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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1952
Page
1
A line from The Elgin Echo details that the newspaper is mailed as second class matter from Elgin Iowa. It notes the post office in Fayette County and references the 1852 act governing postal classifications.
Classified ad rates listed per line or per word with 10 cent per line ad rate option. Minimum weekly charge varies from 30 cents to 0 depending on accompanying orders. Blind ads and inquiries carry zero weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and Memorial Cards priced at 1.00. Obituary poetry and certain notices priced at regular rates. limited to 10 lines for some items.
A block of text announces multiple Fayette county Republican primary candidacies for June 2, 1952. Names include Hazel Gehring, W. M. Knox, Herbert Klammer, Grant Lauer, Odney Oelberg, Fred House, Fred W. Gremmels, Robert Wilson, all signaling runs for auditor treasurer clerk sheriff recorder state representative and supervisor with the same June 2, 1952 primary date and county.
A collage of jokes and quips from Rich's Pipe Dreams features jokes about a hen and an army jeep, a drunken man in an elevator shaft, a Houston pet shop sign, and pithy wisecracks on marriage, worry, and everyday life. The items showcase humor across topics from dating to work, with occasional proverbs and home-spun wisdom.
Bert Waters 82 died Thursday at Postville hospital after six weeks illness. Requiem Mass was sung at St Bridget's Church by Rev Francis J Wallaster and burial was in St Peter's Cemetery Clermont. Surviving are six sons two daughters four sisters four brothers twenty grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One son Leonard and grandson Robert Kneiland had predeceased him.
Financial report shows balance on hand at start of 1951 of 830.87 dollars, receipts for year include dues 6.50, interest 15.208, sale of lots 100, care of lots 84.50, town tax 559.37, township tax 25, memorial gift 10 to Mrs Kohler, ending balance 1161.97. Investments include town bonds 1600.90, government bonds 2800, trust fund 137, permanent upkeep 4637, time deposit in regular account 200. Auditors listed Emma Olson, Edith Berg, Clara Kuster.
The Elgin Cemetery Association met Friday evening at Mrs. R. L. Grimes home and elected officers for the year. President Ida Thoma, vice president Dora Lehman, secretary Tille Hanson, treasurer Lulu Schmid. directors Clare Kuster, Marie Kohls, Emma Olson, Lena Cooley, Gladys Grimes.
A brisk spell grips northeast Iowa with daytime near zero temperatures and nights ten or more below. The weather prompts caution for travelers and drivers as residents brace for continued cold while forecasters remind of slippery conditions and mudsling during seasonal transitions.
A report recalls James Keho of Allerton taking his first flight at age 82. Other Iowa notes include Corporal James Riggins of Belmond wounded for the third time in Korea, Mrs. Jake Marti of Waukon nearing a century, Anna Wiggs of Mapleton honored for 50 years in the Woodmen Circle, a young deer found wandering by Robert Clark of Promise City, and fox hunting dogs rescued after an avalanche trapped them.
The Pleasant Valley Idlenots 4-H club met January 16 at the Viola Englehardt home. Girls will bring canned fruit or vegetables by February 2 for a shower, and the group voted to donate to the March of Dimes. Lunch was served. Meetings are arranged so members contribute their own lunch. Only certified seed can carry a blue tag. Early spring soft corn moves encouraged.
It discusses handling a child's tantrum without blame or scolding. The piece suggests directing energy into constructive acts, cheerfulness, and calm warnings. It emphasizes that a child expresses feelings out of control and that adults should model nonviolent responses to temper and frustration.
A fragment notes a man who recognizes that others think differently from him while she views his actions as an affront to her. The exchange hints at strain in a close relationship driven by differing perspectives and perceived offenses.
An estimated 2,107,000 hogs were marketed from Iowa farms in December, down 2 percent from 2,160,000 in December 1950 and 5 percent below November’s 2,211,000. January and February expected marketings total 3,696,000 head, up 7 percent from the same period.
Iowa farm markets show December cattle and calf marketing at 209000 head, up 3 percent from December 1950 but down 8 percent from November 1951. The year-closer data reflects broader trends in herd movement and market demand across state farms.
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