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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
4
Want ad listing asks for a man over 28 with a car to work with the district manager in a Greater Food Production Program. Compares permanent farm work with pay and notes telephone acceptances and monthly billing charges. Elgin Echo contact Dial 2711. 1tf
Notice invites choosing a memorial from Decorah Granite Works Fridolph Peterson The Rock of Ages line is limited to authorized dealers Salesman A N Anderson phone 491R2 West Union dates 24 26
The article reports on gubernatorial nomination chatter with three announced names Mrs Earl G Miller Des Moines widow of the former secretary and R L Voelz Minden produce dealer in the conservation ranks. It notes no Democratic candidate yet for the office. It covers Highway Patrol statistics for 1947 including 6 273 078 miles driven 809 847 in fines and recovered stolen property and a cost of 754 296. It mentions Public Safety Commission comments by Al Kahl on lower costs this year with no patrol school. It lists a vacancy on the board of control with several potential candidates and warns the governor will make a major appointment as two current members plan to resign. It outlines contest odds in the Democratic gubernatorial primary with A J Loveland not running leaving Carroll O Switzer as leading contender and notes possible runs by Gene S Poston and Leroy S Mercer.
Iowa victim Jacob Hansen of Fertile died from exposure as a sub zero cold wave swept through the area. Deer sighting reported near West Union, and a Phoenix-like explosion tragedy in Benson, Arizona claimed four workers including Hubert Drew. Leon’s 13 club marks 50th anniversary with surviving charter member Mrs. Sam Darran. Myron Smith’s penny-matching radio program in Los Angeles offers a refrigerator prize after 10,000 coin tosses. Jürgen Wendt sells 55 steers in Chicago for 24,729 dollars. C A Stow family traps a wolf near Merrill. A New Hampshire Red pullet in Extra lays a record egg, 7 1/2 inches around and 4 inches long.
A report covers Charles R. Fischer joining Rep William Beardsley’s bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with no tie to Senator George A. Wilson. It also notes Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall’s prayer urging silence when words fail. Other items warn residents to trim trees near service wires to avoid outages, and recount a hoax kidnapping claim involving John Nelson Jr. of Williams.
About 4,100,000 farms or three quarters of all those occupied are connected to power lines or within a quarter mile of them. Five-eighths of all farmers are taking electric service.
Iowa advises beekeepers to wrap colonies before March 1 for late winter and early spring protection. Many colonies went unwrapped last fall due to cold weather, leaving December through February energy demands without protection. The artificial breeding program has expanded since 1942 with 47 cooperatives and service in 86 of 99 counties, ranking fifth nationally for cows enrolled.
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