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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
1
A notice records the Elgin EgHo mail matter being entered as second class at the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County dated September 1 1891 under the act of March 3 1852.
Advertising rate card lists Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line and Classified per word with advance payment. Mini 8c per insertion. Cards of Thanks Resolutions of Respect obituaries and in Memoriam cards 1.00. Church, society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry priced at regular rates.
A May 9 1946 feature mixes jokes about a barroom song and a rubber band mystery with a note on advertising efficiency. It also presents a frost of quips about red headed wives and a fable about two worms and the moral of the early bird versus the night crawler.
A mosaic of humorous lines and old timer reminiscences features jokes about flattery clocks dates and a golf ball speed record plus chaff about family misfits and a quote from H G Wells on human brotherhood. The piece reads like a scrapbook of mini quips and nostalgic asides with scattered names.
The junior class hosted the senior class and faculty at the annual banquet on May 4. Rainbow theme with pastel streamers, a 3 course dinner, and a program featuring songs, speeches, and a class prophecy.
May 6 1946 council met in regular session at town hall with Mayor Falk and six council members present. Minutes approved. Bills paid include labor 25.88, salaries 148.00 and 12.50, trucking 17.78, gasoline 0.00, printing 13.44, insurance 0.00, equipment use 18.25, fire dept supplies 0.00, radio and power costs 58.55. committee appointments set for Streets Alleys Waterworks Ordinance Finance Fire and Light. rent for second floor town hall raised to 16.00 monthly with interior decorating by tenants. stairs and hallway painting approved. motion to adjourn carried. R E Kohler, Clerk.
Harold Greenley is now associated with Elgin Land Company with an interest secured this week as A. M. Weibel remains manager. Harold will take an active part in running the business alongside Clif Christ and Arlie Holzer, while other locals make property purchases and weather dampens crop prospects.
The column lists birthdays by date from May 9 to May 15 including Edward Klingman Mae Clark Jaster Dorothy Mat tocks Vina Medberry May 10 Mabel Holzer Nona Mark Genevieve Dunkle Clif ford Feller Mrs Clarence Hison Julia Halverson Mardella West May 11 Mel Kohler Burnell Olson Tom Holm Rose Wolf Lee Dennler Joan Lyford Mrs Alvina Frieden Ruby Benson May 12 Arthur Amundson May 13 Jean Morris Ida Frieden Mrs R V Brandt Lizzie Tharson May 14 Ray DeSart Ernestine Holzer Elva Mae Lerch Herman Stindel May 15 Mrs Alma Anderson Otto J Blockhus Georgana Falk Kenneth M Schori Donald Friden.
Smith says he must explain things at home to his wife. Auntie questions Tommy's appetite and he replies his issue is polite jmess, not loss of appetite. Brown observes the scene as Auntie prods more cake.
The Iowa index of prices received by farmers rose three points in April to 204, the highest since mid 1920, and two points above the summer 1945 peak. Both crop and livestock sections advanced, the price received to prices paid ratio rose one point to 110, while feeder margins tightened as feed prices rose and hogs, eggs, and butterfat stayed steady.
At West Union Methodist Church regular service, a baptismal font was dedicated as a memorial to Bill Wright son of Dr and Mrs Harley S Wright who was killed in action on Okinawa May 1 1945. Wright attended the University of Iowa before joining the Marines. He is survived by his parents and twin sister Barbara.
Prof. George R. Davies of the University of Town bureau of business research reports March gains over February in building permits 109 percent and contracts 91 percent, life insurance sales 27 percent, bank debits 15 percent, farm product prices 2 percent, and payrolls and employment 1 percent. Inflation effects raise Town land values 13 percent from last year and 64 percent above 1939, with national indexes up 13 and 60 percent, though some gains reflect productivity and low interest rates.
Grain stocks in Iowa on April 1 show corn holdings down from last year to 4,770,000 bushels, oats up to 4,644,000 on farms, wheat 1,346,000 plus 433,000 in terminals, with farm supplies totaling 201,010,000 bushels of corn and 92,209,000 of oats and 412,000 of wheat. Barley and rye remain limited at 21,000 and 57,000 bushels.
Eva Cross and husband Robert L transfer to Celia Greenley and Adolph M Weibel for 1.00 covering Lots 6 and 7 and W 10 Lt 5 B 1 Sur ter's Add Elgin. Chas Rulifson and wife transfer to Carl B Schori and wife for 1.00 Lot 11 ex pc and N 26 Lot 10 B 2 Smithfield West Union.
Iowa baseball travels to Chicago for Friday and Saturday league games after hosting Notre Dame in Iowa City. Track meets Chicago and Northwestern in Evanston, New Jersey, while golf visits Wisconsin in Iowa City. Up to May 3 Iowa teams totaled 9 wins in 12 spring events.
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