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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo, published every Thursday by Strauch & Herman, 3711 Elgin, Iowa, is a second class mail matter entered Sept. 1, 1891, at the Elgin post office in Fayette County, Iowa, under the 1852 act.
Subscription rates are listed as $2.00 per year for four Northeast Iowa counties and $2.50 per year for all outside above territory, payable in advance. Advertising rates include per line reader ads, 10 cents per time, 80 cents minimum per week with cash order, 50 cents otherwise. Blind ads and inquiries incur 50 cents weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam are $1.00, with 10 line limit, plus notices and obituaries at regular rates.
Herman A Kohls 63 of Waterloo died Tuesday October 8 from a heart attack at work at Construction Machinery Co He was born May 5 1894 in Elgin son of Herman A Kohls Sr He moved to Sumner as a boy and married Hilda Winning January 13 1915 in Sumner They moved to Waterloo in 1940 He worked for Construction Machinery Co since then His wife Hilda died in 1951 and on December 20 1953 he married Selma
The obituary notes survivors including widow and four children from the first marriage, two sons Willis and Ronald, two daughters Mrs. Lincoln Strachan and Mrs. Marvin Hoth, a stepson Gerald Schneider, sister Mrs. Fred Schott, brothers Walter and Gus, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Trinity American Lutheran Church Waterloo with Rev. G. E. Melchert. burial at Midwest Garden of Memories. Card of thanks from Mrs. Herman Kohls and families expresses gratitude for sympathy.
Supplies of feed grains on Iowa farms Oct 1 were larger than last year and above the ten year average. Corn carryover 116,827,000 bushels, 31% above average. Oats up 5% and soybeans slightly down. Milk production in September 494 million pounds, up 6% from 1956. Pasture 92% of normal. September egg production 324 million, second largest on record. Sow farrowing up 49% in September, 5% above ten year average. Cattle on grain feed Oct 1 down 4% from 1956, but 19% above five year average. Wage rates higher than a year earlier across the United States. Don’t chase all over the country a Want Ad at low cost.
Elgin residents hosted and joined numerous gatherings over the weekend with guests coming from West Union Cedar Rapids Burlington and Ames. Families shared meals and attended events including football games with extended relatives and friends visiting from Des Moines Chicago and Germany.
Adult Farmer Evening Program presents topics on Oct 29 Farm Stabilization Factors Nov 5 Government Corn and Acreage Program Nov 12 Farm Tractors Nov 18 Management of the Farm Wood Lot Meetings begin at 8 00 p m in the vo ag room of the new high school building Coffee and doughnuts served after each meeting with the regular kitty to cover costs Ross E Jones co ag Instructor
A father enraged by a baby’s screeching confronts his son over a minor misdeed. The boy’s calm deflection reveals how mood governs reactions to small events. The piece argues self awareness can curb overreactions and teach healthier responses.
The text discusses managing personal upset to maintain fitting behavior in various situations. It suggests that adults set a realistic, steady example for children, as their views mirror parental patterns. By regulating emotions, parents may influence their offspring toward more appropriate responses.
The Martinsburg Methodist Church honored Mary Patience Speirs at its 98th anniversary, recognizing her as the church’s oldest member. She is 104 years old.
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