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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
1
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch 42c Local Display per inch 35 to 40c Readers per line 10c Classified per word 2c Classified payable in advance minimum 25c Cards of Thanks 1.00 In Memorial Cards 1.00 Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry priced at regular advertising rates.
A collage of quirky quips and jokes from an old city page. Anecdotes on cows, judges, and lovers mix with jokes about motorists, taxes, and social norms. Notable lines reference a mule cow, a fragile package gag, and a cashier tip. Secretary Schwellenbach notes 84 of 100 women work to support themselves or others.
Mr and Mrs Wm J Graver of Elgin celebrated a garden wedding on Tuesday Oct 2 with a family reunion and dinner. Wallace Peters Nattie and Mrs Matt Klingman attend funeral in Forest City for their aunt Mrs Charles Curtis. Elgin High played a football game at Postville last weekend, enrollment now 98, attendance last year 59. Falks Friday specials include Palmolive soap and coffee. Barn of George Craft burned at night. Judson Conner repairs Main Street home with George Kiple as carpenter.
Cedar Rapids visitors stay with Maynard Lantz and Bertha Kiple. Michigan and Wisconsin guests call on local families. A golden wedding in Lime Springs draws relatives. Rev. Carrie Lucas visits Vaughn family before returning to Canada. Dairy farmers advised to calculate winter feed needs to avoid shortages and higher costs.
Louise Halstenson born June 1 1868 in Elgin died October 3 1948 at home Elgin daughter of Lewis and Rote Thomaa one of eight children married Carl Halstenson September 26 1890. Survived by daughters Mrs Mel Kohler and Bess Stohr two grandchildren Carl Schori Betty Light one great granddaughter Letha Light and brother Max Thoma. Funeral at St Pauls Methodist Church burial Elgin Cemetery. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy flowers and music. Also notes Iowa turkey production drop 26 percent due to growers reluctance to plant poults after poor 1947 season affecting Thanksgiving tables.
Proper adjustment and careful operation of corn pickers can cut losses enough to pay for harvesting. Mechanical studies show losses from 2.5 to 13 percent depending on picker type and conditions. With 70 bushels per acre, a 10 percent loss at $1.50 per bushel equals $10.50 per acre, potentially covering harvesting costs.
experimental studies show mounted pickers tend to lose more corn than pull-type pickers. The lowest shelling losses occurred with the single-row pull-type machine. Prices of farm products decline before other prices, leaving few gaps as possible. Beho Want Ads: New.
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