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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
4
Notice informs readers that subscription payments, both new and renewal, may be made to Clermont Local News Editors Mrs Lucy Engle and Mrs Bess Tschantz, who will issue receipts. Publisher.
A long Iowa political summary discusses proposed state fire law revisions cutting house committees from 48 to 18 and senate from 33 to 15, plus a voluntary pension plan for congressmen. It notes potential retention of Schick army hospital at Clinton by the VA, impacts on an insane asylum facility, and political observations about Stassen and Griswold. It references Senator George A. Wilson and OPA Administrator Paul Porter and recounts related Iowa and national political commentary with several local visits and weddings.
A historical note reveals the Avalon heiress missing fortunes and a will demanding marriage within a set period. Musical interludes underscore the tale as editors glimpse heirship and social expectations.
MGM announces a three night gala starting June 30 with a super cast including Gene Kelly Red Skelton Judy Garland and William Powell. audiences can expect a vibrant line up of marquee stars in a classic studio showcase.
The schedule lists Wednesday July 3 and Thursday July 4 with Chas Laughton and Randolph Scott in a program. It notes screenings and performances across the two days at the local venue.
The column teases quirky fashion and gadget trends with playful puns. It highlights magnet pins as jewelry, fish fly pins on sterling hooks, grandpa’s watch chain worn on jackets, star stickers on aluminum bracelets, and bangle belts over belts and charm bracelets. It ends with pastry humor about bread and cake.
Fred William Bigler born December 3 1868 in Clermont died June 21 1946 aged 77 years six months eighteen days. He worked in harness making and walnut lumber, married Kate Sullivan in 1896, and left a daughter and two sons. Funeral at St Peter’s Church conducted by Rev Cooney with listed pallbearers and many relatives attending from Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Minneapolis and other towns. A card of appreciation expressed thanks to friends and relatives for support during illness and after death.
Clermont residents gathered for visits and dinners across town as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bemis and others called on relatives in West Union Cedar Rapids and Elkader. Attendees included the Beckers, Aanes, Hartmans and many grandchildren with travel to Dubuque Postville and Minneapolis area events. Ernie Sampson re enlists, and local weddings and family gatherings framed a busy period in the community.
The column records a flurry of visits and gatherings across Cresco and nearby towns. The Carlin family hosts Maureen Flynn of Milwaukee, with numerous relatives from Waukon Fayette Sumner and West Union dropping in for picnics, dinners, and church events. Several residents travel to Knoxville Waterloo DeS Moines and Decorah for family and community activities. A hospital appendix and birthday surprise party are noted along with club meetings and expectant or newborn arrivals.
The Milky Way described as a continuous band of grit forming part of the solar system, outlining our place in the cosmos with a vivid texture of light and space.
Total Men Women Approve .36 percent 42 percent 30 Disapproval 41 86 age breakdown shows strongest approval among men aged 31 to 40 and strongest disapproval among women in the same bracket. Those over 40 frown on the idea while younger men up to 30 favor it and women 21 to 30 disapprove.
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