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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
1
A cluttered column blends sketches and vignettes about Elgin life. A preacher makes house calls near Elgin, a Saturday night crowd crowds the town after heat waves, and a stork shower gifts a new father with coffee, a book, tonic, and safety pins. Local gossip, council quips, car parking quibbles, and a humorous survey of past and present — all capture a day in a small Midwest town.
A cartoonish passage shows friends joking about a wife’s sense of humor and a reader’s exposure to the Iconoclast Sunday. The author notes sympathy for the opposing view as educational and urges open-minded reading beyond party lines. It ends with a light remark on smiling despite appearance.
A compilation from the Echo July 6 1911 files recalls Harold Stoehr visiting Cedar Rapids and pursuing a course at the Cedar Rapids business college. It notes social visits, health updates, hospital ties, and local projects, including bank additions and cement walks on Main Street.
Two week ending June 2 transfers list J W Lehman to Celia E and Ella M Lehman for 1.00 on Lots 8 9 10 11 12 B2 Sutters Add Elgin. W M Knox Treasurer to Mattie L Phillips for 5.79 on Lots 82 83 Herrimans Add Wadena. Bert Allen and wife Mary to Mary Allen for 1.00 on SE SW and E1 2 NE SW and W1 4 W1 2 SE 27 94 7. Oliver R Rowland Guardian to Victor M Guyer for 500 on Und 2 3 all E of hy S 1 2 NW SE and N1 2 N1 2 SW SE 25 95 8. Elvira Johnson to Victor M Guyer for 250 on Und 1 3 all Bof hy S 1 2 NW SE and N1 2 N1 2 SW SE 25 95 8. J M Brorby and wife Ruth E to Gordon Junker for 2000 on Lis 5 6 B 60 Thompson s 1st Add Clermont. Rosina Muehlethaler to L L and Irene Kiple for 700 on L s 2 3 B 2 Forbes Add Elgin.
Fatalities on rural primary highways rose by 35 in 1940 from 1939 totals with 246 deaths in 1940 and 211 in 1939. Highway 92 saw three deaths in 1939 drop to two in 1940 on a 213 mile stretch, while Highway 30 known as the killer highway recorded 20 deaths in 1939 and 31 in 1940. Highway 60 improved from eight deaths in 1939 to three in 1940.
England's agriculture minister orders slaughter of 170000 dairy cows to conserve scarce feed. The move aims to keep livestock alive during a feed shortage, increasing demand for American dairy products to offset Britain's roughly five percent production loss.
A civic club supports efforts for the surrounding territory and town. When two rural communities compete for road improvements the club cannot choose and hopes both receive what they want. The writer, who has attended Elgin and Clermont meetings, notes cooperation as a recurring topic and urges more dialogue to aid moral support even if financial help is limited.
A historical note states the woodcock holds a slow flight speed record at five miles per hour. The curious line references birds in slow flight and a single species achieving this pace, illustrating early aviation era humor or trivia in a newspaper snippet.
Paul Topel 72 a Postville resident died at his home Monday evening from heart disease. He came to the United States from Germany at sixteen and later owned a well improved 300 acre farm north of Postville. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Postville Presbyterian church. Tell 'em you saw it in the Echo. 'Want ads get results. Try one.
The body of William Albert Morgan cremated in Sacramento California was received at Albias for burial. The remains were shipped by express and valued at fifty dollars with a cost of BB.
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