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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
1
An old Elgin Iowa excerpt shows a listing for The Elgin Echo Dial with a 711 price noted. It includes postal registration text indicating second class mail and a date around September 1 1891, with Fayette County postal jurisdiction.
Classified rates listed per line or per two lines with per line pricing and weekly minimums. Blind ads or those with inquiries have a separate minimum. Cards of Thanks, Memorial Cards, and notices may be limited to ten lines and charged at standard rates.
A list of Fayette county political announcements shows candidates for county auditor treasurer clerk recorder sheriff and supervisor with their names. Each entry notes candidacy is subject to Republican voters will at the June 2, 1952 primary.
Norman McCauley announces candidacy for Fayette County supervisor for a term beginning January 4, subject to Republican voters in the June 22 primary. He also seeks the position of Fayette County treasurer in the June 2, 1952 election, urging readers to use Echo Want Ads for selling surplus spring cleaning erds.
Peter Luchsinger born February 6 1884 on his farm died of a heart attack May 13 1952 at age 88. Lifelong farmer baptized in 1900 joined Elgin Baptist Church married Laura Maurer December 19 1907 four children two preceded him in death. Survived by wife son Peter M grandchildren Richard Rita Judy brother John and many relatives. Funeral Friday May 16 at Muehlethaler funeral home and Baptist church with Dr A Ittermann sermon How to Meet Death Calmly Yet Right. Card of thanks from Mrs Peter Luchsinger and Peter M note.
C L Chapman Elgin's last Civil War veteran may attend Memorial Day program to honor comrades and himself. Inez Cook buys Oscar Conner store building and plans to move in mid June. Ice house wall collapsed after noon Sunday, a forty foot section tumbled down. Loftsgard and Lofstuen opened new oil station, sold about 1100 gallons gasoline and 225 gallons oil in two days. William J Grover, respected elder, died after brief illness. Frank Kiple blanked Elkader high 6–0 in final game, with Klingman Schneider Mealey Capt Falk contributing. Elgin Farmers Dairy Co builds new buttermilk cistern. Special Saturday at A Buleyn store features sugar 15 lbs for 1.00 and pink salmon two for 28c.
The grading contract for the West Union Elkader road was awarded last Tuesday to J. W. Teed and Son of Fort Dodge. The section let covers from West Union to the county line a distance of 12.56 miles.
County board orders landowners to cut burn or destroy noxious weeds by set dates in 1952 to prevent seed production. Groups specify deadlines from June 1 to July 10 and noncompliant landowners face weed commissioner enforcement with costs assessed to the land. Notice to be published in all county newspapers.
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls met at Danice And ereon's home on May 13. Roll call asked for leaf identifications, answered by eleven members with one guest present. A new member, Zloise Lantz, joined. Danice served cup cake kool-aid cookies and ice cream.
Iowa counties expanding brucellosis control have held over 300 meetings since November 1 1951 as part of the statewide campaign. More than 20 000 people have viewed program films during that period and 37 counties now maintain active control efforts since the December start of the intensified drive.
The Brainard community reports weekend visits among the Monnehan, Pausch, Musser, Martin, Boyer and Reeder families from Waterloo West Union Waukon Clermont and Oelwein. Pupils and teacher at Brainard school held a closing day picnic with awards for punctuality and spelling. church board selections list deacons trustees and officers for the Brain and Baptist church.
Farm notes report small flies bothering dairy and beef cattle. Horn flies cluster on shoulders hips and heads, are blood sucking and feed through summer. They are most plentiful in damp cool spring weather.
The article notes control of flies on cattle using DDT or methoxychlor. For beef cattle, spray with 50 percent DDT wettable powder at about 1 pound per 12 to 12 gallons, roughly 2 quarts per animal. Methoxychlor uses the same rates as DDT. For dairy cattle, use only methoxychlor as DDT is not recommended and can pass into butterfat.
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