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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial announces its continued second class mail status after September 1, 1891, at Elgin Iowa. The notice references Fayette County and the Act of March 3, 1852 as basis for postal service designation.
Classified and display advertising rates listed in the notice include Foreign Display per inch at 35 cents Local Bisoner inch at 36 cents Readers per line at 10 cents per word Classified payable in advance with a minimum of 26 cents per insertion No agency commission Cards of Thanks available up to 10 lines for one dollar Resolutions of respect church society and school notices where issued are charged at regular advertising rates Obituary poetry also at standard rates.
Extension horticulturist Arthur Cott will conduct two orchard pruning demonstrations on Friday April 16 in Clayton county. The first at Oakval Larson farm in Highlands township at 10:00 a.m. The second at Arno Kregel farm in Garnaville township at 1:30 p.m. Cott will also check Rudy Possehl and Henry Rodenberg orchards.
The 13th annual Clayton County Women’s Home Project Achievement Day will be held in the Elkader opera house on Wednesday April 14. Registration is from 9 30 to 10 00 a m with Mrs Milton Monlux and Mrs Ben Fueling in charge. Principal speaker Louise Mosenfeld assistant director of down Extension activities who has charge of the state rural women’s programs. Mrs Joel Clark is chairman of the Home Project work in Clayton county and will direct the achievement day program.
A single pocket gopher can dig about half a mile of runway annually, illustrating the animal’s burrowing capacity and potential impact on ground structures.
Friday noon a phone call warned of a house fire four and a half miles south of town. Volunteers loaded chemicals and rushed to fight the blaze near the barn as wind carried embers. The residence burned completely, but outbuildings and most household goods were saved. Other notes: Georgia Mae Schori returned from the University of Chicago. Mrs Cornelius Reierson died after pneumonia following a minor operation. Knudt Hoag returned from Denver to visit ill daughter Mrs Norton. funeral of Dr Frederick Becker in Clermont. Falb Hotel dining room renovated. Lawrence and McKellar celebrated 26th wedding anniversary with friends.
Clayton county rural high school seniors and other rural youth 17 and over will be guests of the Clayton County Junior Farm Bureau at its regular meeting at 8 p m Friday April 16 in the Elkader opera house. The 1948 graduates will be the first to be invited as a group to meet with and learn about the organization. A panel discussion with Al Bentley youth assistant as moderator will explain the objectives and activities of the organization.
Humboldt firemen and volunteers continue search efforts for August Lutz who vanished from a convalescent home. His clothing was found along the Des Moines riverbank, but the body remains missing.
Elgin High School reports seniors enjoying a last class party with a windup trip to Elkader to see Gone With The Wind. Senior girls win the class tournament 21 11 over the Junior girls while Junior High beats Junior boys 37 21.
University of Idaho specialists report wool from sheep dipped in DDT solution two vintas ago remains mothproof in storage. The finding promises easier preservation for wool producers and weavers, highlighting long lasting insect resistance.
Pedestals once carried statues or votive offerings but Romany ritual use expanded to place columns upon pedestals during ceremonies.
The April meeting of the Marion Busy Bees 4 H club was held on Thursday evening April 1 with Dona Gilbertson. Seven members and the leader attended. The secretary’s report was read and approved. A bread making demonstration by the Gilbertson girls followed. Talks on milk dessert and storing milk were given by Janany Mark and Marilee Entwisle. A music discussion led by the leader, then a game, and notice of the next meeting on May 7 at Janann Mark’s home. Visitors welcome.
More than 1 600 taxi drivers receive letters from the Department of Public Safety warning that another traffic violation will cost them their licenses. Since February 28, 12 drivers have broken the rule and faced suspensions averaging about 90 days. Livestock numbers have declined since 1944, now the lowest since 1939.
Iowa farm prices in mid March show a partial rebound from a sharp month drop with prices six percent above mid February levels but 13 percent below January peak. Grains and livestock gainers contrast with lower poultry and dairy, while the overall commodity index sits around 300 to 317 percent of the 1910-14 average. Prices paid by farmers remain near the prior quarter, with the price paid index at 262 percent of the 1910-14 average, the highest on record, and the farm exchange ratio rising to 121 percent. Feeding ratios ease, hog corn at 10.2, butterfat-dairy feed 22.4, egg-poultry feed 8.8.
County Extension Director M. C. Wangsness offers a free orchard spray service for the county. Request placement on the list by card or visiting his Fayette office. Recurring reminders will be mailed when sprays are due, with guidance on spray types. It is already time to apply dormant spray to orchards.
Pathologists in Spokane Washington warn dwarf mistletoe is weakening lodgepole and yellow pines in the region. The announced funds for mistletoe for Christmas trade do not compensate the lumbermen for losses caused by the parasite.
Carlsbad Cavern bats feed on a large nightly insect influx, consuming several tons of insects as a natural pest control.
Ancient Rome restricted most vehicles from crowded streets. Officials barred non official carriages and carts to ease congestion, leaving only select private vehicles allowed in the busy urban core.
The word jealousy comes from the Greek term meaning to boil or ferment. This origin highlights how jealousy has long been linked to stirring emotion and tension in human behavior.
A report notes 760 home fires occur daily across the United States highlighting fire safety concerns and household fire risk in American homes.
Iowa trappers reported a total fur take of 1,065,086 dollars for the season, with mink averaging 29.73 dollars per pelt and some sales reaching 45 dollars. A total of 27,638 mink accounted for 821,000 dollars of the year’s 1.065 million total.
Under-inflated tires provide more surface contact with the road increasing traction. However they wear at a faster rate due to extra flex and heat.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever proves deadly to about twenty percent of those who contract it, underscoring the disease as a significant health hazard.
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