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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial 3711 from Elgin Iowa notes postal registration as second class mail matter dated 1881 with filing at the Higin Fayette County post office under the 1852 act.
Local ad rates and readers per inch mark a newspaper page, with notices for cards of thanks and in memoriams. The column includes social commentary on dial phones, political remarks, stream improvement efforts, and farming tips plus a Wanamaker anecdote about the first Philadelphia store and a newspaper ad purchase.
A fragment of a vintage ad style quip discusses price contrasts and consumer thrift. It references rich goods, cheap rock beer, slacks, and five cent cigars as ironic contrasts, plus a jumbled note about currency and personal conscience.
An irritable old sportsman is awakened at 3 AM by a drunk seeking a partner for a lion hunt in Africa. The drunk declares he will not join under any condition, revealing a humorous encounter about plans and persistence.
Linn county supervisors received a letter from six farmers living on a dirt road who use it to attend church. They warn that a bad road harms faith and threaten divine judgment if the road isn’t repaired, urging action to avoid "back seat Peter" penalties.
The town recorded 274 ballots with 113 by women. Mayor Ir W. Hughes received 232 votes. Councilman results list Earnest Schori 224 Hans E. Grether 228 John Falk 172 M W Kiple 161 B J Baumgartner 226 J I Phillips 88 Chas Feller 73. Treasurer Max Thoma 241 Assessor Frank Capper 240. Nine stuttering votes for mayor and four for councilmen. A national highway route may pass Elgin via West Union Gunder McGregor. engineers will survey feasibility soon.
The Elgin Farmers' Dairy Co adds a modern churn praised by Hanson as a solid upgrade over the old unit. Cr S Halstenson plans to replace the long-standing warehouse with a new structure behind his store. At H 3B Gilson home George and Donald now own a radio set and expect a wireless system to receive coast to coast concerts and speeches, a marvel some call a wireless telephone.
An observer recalls a mother juggling a hectic day at a church ladies meeting. She baked two cakes, faced delays from her husband and car, and endured restless children. A tense ride ensues as her nerves flare amid day’s mishaps and travel troubles.
A mother in a tense car scene boxes two quarrelsome children on a back seat after a cake nearly topples. She stops the car, calms the twins, then continues to church. The moment ends with humor easing the strain on the family.
Frankie Walters of Nora Springs trained a two year old Red Poll bull to harness beside a mare to form an odd team. The bull reportedly broke quicker and easier than a horse and the pair pulled corn, beans and wood in fall work. In Panora Iowa Mills Guthrie Center earned a amused “champion liar’s certificate” at a Isaak Walton party after recounting his granddad loading a shotgun shell after running out.
An old tale recounts Grandpa firing at a rabbit as it neared the sugar-house. With the first shot he split the rabbit’s hide, then used his jack-knife to tack it to the side, securing the carcass for the sugar-house.
The text notes six to eight billion terms of Townland require conservation arming and cites a peak in American farm electrification reaching its historical high in 1947. The fragmentary item hints at agricultural development and energy milestones in the mid 20th century.
The Union seeks raises from 12 to 35 dollars weekly, averaging 17.10 dollars per week and 424 cents per hour for all represented employees. The demand covers the entire workforce under its grievance.
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