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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial announces its publication details and mailing status as a second class matter in Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 act, indicating its historical newspaper registration and date context.
Classifieds outline rate structure with per line and per word charges, minimum payments, and advance invoicing. Special notices include Cards of Thanks In Memoriam, Resolutions of Respect, church society and school notices with admission charges. Obituary poetry also at regular advertising rates.
The column notes last week brought real corn weather with a Saturday 06 reading on the shady side and a joyful rebound for corn. Then a flood hit, crippling 1947 prospects for many farmers and threatening farm work across river and creek bottoms. It contrasts political slogans and postwar Europe with U S policy and economic faith.
A collage of quotes and vignettes reflects a nostalgic mix of humor, family anecdotes, and community updates. References include prices of old beers, social banter, remarks about Harris and John L. Rae, a bus driver’s wisdom, and light quips about daily life. Local names, places, and events in Elgin and surrounding areas pepper the column as residents travel, work, and gather for the July Fourth preparations.
Mrs. Carrie Lucas of Mason City will deliver a patriotic address on July 4 in Elgin. A prominent speaker, she is active in community talks and lectures and often fills church pulpits. About thirty Elgin boosters planned an advertising trip for Monday, taking the Band and promotional materials for the celebration.
The 1947 Iowa Fourth Estates Yearbook and Newspaper Directory lists Newtown as having 499 newspapers with 453 weeklies. Edited by Prof Edward F Mason and Gustaf Peterson, the guide notes Tipton Advertiser of 1853 as oldest Iowa weekly, followed by Maquoketa Sentinel Keosauqua Republican Independence Conservative Decorah Republican Knoxville Journal all from mid 1850s.
Seven carloads of horses were shipped from Oelwein by rail to Baltimore, Maryland, destined for overseas service. Another seven carloads left Manchester, bringing the total to 350 horses. About half the horses originated within 25 miles of Oelwein.
Mrs. Gus Krueger reports a rosebush that first bore large red roses, then two years with only strawberry blossoms. This season the plant is again covered with rose aroma strawberry blossoms and runners like a strawberry plant. No fruit yet. if produced, would it be strawberries or rosaberries.
A Navy of notes on the science behind home canning. It traces progress from Napoleon era prizes to Pasteur and Mason jars, describing modern seals like the Dome lid and ball blue book guidance. It urges housewives to follow reliable instructions to safely preserve foods and boost family health.
A column by Frank Colby explains hundreds of English word formations from Latin and Greek roots. It details prefixes like tele auto mono and suffixes such as -gram -graph -phone and discusses how combining forms create new terms like logophone for a machine turning thoughts into voice.
A Sunday picnic at the Otto Gisleson home honored Eleanor Gisleson on her confirmation. Attendees included multiple named couples and individuals from the community, with family and neighbors in attendance. A flood-related note recalls Fred Morse and his son Franklin rescued after their truck washed off a bridge on the Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa.
A Sunday noon gathering at the Baptist church in Elgin honored Mr and Mrs Gus Hackmann and family of Maywood NL Mr and Mrs Carl Hackmann Mr and Mrs Reuben Hackmann and family Mr and Mrs Hugo Hackmann and family of West Union and Mr and Mrs Bert Kurth and Jean of Iowa City The event was a community picnic with extended relatives in attendance.
W E Farrel editor of the Bulletin Press was struck behind the right ear while seated at his desk last week. The incident caused him to sob and involved a payout of 17 dollars.
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