Fertilizer Pilot Plants Stir Congressional Debate
The article surveys government and private roles in fertilizer development, arguing for pilot plants to test and demonstrate products before private industry takes over. It urges better packaging, smaller lots, varied mixing methods, and clearer labeling to earn farmers’ confidence while noting industry progress in nutrient content and price trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau
John Flanagan
D.va
House
Big Bil
Anoh
Iowa Legislature Faces Four Key 1947 Warms-Over Issues
The Iowa Legislature, with Republicans dominating both chambers, faces four major tasks in January: reforming state institutions and boards of control, caring for mentally ill wards, deciding on a statewide bonus or tax exemptions, and boosting state aid to public schools. Liquor policy also looms with local option bills in play. The Fayette County American Legion and Auxiliary plan a joint meeting at West Union on Tuesday evening, November 26.
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Lowa
Senate
House
Towa
Boards of
M Vet Sffaira
Republican Party
Iowa
Fayette County
Local sales held Monday and Tuesday near Elgin
Lehman and Christianson sales drew buyers despite fair weather. Cows topped at 16 8, average milk cows about 140, calves 25 to 35, horses cheap at 96 for a 1600 lb team. Spring pigs 43.50, clover hay 27.25, corn 1.15, pullets 15.10, straw 5.00. Top cow 168, heifers 105, calves 94, saddle pony 90, tractor 850. Grain prices listed. Elgin State Bank clerked the sales. auctioneer Orvin Thompson. Elgin Echo provided bills and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt
Lehman
Mondayil
Mrg
Matilda Christianson Gale Tuedday
Attendi
Lehmat
Elgin
Christianson
Gunder
Elgin State Bank
Orvin Thompson
Elgin Echo
Weekly Crow Report on Corn Harvest Progress
The corn harvest is underway despite unfavorable weather with farmers cribbing corn at higher moisture to beat deteriorating conditions. Over a million acres were harvested last week even as rains left fields soft for periods, pressures to finish outweighed waits for optimal drying.
New Books at Elgin Library Adds Four Titles
The Elgin library announces four new acquisitions: Tell Me About the Bible by Mary Alice Jones, Your Wedding How to Plan and Enjoy It by Marjorie Bineford Woods, The Little Kitten That Would Not Wash Its Face by Edna Groff Deihl, and Tell Me About the Bible appears first in the list with Mary Alice Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Mary Alice Jones
Marjorie Bineford Woods
Edna Groff Deihl
Real estate transfers list concise as published notice
Peterson Theodote transfers to Joe Malone WD for 2800 dollars with Lot 12 Block 15 Clermont Kate Bigler and others transfer to LaNora Halverson WD for 1 dollar occupying fractional Lots 15 158 160 Sec 34 95 7 Wadena area James E Klingman transfers to Ray Herwig Jr WD for 1 dollar Lot 65 Herriman Add Wadena
Echo Farm Sale Calendar Sees Estate and Cline Closing Sale
On Tuesday November 26 Echo Farm hosts a sale listing Judson Con ner Estate and A. C. Cline. The catalog includes stock, machinery, grain and feed among other items offered at public auction.
Iowa's Chickens Not Chicken Feed In State Economy
The article notes farm wives raising chickens for extra income now participate in a larger Iowa poultry industry. It cites a 1848 value for Iowa poultry output surpassing revenues from citrus fruits in California Texas and Florida, totaling $198,078,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Califérnia
Texas
Florida
Burning Soybean Straw Costs and Soil Impact
Farmers weigh burning straw after harvest against soil benefits. Leaving straw on fields adds plant food and organic matter and reduces erosion, but burning releases nitrogen losses. The article notes nitrogen content around 20 pounds per acre and discusses related banking holiday schedules for legal instruments in Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Elgin State Bank
Acre
Elgin
Farmers Savings Bank
Clermont
Upper Iowa Players Present Harriet at Upper Town Univ
Upper Iowa Players at Upper Town University stage Harriet a Broadway favorite about Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family during the antebellum era. The cast features twenty five students and two children with sophomore Leland Capper selected to portray Thomas Beech er, a minister and army chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dategery
Upper Town
Harriet
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Leland Capper
Upper Iowa
Thomas Beecher
Solar Eclipse Visible Saturday Across U S and Canada
A partial solar eclipse will be visible Saturday over most of the United States and Canada between 9 50 a m and 12 55 p m CST. This eclipse is one of four partial eclipses occurring this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Legion Hall Opens Weekly for Members
At the regular meeting of the Bigin American Legion it was decided to keep the club room open Tuesday evenings for members. The Higin Post has now 110 members with more prospects to contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigin American Legion
Higin Post
Three C. E. S. Members Receive 50 Year Honors
Mr. and Mrs. John Falk and Mrs. Tille Hanson received life membership certificates and pins from the C. E. S. Grand Chapter of Iowa for 50 years of membership. The surprise ceremony closed the Elgin Chapter meeting as relatives presented corsages and telegrams. All three joined the Elgin Chapter in 1894 and have remained active, marking the first 50 year honors in the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Falk
Tille Hanson
C. E. S. Grand Chapter
Iowa
Order
E. L. Morris
Maywood
Falk
and Keiser
Chicago
Kohler
Hanson
Pamela Clothier
Elgin
4-H Officers Training School Held in Fayette
Representatives of Fayette county 4-H clubs meet in Fayette on Saturday November 23 for an officers training school Attendees include officers from boys and girls clubs county4-H officers and leaders who attended a district session at Waterloo November 4 The Legion hall hosts the event from 10 a m to 4 p m In other brief news Mr and Mrs John Falk traveled to Postville Monday to attend the funeral of John Harnack 4y o
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Fayette County
Fayette
Waterloo
Legion ‘Hall
John Falk
Postville
John Harnack
November 1 Iowa crop report shows mixed yields
The November 1 crop report indicates corn yields fell by 1 bushel per acre from earlier estimates to aushels per acre on 11,038,000 acres, totaling 662.20 million bushels. Soybeans, however, reached 22.3 bushels per acre, a new all time high, boosting expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Elgin WCTU delegates at county institute
Mrs Earl Kiple and Mrs Paul Zaschke represented the Elgin WCTU at the county institute held last week Thursday in the Presbyterian church at West Union. Zaschke led an appreciation ceremony for past county WCTU presidents. Delegates to the state convention reported 400 dollars raised for veterans relief at Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kiple
Paul Zaschke
Elgin
Presbyterian Church
West Union
Death of Mrs Victor Moody in Waterloo
Mrs Victor Moody of Waterloo died Sunday at St Francis hospital after four weeks with leukemia. Seven blood transfusions failed to help her. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Waterloo. Her husband is the son of Jess Moody of Elgin. The Max Hunsberger family recently moved to the home of her mother Mrs Lydia Hunsberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Motdy
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Jess Moody
Elgin
Max Hunsberger
Lydia Hunsberg
Organize For Better Rural Fire Protection
A Monday evening meeting drew about fifty people to organize a rural fire protection committee in Elgin. G E H Falk presided and outlined aging equipment about 25 years old, prompting a plan to form a group of eleven led by Falk to study needs and raise support for modern gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E H. Falk
Elgin Farm Fire Department
GH. Falk
Max Med
Pers
L. L. Wengen
M. J
Blockhus
John Christen
Harold Opland
Arthur‘Chapman
B.H. Brackin
Alfred Jacob
Leon Shepard
Louis Lehman
Elgin
Rockies
Conner Estate Sale Post Partnership Dissolution
A.C. Cline and the Judson Conner Estate announce a closing out sale Tuesday Nov 26 at a farm 7 miles southwest of Elgin. The sale features 108 head of livestock including 50 cattle and 58 hogs plus sows with 50 fall pigs, assorted farm machinery, and large quantities of corn hay and straw. Full listing appears on another Ecag page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Cline
Judson Conner
Elgin
Ecag
Kutschat Buys Farm and House Sells His Store
The Fayette county sheriff elect Art Kurcha retires to a 60 acre Arlington area farm and acquires stock and machinery. Incoming sheriff Fred House sells his Eldorado store to Bob Traeger of West Union and Lawrence Traeger of Randalia, who took possession last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Kurcha
Fayette County
Arlington
Fred House
Eldorado
Bob Traeger
West Union
Lawrence Traeger
Randalia
Elgin Study Club Holds November Meeting at Grimes Home
The sixth Elgin Study Club meeting, held Nov 19 at Gladys Grimes, featured a Thanksgiving Thoughts roll call and a book report on New Hope by Rush Lucki read by Rose Wolf, Bernice Falk, and Louise Zoschke. A Memorial tree dedication committee was named with Progress Club members. Mr and Mrs R D Wilson and Roberta moved to live with Roberta's uncle R Wo Muehlenthaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Study Club
Gladys Grimes
New Hope
Rush Lucki
Iowa
Rose Wolf
Bernice Falk
Louise Zoschke
Progress Club
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Eather
Weekly
Crow Report
Echo Farm
Judson Conner Estate
A. C. Cline
Legion Hall
Elgin High School
George Hunter
Mary Hunter
Barbara Hunter
Jimmie Hunter
Ellis Hunter
Mrs. Greene
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Dan Jiffy Peyton
Jim Bank Robbins
Tutlie Washburn
Jerry Washburn
Harriet Sheldon
Louise Nash
Dot Hogan
Hert Allen
Junior Larson
Hyllis Gehring
Alta Larson
Noel Smith
Shirley Herwig
Ickie
Konichele
Teyce
Gehring
Jona Medberry
Jim Bovis , Robert Moore
Mahlon Lantz
Edna Neilson
Marie Adrian Lee Medberry
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R. D. Wilson
Roberta
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