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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
3
A notice highlights membership in the Towa Press Association and the National Editorial Association, signaling affiliation and professional linkage within journalism circles. The brief item underscores credentials and union membership relevant to press standards and industry recognition.
The Iowa legislature plans to adjourn by April 10 after weeks of session. Rumors of vacancies filling powers swirl, with Dan J. O’Brien’s Washington trip dismissed as unfounded. The session features debates over beer bills, local option petitions, and a $40,209 appropriation for Capitol repairs and improvements including paving, painting, woodwork, heating, wiring, and flooring.
A series of social calls and weekend visits fills Sunday and Monday as residents from Cedar Rapids West Union Postville and surrounding areas visit relatives and attend Sunrise Easter services at St Pauls Lutheran in Postville. Families include Shipton Stumme Gunderson Amundson Bilden Brorby and Swenson households among others.
Senators and press were guests at Senator Stanley Hurt's cheese luncheon held March 28, shifting from his birthday week. The annual event, started after he joined the upper chamber, marks a tradition of hosting a cheese luncheon around his birthday.
Clermont area residents shared a weekend of meals and gatherings with relatives and friends across Oelwein Cedar Rapids West Union and neighboring towns. Numerous families welcomed guests from Waukon Monona Postville Ossian and Charles City into their homes for dinners birthdays and Easter celebrations.
Mrs Ruth Olson and Lois and Mrs Marjorie Moore and Barnabetts Olson spent Friday in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs Harry Gudderson hosted dinner guests Sunday including Mr and Mrs Eldo Gericke and family of Postville.
Twenty five years ago Mt Carroll residents tracked news of births moves and appointments. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Edwin Krueger. Bessie Appelman returned to Mt Carroll to continue studies in music. L D Hungerford was elected Clermont schools superintendent. H F Becker shop taken by A E Swain. Dr A M Aanes and family visited from Red Wing and Hettinger area. Reinhart Vasby left for Billings to work as painter and decorator.
Clermont high school basketball team returned home from Iowa City last Friday night after losing their first game to East Waterloo 22 to 22. Clarence Grover went to Cedar Rapids for a position with Douglas Starch Works. Everett Crowe aided in Fairfax, South Dakota, while his brother John faced an eye problem. Mrs. Roy Pettit returned to Monmouth after a two week visit with the Appelman family. Mrs. Wm. Larrabee Jr and Innes and Anna Robbins attended a basketball tournament in Long City. Bessie Appelman came home from Mt. Carroll to spend a 10 day vacation. Tim Foley and family moved to Clermont into Katherine Sheehan's residence.
Four year old David Swan of Independence started his father's car and rode it in reverse down the street at speed faster than allowed. The vehicle struck a telephone pole near the Swan home before a large tree halted it. David escaped unharmed though the car suffered substantial damage.
The regular meeting of Troop 51 was held at the grade school Monday evening. E E Stickfort was absent. Fr Cooney acted as Scoutmaster. Nineteen members answered roll call, and Gerald Kittelson led the oath and law recitation. Sixteen scouts planned to attend summer camp starting July 8 for one week. Patrols conducted meetings with late afternoon or early evening sessions. Games followed. Wendell Loftsgard led singing of taps. Gerald Kittelson, Franklin Shipton, and DeWayne Johnson recently completed second class requirements in cooking, fire building, and hatchet use. Franklin Shipton serves as Scribe.
Luther College freshmen girls attending an all-freshmen society banquet were stranded at a Decorah hotel after a flood on the Oneota River. Police barred private cars crossing the last road to campus. a Town highway commission truck ferried 80 girls, many staying with Decorah friends, to safety.
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