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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1949

Page

2

Split Church Openness and Courage in Quiet Opposition

A reader urges pastors to rebuke sin openly, arguing harmony at the price of purity harms churches. Citing Reprove and Scripture, the letter recalls biblical rebukes of Saul, David, Ahab, and Herod to stress fearless moral leadership despite backlash.

Sem Stamford Amd Samuel Saul Nathan Dawid Elijah Ahab John the Baptist Herod Steven Jerusalem Paul Simon Peter Antioch Young Timothy

Fayette County Tops In American Farm Rankings

Fayette County leads in multiple farm metrics with 76,561 cattle and calves, 30,744 tons of milk, 82,847 hogs and wool on farms, and 22,347 chickens. Vic Hawkins notes the county’s standout status in Capper's Farmer study, ranking high across Standard measures. Gentle early milking is advised for heifers, then the cow does the rest. Check Echo Want Ads Now.

Fayette Duzge Vic Hawkins Capper Fayette County U.S America American Farmamg

Elgin Girls Rally For Narrow County Tourney Win

Arlington girls erode a four point halftime deficit to beat Elgin 5 3 in a county tournament thriller. Astor dropped 14 for the victors while Eunice Gehring led all scorers with 19. Lorraine Miller added 11 for Elgin as neither side led by more than four through the game.

Ceanty Teareecys Elgin Cagerettes Waucoma Arlington Girls Elgins Astor Eunice Gehring Lorraine Miller Elgin

Barber challenges Scotchman with a shave remark

A barber offers a shave to a Scotchman who replies in Scots dialect and relates a motor crash with a bus yesterday. He states he filed his claim this morning and jokes about being careful with the razor slipping.

Scotchman Andrew

Poultry and Oats: Shifts in Iowa Season and Seed Treatment Gains

Important shifts in Iowa poultry management align peak egg production with high price periods in fall and winter. Demonstration flocks show top production during these seasons. Treating seed oats to guard germination yields about 3 bushels per acre more than untreated oats. Over 10,000 comparisons support the finding from a decade of experiments.

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Snow Bound Delays Force Des Moines GOP Caucus Attendance

Rep Fay Harris of Greenfield new house member from Adair county was snow bound in Laramie Wyoming delaying travel to the capitol. He arrived in Des Moines just in time for the GOP caucus but missed the instructional sessions due to the blizzard delaying interstate traffic.

Fay Harris Greenfield Adair County Laramie Wyo Harris Des Moines Capitol

Democrats Form Patronage Committee In Minority caucus

The Democratic party, while still in the minority, organizes its own patronage committee. Members say they want a united front and a caucus room, not a telephone booth, to coordinate efforts as they press for patronage shares.

Democratic Party

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