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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial provides a masthead style note listing Fayette County Iowa post office registration details and dates of entry under 19th century postal acts.
A column praises Elgin Campfire Girls for collecting two and a quarter tons of waste paper, selling it for 27.14 to support their group. It urges civic recognition and a goodwill gesture, noting the broader paper shortage and postwar economic pressures. The piece also references local improvements and suggests a modern movie house and sewerage study for Elgin.
Capper's Hatchery is expanding from a small start to a large business. Chas Capper sold 10,000 young chicks this spring, shipping about 800 weekly mainly to northeastern Iowa and southern Minnesota, with orders now reaching Sioux City and Ireton. C S Halstenson plans a cement block warehouse. Elgin relations of Mrs Will Deerhammer of Oelwein report illness and potential treatment at Oakdale. Edith Grether and Ernestine Schori return to Cornell College after visiting home. Fred Wenger and daughter return to Emmetsburg. Lew accompanies. Garden tools improve with cleaning. a sturdy wheel hoe suits gardens over 2,000 sq ft.
Hans E. Grether born October 25 1871 in Basel Switzerland emigrated to America at 17 settling in Elgin with a two year stint in Racine He married Ida Jacob March 8 1899 and raised four daughters and one son He worked in farming rural delivery real estate and served on town council as Justice of the Peace He died April 3 1947 at seventy five and was survived by his widow four daughters one son a sister and many relatives Funeral services were held April 6 at Elgin Baptist Church with interment in Elgin cemetery A thanks card followed from the family expresses gratitude for sympathy gifts and flowers
Iowa farmers hear warnings of price trouble as inflation pressures grow. Farm economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State College notes signs are clear though timing uncertain. He cites rising wholesale prices since July 1946 and fears erosion of buying power for workers, impacting consumer demand.
Iowa must give greater attention to soil conservation to ensure farm security and a desirable standard of living. The success of the program depends largely on local county cooperation, with each county designating a suitable plan decided by its residents.
Much corn cribbed last fall remains too wet and may spoil this spring. With limited transport and storage, the northern half faces large losses of thousands of bushels. Much of the solution rests on farm-level action due to infrastructure constraints.
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