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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
1
Notice records the Elgin Echo Dial 3711 M being entered as second class mail matter on September 1, 1891 at the Fayette County post office in Wewa under the March 4, 1852 act.
Rich explores nostalgia for an old fashioned saloon in town with a ladies entrance and a back room for drinks. He jokes about collecting antiques on installments and notes would be readers’ fear or ignorance in spelling. The piece mentions dollar haircuts, atom bombs, and vitamins as 1947 themes.
A philosophical friend notes a fat woman in slacks on Main Street and weighs bravest versus dumbest. A fashion editor calls for abandoning slacks in public. A small boy spoiled by parents faces real-world consequences later. Irrigation drainage studies in Iowa show crop losses unless proper drainage is installed. A truck driver Albert Stewart narrowly escapes a railroad collision. In Indianola pupil Leland Gillis frees himself from a storm-cave pipe with teacher help.
Max Thoma reports Mrs. Andrew Dummermuth is a winner in the Oakite Products Inc. Big Holiday Gift contest. The New York company announced cash prizes in its recent drawing and Mrs. Dummermuth is among the recipients.
The national average farm size has grown by 50 acres over 25 years and by 2 acres over 5 years. In the Midwest, where variation is smaller, the average farm size is up by about 80 acres since a quarter century ago.
Katherine Bauman born December 23 1881 in Canton Bern Switzerland. emigrated to America as a child, became charter member and long time Sunday school teacher and choir soloist at Elgin Baptist Church. Died March 15 1947 at age 85. Funeral held at Elgin Baptist Church with burial in Elgin cemetery.
The Harlan fire department fought a blaze on a water tank belonging to Roy Havick near Harlan. The tank was frozen and Havick attempted to thaw it with a blow torch. The tank burned briskly until firefighters arrived and put it out with chemical extinguishers.
Last Monday evening the town council met with Engineer Roug ton and heard his report on the waterworks system. He urged a single acting triplex pump as more suitable for heavy pumping against the tank pressure and a Rumsey pattern pump was selected and purchased. Fire Chief Becker ordered an alarm sounded Saturday evening at supper time, showing the fire fighters’ readiness. Several residents, including F W Hughes and Mrs Hughes, were laid up with grippe. C J Harrington returned from Decorah fearing illness, and Mrs F C Muehlethaler and Mrs B J Baumgartner accompanied Mrs Max Lehman toward their new home in Hudson Wisconsin. A M Weibel drove to Fairbank yesterday in his brother’s car, and H W Falb plans a large enclosed sleeping porch over the back of his market. M V Kiple and crew continue carpentry on the Frank Greenley home on Pleasant street with interior remodeling. Monday brought springlike warmth and light winds. Echo Want Ad closes the page.
Notice is hereby given that on April 14 1947 an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Helen Larrabee Land late of Fayette County Iowa will come on for hearing before the District Court for admission to Probate Dated March 17 1947 West Union Iowa Herbert D Klammer Clerk Lockjaw death report Willard Price of Earlham died after stepping on a nail during butchering work nine weeks earlier due to lockjaw.
LeMars Model Club staged a model plane show drawing over 1000 attendees. Witnesses reported three crashes involving tiny gasoline powered craft during the exhibition.
Real estate transfers include Clifford Kitteleen as administrator of Jens B Johnson Estate conveying multiple tracts to Jacob Ames in Clermont area with several block and lot references. Also listed are marriage license notices for Lloyd Wolfgram with Joyce ArmStrong, Daryl Potter with Mary Spear, and LeRoy Johnson with Helen Rhines, with dates in March. Echo Want Ads Pay.
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