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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
1
Elgin Echo published each Thursday by R P Strauch records its mailing in Elgin Iowa as second class mail matter.
Classified and display rates listed for foreign and local ads per inch and per line with per word charges. Payable in advance with a minimum 25 cent for first insertion. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam items at regular rates. Obituary poetry included.
A quirky collage of aphorisms and quips attributed to Rich the editor, mixing playful insights on ambition, effort, and human folly. The piece closes with a vignette where the managing editor activates a wall button and an entry request is logged.
A collage of quirky quotes about editors and barroom chaos contrasts with a formal bank statement from Elgin State Bank Iowa dated December 1940. The document lists assets including loans, U. S. bonds, real estate and deposits, signed by bank officers and notarized in Fayette County.
Geo W Kiple died Monday night after a weeklong illness from a fall. He was eighty on Jan 1. He fell before Christmas and again after, but did not bedbound until Jan 2 and passed at 10 30 p m Jan 49 1941. Hans Grether bought the Hackmann farm, moving to it to handle spring work, transferring his brick Main street house. The farm is about 150 acres. G I Hanni and son William return to the home place near town after visiting relatives in Peoria Illinois. Bennie P Erickson and Amanda Becker wed at the bride’s parents home Thursday evening of last week, well known in the community. Hilda Strauch left Christmas vacation with Mr and Mrs F W Hughes for Carrington North Carolina to supervise the public schools domestic science dept. Rev George Schambach John Spiece and Gottfried and Fred Traub of Elgin Illinois visited relatives east of town then left for West Bend to visit before returning home. Lydia Reinhart arrived from Hudson South Dakota Tuesday and is a guest at the Fred Miller home. Fritz Lehman and wife of La Porte City visited with his parents Mr and Mrs John Lehman Tuesday evening.
A nutrition expert argues food costs no longer align with calorie value, in the same way cloth costs are not proportional to length. The statement highlights concerns about how prices reflect true worth in modern markets.
The Elgin Farmers' Dairy Company announces a Saturday sale of its entire buttermilk output on January 18 at two o'clock at the Elgin creamery office. Bids will be accepted from the highest responsible bidder, with each day’s churning sold for one year starting February 4, 1941. The board may reject any or all bids. Fleet Frieden, Sec'y.
Dry ice, once manufactured as a primary product, is now largely produced from by product carbon dioxide captured from fermentation and other processes. The shift reduces reliance on direct manufacturing of dry ice.
The earth completes one revolution around the sun in 365 days 5 hours 46 minutes and 47 seconds, with the long year accounting for the extra time to keep calendars aligned.
A Nov 4 1940 meeting at Billy Minihan’s home discussed next year’s project enrollment, with eight visitors present and lunch served by Mrs. Minihan. A Jan 2 1941 meeting at George Christen’s home set New Year roll call, elected officers, and heard duties read by Glen Yearous amid eleven visitors and a fine lunch.
The Board of Social Welfare reports that as of November 1 the number of persons receiving old age assistance in Iowa rose to 56,140, an average of 570 per county, with overhead trimmed so funds stay allocated and per-recipient payments at a historic high. Collier's notes U.S. has not made secret treaties since 1789.
The term carnations derives from the old word catnis meaning flesh. The flowers were originally described as flesh colored, a naming that reflects their early hue and description.
Boston University funds the Charles Hayden memorial in the College of Business Administration. Dean Everett W Lord cites a university survey showing a large share of students are left handed. Classrooms include three left arm writing chairs per fifty. Drunken Wild Birds in Bend Oregon feed on juniper berries used for gin flavor and then drink water, causing erratic flight for hours.
Harvard University high pressure laboratory generated pressures duplicating those in the earth crust to a depth of fifty miles. The experiment achieved pressures up to two million pounds per square inch, illustrating extreme strength conditions and advancing geophysical research tools.
Kansas reports about 1 400 miles of concrete or brick asphalted roads 4 122 miles with bituminous surfaces and 9 063 miles gravel or crushed stone. The figures illustrate the distribution of Kansas highway surfacing across material types and indicate a heavy reliance on gravel and bituminous treatments.
Paul Cardinal of San Jose California a former circus trapeze artist who lost an arm nine years ago says he can hang 64 yards of wallpaper in a single working day. His feat draws attention in local circles.
About fifteen thousand militiamen were mobilized to quell the whisky insurrection in western Pennsylvania as authorities moved to stop illicit distillation.
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