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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1953

Page

4

FOR SALE Holstein heifers and monument sales ad

FOR SALE four good quality yearling Holstein heifers Howard Boyle Clermont ap A MOST IMPORTANT DE CISION Your Family Monument for Marker Finest granite displays in the State of Town Nothing but the best granite from Rock of Ages Do not buy from a picture See finished monument No agents commission ROGGENSACK MONUMENT WORKS Waukon Iowa 2tfo Bookkeeping Supplies complete line of bookkeeping supplies and filing equipment Elgin Echo Stationers

Howard Boyle Clermont Rock of Ages Roggensack Monument Waukon Iowa Elgin Echo

Koch Completes Year As Hwy. Engineer

Iowa news notes Koch nearing term end as highway engineer and hints at future runs for governor or U.S. Senate. The piece also covers attendance at the state fair, possible senatorial bids, and political chatter around Red Oak. It includes state funding for school lunch, welfare payments up to August, and an internal revenue tax sampling in Boone County.

Hiram C. Houghton Federal Foreign Operations Administration Iowa State ‘Board of Social ‘Welfare Boone County

Volga Notes on Social Visits and Youth Meeting

Mr and Mrs Ralph Schrader of Farmersburg visited Mrs Pauline Mathews at the Frank Oldfather home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Kirk Hicks and Mr and Mrs Les Wheeler attended Sunday supper at the Clark Hummel home. Melvyn Puffett and Merwin Puffett hosted Sunday dinner guests. Walter Roys led a group of Presbyterian youth to Rowley for the first of four fall meetings, with Rev Carlston giving the address. Attendees from Volga included Billy and Ruth Roys Dennis Carter Wi Eva Smith Zelma Smith and Dixie.

Ralph Schrader Farmersburg Pauline Mathews Frank Oldfather Kirk Hicks Les Wheeler Clark Hummel Melvyn Puffett Merwin Puffett Walter Roys Presbyterian Church Rowley Rev Carlston Volga Billy Ruth Roys Dennis Carter Eva Smith Zelma Smith Dixie

Decorah Youth Builds Own Horseless Carriage

In Decorah Rollin Isenberger has fashioned a real horseless carriage from an old buggy as chassis. The self powered vehicle runs on internal power, showcasing youth innovation and practical mechanics.

Decorah Rollin Isenberger

Tractor accident kills Albert Wiegman farmer

Albert Wiegman a 47 year old farmer from Allison died in a tractor accident while pulling a road roller. The tractor turned over into a ditch and burned a skid wheel fracture noted as the cause of death in the incident report.

Albert Wiegman Allison Farmer Mr. Wiegman

Stitches After Electric Saw Accident in Lake City

A. M. Seymour of Lake City required several stitches to close a leg wound after an electric saw jammed and tangled in his trousers.

A. M. Seymour Lake City

Removing buckthorn and pruning for better yields

Content covers garden tasks and agricultural notes. It discusses removing buckthorn to curb disease, pruning raspberries after summer harvest, mowing or spraying pasture weeds, planning for crib corners, water irrigation figures, oats seed stocks, Iowa tractor accident fatalities, farm fertilization profitability, and new seed law changes from the 1953 Iowa legislature.

Iowa

Fall freshened cows boost profits in Iowa dairy herd tests

Iowa dairymen see higher margins from fall freshened cows in 1952 tests. Fall freshening yielded about 4 dollars more margin over feed cost during lactation versus spring cows, and about 20 dollars more per head than summer freshened cows. Fall plowing under way in much of Iowa. Raw carrots pair well with cabbage celery and lettuce in salads.

Iowa Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement Towa

Jokes and Snippets From A Light Reading Page

A collection of short wits and exchanges. A Brown and Black joke about secrecy and marriage is followed by quips about a giraffe with a sore throat and a centipede with coins. A five year old entertains while her mother preps, earning a sharp remark about prettiness.

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