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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
4
Farmers warned that cluttered stairs and misplaced buckets cause falls. A 1948 tally shows hundreds killed and thousands injured on farms. Home and farm buildings should be checked for hazards to save lives. never reach toward moving machinery. A safe feeding floor and range shelters aid new chicks in summer.
The Red Cross Chapter of Beat Union will run swimming classes at Upper Iowa University pool in Fayette with participation from Elgin Clermont West Union Wadena Waucoma and Alpha. Groups of about fifty under two leaders each require a medical exam and personal bathing suit and towel. The schedule started June 13 with sessions Mon Fri and Wed Sat and Henry Peterson of West Union overseeing the project.
Sunday, June 8, the Presbyterian church in West Union hosted the wedding of Miss Hulda Meyer and Guernsey Smith of West Union. Attendants included Louise Meyer Helen Smith Martin Wenger and Harry Olson. They plan a three week auto trip to the Dakotas and Canada before starting housekeeping on the groom’s farm near West Union.
Elgin and Strawberry Point played Sunday with Elgin protesting over Strawberry’s pitcher using taped fingers. The 5 to 3 game ended with Elgin losing. managers will decide on the issue. Spectators praised the even contest and no bad innings occurred. Box score lists players and stats for both teams, noting two-base hits by Jenson and Kramer and three-base hit by Wede.
The plan outlines salary increases for teachers and superintendents across the state. Kindergarten teachers in small cities would see about 1300, while superintendents in larger cities could reach 9500. Median raises: one-teacher rural schools about 100, multi-teacher rural schools about 150. Rural teachers’ salaries range from 41400 to 2700.
State records show total veterans tax exemptions reaching 71 569 208 dollars this year, up about 150 percent in five years and 50 percent from last year. The bulk stems from World War III exemptions with 72 400 claimed this year, while World War II exemptions hover near prior year totals. Civil War and Spanish American exemptions also noted with fixed amounts. Open House at Des Moines residence set for mid June amid governor’s travel plans. Soil Conservation Week highlights progress since 1940. 85 counties joined districts. four counties remain without. Cheery Valley News reports local social notes and community updates across the region.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Randolph observed their 41st wedding anniversary at Columbus City. Married in Mediapolis on May 29, 1878, they lived near Mediapolis for 13 years before settling in Louisa County. They are now 91 years old.
Readable notes describe unusually large berries from a new patch planted last year. Samples grown by Frad Butikofer show three especially large specimens weighing about two ounces and about 1-2 inches in circumference, with the idea that a dozen could fill a standard berry box.
George Metsger received a Kansas paper recounting a June 1 tornado that carved a 13 mile trail within half a mile of the Grimm family home. It was the worst storm in 26 years with estimated damage ranging from 50 000 to 100 000 dollars. No lives were lost though several farmsteads were wiped out.
Elgin Lions Club to install new officers Friday evening with a 6:30 dinner in the school house. Wives of members and guests from other clubs, including Dr Debs of Waterloo, district Governor, are expected and a talk will be given.
John Woods narrowly escaped severe hand injury in Clarinda when a handsaw severed his little finger but a wedding ring caught the blade. The ring helped pull the hand free as the saw cut through, leaving Woods unharmed aside from the missing digit.
An advertisement extols Mule-Hide Town and Country shingles as weatherproof with a 290 lb heavy shingle, wind resistance, triple thickness across most of the roof area, and Cor-Du-Roy construction. It mocks showroom looks with a humorous exchange about haddock and goldfish.
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