For Sale Purebred Duroc stock hogs and movie tickets
Multiple small ads offer Purebred Duroc stock hogs with March farrow, cholera immune to 250 lb, Arno H Miller & Son near Monona plus free movie tickets from Echo office for Mrs Verni Engle Clermont and John Falk Elgin. Also listed: Elgin drug store property with five room upstairs, must sell by Sept 15, bids to Francis J Pruss Central City, Hampshire boars and pigs from Delhi Iowa, wind insurance ad, grape cutting day Sept 17, farm produce prices, and polio insurance offer by R P Strauch Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno H. Miller & Son
Monona
Echo Office
Verni Engle
Clermont
Avalon Theater
Elgin
Francis J. Pruss
Central City
Iowa
Iowa Democrats Take Up Reins This Week
Iowa Democrats move to back a campaign for the next year on the party ticket. Polk County Democratic headquarters note possible cooperation with Republicans on law enforcement while highlighting that Hoegh and Herring I served together in World War I. The piece also covers state budget deficits, police radio purchases, and July car sales, with community social notices and attendance at fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gevequer
Democrats
Polk County
Democrak
Demos
Hoegh
Herring I
Franklin Froete
Defense
Eisenhower
U.S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Larson Ends 30 Day Leave For Norfolk Trip
F N Russell Larson departed Monday for Norfolk Virginia after a 30 day leave spent with his wife and daughters and his parents Mr and Mrs Philman Larson in the home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Russell Larson
Norfolk
Philman
Service Address Change for Several Soldiers and Reassignments
Pvt Donald Wallner US 55311779 of 503rd Light Truck Co APO 403 New York reports aboard USS Alstede in Far East service issuing provisions to UN forces. Machinist Mate Fireman Holm of Elgin and Pvt Merlin L Anderson US 55310716 of 504th Medical Depot APO 21 New York are also listed with new addresses and duties. Joseph A Peters 48 of Elgin enlists in Army Airborne on Sept 1 for three years with training at Fort Riley and likely Ft Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Donald [Wallner
503Rd Light Truck Co
Care P. M
New York
N. Y
Selmer R. Holm
USN
Elgin
USS
Alstede
Far East
United Nations
Pacific
Holm
Naval Service
Great Lakes
Ill
Navy
Elkader High School
Clayton County Hatcheries
Lelmer Holm
Army Airborne
Joseph A.peters
Fort Riley
Kansas
Ft. ‘Benning
Gary
Merlin L
Anderson
Elgin Residents Attend Outings and Travel to Duluth
Mrs. Lloyd Swartley visits her mother Mrs Ida Grether then returns to Duluth Minn. Mr and Mrs Clifford Gisleson travel to Minneapolis for the state fair and return Monday night. Roberta Mosby to ISTC as a freshman after accompanying parents to Decorah and Cedar Falls. Others vacationing include Mr and Mrs Henry McMillan with Mr and Mrs Russell Wenger at Harpers Ferry. Karl Meinhard attends Windom funeral of H O Samsel. Wayne Seidler and Robert visit Bertha Lehman in Chicago before spending the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Swartley
Ida Grether
Duluth
Minn
Clifford Gisleson
Minneapolis
G. J. Mosby
Carol
Roberta Mosby
Cedar
ISTC
Karl Meinhard
Windom
H. O. Samsel
Wayne Seidler
Robert
Chicago
Bertha Lehman
Farm Price Index Advances to 286 Percent Level
Town's prices received by farmers for all farm products rose by 1 point for the month ending August 15. The index stands at 286 percent of the 1910-14 base, the highest since September 1952, yet remains 18 points below August of last year.
Fair Receipts Set a Record This Year
Attendance at the Fayette County Centennial Fair established a record this year. Reid Giese, treasurer for the fair board, reported that ticket sales at the outside gate contributed to the new high, underscoring strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Co
Reid Giese
WEDDING AT OELWEIN AND COMMUNITY NOTES
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Scott attended the wedding of Agnes Euennen and Marion Vargason at Sacred Heart church in Oelwein Saturday morning. A PTA square dance Friday night cleared a little over 61 dollars. Mrs Rachel Kappen is in Friendly Haven care. Various local families visited and hosted guests in Edgewood Fayette and Waterloo areas. Deanna Woolridge is reported by word last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Kappen
Friendly Haven
Frank Oldfather
Kappen
Edgewood Nursing Home
Kenneth Scott
Agnes Euennen
Marion Vargason
Sacred Heart Church
Oelwein
PTA
Geo. Forrester
Madison
Wis
Raphael Orr
Arthur Smith
Grinnell
Ernest Smith
Walter Roys
Lyle Roys
Fred Sherman
Edgewood
Les Wheeler
Lena Hummel
Floyd Smith
Fayette
Charles Carlsten
Oaklin Probert
Lynn“Oldfather
Waterloo
Howard Rahmiller
Jack ‘Huebsch
Deanna Woolridge
Eld
Volga Pioneer 4-H honors at Postville fair
Deanna Woolridge suffers a dislocated hip and minor injuries in a Texas car accident and will be bedbound for weeks. The Jellings family travels to Minneapolis then Anchorage to join Pvt. Duane Jellings. Johnny Pope wins purple and blue ribbons with Guernsey and Jersey cattle at the Big 4 Fair in Postville. Billy Boys earns a pink with Short horn calf. Art Staack returns from Black Hills and Yellowstone with Will Staack. Cedar Rapids visitors dine with the Oldfather family and others in Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Woolridge
Texas
Deanna
Gary Jellings
Art Jellings
Duane’ Jellings
Minneapolis
Duane Jellings
Anchorage
Alaska
Pvt
Volga Pioneer
Johnny Pope
Postville
Billy Boys
Art Staack
Black Hills
Yellowstone
Will Staack
Joe Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Scott
Glen Oldfather
Francis Fox
Wadena
Bicycle Accidents Island Yard Hub Leads to Injuries
Sunday evening Kenny Rahmiller suffered a painful bicycle accident when his foot tangled in a spoke while a ride was given. No bones were broken. Billy Joe Pardee also had a crash, hitting a burhp and going over the handlebars, leaving his face severely skinned and bruised. Mr and Mrs Geo Oldfather were Sunday dinner guests in the home. Try a want ad first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Rahmiller
Billy Joe Pardee
Geo
Oldfather
jHa Gerngnd
Johnny’s unusual black eye sparks family dispute
A terse exchange unfolds as a mother asks who caused Johnny’s black eye. He replies no one did, claiming he fought for it, highlighting a contentious household moment and a defiant tone from the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
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Rae-Beck
John Falk
Sven Blockhus
Jamaica Run
Stretener
Hampshire
A. M
Delhi
Towa
Ray Chapman
Strauch
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Assntip
Hubbard
Byron Brown
Randalia
State University of Iowa
Ivyn
Write Sui Production Lab
Iowa City
Jacob
Keith Lee
Decorah
R. P. Strauch
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Alvin Thiese
Dial
Call
Beoker
State Executive Council
Motorola Corporation
General Electric Company
Patrol
Bureau of Investigation
Mrs
George Vaughn
Floyd Puffet
Manchester
Keith Waters
Harry and
Roger
Fred Waters
R. F. Strauch
Fauline Petratz
Clarence Weinerschlag
Joe Kumpf
Lydia Kumpf
Carolyn Kuehn
Dorchester
Rex Mulford
C. J. Mulford
John Tillotson
Ruth
Ed Bauder
West Union
Frank Bauder
Barbara
Betty
Glenview
Ben Davis
Hazel Dennison
Ruth Gibson
Otto E. Olson
Lorene
Wilma Fischer
Washington, Ill
Kathryn
Wilma Weitstein
Congerville
Bertha Pulfer
Genoa
Ida Pulfer
Vivian Torsten
Des Moines
A. B. Torsten
Gene Schori
Leo Falk
Burton
Howard Wolf
Milwaukee
Maynard Edwards
Andrew Edwards
Forestburg
Laura J Luchsinger
Glen Sarsfield
Jess
Moody
Chas
Standky
Albert Lea
Mina
John Faith
George
John, Jr
Algona
Henry McMillan
Russell Wenger
Harpers Ferry
C. O. Christ
Ern Molzer
Ernestine
James Christ
Connie
Farm Commodity Price Index
Volga News
CT Furnace
Ting - Hea Elgin, Iowa
Lel Wercey
Wadena Livestock Exchange
Chang
Koel
G. W. Alderson
Orvin Thompson
Maer
West Union Auction Exch
Floyd W. Whitford
Mgr
Res
Thiele Bros
Aucti
Interstate Federal Savings and Loan Association
McGregor, Towa
Wenger Sales Commission
Harry Wenger
Dean
The
Lowse
Schorl L
Kuster
Ajax
Cherokee
Clinton
Nemeha
Missouri
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
Mer
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