Want Ads and Local Notices Catalog Echo Office
A collage of small classified items and local notices from Elgin Iowa region includes Want Ads with rates and policies, sale offers, farm and hatchery notices, a call to purchase typing machines, and notices of local accidents, birthdays, and a landmark barn destroyed by lightning in Pocahontas county. Notable names include Capper's Hatchery, Mrs. Esther Delber, Leonard Pursell, and Carl Elsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Carl Elsen
Manson
Fire prevention to protect jobs in Iowa
The Iowa Safety Congress warns that careless on the job can burn you out of work as a plant is rebuilt after a fire. Stay vigilant with matches, oily rags, litter, and know your extinguishers. Last year Iowa had 4267 fires causing over nine million in property loss and 158 deaths, many in business settings, with indirect costs far higher. Fire hurts everybody and stopping fires saves jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Safety Congress
Iowa
Family money lessons spark debate on allowances
The discussion centers on how to allocate funds to children under a plan titled hit and miss. Proponents argue only partial increases should be given, urging restraint before the next payday to teach kids to manage a dime or quarter. The piece links early money habits to broader modern financial behavior.
Children and the Modern Money Problem
A columnist argues that children learn money values through small purchases and suggests starting weekly allowances to instill discipline. The piece notes how vending machines and store counters teach instant gratification and questions the impact of nickels and dimes on perceived needs. It advocates allowances of twenty-five cents or ten cents per week as a step toward financial literacy.
Farm Training Program Grows in Iowa Schools
The GI bill farm training reached 9,924 enrolled with 18,232 veterans owning or leasing farms. The program started in 1947, began nationwide in 1948 with 2,120 participants, and is run through the Iowa Department of Public Instruction with 215 public schools. Burke named director of institution industries in Iowa at $8,000 yearly, replacing Floyd Cooper who resigned to enter the wholesale furniture business.
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Veterans Administration
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Burke
William H Burke
Lansing
Mich
Institution Industries
Iowa
Robert Lappen
State Board of Control
Floyd G. Cooper
Woodward
Cooper
Robert Blue
Board of Control
Congressman Jensen to address Iowa Taxpayers meeting
Congressman Ben Jensen of Iowa will address the 17th annual meeting of the Iowa Taxpayers Association. The event gathers members and local officials to discuss state tax policy and fiscal matters.
Cedar Rapids meeting to discuss tax cuts urged
An Iowa association gathering in Cedar Rapids on October 4 and 5 will feature Jensen debating "Can Taxes Be Cut" with State Sen. Jay C. Colburn and U S Senator Wallace F. Bennett among others. The State Executive Council will consider delaying purchasing details as patrols seek 9,860 service stripes costing 1,133 dollars, with scrutiny over a nine-year supply on a single order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers Association
Cedar Rapids
Jensen
Jay C. Colburn
Harlan
Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
U. S
Utah
State Executive Council
Broadcaster’s Economy and Weekend Quips
A set of light jokes on money and marriage, featuring a society editor’s remark about an antiques collector husband, a Western quip about a saddle, a coed and dress mixup, a father’s candor about costs, and a bank call about a $100 bond ending with a church versus bank mix.
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ECHO
Lloyd Anderson
Echo Office
Avalon Theater
Poland
Clermont
Wim. Nelson, Jr
Capper
Elgin
Bolson
Bolson’s
Farmers Coop
Nemaha
Shelby
Andrew
Cole
L. L
Charles Wenger
FBI
Chas. Wenger
Elgin Echo
Smith-Corona
Ufp
Esther Delber
Leonard E. Lar
Ossian
Mr. Belvedere
Iowa City
Estella Feiler
Super Flame Oil Turner
C. QO
Christ
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
R. P. Strauch
Dial 3711
Cargill
Elgin Produce
Elgin ‘Erritory
Atte
W. Hilgeman
Clermont Farmers Savings Bank
Leonard Pursell
Winterset Hospital
Ed Ensminger
Lake Fisher
Bloomfield
Towit
Patsy
Lily Hicks
Ella
Paul Dieckman
Algona
Bruce Bowen
Forest City
Clear Lake
Ips
Awa Landmark
Noel Brockway
Enion
DELCO
McDonald
Kohler
Coleman
McCormick
Ford
L.T .N. Olson
Kimpston House
John Howard, Jr
New Zealand
The
Lows Safety Congress
Rensorgd
Wadena
G. W. Alderson
Kenneth Baldwin
Orvin Thompson, Auctioneer
West Union Livestock Exch
Elmer Halverson
Orvin Thompson
N. W. Kilburn
Optometrist
Bockenstedt
So. Vine St
West Union
West Union Rendering Service
Lawrence Joerger
Opis
Y Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Fvenrenk Stromeied
Weetadust Exposition
Idenal
Shev
Dude Ranch
Schori
Kuster Elgin, Iowa
Iran
BOCA
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mar
Elgin, Iowa
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