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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
1
Mr and Mrs H B Gilson express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the kindness shown to them. They convey gratitude to friends neighbors and all who offered support during their recent time of need.
An archival snippet from The Elgin Echo announces a second class mail status dated September 1, 1891, for Elgin in Fayette County Iowa, filed under the Act of March 3 166%.
Want Ad rates are 10 cents per line with a minimum 30 cents per week if cash accompanies the order. Without cash the minimum is 50 cents. Blind ads or inquiries cost 50 cents weekly. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam cards have specific rates. Notices with admission charged and obituary poetry fall under regular advertising rates.
A collage of quips and vignettes spans humor and wisdom from family rows over a bike to a purchasing agent’s folly and classroom math gaffes. Includes a playful exchange about flowers after a bouquet gift, a teacher explaining subtraction, and a jab at security versus opportunity across generations.
J B Boyle a Rock Island employee was struck by lightning Sunday night at 9 30 while sitting on his front porch in Estherville. The bolt knocked him unconscious but he recovered and is now in fair health. He formerly lived in Elgin. To his nineteen rattlesnakes.
Harold Bennett profited from gathering a large family in nearby woods. The Turkey river bridge near town was redesigned. Elgin public school opened September 5 with four new teachers. Rothlisberger and Son showcase a top Shorthorn steer bound for Chicago show. Elgin ball team lost to Postville 12 to 6. Clermont and Hawkeye lead league standings. Jack Shaffer harvests seed corn early to prevent frost.
Mr and Mrs Harry B Gilson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at St Pauls Methodist church on Sunday afternoon August 31 Local friends from near and far attended. A luncheon preceded the program with a serving and guest-book committee. The event featured prayers songs poems and talks by family and friends including out of town guests from Decorah Farmersburg Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Numerous greetings arrived by mail and long distance calls from relatives in Washington California and Kansas plus a message from Darwin Gilson in Washington state expressing pleasure with Vic s new location.
Opening of the 1952 Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation polio fund highlights that over 7,000 victims have been helped at Kenny treatment facilities. The foundation provides medical and therapy services and equipment at no cost to patients or families, relying entirely on public contributions to fund these polio treatments and related support.
A study argues that antibiotics are not a cure for swine disease or parasites and emphasize sanitation and traditional methods. It notes overreliance on antibiotics may have delayed Iowa's disease control progress by up to two years and warns farmers to abandon dependence on chemical cures.
Farmers advised to thoroughly clean farrowing peat before pigs arrive. Remove manure and litter, scrub doors, walls, troughs, and guard rails with hot water and rye. Use very hot water, avoid waterborne worm eggs, and keep pens closed until sows and pigs use them. If not heated, clean before spring and before freezing weather.
Pvt. Raymond Loftsgard completed a ten day furlough with his mother Mrs. Ruth Loftsgard in Seattle and faces an overseas assignment. Pvt. Robert E. Moore departed Camp Stoneman California for Japan, sending his new address at US S5224602 Prov Co 1839 APO 613 San Francisco, after a 25 day Korea leave and ten months aboard the Destroyer Mine Sweeper USS Doyk.
Two year old Bobby Krause of Riceville ran into a bumble bee nest near Algona and received 33 stings. The incident occurred during a family outing, highlighting the dangers of close proximity to nesting bees for young children.
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