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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
1
A historical notice records the Elgin Echo Dial as a second-class mail matter entered September 1891 at Elgin Iowa Fayette County under the 1852 act, indicating its mailing status and official classification.
Rates list shows foreign and local display per inch, readers per line, and classified per word. Special items such as payables, memorials, resolutions, church notices with admission charged, obituary poetry, and memoriam cards are charged at regular advertising rates with a minimum insertion of 25e and no commission.
A local columnist notes a young father’s complaint over a new tax on baby essentials and voices opinions on naming buildings along a business row. The piece recalls a Lutra runaway, mentions crowd reactions to car incidents, and jokes about butter reserves for military use amid a forecast of an atomic World War in five years.
A collection of quips and anecdotes from Elgin reflecting wartime sentiment and social humor. Items touch on peace by force, neighborly relations, and daily habits, plus local notes on residents Eleanor Schneider illness, travel, schooling, and community events including sports, housing, and a new independent basketball team.
A farmer in a public setting tells onlookers he cannot proceed with a planned speech. He explains with regret that JT is not up to it, leaving the crowd awaiting direction and clarification from local officials.
April birthdays listed for individuals including Rev J C Warton Tom Kimpston Estelle Feller Betty Fallett Alfred Buraas Clarence Schneider Al Dummermuth De Jane Sutter Henry E Mack Louise Kohler Jean Clark Carlyle Blackhus Leo Falk Mrs Sam Boleyn James L Frieden Lloyd Luftsgard Oscar Gregerson Pat Minihan Anna Falk Norma Blockhus Hazel Gernand Mrs Albert R Larson S Roger Holm Mrs Esley Howard P Strauch Martha Frieden Chris Schweitzer Glen Larson Mrs Otto Hanson Nicky Ray Baum Gartner Annette Allaman.
Swedish scientist Arrhenius faced the minimum passing grade on his doctorate thesis on electricity yet nineteen years later he earned the Nobel Prize for the same work. The reversal underscores a shift in scientific value and recognition for his ideas.
Elgin Iowa municipal proceedings record regular meeting at town hall with four members present. Bills approved include Kohls salaries and power bills, Interst ate Power Co lights, Schori & Kuster supplies, and various election costs. New council sworn in by Clerk and R. E. Kohler elected clerk with $25 monthly salary. Board of review set to meet April 8 at 8 p.m.
Statistics show over 38 thousand grocery stores closed during the war with a peak of 347 thousand outlets in the third quarter of 1941. By the second quarter of 1944 the count stood at 289 thousand as closures continued.
Three monkeys in a cocoanut tree discuss rumors and human flaws. They challenge the notion that humans descended from monkeys, lamenting cruelty, broken families, and violence while affirming that humans did descend, yet not from them.
Development of an automatic exposure meter allows a single crew of X-ray technicians to screen the chests of up to 1,000 people daily for tuberculosis, as reported by Popular Photography.
Dairy experts say a dairy cow drinks 10 to 16 gallons of water daily when water is clean and readily available. The claim emphasizes ample access to fresh water as essential for cattle health and productivity.
Orchardists advised to scatter strychnine coated oats as bait to control mice. Authorities warn handling risks and emphasize safe application to protect crops and grain stores.
University of Iowa baseball starts its 22 game season on April 6 at Ottumwa Naval Air Station under Coach Otto Vogel in his 19th season. Conference play begins April 19 against Purdue in Iowa City. Alumni Day is set for June 8 with reunions for classes ending in 1896 and 1921.
Helen Rugland, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vern Rugland of St Olaf, claimed Clayton county spelling champion for the second year in a row. She represents St Olaf Independent School and competed against 75 other spellers in the eighth grade under teacher Roma Henning.
Fall cabbage yields higher vitamin content than spring cabbage and distributes nutrients evenly across the head, not just in the outer leaves. This balance improves overall nutritional value and palatability.
George L. Scott of West Union, newest Iowa Liquor Control commission member, attends the eighth mid year meeting of the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association from April 1 to 3 at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey. He was appointed to the executive committee by the association president at the fall Chicago meeting.
A North Carolina statute bars drinking water or milk on trains. The measure imposes penalties for passengers who consume beverages during rail travel.
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