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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1950
Page
6
A large crowd of buyers and stockmen attended Eldora Livestock Sales as nearly 1000 head sold. Hog tops reached 22.00 per head, veal up to 35.00 cwt, 260-lb Holsteins at 34.50, several calves 30.00 to 34.00 cwt, 2065 lb bull calves at 37.50 cwt, WF steers around 22.80 cwt, packer bids at 25.10 to 26.00 cwt, cows and bulls selling fast and high. Consignors praised the market and the 2% commission was highlighted.
A nineteenth century sale notice lists cattle offered Monday January 20 at 12 Noon. Granny County farmer presents 27 Hereford heifer calves from western shipment. Hardin County farmer lists 37 Angus and Shorthorn calves bred to Angus bull, plus 40 Angus and Shorthorn calves and 4 Chester White sows. Marshall County farmer lists a herd of 16 Angus cows, half registered, with 14 spring heifer and steer calves.
We will sell the following items as part of the dissolution of the partnership of Struck and Ensor. The notice outlines a Wednesday sale on January 25 at 12 30 PM featuring special listings of auction items from the firm.
Treasurer W H Lepley announced Hardin county property owners will receive 197874.44 in homestead credits on 1949 taxes payable this year. A strange meeting in Decorah featured Lars Seim meeting his 20 year old nephew from Norway, a Norwegian merchant seaman.
The year begins with a flurry of high profile weddings including Vice President Barkley and New York Mayor O Dwyer, plus a surprise CBS Amos and Andy ceremony for Andrew H Brown and Misa Abigail Simpson. Andy Brown fled after the vows, aided by Kingfish, as Americans followed the story.
Lose ll Hyler, assistant superintendent of Pacific Garden Mission, stars as an alcoholic in the new sound and color film Out of the Night about Chicago skid row. It will be shown at the Baptist church in Steamboat Rock next Monday at 8 p.m. Public invited. Story on page 1.
Jan 24 4 H headers meeting at extension office 8 p.m. Jan 19 Tdlis township Farm Bureau at Edgewood Place Long Falls 6 30 p.m. Potluck supper. Due to a film company date change the all technicolor feature for adults only Forever Amber will be shown at the New Grand theatre two weeks earlier next Thursday and Friday Jan 26 27.
Insufficient attendance forced postponement of the Animal Protection League meeting at the courthouse Wednesday evening. Officers and the board of directors were to have been selected for 1950. The meeting will be conducted at a later date.
Mark Sat Feb 4 on your calendar for the twentieth anniversary in Eldora. A guessing contest on two pigs Mike and Ike runs two weeks with prizes from local merchants. Miles Albright becomes hatchery manager with Fred Colling starting chick pave work. store invites orders for ebix poultry through Feb 4.
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