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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial 3711 is entered as second class mail matter at Elgin Iowa Fayette County under the act of March 3 1852 dated Sept 1 191.
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The column recalls 1920 postwar price cuts by Ford and the farm downturn, then contrasts with 1947 conditions. It warns that continuing reductions could unbalance the economy, urging high employment and balanced wages to manage the national debt and prevent future distress. It stresses careful inflation and employment policy as essential to avoid repeating past cycles.
The writer argues that few farm loans can be liquidated at 1930s-1940s levels and that billions in War Bond savings should sustain business. He urges prudence, holding nest eggs for farm or business improvements, avoiding inflated investments, and staying debt free as sound insurance for trouble-free years.
Elgin High notes a January 17 party for the Sophomore class Quests at the roller rink with fifty five attendees and no major injuries. Freshmen begin second semester with Home Ec cooking and ongoing English and manual training reports. Eighth graders host a skating party with guests. health and reading activities proceed across grades. In January the school announces schedule changes for the second semester across geography civics science sociology and language courses.
The calendar lists girls and boys county tournaments at Clermont on Jan 23 to 25 and Jan 27 to 29 to Feb 1. A Natco 14 millimeter sound projector debuts for class instruction and a motion picture record changer will accompany dances. Junior news covers a class party with a scavenger hunt and coffee shop refreshments. Elgin defeated Volga City 41 to 18 as Torkelson led scoring. Downey missed action due to appendicitis and Pollock led the second team with 6.
Frank Miles of Des Moines assumed duties as director and editor of all Iowa veteran of foreign warts publications including a new monthly Iowa VFW paper. He previously edited the Iowa Legionnaire for 25 years and ran unsuccessfully for governor on the Democratic ticket last year.
The Aigep records depths in the Atlantic noting Milwaukee Deep at 24 feet near Haiti, Narea. Deep at 22 949 feet southeast of Bermuda, Bartlett Deep at 22 788 feet between Cuba and Honduras, and Monaco Deep at 20 646 feet northwest of the Canary Islands.
Do not store leather shoes or overshoes in a hot attic. Keep them in a cool dry place and clean thoroughly. Mud on shoes can leave permanent stains on leather.
On October 1, 1896, the postal service established its first rural free delivery routes in West Virginia, marking a milestone in expanding mail service to rural communities. This development reflected broader efforts to improve postal reach beyond city limits.
A Monona Leader note recalls a local merchant boasting 30 years without advertising. The piece argues his business has been promoted indirectly as competitors spent on ads, pulling customers to the field while he benefited without spending.
Prof William G Murray Iowa State College economist reports average per acre gains of 2 dollars in the past year with 1945 a 10 dollar jump and 1946 the sixth consecutive year of increases. Farmers favored cash deals and substantial down payments, cautious due to 1929 memories and scarce machinery, fearing price declines if markets turn. Anamosa Journal.
University of Iowa basketball drew 103,500 over ten home games, an average of 10,350 per game, with 14,400 capacity crowds for the first three conference matchups. If similar turnouts persist for the final three, a new home attendance record near 147,000 seems likely.
Prices for farm commodities eased slightly this month from 289% to 287% as price controls ended. The new quarterly prices paid index jumped to 218% of pre war normal, while the prices paid to prices received ratio fell to 132%, down 11% from last month. Feeding ratios rose modestly with cheaper feed grains, livestock markets steady. corn hog ratio at 20.7 and dairy feeds at 39.4. This December corn hog ratio marks the best since 1910 base.
A Chinese army sergeant's wife in Yenlinhsien, 53 miles south of Chenechow in Honan, gave birth to five boys. The mother and all five babies are reported to be well.
Consumers are advised to choose durable long wearing fabrics with wrinkle resistant linings to ensure ties hold knots well and last longer. Quality construction supports value and dependable use.
The article notes that about 30,000 Lithuanians emigrated to the United States annually, highlighting a substantial migrant flow from Lithuania to America during the period.
The North Iowa Times reports no ice will be harvested from the Mississippi River at McGregor and Marquette this season marking the end of a 90 year industry. For decades January and February saw 50 to 100 men cutting ice, loading cakes onto trains and sleds, and storing supplies in ice houses for residents, farmers, and railroad refrigeration needs.
Treating oat seed with New Improved Ceresan is a cheap investment that will pay good dividends at harvest time.
January 1 1947 Iowa farm cattle on feed for market totaled 1,046,000, about 10 percent above last year and slightly below the record 1,056,000 head in 1945. U S on feed also rose about 2 percent from a year earlier with Corn Belt gains and most other states showing declines. Nationally, January 1 1947 feed-on-feed was about 4,307,000 head, up from 4,211,000 a year earlier and down from earlier highs with the 1941-45 average at 4,224,000.
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