For Sale Briggs Stratton Gas Engine at Echo Office
Multiple small ads run in the Echo office window including a Briggs Stratton gas engine for $30, roofing services in Clermont by Larson Roofing Co, school typing paper 500 sheets for 42 cents, car insurance offer for $10 per year with free trailer coverage, Victor feeds from Independence Produce Co, purebred Poland China stock hogs by Melvin Olson, Sunbeam electric iron $2.75, DDT Daily Report Books for local haulers, four young collie mix puppies for sale by Ronald Blockhus, farm machinery repair by Torkelson Bros, Harrigan's Kid at the Avalon with courtesy tickets, free Udga sample from O'Neill Drug, and want ads.
Wartime farm plans aim for 1944 production gains
Plans to ease rationing limits on farm machinery and push 1944 production include a national goal of 390 billion acres in crops. State boards will set targets at October meetings, with labor, machinery and price issues under review. Also notes potato ceilings, pressure canner access for homes, maternity funding, school bus limits, anti freeze care, and civilian ammunition pricing.
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Agricultural War Boards
Congress
Office of Information
ODT
New Post Office
Washington, D.C
New Tire Rulings Limit New Passenger Tire Eligibility
New rules restrict eligibility for new passenger tires to C book drivers with 601 miles or more per month. B drivers and some C book holders now receive only used or recapped tires. October quota for new tires cut by one fifth. Farm tractor and implement tire quota for October set at 59,800, down from 73,600 in September.
4 H Club Livestock Sales Under 4 H Clubs Auspices
Livestock produced and sold under the auspices of 4 H Clubs is described as part of the youth program. The article notes organized sales events, participation by 4 H members, and community support for farm projects and teaching animal care.
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OPA
Broadcaster ad promotes Mule-Hide roof features and home recreation
The passage touts Mule-Hide roofs with Cor-Du-Roy protection, fire resistance, color harmony, and wind resistance. It contrasts quirky lines about staying home, golf, and jokes while urging readers to build a recreation room and obtain roofing materials from the advertiser without priority.
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Durone Jersey
Elmer H, Larson
Elgin
Echo
Dial
Elgin. Fc
Poland
Wadena
Raftis & McClavey
Jersey
Will Monserud
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
M. A. Klingman
the Avalon
T. M. Hanson
Echo Office
The
M. M. Harvester
W. V. Probert
Dia
Torkelson Bros
Fayette County Fair
A. Nelson
Clermont
Briggs-Stratton
Ford
Larson Roofing Co
Manila
Jawa
R. P. Strauch
Moews
Telephone
Lawrence Gehring
Lulu Schmid
Dixie
Avalon
Bing Crosby
Dotty Lamour
the Echo
Earl Kiple
Ed Bauder
Elgin-West Union Road
Rock Road
Oelwein
Kernahan Land Co
W. F. Mittelstadt
West Union
Wea
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
Victor
Independence Produce Co
C. J. Mulford
Mgr. Elgin
China
Melvin Olson
Sunbeam Electric Iron
Isuip
Lawrence Brause
Ronald Blockhus
Lyle Light
Harrigan
Hans J. Larson
Echo-Enterprise
O'Neill Drug Company
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
Germany
Japan
Stalingrad
United States
Quaker Oats Company
Schumacher
Weibel
MillCo
Elgin, Iowa
Ihn
West Union Animal By-Products CO
Little Algernon
Haustion
Schori & Kuster Ler. CO
Elgin Farmers Coop
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