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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
4
Community church Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 with special music by two choirs. Easter service highlights include adult and intermediate choirs. Dozens of relatives and friends visited, and local clubs and families hosted gatherings. A Farm Bureau meeting at the Myria church features a movie and program, with various visitations and confirmations noted among residents.
John Butikofer senior 76 of Elgin died April 9 after a short illness. Clarence Rothlisberger of LeMars died in a fall, not foul play. William Vinton 77 of Elgin died April 4. John Smith opens sale day with large turnout and International Harvester demos. Mrs H W Falb hosts birthday dinner for Leo. Fred Schneider family settling into new home. Ida Mark Inez Cook Nora Oleson Hulda Meyer Flossie Kiple attend Cedar Rapids teachers meeting. M V Kiple prepares to build a new bungalow for Elmer Frieden. Peapods used. pillows stuffed.
The labor bill met stiff resistance with close votes, failing to repeal both the closed shop and union shop bans. New and longtime Democrats largely backed repeal, while Republicans stayed united against it. Democrats foresee gains at the 1950 polls as labor votes could shift state power.
Enthusiastic Democrats filled the Fort Des Moines ballroom in Des Moines for the annual Jackson Day dinner raising funds for the party. About 900 attendees paid $4.50 for a meal at $25 total, as Jake More declared that nearly 100 legislators would be on the hill in two years. Sen. Guy M. Gillette flew from Washington but offered no final word on the southern Iowa federal judgeship. Party leaders still favor Carroll C. Switzer of Des Moines for the next U.S. Senate nomination, with Al Loveland at the head table touted for 1950. Seated near the head table, Loveland was seen as a likely senatorial candidate.
Elgin\'s bus fleet grows to five buses and one car. A 24 passenger bus runs to Brainard and back via Elgin-West Union road, driven by Alf Buckdasher. A 16 passenger bus, likely next year, will serve the county line road. Home Ec class works on spring dresses. manual training boys repair chairs.
The science class finished a unit on navigation and transport, covering electricity and communications. English lessons included The Lady and The Tiger and The Discourager of Hesitancy as students read stories from new literature books. Typing students are practicing diligently on exercises.
A report notes a gold nugget discovered in 1869 weighed 157 pounds. The item is described in antiquated terms alongside a remark on a nightingale’s singing, reflecting archival snippets about natural curiosities of the era.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a mother and daughter mock college culture and money, with playful misquotes about youth, dough, and cash surrender values. A vacation becomes two weeks of rest, followed by fatigue and poverty, while a final quip hints at concealed weapons.
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