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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
4
Ten cent per line ads with a 30 cent weekly minimum when paid in cash. Blind ads and inquiries kept in the office. Free tickets offered for Avalon theater shows May 13 14 May 18 12 12 and 15 16. Ellgin Echo notices include wool buys and rentals.
Public notice outlines the Fayette County Iowa treasurer's receipts and disbursements for June 1 to December 31, 1960. The notice includes insurance pitches for vehicle licenses and local ads for florists and plant sales in Elgin, with incomplete contact lines. Names such as R P Strauch and George Metzger appear in adverts.
Secretary notes work likely extends past January 1953 as World War II veteran bonuses were finally funded after earlier shortfalls. The filing deadline shifted from December 21, 1950, with initial allocations of 85 million and an additional 8 million from the last Legislature to complete payments. Gas tax revenue shows higher collections: four months total 9,691,701 versus 9,445,816 last year. April receipts dip from 2,767,159 to 2,439,687.
The 1951 legislature passed 272 laws, fewer than the prior session's 316. Lawmakers remained busy as complex measures required lengthy Senate and House consideration. Some laws take effect upon state publication. all others on July 4.
Local social notes frame a Mother's Day reminder from Elgin Furniture Store and a tapestry of visits. Mrs Rose Dennier and others joined Mrs Lehman for a birthday at Walter Lehman home while Cedar Rapids business visitors called on the area. Families hosted dinners and picnic meals as relatives gathered in Elgin and nearby towns. Beekeeper notes say Bees boost legume seed yields.
Don Smith assistant manager at Storm Lake theater helped supervise the showing of Father's Little Dividend. The next day his wife presented him with a fine eight pound daughter. The Smiths were married during the showing of Adam's Rib. Plans for farrowing jackets to save piglets may be obtained from the county extension director or Iowa State College Extension Service.
Mrs Estella Feller visited Dubuque for two days while Mabel Holzer stayed with Evlyn Earle in Fayette. Rev Ben Zimmerman from Congerville Illinois was an overnight guest of Albert Schupbach. Ernest Bruellman and Artha Friederichs families hosted at the Blue Earth and Strawberry Point homes. Numerous other visitors included Reuben Metz, George Bruellman, Earl Bamwart, J M Gehring, LeRoy Thomas, Wilbert Thomas and family, Billy Howard from San Diego, and James Young from Hot Springs, all during weekend or upcoming summer plans. The Metzer, Krueger, and Howard households hosted several gatherings and visits across West Union and Muscatine areas.
Swans on Swan Lake at Monti cello have aroused considerable attention as the birds lay eggs. Further developments are awaited with considerable interest.
In Prinighar, Ada King and Frances Bills of Mansfield England reunite after 39 years apart since 1912. They visit together while noting farm machinery repairs should have wrapped up by now and observing the lamb pelts market, which is low in value in late spring and summer.
The cost of rat proofing an entire farmstead on most Iowa farms is less than the annual losses caused by rats.
An old lady praises how filling station workers know where to place pumps while a father quizzes his son about Abraham Lincoln. The boy cleverly answers that Lincoln's age-related actions are unknown, and a teacher asks for the boy’s name. The father and mother exchange a lighthearted, affectionate moment.
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