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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial indicates it is entered as mail matter at Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 act. The note shows standard class mail status for readers in Elgin Iowa and surrounding area.
Readers per line and per word rate details appear for classified ads. Minimum 25 cents per insertion with agency commission excluded. Obituaries and resolutions of respect cards priced at one dollar above ten lines. Church society and school notices follow regular advertisement rates.
A column blends notes on U S population estimates, census gaps, and a 14 percent crop growth forecast for 1947 versus 1945 or 1948. It references Elgin youth, a bachelor, breakfast drink crop prospects, and a playful jab at aging. It also touches on soap prices, a boy named Jimmy, and a quip about the United Nations and global justice.
A jumble of light anecdotes and quotations touches on science debates, weather worries for farmers, sports betting tales, a dead mule mixup with a minister and mayor, fashion quips, and a cash joke about honesty. The tone mirrors a late 20th century urban column of brief items and witticisms.
A nostalgic quiz recalls early Elgin markers: first creamery owner and churn power, Otter creek floods and bridges, railroad impact on Diamond's mill, Cooley's Springs and Sunday band concerts, opera house year, show company bonnet, price points, Schneider's mail site, initial log sawing power, EHS professor marriages, who watered streets with a wooden wagon, water source, no waterworks, race track location, old crib dam, juvenile chant Join Christ, and last week's answers noting Prof Arnsden and four United Brethren churches.
A boy was born Wednesday morning to Peter and Laura Luehsinger as Hazel’s sorrow remains. John Yenney and Decorah parents welcomed a son born Sunday May 14. An auto party of Richard Dorn Theo Dorn Joan Bauman and John left Friday for Kansas and Oklahoma to visit relatives before choosing a location. Donald Dean injuries from a falling rail near West Union only lightly fracture and will keep him from work. Max Anderson nephew of George Vaughn lives with the Vaughn family, learning bricklaying at West Union. Stanwa property sale contract signed, Mrs Bunting buyer, possession soon.
Ethel LaVerie Boyle daughter of Mr and Mrs George F Boyle of Elgin married Phillier Dale Grimes son of Mr and Mrs P M Grimes of West Union in a 4 PM Thursday May 15 cand lelight double ring ceremony at Bethel Presbyterian Church West Union Rev G W Ukena officiated The bride wore a canary yellow street length dress with white accessories and carried white roses The groom attended by his brother Ivan Grimes of Iowa City and usher Keith Grimes of Cedar Rapids A reception followed in the church basement The couple plans a short wedding trip Grimes is a forestry student at Iowa State College Ames and former West Union high school graduate The bride is a 1941 Elgin High School graduate and former rural teacher now employed at First National Bank West Union
About seventy 4-H members leaders and committee members attended the Home Leaders Training School at the Clayton county courthouse Eskader May 15. The Mendon Husky Hustlers led with ten members. Clayton county may field its champion demonstration team and top individual at the state event with Everett Neal offering dairy subject guidance. A tubular metal chair with flowing water backs the weather innovation note tied to Mark Twain’s weather remark.
The University of Iowa Highlanders drum and bagpipe unit will travel 5900 miles to the Pacific Coast next summer as representatives of the Lions Clubs of Iowa. They will attend the international convention from July 23 to August 3 and may visit Denver Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Thirty five girls will be selected and Iowa Lions clubs will fund about $5000 for expenses.
A statewide safety drive by the Highway Patrol will inspect drivers across Iowa. Unannounced checks will cover licenses brakes lights forms and windshield wipers. Serious defects trigger a summons to appear in court while faulty equipment tickets require timely repairs and mail back proof to the Patrol.
The university plans a broadcasting service on FM band once equipment is secured and FCC authorization is in place for KSUL. The radio committee also weighs television in curricula. A tulip festival crime in Pella targets a tulip bed damaged by a car with a stick, risking life in a city famed for blooms.
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