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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
1
Classified line noting mail matter status and filing date for Elgin Echo Dial in Elgin Fayette County Iowa under federal act. Indicates second class designation and historical mailing entry date September 1, 1891.
A week or two of nuisance bombs around Elgin has residents worried. The gadgets listen to car ignitions and trigger a whistle, smoke, and an explosion when started. Officials urge stopping the jokes now and advise parents to keep similar stunts away from younger drivers.
Memorial program at Illyria church June 2 at two o clock features song America congregation invocation reading beyond victory and multiple musical numbers. Several local residents and relatives visited and attended events, including a 90th birthday celebration for Jerome Yearous with guests from Fayette Clarinda and Volga. Additional community notices mention 4-H club activities and hospital trips.
A string of brief humorous anecdotes centers on manners and self restraint. An English veteran misreads a club scene about companionship and cigars, drinks, and a card game. A stern mother and an amused grandmother reveal social expectations and the consequences of swearing in childhood.
Sunday and Saturday gatherings brought many guests to area homes. Oran Bane and family joined Gilman and St. Johns relatives in Tlinois while Billy and Betty Bennett of West Union visited Ralph Shaffer. Several families hosted friends from Monona and West Union during the week.
The passage notes small animals have more skin area per weight than large animals, with the mouse about 100 times as much skin area as an elephant. This weight surface factor slows a mouse’s fall in a deep shaft, while a pony would be crushed and a cat would be killed but not mutilated.
Can You Remember features short notes on residents traveling to Sioux City St Paul and Cedar Rapids, visits by Yenney Capper and Becker in Decorah, Harold Greeniey driving a Ford, and a Postville game upcoming. It mentions weather in California and Iowa, Sand Run flooding near Clermont, High School baseball returning via Gander, auto trips to Elkhart Indiana, and updates on Mrs Keiser in St Paul.
Report states two hundred eighty two million acres of trap and grazing land in the United States have been lost to erosion from water and wind. The finding highlights widespread soil degradation affecting agriculture and environmental health nationwide.
Mr and Mrs J W Murray and Nicki of Elmhurst IL arrived Monday to spend several days with her mother Mrs Emma Olson and Nora Olson of Detroit came Tuesday for a two week vacation with her mother. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Fridtjof Blockhus was baptized Fritz Ray last Sunday at East Clermont Lutheran church. Dinner guests Sunday in the Blockhus home included Mr and Mrs Herbert Blockhus Donna Gilbertson Alphie Reierson and Mr and Mrs Ernest Bauder. Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson and Marjorie were supper guests Sunday evening in the L J Webb home at Fayette.
Nora Olson and Ruth Gibson spent Sunday and Monday in Des Moines. Mrs. Clara Helgerson spent Tuesday with Mrs. Liz Gundereon and Mrs. Bertha Frisbie.
The Acorn plant uses about 368 pounds of water to produce one pound of dry matter while cucumbers require 718 pounds and pumpkins 894 pounds per pound of dry matter.
Real estate transfers list Frey and wife transferring part of NE GW 114-947 to Robert Wenger with consideration of $1.00. Elton S Peterson transfers to Alm Ostlie with $700, conveying Lots 18 and 14 in Block 11, Clermont.
Food preservation specialists urge using a pressure cooker for meat canning to ensure safety. They warn of botulism risks with improper heat and advise following tested guidelines and processing times.
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