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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
1
Elgin Echo Dial authority notices show a second class mailing designation at Elgin Iowa with post office box 3711 and Fayette County jurisdiction. The snippet references standard act 1852 provisions for newspaper mailing classification and entry.
An Elgin community meeting discussed launching a fall rat control drive starting November 1 for at least two weeks, with all members urged to participate. Klingman hosted a farewell supper as the club sold out and planned the program, while other notes mention a press meeting, local dinners, and town improvements.
Mr and Mrs F W Hughes moved Tuesday into the flat above the Berg Kohler clothing store which they have leased for a year. The Pfister family now occupies their former Weibel building home. Fred Pfister and family arrived from Germany in July and plan to stay in America. Mrs John F Krueger of Madison Wisconsin is visiting relatives. A crowd gathered in Grimm Schupbachs garage Saturday to hear play by play of the Iowa Yale game. Iowa won 6 to 0. Dr and Mrs Erp von Brockhausen of Freeport Illinois visited Stoehrs last week and returned home. Relatives in Elgin learned Lois Doan, daughter of Mr and Mrs D O Doan, broke her arm after arriving at their new home near Rochester Minnesota.
Grand Meadow social notes describe Mrs Ed Johnson hosting at the Willard Martin home near West Union and multiple visits among families including the Selmer Holm and Bergeson households. People attend quilting bees, dinners, and greetings at several homes, with a scattering of weekends and weekdays noted across many families. A separate item notes stockmen saving labor by feeding hay and silage outside when weather allows. Jump River feature recalls Ward Sebern of Manilla crossing Nishnabotna river in a 1941 car with two others, all unharmed after bridge washout left no warning obstruction.
Elgin school notes list weekly meals including noodles and vegetables for Thursday and Friday as well as peach cobbler and milk. It notes Friday student activity, teachers filling several rooms, and eighth grade topics in English and civics with photos taken and football team plans.
Mary Lou Becker is president Bonnie Lantz is vice president Shirley Reusser is secretary Leo Schori is reporter First in All Things. E Lee Hunt of Kirkham signs up first for the Blue Cross hospitalization plan in Shelby County He also becomes the first member hospitalized for an operation in Carroll Hospital, setting another record for firsts.
The fragment suggests plenty of heat or conflict but lacks identifiable people places organizations dates or outcomes to summarize clearly.
A long running column invites reader input from towns across the country. Writers praise and challenge the columnist, with critics calling out preferences such as alfalfa planting. The piece emphasizes diverse viewpoints and constructive, friendly criticism as healthy.
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