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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1947
Page
1
Public auction set for December 1 1947 in West Union Fayette County Iowa. Taxes plus interest and costs due for 1946 and earlier will be sold at 10 a m continued daily if needed. Properties listed include multiple parcels with lot and block designations and notes on sections and property names.
In Fayette County Iowa the District Court files the final report of John Falk executor of Louisa Bucher deceased. Hearing set for December 1 1947 at 10:00 am at West Union Court House to approve the report discharge the bond and allow fees. Attorneys Clewell and Cooney seek dismissal upon distribution and costs. Also included are notices listing heirs and co executors. The report requests statutory fees for services rendered.
A local notice recounts Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kniel’s thirty six year marriage anniversary celebrated with family including Mrs. J. W. Bopp and Miss Elsie Smith from West Union. Other items report a Philathea Class gathering, new radio at the John Grimm home, a joy ride incident near Elgin, a surprise party for aging grandparents, freshmen initiation at Upper Iowa University, a hospital operation for Mrs. John Etter, and a barn timber incident injuring Carl Hackmann. Also noted are newborn Jukie Yearous boy, cattle grubs shipments into Iowa and a treatment note using rotenone.
Homeowners should make minor repairs before storage of screens. Stand screens in racks if possible. If laid flat, place on a level surface and stack so frames bear the load rather than the wire mesh. Do not rest other objects on the screens.
Gardening tips urge cleaning toolkits before winter and planning next year's pig crop. Evergreen trees planted this fall or last spring may need mulch to survive winter. a wet spring and dry summer can weaken them. Evergreens lose moisture through needles and require ample moisture to prevent browning and death.
Agricultural economist Carl Malone of Iowa State College sees strong demand and higher prices for early 1948 due to continued economic signals and foreign export decisions. He notes potential weak spots, with Congress shaping foreign aid and export policy likely affecting foodstuffs demand and prices. Stronger prewar nutrient levels are contrasted with postwar supply shifts.
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