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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
4
Iowa Farmers Adapt Acreage and Livestock Under AAA Program
Farmers shifted to green manure on over 25 million acres in 1938 while the 1940 AAA program introduced conservation changes. Iowa turkey producers rank fourth in a $70 million industry, raising about 30 percent more birds than in 1938. Soybeans emerge as the leading grain, with impressive increases in grain harvest acreage. Oleomargarine tax receipts fell 61 percent from 1938 to 1939 in Iowa. Grain storage challenges loom as weevils and insect damage prompt Iowa farmers to seek entomologist guidance from Ames University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Iowa
Town Department of Agriculture
Ames
No Place for Portly People at Dickens Era Tavern
A note on the Six July Fellowship Porters of Our Mutual Friend and its Limehouse landmark, now known as the Grapes. Dickens described it as a narrow front, resembling a flat iron handle, once called the Bunch of Grapes, favorite haunt of Rogue Riderhood and Gaffer Hexam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Limehouse
Farm Bureau elects county officers for Fayette County
Farm Bureau News notes complete organization of the Fayette County Agricultural Conservation Assn. Paul McElroy elected secretary and Maida Larson treasurer at a county committee meeting Thursday. Parity payments totaling 145 350 have been received and are being distributed by mail and at various places in the county to cooperators. Of this amount 450.00 was for payment in the wheat program whose checks will be notified by card from the AAA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Paul £. McElroy
Fayette County Agricultural Conservation Assn
Maida I. Larson
Nime Contestants in Hausking Derby
Nine contestants entered the Fayette contest to the Schoeinerts of West Uni. Lewis G won the con jar and nam ed Fayette iatim near Coder Rapids Oiders endred. Rescoe. Avimezoant Be Doras Letham and John Wegnes appear among entrants with local ties and distant mentions, while extraneous names suggest a chaotic reporting of participants and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Schoeinerts
West Uni
Lewis G
Conjar
Farm Directors to Be Elected in October
Farm Thorses ivemship direc tors are being electad in October Nivemoer to serve on the Far Suresu Basra and Tactine all veices in their own glactions have already been held which include I. F. Shaffer Windsor and Roy Swen san Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorses
Watch for Cholera as Hog Corn Warns Farmers
Town farmers are warned not to feed unvaccinated hogs new 1039 corn. Overloading hogs with new corn may weaken them, increasing cholera risk. Influenza and other fall diseases can raise vulnerability. Call a veterinarian if sickness signs appear and inspect herds while hogging corn fields.
Rockwall County touted as Texas's smallest by area
A claim identifies Rockwall County as Texas's smallest by area at 149 square miles, highlighting its compact size among the state's 254 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas County
Rockwall
Blitzkrieg Design If Allies Reject Peace Offer
Military experts foresee a German lightning war if France and Britain reject Hitler. Field army HQs at A, B Coblenz, C headquarters for Hitler and Goering. Arrows mark probable attack routes through Belgium, with a defense force at D also ready and a potential drive via Switzerland along dotted lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Great Britain
Point von Kluck
Belgium
Coblenz
Hitler
Dayly Lesson Highlights Ned Day Bowling Grip
Chicago special photo shows Laurette Higgins and Valerie Foley in the coast-to-coast 5000 dollar Queen Handicap Bowling Sweepstakes for ladies. Ned Day, national match game bowling champion, explains the Ned Day grip he originated. The event is by the Womens International Bowling Congress with no entry fee for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mike Kostre
Laurette Higgins
Valerie Foley
Ned Day
Iowa Corn Crop Report Shows Record Yields in 1938
October 1 crop data place Iowa corn at 484,654,000 bushels for 1939 making it the fourth largest in thirty years. The 1938 yield averaged 49.5 bushels per acre, a state record, with farm stocks at 210,450,000 bushels versus 105,984,000 last year and the ten year average of 34,421,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Alarm Clock Bin Elastic Band Quiets Bell Noise
If your alarm clock wakes the whole household as well as you, place an elastic band around the bell to dampen the sound. A wider band reduces noise more, letting you wake yourself while keeping others asleep.
A Lament From a Liquor Bottle Sobered by Warconstable
A soldier recounts a drunken binge in his basement during wartime, claiming to drain and cork and glass every bottle from twelve bottles to twenty four counts, ending with a final glass and bottle that he drank, with the war department wife demanding action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Superfex Oil Burning Heaters Promote Warm Home Comfort
Superfex Oil Burning Heaters offer clean economical and labor saving heating for winter. Sold by Feller's Hardware in West Elgin, the ad targets households seeking efficient heat solutions this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feller’s Hardware
West, Elgin
West Elgin
Three Cent Stamp First Issued in July 1851
The first three cent stamps were issued on July 1, 1851 marking a key denomination introduction in the U S postal system. This early reform expanded affordable mail options and reflected postal modernization. The issuance reflected nationwide adoption of standardized rates and influenced subsequent stamp designs.
Where the Soybeans Go in Decatur Illinois
With fall and harvest underway, the Echo covers the construction of concrete silos in Decatur. Forty silos rise 100 feet, each storing 50,000 bushels, plus a 500,000 bushel building, totaling 2,500,000 bushels storage. Beans are processed into oil and meal. a similar plant rises at Gibson City, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Simon M. Schwartz
Mid-West
Gibson City
Illinois
Echo
Storm sash and doors as economy for warm homes
Storm sash and doors cut heat losses and reduce fuel use, making them a wise investment rather than a luxury. The ad promotes a complete stock, right prices, and a modern weatherproofing solution with Mule-Hide Asphaltic Aluminum Paint to protect weathered areas.
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