harvest Season

iJ. &. Russell of Des Moines as safety chairman urges a nationwide campaign stressing safety in operating corn pickers and firearms. Gun Safety Week runs from November opening and ends Sunday the 12th to align with hunting season, promoting proper gun handling for safe recreation.

Russell Dea Moines Farm’ Safety

Local Socials Highlight Busy Weekend Visits

West Union and surrounding residents hosted guests and family at several gatherings. Notable visits included Balz Kamm Pauline Forratz and Ern Loertscher from Sumner. J Bi Miller and Louise Schori of Davenport recovered post surgery at C M Koch home. Deer reports came from Mahion Lantz of Logan Utah. Families in Oelwein, Harvard and Decorah shared meals and hospital updates. Local entertainment featured Francis Winter in a university play at Dubuque.

Balz Kamm West Union Pauline Forratz Ern Loertscher Sumner J. Bi Miller Louise Schori Davenport C. M. Koch Mahion Lantz Logan Utah C. J. Mulford John Tillotson Peladions Harvard Sheldon Boyle Robert Miller Oelwein Elmer Frieden Lloyd Young Indianola Rex Medberry Postville Elsie Popenhagen Lena Gehring John Kiple, Jr Walter Medberry Gerald Frieden Res Harry Wenger H. W. Falb Albert Schupbach Ruth Lena Schupbach Peter Miller Kenosha Wis W. C. Falb Cedar Falls Marilyn Elmer Meyer Ida Meyer Oscar Geo. Vaughn Lena Retz Charles George Retz Arlington Claude McFarland Lamont Sonny McFarland Cindy Donald Page John Falk L. J. Stalbaum Dad’ Dinker Gundy Wa Union Robert Allan Halveraon DeVere Halveraon Weat Clermont Athe Eran Sanday A. O. Nesset Geo Scar Lloyd ‘Loftsgard Jephia Bilden Dialveraon Ruth Loftsgard Josephine Bilden George Schrayer Albert’ Halverson B. H. Brackin Edwin Loftsgard Ida Halverson Francis ‘Winter Charles Winter Wadena Mr. Coburn

Wit and whimsy clash in a campus gag reel

A streetcar vignette pairs college humor with puns from professors, a chiropractor, a butcher, and a mistaken parental greeting. The dialogue circles around jokes about caps, signs, and names like Ginsberg and Hendel de Feesh, ending with a buzzing misidentification on a busy car.

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