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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1952
Page
4
A reader notes humor about friendship and social behavior. The snippet contrasts a supportive friend with coded jokes about neighbors and a husband dismissing unfamiliar affection. It references Echo Want Ads as a source and ends with a playful line about not knowing the neighbor.
Echo office announces two free tickets for Albert H Olson of Clermont for the Avalon theater show Singin in the Rain on July 20 21 and 22. The notice also promotes Smith Corona portable typing machines to improve students grades and asks about legible handwriting.
Keokuk secured a new 300 foot Mississippi River lock after Congress adjourned, with a $1 million appropriation. Rep. Tom Martin said the current lock is too small and a bottleneck for river traffic. In a final action, Congress approved $19,820,000 for construction at the Sioux City Municipal Airport.
IO WA baler worker Hansell farmer Verald Burman trapped his right arm in a hay baler while alone. A thunderbolt ignited a barn at the Fred Randolph farm near Guthrie Center, livestock saved but barn destroyed. A 17-year-old New Virginia youth Robert Spence died from cramps while swimming near his parents’ farm. Burglars blew open a Co op store safe at Westphalia taking about 500 dollars. Dan Keegan and wife of LeMars marked their 65th wedding anniversary, longtime Plymouth County residents.
Iowa extension notes cover pond sealing chemicals, plant care for new trees, beans planting, potato pest control, and veterinary carcass guidance. It advises proper carcass disposal for anthrax, mop upgrades, raspberry pruning, and regular machinery maintenance to prevent postharvest losses. It also highlights foundation depth, drainage, and structural anchoring for buildings as key rural safeguards.
The persistent stable flies bite dairy cows and beef cattle, reducing milk output and weight gain. Firefighting residuals fail against them. Use an effective repellent with at least 1 percent piperonyl butoxide and 1 to 10 percent pyrethrins or activated pyrethrin to deter flies for about 28 to 30 hours.
A bitter quarrel between Dope and his wife escalates as he warns of unleashing a beast within him while she retorts that no one fears a mouse. The domestic moment contrasts with a jokey line about a busy rower not rocking the boat. A bus incident about orange peels ends with a boy hiding it in a stranger's pocket.
Real estate transfers list deeds from Edith Berg to John Falb & Sons Inc for $1.00 on Lot 1 Block 6 Elgin and from Ernest M Kaufman and wife to Milo A Olson for $1.00 West 12 Lot 23 Block 5 Elgin. Also transfer by Robert M Klingman and Fréd E to Harold Hermeni for $1 north 36 Lot 2 Block x Wadena and a list of new car registrations and items from Burkhard Riegel Clermont Ford 4 door Ben Mihm Wadena Studebaker 4 door Jennings Hardware Wadena Chevrolet Pickup Harry Wenger West Union Buick 4 Door.
Hot weather and humidity reduce dairy cow milk output as cows struggle to shed heat. Providing shade fresh water and supplementing pasture with dry hay silage or oats helps dairy farmers keep production steady.
Regardless of weather conditions, an Echo West advertisement links buyers and sellers, enabling quick, direct communication and faster transactions. The ad highlights simplicity, broad reach, and year round usefulness for local commerce.
A Broadcaster piece includes a defiant missive about debts and patience, a hospital scene where doctors debate delaying surgery on a patient with a diseased hipbone, and a humorous exchange with a nurse. The text also weaves in bristling domestic chatter about a husband, gifts, and chores as the mood shifts between humor and pathos.
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