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Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1948

Page

3

Golden wedding honors E X Taylor in Curlew affair

Mr and Mrs E X Taylor of Algona observed their golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Algona and open house for relatives and friends. The couple had six children, ten grandchildren and one great grandchild among a large clan, with many relatives traveling from Des Moines Mason City Salina and Waterloo. Mr Taylor, a former Curlew lumberman and school board member, and the family were active in the Methodist church. The celebration occurred amid reminders of health issues for the couple and included attendance by siblings and in laws from nearby towns.

E. X. Taylor Algona Cunew Taylor Reah Sibyl Smutz Salina Kats Genevieve Rae Mason City Milared Ruth Des Moines Helen Webster Edward Taylor Waterloo Esther Winnifred Ruth Jufkey Taylor Curlew Ed J. Johnson Confernee Lake Okoboji Jane Methodist Daily Vacation Bible School Robert R. Rings Women's Society of Christian Service E. Smith Baptist Missionary Society Mildred Schumacher John Af. Jordan Woman's Society of Christian Service Clarence Johnson Muriel May Peut George Tressier Mountreller Ohio I’hoenix Arizona Cora Crowder-Aldertan Ghicako Winnin Tressier Aldertan Sarah Lacey George A. Speer Havelock H.D. Bennett Ma Tod Speer Carlow Raplint Cliford Crown Joe Wart Milford Lloyd Beasgrey Neff Stokes Kurtz Shikae Harrighire

No Inflation In Land Values Here Like Elsewhere

Local real estate observers report no land value inflation in Emmetsburg and Alto County after the wars. A farmer notes growing values remain steady with crops and farm acreage bringing about 225 dollars per acre in the current boom period.

Emmetsburg Bos

Farm land prices reel under postwar chill and slow sale

A veteran recalls farm prices near Emmetsburg at about 175 dollars an acre, noting cautious buyers and split down payments. Economists say postwar land values stay high but sales slow, with mortgage down payments around two fifths and half of 1947 sales to existing owners.

Emmetsburg Lindl Chicago Tribune Woodford County

Farm land prices spark economic warning across states

Real estate firms report a 15 percent drop from a 1948 peak, with persistent declines likely as high land prices deter sales. J Mecherle of State Farms Mutual Insurance warns of an inevitable crash, blaming deficit financing and a fragile export market tied to the Marshall Plan and foreign demand.

J. Mecherle State Farms Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

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