Elgin Echo Dial Post at Fayette County March 3 1352
A terse docket line from the Elgin Echo notes second class mail status for Fayette County with a dated stamp of March 3 1352.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
1
A terse docket line from the Elgin Echo notes second class mail status for Fayette County with a dated stamp of March 3 1352.
The item covers a September 1 wedding of Ray A Crider and Frieda B Yenney at the groom’s brother’s home, with relatives present. It notes upcoming Fly 18 parade at Gregerson’s Aviation Park on September 11, and lists several staff moves, travels, a sick child recovering, a birth, and local residents visiting Minneapolis and Dubuque.
A writing notes on substitutes and astronomy mentions grated carrot as a pineapple substitute with little notice. It explains Gog days linked to Sirius rising and Canopus shining over twice the sun’s brightness, plus a tip about coating meat with lard to prevent freezer burn.
Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session but lacked a quorum on Sept 2 and adjourned to Sept 9. Bail call lists present members plus absent, minutes approved, clerk salary raised to 30 dollars retroactive to July 1, bills allowed for oil, welding, salaries, painting, publishing, and utilities.
A column on children’s imagination at ages six to eleven. It argues imaginative play fuels energy, teaches planning and cooperation, and may deter mischief when children act out ideas like soap box police cars. Parents are urged to value creativity over passive entertainment.
A long column of Q and A covers naval titles rear and vice admiral origins and ranks, plus word origins for xylophone and related terms. It discusses pronunciation debates and historic roots from Arabic amir al bahr to Latin mando and signum, with humorous cautions about mispronunciations.
The 17th annual Duff Demp reunion drew about fifty relatives and friends to Volga park for a day of picnics and a dinner. A business meeting announced next year’s prizes for the top three entertainers and listed reporters from Duff, Dempster, and related families in multiple towns. Five deaths were recorded in the past year among attendees and relatives, with Mary Fox the oldest present and Richard Leon Nading the youngest. The gathering wraps up with plans to meet again last Saturday in August.
Yauslin of Clermont and Lester Lachsinger of Elgin were married at The Little Brown Church in Nashua on Sunday afternoon. Rev F L Hanscom officiated. Attendants were Mr and Mrs William Wickham of Clermont. The bride wore a fuchsia dress. the groom a blue suit. He served 4 years 8 months in the U S Army with 23 months in the Pacific and Japan, discharged in 195? November. A wedding dinner followed at Charles City. They will live in Elgin where she manages a Standard Oil station.
Multiple charges filed after July 10 raid on Elss club of Oelwein and Oelwein Lodge No. 573 Loyal Order of Moose. cases include illegal possession of intoxicating liquors and gambling devices. Other actions include assault charges against Dean brothers, a suit for $80 plus interest by E A Traeger, and a petition for divorce with custody and property requests.
The article notes a surge in golf course development from about 200 in 2014 to roughly 9,000 across the United States today, reflecting broader shifts in land use and recreational demand while referencing impacts on farming and harvest cycles amid changing agricultural practices.
A new automobile device called the Gan Bottle loads carbon dioxide gas to aid firefighters and serve as an emergency tire inflator. The compact unit aims to provide rapid gas discharge for firefighting and tire inflation, enhancing emergency response capabilities.
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